"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. The music video premiered on 3 May 2014. "So Be It" was set for the release in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2014. The song was remixed by Cahill and Soul Talk (Ernie McKone and Toby Baker). Both remixes were included on the re-release of Seven, titled Seven+. 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.

Track listings

Promotional single

"So Be It" (Radio Mix)

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7" single

"So Be It" (SoulTalk Remix) – 4:11

"There Goes My Heart" (SoulTalk Remix)

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Other remixes

"So Be It" (Cahill Club Mix) – 6:09

"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

References

Lisa Stansfield songs

LGBT-related songs

2014 singles

2014 songs

Songs written by Lisa Stansfield

Songs written by Ian Devaney

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