So Small
"So Small" is a song composed by singer Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey and Luke Laird. It is the first single from Underwood's second studio album, Carnival Ride, released in Canada on August 14, 2007, and in the United States on August 28, 2007. (See 2007 in music).
Background
"So Small" is the first single for which Underwood shares a writing credit. Underwood co-wrote the song "I Ain't In Checotah Anymore" but it was not released as a single from her debut album, Some Hearts.
Underwood's quote on So Small:
Single release
"So Small" was officially released to country radio stations on July 31, 2007.
The single was digitally released on Napster on August 14, 2007, the same day it was made available for sale on the Canadian iTunes Store, but was removed after several days. The song was permanently available for download on Napster and released on the U.S. iTunes Store on August 28, 2007.
She debuted this song at the 2007 Country Music Association Awards.
Music video
Underwood's video for "So Small" was directed by Roman White. The video was originally planned to be premiering on September 13 on CMT, but instead premiered on September 20, 2007 on CMT, where the channel became "Carrie Music Television" and aired the video continuously from 6:00am–12:00pm straight, playing it an estimated 66 times. The video was also made available to purchase exclusively on the iTunes music store on September 20.
Podcasts:
So Small
So small
On a porch in Montreal
The setting sun
While Missy catches flies
For fun
It's not what I've had
To drink
That makes whatever I feel
Sink
It's not all that bad
If you assume
That what you say is your own doom
With much delight
Then flowers bloom in light just right
Tonight
It's not what they've had
To sip
That makes their petals
All sag and dip
Grass withers
Flowers fall
So small, so small
Can you hear the crow call