"Sewn" is the first proper single by British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 group The Feeling

The Feeling

The Feeling are a BRIT award-nominated English pop band from West Sussex and London. The band categorise their music as "pop".Following a limited release of their first single "Fill My Little World" in late 2005, the band entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 with their first full release "Sewn" in...

, following the 7" only single "Fill My Little World

Fill My Little World

"Fill My Little World" is a song by British indie pop group The Feeling, originally released in the UK on 7 November 2005 as their début limited edition 7" vinyl, but was unable to chart due to chart rules. It was re-released in the UK on 22 May 2006 following the success of the single "Sewn" and...

" (which would become a full single release itself). It was released in the UK on 27 February 2006 and entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 at #7 on 5 March 2006. It has sold around 90,000 copies in the UK.

"Sewn" gained the band a lot of support and went on to become one of the most successful songs of the year on British radio, with much thanks to Chris Moyles

Chris Moyles

Christopher David Moyles is an English radio and television presenter and author, who currently presents The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night on Channel 4....

 of BBC Radio One, who championed the band. The single was recorded in band members Kevin and Ciaran Jeremiah's dad's shed known as "Kevin and Ciaran's mum and dad's outbuilding". Four Stops and Home

Four Stops and Home

Four Stops and Home is the debut EP by Sussex band The Feeling. It was released in October 2006, four months after their debut album Twelve Stops and Home, and features two tracks from that album as well as two previously unreleased songs...

, The Feeling's debut release for American audiences, incorporates "Sewn" as its leading track as well as its single artwork.

The song is featured as one of the tracks in the video game FIFA 07

FIFA 07

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, and was featured on the NBC television series Medium

Medium (TV series)

Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...

in the episode "The Boy Next Door", which aired on 7 March 2007 and also on the CW television series One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill (TV series)

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in the episode "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers" which aired on 14 February 2007.

In August 2006, on the USA's iTunes Store

ITunes Store

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, "Sewn" was a single of the week. It also appears on the 2006 compilation album, The Acoustic Album

The Acoustic Album (compilation)

The Acoustic Album is a 2-disc compilation album released by EMI/Virgin Records in July 2006 to showcase songs heard on Virgin Radio.-Track listing:Disc 1:#Jack Johnson - "Breakdown"#Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On"...

released by Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

.

Formats and track listing

CD single
(Released February 27, 2006)

1. "Sewn" – 5:56
2. "Sun Is Shining" – 3:07
3. "When I Return" – 4:07

7" single
(Released February 27, 2006)

1. "Sewn" – 5:56
2. "Funny Cigarette" – 3:10

Digital EP
(Released February 27, 2006)

1. "Sewn" – 5:56
2. "Sun Is Shining" – 3:07
3. "When I Return" – 4:07
4. Twelve Stops and Home
   Twelve Stops and Home
   Twelve Stops and Home is the debut album by The Feeling, released on 5 June 2006.The album's title refers to the twelve stops on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground from Leicester Square to Bounds Green...
   
   snippets – 8:00

Digital download
(Released February 27, 2006)

1. "Sewn" (radio edit) – 3:43

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	68
Dutch Singles Chart	23
German Singles Chart	85
Italian Singles Chart	46
Portuguese Singles Chart	27
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	7