<P> `` White Flag '' is a song by English singer - songwriter Dido , released as the lead single from her second studio album Life for Rent on 1 September 2003 . The song is considered one of her signature songs , and helped Life for Rent sell over ten million copies worldwide . The song was nominated for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards , but lost to Christina Aguilera 's `` Beautiful '' . It won the Best British Single at the 2004 Brit Awards . </P>
who sings i will go down with this ship
Dido