Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)

"Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)"
Single by Aura Dione
from the album Columbine
B-side	"Clean Hands"
Released	27 April 2010 (2010-04-27)
Recorded	Delta Lab Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Pop
Length	3:18
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Aura Dione
Producer(s)	Kenneth Bager, Thomas Troelsen
Aura Dione singles chronology
"I Will Love You Monday (365)" (2009) "Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)" (2010) "Something from Nothing" (2010)

"Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)" is a song by Danish singer-songwriter Aura Dione from her debut album Columbine. It was released as Dione's second single in 2007 in Denmark, following "Something from Nothing". In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, it was released on 27 April 2010 by Island Records as Dione's second single.

The song peaked at number twelve in Germany and at number eighteen in Austria. It also charted within Billboard's European Hot 100 Singles chart at number 49.

Track listings

German digital download[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)"	3:18
2.	"Clean Hands"	3:49
3.	"Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)" (Wippenberg Remix)	8:24
4.	"Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)" (Jean Claude Ades Radio Edit)	3:03
5.	"Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)" (Acoustic Version)	3:19

German CD single[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)"	3:18
2.	"Clean Hands"	3:49

Chart performance

Charts Chart (2008) Peak position Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 16 Chart (2010) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 18 European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 49 Germany (GfK)[6] 12 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[7] 83 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 68

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Germany (Media Control AG)[9] 84

References

1. "Song For Sophie (I Hope She Flies): Aura Dione" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
2. "Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies) (2-Track): Aura Dione" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
3. "Aura Dione – Song For Sophie - I Hope She Flies". Tracklisten.
4. "Aura Dione – Song For Sophie - I Hope She Flies" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. "Aura Dione – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Aura Dione. ^[dead link‍]
6. "Dione, Aura – Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201025 into search.
8. "Aura Dione – Song For Sophie - I Hope She Flies". Swiss Singles Chart.
9. "Shows, Musikvideos, Charts, News - VIVA.tv". Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

External links

• Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies) Offic on Vimeo
• Acoustic live version on YouTube