"She Said"
Single by Plan B
from the album The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Released24 February 2010 (2010-02-24)
Recorded
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)Ben Drew
Producer(s)
Plan B singles chronology
"Stay Too Long"
(2010) 		"She Said"
(2010) 		"Prayin'"
(2010)

"She Said" is the second single from British musician Plan B's second album The Defamation of Strickland Banks — a concept album whose songs tell the fictitious tale of a sharp-suited British soul singer who finds fame with bitter-sweet love songs, but then loses everything when he ends up in prison for a crime he didn't commit.[2] The single was released as a digital download and on CD single on 24 February 2010. "She Said" was the sixteenth best selling British single of 2010.

Background

"She Said" began to receive increasing amounts of radio airplay throughout February and March 2010. BBC Radio 1 and Radio Gibraltar in particular was supportive of the track up until its release. Plan B performed the single on 12 March 2010 edition of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. He also performed on Conan on 19 April 2011. The song was also featured in the start of the pilot episode of Whitney.

Music video

The music video for "She Said" was directed by Daniel Wolfe and shows the soul singer Strickland Banks, played by Plan B, in court following the events of the "Stay Too Long" video. The video also stars actress Vicky McClure as Strickland Banks' girlfriend and Kaya Scodelario as the female lead.

Chart performance

On 4 April 2010, the single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at a current peak of number three, making "She Said", Plan B's most successful single to date. The single remained at number three for two consecutive weeks before falling to number four on 18 April 2010, where it remained for two weeks. The single then climbed back to the peak of number three on 2 May 2010, where it remained for yet another two weeks. On 16 May 2010, the single fell three places to number six before falling a further two places to number eight on its eighth week in the top 10.

The single also debuted on the Irish Singles Chart on 1 April 2010 at number 35, where it remained for two consecutive weeks. On 15 April 2010, the single climbed 15 places to number 20, before climbing a further eight places to number 12 the following week. The single remained at number 12 for three consecutive weeks before climbing three places to number nine on 13 May 2010, marking Plan B's first top 10 hit in Ireland. On its second week in the top 10, the single climbed seven places to a current peak of number two.

In January 2011, the single made a return to the UK top 100, reaching number 63 in the first week of the new year.

Track listing

Personnel

Production[8]
Additional musicians[8]

Charts and certifications

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[5] 24 February 2010

See also

References

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  31. ^ [1] Archived 15 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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  33. ^ "Italian single certifications – Plan B – She Said" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 November 2021. Select "2013" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "She Said" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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