Shape (song)
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| Single by Sugababes featuring Sting from the album Angels with Dirty Faces |
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| B-side | "Killer" | ||||
| Released | March 10, 2003 | ||||
| Format | CD single, digital download | ||||
| Recorded | England, 2002 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Rock, R&B/Soul, Electronic, Dance | ||||
| Length | 3:08 | ||||
| Label | Island | ||||
| Writer(s) | Craig Dodds Dominic Miller Gordon Sumner AKA Sting |
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| Producer | Craigie | ||||
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"Shape" is a pop song written by Craig Dodds, Dominic Miller and Gordon Sumner (Sting) for the Sugababes's second album Angels with Dirty Faces (2002). It was produced by Craigie, and contains a sample of 1993's "Shape of My Heart", written and performed by Sting. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single in the second quarter of 2003, and peaked at number 9 on the Irish Singles Chart.
The song was a reworked version of "Shape of my Heart" from Ten Summoner's Tales by Sting and features a sampled version of the original. Dominic Miller, Sting's guitarist, and Sting himself received credits for the song.
According to the British newspaper The Sun the video for Shape had to be censored because in the video the Sugababes wear flesh-coloured bodysuits which gives the effect they are naked. Extra computerized white butterflies, were used to cover the Sugababes.
As well as reaching number 11 in the UK, the song also went top 10 in the Netherlands and Ireland and top 20 in Norway. The video clip was directed by Michael Gracey and Pete Commins and was placed on high rotation by MTV Europe.
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[edit] Music video
The music video for "Shape" was filmed at Fox Studios, Sydney, Australia.
It sees the girls clad in digitized butterflies as strapless tops and skirts, at a masked party.
They each catch the eye of a boy and get chased. Near the end their butterfly outfits have almost flown away, and they each jump off a balcony and float and sing in the water, as their 3 men watch from the balcony and walk away in the last scene.
[edit] Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Shape".
| # | Title | Time |
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| UK CD single 1 | ||
| 1. | "Shape" [Radio Edit] | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Killer" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Freak Like Me" [Brits 2003 Version] | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Shape" [Video] | 4:11 |
| UK CD single 2 | ||
| 1. | "Shape" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Shape" [Salaam Remi Remix] | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Shape" [Double R Remix Feat. Romeo] | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Shape" [D-Bop's Vocal Breakdown Mix] | 7:40 |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Polish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart | 11 |
| Croatian Singles Chart | 12 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 16 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 16 |
| United World Chart | 29 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 30 |
| Europe | 33 |
| German Singles Chart | 39 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 40 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 49 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 50 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 75 |
[edit] Official Versions and Appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:
"Shape"
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Radio Edit | "Shape" single |
| Album Version | Angels with Dirty Faces, "Shape" single, Overloaded: The Singles Collection |
| Salaam Remi Remix | "Shape" single |
| Double R Remix Feat. Romeo | |
| D-Bop's Vocal Breakdown Mix | |
| Video | "Shape" single, Overloaded: The Videos Collection |
| D-Bop's Vocal Breakdown Mix | Overloaded: The Remix Collection |
| Live Version | Overloaded: The Live Collection |
[edit] References
- Billboard Magazine, "The Clip List" April 26, 2003 v115 i17 p54(1) retrieved 7 December, 2005
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