Song for Whoever

"Song for Whoever" is a song by The Beautiful South, written by band members Paul Heaton and David Rotheray. The first and highest-charting single from their debut album Welcome to the Beautiful South, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in July 1989 and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry. Considered typical of the band's gently subversive, self-reflexive signature style,[1] it is sung from the point of view of a cynical songwriter who romances women solely to get material for love songs.

"Song for Whoever"
Single by The Beautiful South
from the album Welcome to the Beautiful South
ReleasedMay 1989
Recorded1988
Length4:05
LabelGo! Discs
Songwriter(s)Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray
Producer(s)Mike Hedges, John Rowley
The Beautiful South singles chronology
"Song for Whoever"
(1989)		 "You Keep It All In"
(1989)

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Paul Heaton; all music is composed by Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray.

No.TitleLength
1."Song for Whoever" (single version)4:05
2."Straight in at 37"4:28
3."You and Your Big Ideas"4:17

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1989–1990) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 30
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 87
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 2
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 21

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 47

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear, Part 1: Love". The Guardian. 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  2. "Austriancharts.at – The Beautiful South – Song for Whoever" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. "Ultratop.be – The Beautiful South – Song for Whoever" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9099." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 28. 15 July 1989. p. IV. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Song for Whoever". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 33, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Beautiful South – Song for Whoever" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Beautiful South – Song for Whoever". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  11. "Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 3 March 1990. p. 16.
  12. "British single certifications – Beautiful South – Song for Whoever". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 March 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Song for Whoever in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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