Sophie (song)

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

"Sophie" is a song by New Zealand band Goodshirt written, sung and produced by Gareth Thomas.[2] Released as the fourth single from the band's debut studio album Good, the track became the band's only New Zealand number-one single in May 2002 and was the country's 18th-highest-selling single of the year.

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
New Zealand (RIANZ)[7] 18

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.