A Public Affair (song)

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“A Public Affair”
“A Public Affair” cover
Single by Jessica Simpson
from the album A Public Affair
Released June 29, 2006 (2006-06-29)
(See release history)
Format Digital download
Genre Dance-pop
Length 3:21
Label Epic
Writer(s) Jessica Simpson
J.Austin
G.Kurstin
S.Watters
L.Biancanello
L.Mendez
N.Ashford
V.Simpson
Producer Lester Mendez
Jessica Simpson singles chronology
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
(2005)		 "A Public Affair"
(2006)		 "I Belong to Me"
(2006)
Audio sample
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"A Public Affair" is the first single from Jessica Simpson's fourth studio album A Public Affair (2006). It features an interpolation of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".

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[edit] Commercial release

The single debuted at number thirty-nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart,[1] Simpson's second highest debut after "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". It had previously debuted at number twenty on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which represents the twenty-five singles below the Hot 100's number 100 position that have not yet appeared on the Hot 100. Digital download sales were moderate until the release of the single's music video. In late July "A Public Affair" joined Ashlee Simpson's song "Invisible" in the top ten on the U.S. iTunes Music Store's list of most popular songs, the first time in iTunes history that two siblings had different songs in the top ten. "A Public Affair" peaked at number fourteen in its fifth week on the Hot 100, and is tied with "With You" and "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" for Simpson's second highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 after "I Wanna Love You Forever". The single also reached the Top 20 in the United Kingdom in February 2007, at #20, and also reached the Top 10 in the UK Physical Chart, at #6. A Public Affair was certified Gold in US for obtaining more than 100,000 downloads.

The Yahoo! Music download of the song gained media attention because it was made available in MP3 format, without Digital Rights Management, which is normally used to restrict copying of commercially released singles. However, the price to download the song was $1.99, higher than the $0.99 norm for most DRM-restricted tracks. The increased price was rationalized not by the DRM-free format, but by offering users the ability to "personalize" the song with a specific name.[2]

[edit] Music video

The skating rink as shown in the music video.
The skating rink as shown in the music video.

The song's music video was shot on June 23, 2006 and the late evening of June 24, 2006 at the Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale, California.[3] It features cameo appearances by Eva Longoria Parker, Christina Milian, Christina Applegate, Maria Menounos, Andy Dick and Ryan Seacrest. It introduces Australian Reshad Strik, whose participation precipitated many comments on his resemblance to Nick Lachey, Simpson's ex-husband. The video was directed by Brett Ratner.[4] Yahoo! Launch had managed to make a "Fans Version Only" version of the video as well, which instantly reached number one. On July 19, Simpson visited Total Request Live to world premiere the video.[5] The following day the video entered the TRL countdown at number six, the highest debut for any Simpson video; on its third day on the countdown, it reached number two.[6]The video spent a total of 28 days on the TRL countdown. Her most successful video to date on TRL. The video reached number eight on Canada's MuchMusic chart.

[edit] Critical reception

Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine called the song's production "wildly adventurous" and "maddeningly catchy", and the song itself "A perfect record."[7] Teen People called the song a fun, frothy dance track reminiscent of early Madonna; some in the media have criticized the unoriginality of the song because of its strong similarity to Madonna's "Holiday".[8] The video has also been noted for being similar to Madonna's "Sorry" video.

"A Public Affair" was shortlisted for the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance but wasn't one of the final nominees, leaving Simpson still without a Grammy nomination or win.[citation needed]

[edit] Track listings and formats

  • Australian CD single
  1. "A Public Affair" [Radio Edit]
  2. "A Public Affair" [Extended Version]
  3. "A Public Affair" [Karaoke Version]
  • US MAXI Single
  1. "A Public Affair" [Radio Edit]
  2. "A Public Affair" [Extended Version]
  3. "A Public Affair"[Instrumental Version]
  4. "A Public Affair" [Remix]
  • UK/German CD single
  1. "A Public Affair"
  2. "A Public Affair" [Alex Gregg Remix]

[edit] Remixes and other versions

  • A Public Affair [Album Version] - 3:19
  • A Public Affair [Cass and Dubbs Mix] - 3:15
  • A Public Affair [Johnny Budz Radio Edit] - 3:17
  • A Public Affair [Johnny Budz Radio Mix] - 3:14
  • A Public Affair [Frank Pellegrino Radio Mix] - 3:43
  • A Public Affair [Extended Mix] - 5:47
  • A Public Affair [Jellybeans Soulful House Party Dub Mix] - 7:16
  • A Public Affair [Alex Gregg Remix] - 3:48
  • A Public Affair [Frank Pellegrino Electro Pop Club Mix] - 8:59
  • A Public Affair [Lester Mendez Extended Mix] - 5:50
  • A Public Affair [Johnny Budz Public House Mix] - 6:28
  • A Public Affair [Frank Pellegrino Vocal Dub Mix] - 9:2*
  • A Public Affair [Jellybeans House Party Mix] - 7:49
  • A Public Affair [Whalla fætter] - 3:48

[edit] Release history

Region Date
United States June 29, 2006
United Kingdom February 5, 2007
Germany February 16, 2007

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 11
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14
Irish Singles Chart 9
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 17
South African Singles Chart 19
UK Singles Chart 20
Swedish Singles Chart 36
German Singles Chart 72
Brazil Hot 100 Singles Chart 63

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Clover Hope, "Furtado Remains No. 1 With 'Promiscuous'", July 6, 2006].
  2. ^ Yahoo sells Jessica Simpson single sans DRM. CNET. Retrieved on July 27, 2006.
  3. ^ "The Boots of Hazzard", The Sun, June 28, 2006.
  4. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Simpson Owns Up To 'Public Affair'", Billboard.com, June 26, 2006.
  5. ^ "Nervous Simpson Debuts Video on Minnillo's Show", Contactmusic.com, July 20, 2006.
  6. ^ Popfusion - TRL Archive - July 2006.
  7. ^ Chuck Taylor, review of "A Public Affair", Billboard.com.
  8. ^ "Jessica Takes A "Holiday"?", TMZ.com, June 23, 2006.
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