Red Dress (song)

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"Red Dress"
Single by Sugababes
from the album Taller In More Ways [Re-Issue]
B-side(s)	"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", "Obsession"
Released	6 March 2006
Format	CD Maxi Single 5" Maxi Single
Genre	Pop
Length	3:39
Label	Island
Producer(s)	Xenomania
Chart positions
#4 (UK) #7 (Poland) #9 (Netherlands)
Sugababes singles chronology
"Ugly" (2005)	"Red Dress" (2006)	"Follow Me Home" (2006)
Alternate cover
UK CD 2 cover
Audio sample
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"Red Dress" is the third single from the Sugababes' re-released fourth studio album Taller In More Ways.

Contents 1 Song information 2 Music video 3 Track listings and formats 4 Charts

[edit] Song information

This was the first single featuring new band-member Amelle Berrabah, who re-recorded parts of the song following the departure of Mutya Buena in December 2005. The single was released on March 6, 2006, while the new version was previewed on BBC Radio One on January 17, 2006. As a B-side to Red Dress the Sugababes re-recorded the Arctic Monkeys' song "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", which was received with a mixed reception. The main riff to the song is sampled from a classic Northern Soul track, 'Landslide', recorded by Tony Clarke. Also the Animotion cover, "Obsession" taken from Taller In More Ways, is dubbed as an additional B-side. On iTunes there was a special download of the Extended Version of the single which included a longer intro, another verse from Keisha (possibly recorded from the original sessions) before her first bridge and a repeat of the secondary chorus the first time it is sung by Amelle.

[edit] Music video

The music video for "Red Dress" was directed by Tim Royes and shows the girls walking up and down a catwalk runway like supermodels. The main theme of the video is glamour, with flashing lights, reflective surfaces, and classy surroundings. There are several closeups of the girls faces, and main group shots of them all in a room with shag carpets and cushions all around them.

At the start of the video, Keisha is hiding behind massive feather fans before walking down the catwalk, and throughout the video she is against a wall dancing to the camera.

Amelle is singing with a veil over her face before ripping it off, and lying on a black chaise longue throughout the video.

Heidi is sitting on a massive suspended hoop, and dotted throughout the video sitting on a red floor playing with a large disco ball under her high heel.

[edit] Track listings and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Red Dress".

#	Title	Time
UK CD single 1
1.	"Red Dress"	3:37
2.	"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" [Arctic Babes Mix]	2:47
UK CD single 2
1.	"Red Dress"	3:36
2.	"Red Dress" [Cagedbaby Remix]	5:07
3.	"Red Dress" [Dennis Christopher Vocal Mix]	7:16
4.	"Red Dress" [Video]	3:36
UK Vinyl single 3
1.	"Red Dress" [Cagedbaby Remix]	5:07
2.	"Red Dress" [Dennis Christopher's More Energy Dub]	7:18
3.	"Obsession" [D-Bop Dub]	7:07
iTunes Special Download
1.	"Red Dress" [Extended Version]	4:17
Australian CD single
1.	"Red Dress"	3:36
2.	"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" [Arctic Babes Mix]	2:47
3.	"Red Dress" [Dennis Christopher Vocal Mix]	7:16
4.	"Red Dress" [Cagedbaby Remix]	5:07
5.	"Red Dress" [Video]	3:36

[edit] Charts

"Red Dress" debuted and peaked at #4 on the UK singles chart, making it their 3rd consecutive top 5 hit in the UK, and their first single to reach no. 4 in the chart. It was a top-twenty hit in most countries reaching #12 in Ireland and #16 in New Zealand. The track also reached the top 30 in Germany and Australia reaching #27 and #22 respectively. This was one of the Sugababes' biggest hits in Australia surpassing previous singles like "Hole in the Head" which reached #25 and "Too Lost in You" which reached #31.

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	4
Dutch Singles Chart	7
Itunes Chart	9
Irish Singles Chart	12
Norway Singles Chart	14
New Zealand Singles Chart	16
Australian Singles Chart	22
Europe Singles Chart	26
German Singles Chart	27
World Singles Chart	28
Swiss Singles Chart	31
Belgium Singles Chart	35
Austrian Singles Chart	41
Czech IFPI Chart	61