So Help Me Girl

Infobox Single
Name = So Help Me Girl


Caption =
Artist = Gary Barlow
from Album = Open Road
A-side = So Help Me Girl
B-side =
Released = 1997
Format = CD Single
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:29
Label =
Writer = Howard Perdew, Andy Spooner
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = Love Won't Wait
(1997)
This single = So Help Me Girl
(1997)
Next single = Open Road
(1997)
Misc = "So Help Me Girl" is a song by Gary Barlow, released as the third single from his debut solo album "Open Road" in the UK, in the US however it was the first single.

The track reached No.11 in the UK and No.44 in the U.S. In his autobiography "My Take" Barlow partly blames his focus on trying to break America for his downfall back in his native land.

The song was covered by German pop star Jamie Stevens in 2002 for his album "Unbreakable".

It was originally recorded by country music singer Joe Diffie in 1994, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #84 on the Billboard Hot 100.

MUSIC VIDEOThe song's music video has two versions : One with Gary with a girl in a house, which people find very dark, boring and ordinary but the video was reshot and the result is a visually stunning and romantic video featuring Gary in a garden, singing while sitting on a bridge.

Track listing

UK CD 1
# "So Help Me Girl" (4:28)
# "Million To One" (3:25)
# "Offer My Peace" (3:56)
# "So Help Me Girl" (C Swing Mix) (4:30)

UK CD 2
# "So Help Me Girl" (4:28)
# "So Help Me Girl" (Peter Mokran Mix) (4:38)
# "Interview" (11:35)

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