Lily Allen reveals Pan ballad Something's Not Right was written for her late son
Lily Allen has revealed that her Pan ballad, Something's Not Right, was written for her late son.
Allen, 30, delivered her stillborn son six months into her pregnancy in 2010.
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday she posted a series of emotional tweets alongside a YouTube link for fans to listen to the song.
She tweeted: “5 years ago today I was admitted to hospital. 4 days later I delivered a beautiful baby boy, but sadly he didn't make it.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">It's unlike me to discuss this sort of thing so publicly but I wrote this song in his memory when writing something for <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/panmovie" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3101321-https://twitter.com/panmovie" data-vars-event-id="c23">@panmovie</a> — lily (@lilyallen) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/659108331210993664" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3101321-https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/659108331210993664" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 27, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">5 years ago today I was admitted to hospital. 4 days later I delivered a beautiful baby boy, but sadly he didn't make it. — lily (@lilyallen) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/659107215458963456" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3101321-https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/659107215458963456" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 27, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/guPYCEgWBm" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3101321-https://t.co/guPYCEgWBm" data-vars-event-id="c23">https://t.co/guPYCEgWBm</a> please listen and if you fancy it, you could donate in his memory <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/MiUnG4axrW" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3101321-https://t.co/MiUnG4axrW" data-vars-event-id="c23">https://t.co/MiUnG4axrW</a> .much love, lil x — lily (@lilyallen) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/659108790889902080" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3101321-https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/659108790889902080" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 27, 2015</a>
“It's unlike me to discuss this sort of thing so publicly but I wrote this song in his memory when writing something for @panmovie.”
Allen – who has two daughters Ethel and Marnie with husband Sam Cooper – encouraged her followers to donate to Sands – a UK stillbirth and neonatal death charity – in his memory.
Lily Allen at Bestival
She tweeted: “Please listen and if you fancy it, you could donate in his memory. Much love, lil x.”
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday last year, the singer said she was left "numb" following the miscarriage.
"It was horrendous and something I would not wish on my worst enemy," she told the publication. "It's something that I still haven't dealt with ... But it's not something that you get over.
"I held my child and it was really horrific and painful - one of the hardest things that can happen to a person ... I nearly died. But I was numb and I didn't care. I'd just lost my baby and that is a reflection of how numb I was.”
