Format Digital download Genre Soul Label Parlophone | Recorded October 2006 Length 3:47 | |
Released 15 October 2007 (iTunes festival EP digital single) | ||
"The Queen of Starting Over" is the third single released from British singer-songwriter Beverley Knight's fifth studio album, Music City Soul. "The Queen of Starting Over" was a download only release, Knight's first single in her career that was not be released on a CD single format. The single was the second of a two-part digital single to be released containing tracks from her live performances at the iTunes live festival from July, 2007 (the first part was a live EP release of "No Man's Land") . The release date for the single was 15 October 2007, a week prior to her UK tour supporing the Music City Soul album.
Knight has said of the song, "I do feel a bit like the queen of starting over, yes. My career, my relation-ships, all have been about stops and starts. I’m not afraid to pick myself up and start over, I can so relate to that song."
"The Queen of Starting Over" failed to chart upon its single release and was her final single for the Parlophone label.
Track listing
Digital EP single:
- "The Queen of Starting Over" (live at the iTunes festival) (P. Vale)
- "Black Butta" (live at the iTunes festival) (B. Knight, G. Chambers)
- "Piece of My Heart" (live at the iTunes festival). (J. Ragovoy, B. Berns)