Mr. Mysterious

"Mr. Mysterious"
Single by Vanessa Amorosi featuring Seany B
from the album Hazardous
Released	23 April 2010 (2010-04-23) (Australia)[1]
Format	Digital download
Recorded	Fishhead Music Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre	Pop rock, electropop, dance-pop
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	Vanessa Amorosi, MachoPsycho (Robin Lynch & Niklas Olovson)
Certification	Platinum (Australia)
Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology
"Hazardous" (2009) "Mr. Mysterious" (2010) "Holiday" (2010)

"Mr. Mysterious" is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous.^[2] "Mr. Mysterious" was first performed live on TV at the 2009 Perth Telethon on 3 October 2009.^[3] Amorosi filmed the video for "Mr. Mysterious" in February and the song was released digitally in April 2010.^[1][2]
Seany B, who is known for being the performer of the TV Rock hit "Flaunt It", makes a guest appearance in the song, doing a rap verse. Ms Amorosi describes the song as "a cheeky track about the guy you know nothing about but you can't get out of your head".^[4]

The first episode of Hey Hey It's Saturday in 2010 featured Vanessa Amorosi, performing her latest single "Mr. Mysterious".^[5] Before release as a digital single, the song was being used in the ads by the Network Ten for the British television drama series Merlin.

Track listing

Music download^[6] (Cat.No. AU-UM7-10-00404)

Preorder 'Single'^[1]

1. "Mr. Mysterious" (Single version)
2. "Mr. Mysterious" (Dance Dude Macho Club Mix)

GetMusic^[7]

1. "Mr. Mysterious" (Single version)
2. "This Is Who I Am" (The Lonewolf version)

iTunes^[8]

1. "Mr. Mysterious" (feat. Seany B) — 3:45
2. "Hazardous" (Kill Bill version)— 5:14

Music video

The video clip for "Mr. Mysterious" was shot in February^[2] by director Stuart Gosling.^[9] Gosling's Motion Cubism FX is used intensively throughout the video creating a fluid and mesmerising visual performance. Digital Pictures spent three weeks of post production to get the FX right.^[9] The video premiered on The Today Show and on Mornings with Kerri-Anne on 26 March 2010.

Charts

The song was the #1 most added track to Australian radio for the week commencing 22 March 2010.^[10]

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart[11]	4

Year-end chart

Year	Chart	Country	Ranking
2010	Top 100 singles[12]	Australia	80
	Top 50 Australian artist singles[13]		10

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales
Australia	Platinum[14][15]	70,000+

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Vanessa Amorosi : releases : Mr Mysterious Preorder (With Exclusive Remix & Win the chance to have your own VA Acoustic Party!)
2. ^ ^{a b c} A Message from Vanessa
3. ^ Youtube: Vanessa Amorosi performing 'Mr Mysterious' live at the 2009 Perth telethon
4. ^ JCNN - JCU (James Cook University): Dangerous Curves Ahead
5. ^ TV Tonight: Hey Hey guests
6. ^ Pandora Archive: ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 5th April 2010
7. ^ GetMusic: Vanessa Amorosi : Discography : Mr Mysterious
8. ^ Single on iTunes: Mr Mysterious (feat. Seany B) - Single by Vanessa Amorosi
9. ^ ^{a b} Vanessa Amorosi.... "Mr Mysterious"
10. ^ Australian Music Report - Chart News
11. ^ Australian-Charts.com: Vanessa Amorosi - Mr. Mysterious
12. ^ ARIA charts: End of year charts - Top 100 singles 2010
13. ^ ARIA charts: End of year charts - Top 50 Australian artist singles 2010
14. ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Singles
15. ^ Australian Record Industry Association: Top 50 Singles Chart - 17 May 2010

Sources

• Stuart Gosling - Director of Photography
• Music video: "Mr Mysterious" on Universal Music Australia
• www.vanessaamorosi.net
• www.facebook.com
• Youtube.com: Vanessa Amorosi Telethon close 2009