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"So Much"
Single by Peter Gabriel
from the album i/o
Released3 July 2023 (dark-side mix)
17 July 2023 (bright-side mix and in-side mix)
19 July 2023 (guitar version)
StudioReal World Studios (Wiltshire)
Bath
The Beehive (London)
British Grove Studios (London)
Length4:50
Label
Songwriter(s)Peter Gabriel
Producer(s)Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel singles chronology
" Road to Joy"
(2023) 		"So Much"
(2023) 		" Olive Tree"
(2023)

"So Much" is a single from English-musician Peter Gabriel's upcoming tenth studio album i/o. Released in July of 2023, it is the seventh single in promotion i/o. Info. It is a "simple song" and was Gabriel's intention "not to be clever with this" song.[1]

Peter Gabriel said that the song is about "mortality" and "getting old".[1]

The cover artwork is called Somewhere Over Mercia and was created by Henry Hudson.[1][2]

Personnel

Orchestra
  • Orchestral Arrangement: John Metcalfe
  • Violin: Everton Nelson, Ian Humphries, Louisa Fuller, Charles Mutter, Cathy Thompson, Natalia Bonner, Richard George, Marianne Haynes, Martin Burgess, Clare Hayes, Debbie Widdup, and Odile Ollagnon
  • Viola: Bruce White, Fiona Bonds, Peter Lale, and Rachel Roberts
  • Cello: Ian Burdge, Chris Worsey, Caroline Dale, William Schofield, Tony Woollard, and Chris Allan
  • Double bass: Chris Laurence, Stacy Watton, and Lucy Shaw
  • French Horn: David Pyatt and Richard Bissil
  • Trumpet: Andrew Crowley
  • Euphonium: Andy Wood
  • Tenor Trombone: Tracey Holloway
  • Bass: Trombone Richard Henry
  • Tuba: David Powell
  • Orchestra Conductor: John Metcalfe
  • Orchestra Leader: Everton Nelson
  • Sheet Music Supervisor: Dave Foster
  • Orchestra Contractor: Lucy Whalley and Susie Gillis

Charts

Chart performance for "I/O"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[3] 69

References

  1. ^ a b c "So Much". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. ^ "Song 07: "So Much"". Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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