Sophie (song)

"Sophie"
Single by Goodshirt
from the album Good
Released2001[1]
Length3:44
LabelCement
SongwriterGoodshirt
ProducerGoodshirt
Goodshirt singles chronology
"Place to Be"
(2001) 		"Sophie"
(2001) 		"Monotone"
(2002)

"Sophie" is a song by New Zealand band Goodshirt written, sung and produced by Gareth Thomas.[2] The track became the band's only New Zealand number-one single in May 2002 and was the 18th-highest-selling single of the year there.

Music video

Filmed in a continuous take, the music video shows a young woman listening to music on headphones, unaware that burglars (played by Goodshirt) are behind her, stealing everything in her flat.[3] The video won Best Music Video at the 2003 New Zealand Music Awards.[4]

Track listing

New Zealand CD single[5]

  1. "Sophie" (album version)
  2. "Green" (demo)
  3. "Melobeeda" (full length version)

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Music Month flashback: Sophie by Goodshirt". NZ Herald. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  2. ^ "Why Goodshirt's 'Good' is an essential NZ album | Review by Nick Bollinger in Music". RNZ. 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  3. ^ "Goodshirt – Sophie". Fish 'n' Clips. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ^ "2003 Winners". NZMA. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. ^ Sophie (New Zealand CD single liner notes). Goodshirt. Cement Records. 2002. 5506112.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Goodshirt – Sophie". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. ^ "End of Year Top 50 Singles 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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