So Be It

"So Be It" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 2014 album, Seven. It was written by Stansfield and her husband Ian Devaney, and produced by Devaney. "So Be It" was announced as the third single on 27 March 2014 and premiered on Terry Wogan's BBC Radio 2 show on 30 March 2014.^[1] The music video premiered on 3 May 2014.^[2] "So Be It" was set for the release in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2014.^[3] The song was remixed by Cahill and Soul Talk (Ernie McKone and Toby Baker).^[4] Both remixes were included on the re-release of Seven, titled Seven+.^[5] Stansfield performed the song during her Seven Tour. On 24 February 2015, "So Be It" and "There Goes My Heart" were released as a double A-side 7" single in the United Kingdom.^[6]

"So Be It"
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album Seven
Released	5 May 2014 (2014-05-05)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Funk soul pop
Length	4:08
Label	Monkeynatra Edel
Songwriter(s)	Lisa Stansfield Ian Devaney
Producer(s)	Ian Devaney
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"Carry On" (2014) "So Be It" (2014) "There Goes My Heart" (2014)
Music video
"So Be It" on YouTube

Track listings

Promotional single

1. "So Be It" (Radio Mix)

7" single

1. "So Be It" (SoulTalk Remix) – 4:11
2. "There Goes My Heart" (SoulTalk Remix)

Other remixes

1. "So Be It" (Cahill Club Mix) – 6:09
2. "So Be It" (Cahill Radio Edit) – 3:44

Credits and personnel

• Songwriting – Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney
• Production – Ian Devaney
• Mixing – Peter Mokran
• Engineers – Stephen Boyce-Buckley, Jay Glover, Robbie Nelson
• Piano – Ian Devaney
• Hammond – Dave Oliver
• Percussion – Snowboy
• Guitars – Al Cherry
• Drums – Davide Giovannini
• Bass – Gary Crockett
• Trumpets and flugelhorn – John Thirkell
• Saxophones and flute – Mickey Donnelly
• Harp – Hugh Webb
• Background vocals – Andrea Grant, Lisa Stansfield
• Strings – The London Telefilmonic Orchestra
• Horns arrangement – John Thirkell, Ian Devaney
• Strings arrangement and conductor – Richard Cottle

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[3][6]	5 May 2014	Digital single	Monkeynatra
	24 February 2015	7" single

References

1. "New Single Announcement". lisa-stansfield.com. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
2. "Exclusive: Watch Lisa Stansfield's video for 'So Be It'". Attitude. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
3. "Lisa Stansfield – So Be It". Discogs. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
4. "Lisa Stansfield - "So Be It" (Cahill Club Mix)". SoundCloud. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
5. "Lisa Stansfield – Seven+". Discogs. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
6. "There Goes My Heart - The Soultalk Remixes to be released on limited press 7" vinyl". lisastansfield.net. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.