"Thank You Very Much" is a song by Polish singer Margaret. It was included on her first extended play (EP) All I Need (2013), and later also on her debut studio album Add the Blonde (2014). The song was written by Thomas Karlsson and Joakim Buddee, and produced by Ant Whiting.
In May 2012, Margaret debuted "Thank You Very Much" at the 2012 Sopot TOPtrendy festival, and the song was released to Polish contemporary hit radio. Shortly thereafter, Margaret's management decided to remove the song from radio playlists and develop a promotional plan before re-releasing it. The song was released for digital download in Poland on 21 February 2013 along with its music video directed by Chris Piliero. "Thank You Very Much" was later released in various other markets. It charted in the top 50 in Austria, Germany and Italy. The song won an award as the third-best-selling digital single of 2013 in Poland by a Polish artist.
Margaret represented Poland at the 2013 Baltic Song Contest with "Thank You Very Much", and finished in second place. On 25 April 2023, she released live version of the song as a single from her MTV Unplugged concert special and its accompanying live album.
Music video The song's music video, which features Margaret surrounded by 30 nude extras, was released on YouTube in February 2013. It was filmed in Los Angeles, and Chris Piliero was enlisted as its director. Shortly after its release, the video was removed by YouTube for violating the site's policy against nudity and sexual content, but was later restored with age restrictions. Following this, Margaret expressed her support for the right to nudity under the slogan, "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", and criticised YouTube for censorship. The video received substantial media coverage, which contributed to the international success of "Thank You Very Much". A year after its release, it was featured on the website 9GAG, which led to a surge in its YouTube traffic, resulting in a gain of more than 500,000 views within 24 hours. The video won the Eska Music Award for Best Video.
Track listing Digital single "Thank You Very Much" (UK Radio Version) – 3:10 "Thank You Very Much" (Radio Version) – 3:09 "Thank You Very Much" (Extended Version) – 4:21
Digital single – Remix "Thank You Very Much" (DJ Tr-Meet Remix) – 4:10
Digital EP – Remixes "Thank You Very Much" (Vital G Remix Radio Edit) – 4:09 "Thank You Very Much" (Vital G Remix) – 5:49 "Thank You Very Much" (Vital G Club Remix) – 6:14 "Thank You Very Much" (Vital G Club Remix Edit) – 3:48
CD single "Thank You Very Much" (Radio Edit) – 3:10 "Thank You Very Much" (Single Edit) – 3:09 "Thank You Very Much" (Extended Version) – 4:21
Accolades Year Ceremony Category Result 2013 Sopot TOPtrendy Festival Biggest Hit of the Year Baltic Song Contest Grand Prix Eska Music Awards Biggest Hit of the Year Best Music Video 2014 Sopot TOPtrendy Festival Digital Song of the Year
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peakposition CIS (TopHit) 127 scope="row" scope="row" Italy (FIMI) 22 Poland (Polish Airplay New) 2
Release history Region Date Format Version Label Poland 21 February 2013 Original Magic Records Russia 24 February 2013 Scandinavia 18 March 2013 Extensive Music Citations accounting for the digital release of "Thank You Very Much" in Scandinavia: Russia 17 June 2013 Contemporary hit radio Broma16 Austria 21 June 2013 Digital download Germany Switzerland Italy 26 July 2013 Various 30 July 2013 DJ Tr-Meet Remix Broma16 Citations accounting for the digital release of the DJ Tr-Meet Remix of "Thank You Very Much" in various countries: Italy 27 September 2013 Contemporary hit radio Original X-Energy Records 1 November 2013 Digital download EP Various 4 November 2013 Original Extensive Music Citations accounting for the digital release of "Thank You Very Much" in various countries: Italy 17 December 2013 Remixes EP 18 December 2013 CD single Original X-Energy Records
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