| "Ugly" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Sugababes | ||||||||||
| from the album Taller in More Ways | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Come Together" "Future Shokk!" |
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| Released | 5 December 2005 | |||||||||
| Format | CD maxi single, vinyl 5" maxi single, digital download | |||||||||
| Genre | Acoustic pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:02 (radio edit) 3:50 (album version) |
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| Label | Island | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Dallas Austin | |||||||||
| Producer | Dallas Austin | |||||||||
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"Ugly" is a pop song by British girl group Sugababes. It was written and produced by Dallas Austin for the group's fourth studio album, Taller In More Ways. It is the last single to feature founding member Mutya Buena. "Ugly" peaked within the top 10 in the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom, and entered the top twenty on the majority of all other charts it appeared on.
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In August 2005, the track premiered on Chris Moyles' radio show on BBC Radio One, just presented as one of two tracks (next to "Push the Button") from the upcoming Sugababes album. However, the track was fancied as a second single, even before "Push the Button" was released on CD.
The music video for "Ugly" premiered on 12 November 2005. It is set in a warehouse in New York City which appears as if it is being used for auditions for different acts, and features many different people of different ages and races displaying different talents, corresponding with the theme of the song. The members also hold up signs reading "Taller In More Ways".
"Ugly" continued the success achieved by its predecessor "Push The Button" by entering the top twenty on the majority of charts it appeared on. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's second consecutive top 3 hit, and remains one of the group's biggest hits in the UK to date. It spent a total of 15 weeks in The UK Singles Chart and was certified Silver by BPI for sales of over 150,000.
In Ireland, "Ugly" peaked at number 7 and became the group's second consecutive top 10 hit from Taller In More Ways. In Australia, "Ugly" debuted at number 16 on the Australian Singles Chart, becoming the group's highest debut to date. Although it descended to number 17 in its third week, "Ugly" eventually peaked at number 13 in its fourth week, tying it with "Round Round" as the group's second biggest hit in Australia. In New Zealand, "Ugly" debuted at number 7 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and peaked at number 5 in its third week, becoming the album's second and final top 5 hit. "Ugly" peaked at number 2 on the Polish Singles Chart, where it is the song's highest peak worldwide.
In Denmark, "Ugly" peaked at number 4 on the Danish Singles Chart, and in Norway, "Ugly" peaked at number 7. The song peaked at number 8 in Finland and the Czech Republic. In Austria, "Ugly" peaked at number 14, giving the group their second consecutive top twenty hit from the album. "Ugly" has also peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Singles Chart.
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Ugly."
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] | 13 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[1] | 14 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[1] | 13 |
| Czech Singles Chart | 8 |
| Danish Singles Chart[1] | 4 |
| Dutch Top 40[1] | 7 |
| European Hot 100 Singles[2] | 11 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[1] | 8 |
| German Singles Chart[1] | 26 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[3] | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart[1] | 7 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] | 5 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[1] | 9 |
| Romanian Top 100 | 21 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[1] | 18 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[1] | 19 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 3 |
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of "Ugly".
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Album Version | Taller in More Ways "Ugly" single Overloaded: The Singles Collection Change [French Version] |
| The Desert Eagle Discs Remix | "Ugly" single |
| Suga Shaker Vocal Mix | "Ugly" single Overloaded: The Remix Collection |
| Le Doux Remix | "Ugly" single |
| Video | "Ugly" single Overloaded: The Videos Collection |
| Acoustic version | Overloaded: The Live Collection Overloaded: Napster Live Session |
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