"What If I'm Right" is a pop

Pop music

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 folk

Folk music

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 song written by Tom Gilbert and Sandi Thom

Sandi Thom

Alexandria "Sandi" Thom is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She became widely known in 2006 after a series of webcasts and the success of the single "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker ".-1984–2004: Early life:Thom was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire...

, and was recorded for Thom's debut album Smile... It Confuses People

Smile... It Confuses People

Smile... It Confuses People is the first studio album by Scottish singer Sandi Thom, released in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on 5 June 2006 by RCA Records...

. The song was released in the UK on 28 August 2006 as a CD single

CD single

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 and digital download

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. According to her official website, the song "explores the bittersweetness of a newfound relationship, where the excitement of what there is to gain is eclipsed by the fear of what there could be to lose".


The song featured in BBC

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's Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road (TV series)

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, on Wednesday 11 February 2009.

Track listings

Single 1

1. "What If I'm Right" (radio mix)
2. "Cinderella in Reverse"

Single 2

1. "What If I'm Right" (radio mix)
2. "What If I'm Right" (acoustic)
3. "Don't Think Twice"
4. "What If I'm Right" (video)

Single 3 (Limited Edition)

1. "Original Demo"
2. "What If I'm Right" (live from the basement)

Single 3 was available as a competition prize from Sony BMG. Supplied as a blank disc, for the listener to personally download the songs from iTunes and burn onto CD.

Charts

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Chart (2006)	Peak position