Sand in My Shoes

"Sand In My Shoes" is the fourth and final single from Dido's second album, Life for Rent. The lyrics describe a single woman returning from a holiday, reminiscing about a romantic encounter she had while away.[1] The single under-performed in the United Kingdom, reaching number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart. A music video directed by Alex De Rakoff was made for the song.

"Sand in My Shoes"
Single by Dido
from the album Life for Rent
Released13 September 2004
GenrePop
Length
  • 4:59 (album version)
  • 3:47 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dido singles chronology
"Don't Leave Home"
(2004)		 "Sand in My Shoes"
(2004)		 "Look No Further"
(2008)
Music video
"Sand in My Shoes" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "Sand in My Shoes" represents the song's plot, with surreal and symbolic images of a beach city and the partners in a house, playing dominos sitting in the street and at a party, mixed with images of Dido alone and a truck unloading sand in the street. It was directed by Alex De Rakoff and Dido's love interest was portrayed by Erik Fellows.

Track listings

Charts

See also

References
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