What You're Made Of

"What You're Made Of" is the first single from British singer Lucie Silvas' debut album, Breathe In (2004). Released on 4 October 2004, the song debuted and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 30 in Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

"What You're Made Of"
Single by Lucie Silvas
from the album Breathe In
B-side	"Build Your World Around" "Love You This Much"
Released	4 October 2004 (2004-10-04)[1]
Studio	Studio 360
Length	4:12 (album version) 3:45 (radio edit)
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Lucie Silvas Peter Gordeno Mike Peden
Producer(s)	Mike Peden
Lucie Silvas singles chronology
"It's Too Late" (2000) "What You're Made Of" (2004) "Breathe In" (2005)
Grégory Lemarchal singles chronology
"À corps perdu" (2005) "Même si (What You're Made Of)" (2006) "Le Feu sur les planches" (2006)

Silvas subsequently recorded two different versions of the song: one with French singer Grégory Lemarchal and another with Spanish singer Antonio Orozco. The French version—titled "Même si (What You're Made Of)"—peaked at number two in France and charted strongly in Wallonia and Switzerland. In 2006, Silvas recorded a third version with the Dutch Metropole Orchestra that became a minor hit in the Netherlands.

Track listings

UK and Irish CD1^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What You're Made Of" (radio edit)	Lucie Silvas, Peter Gordeno, Mike Peden
2.	"What You're Made Of" (acoustic version)	Silvas, Gordeno, Peden

UK and Irish CD2^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What You're Made Of"	Silvas, Gordeno, Peden
2.	"Love You This Much"	Silvas
3.	"Build Your World Around"	Silvas, Charlie Russell, Graham Kearns, Peden
4.	"What You're Made Of" (enhanced video)	Silvas, Gordeno, Peden

French CD single (with Grégory Lemarchal)^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Même si (What You're Made Of)"	Isabelle Bernal, Silvas, Gordeno, Peden	3:50
2.	"What You're Made Of" (radio edit)	Silvas, Gordeno, Peden	3:50

Dutch CD single (with the Metropole Orchestra)^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What You're Made Of" (recorded on 5 April 2006)	Silvas, Gordeno, Peden
2.	"Without You" (recorded live on 27 May 2005)	Silvas, Kearns, Peden

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.^[2]

Studios

• Recorded at Studio 360
• Strings recorded at Abbey Road Studios (London, England)
• Mixed at Quad Studios (New York City)

Personnel

Lucie Silvas – writing, vocals, piano Peter Gordeno – writing, keyboards Mike Peden – writing, percussion, production Graham Kearns – guitars Paul Turner – bass Charlie Russell – drums, drum programming Martin Hayles – recording

Dan Gautreau – recording assistant Gary Thomas – recording (strings) Michael H. Brauer – mixing Keith Gary – mixing assistant, Pro Tools engineering Nick Ingman – string arrangement, conductor Gavyn Wright – concertmaster Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor

Charts

Original version Weekly charts Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 22 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 13 Germany (GfK)[8] 73 Greece (IFPI)[9] 26 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 19 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 28 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 23 Scotland (OCC)[13] 9 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 21 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 46 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 7 Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC)[17] 171

Duet with Grégory Lemarchal Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 11 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[19] 8 France (SNEP)[20] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 26 Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[22] 45 France (SNEP)[23] 41 Metropole Orchestra version Chart (2006) Peak position Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 71