Shape (song)

"Shape" is an R&B song performed by English girl group, the Sugababes. It was written and produced by Craig Dodds for the band's second studio album Angels with Dirty Faces (2002), incorporating a sample of the 1993 recording "Shape of My Heart," co-written and performed by Sting (who can be heard providing backing vocals) and his guitarist Dominic Miller.

Produced by Dodds, 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. As well as reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, the song also went top 10 in the Netherlands and top 20 in Norway.

Music video

The music video for "Shape" was directed by Michael Gracey and Pete Commins, and filmed mostly on location at Sydney's State Theatre and at Fox Studios, in 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.

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.

Track listings and formats

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

Charts

The song has sold 52,295 copies in the UK alone.

Official versions and appearances

These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:

"Shape"

References

External links

• Allmusic.com review of Angels with Dirty Faces