Red Dress (song)

Single infobox
Name = Red Dress

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Artist = Sugababes
from Album = Taller In More Ways
B-side = "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", "Obession"
Released = March 6 2006
Format = CD maxi single, download, digital single, 5" maxi single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, dance-pop
Length = 3:39
Label = Island
Writer = Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, B. Higgins, M. Cooper, T. Powell, N. Coler, S. Lee, L. Cowling, B. Bradley
Producer = Brian Higgins
Chart position =
Last single = "Ugly"
(2005)
This single = "Red Dress"
(2006)
Next single = "Follow Me Home"
(2006)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album =
Type = compilation
prev_track = "Round Round"
prev_no = 2
this_track = "Red Dress"
track_no = 3
next_track = "In the Middle"
next_no = 4Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki

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Lower caption = UK CD 2 coverAudiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Name = Red Dress
Audio file= RedDressSample.ogg

"Red Dress" is a dance-pop song performed by British group Sugababes. Penned by band members Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range and the Xenomania team, it was produced by Brian Higgins for the band's fourth studio album "Taller In More Ways" (2005), incorporating a sample from the Northern Soul track "Landslide," recorded by Tony Clarke.

In 2006, the song was released as the third single from the album, being the first release with featuring vocals by new band-member Amelle Berrabah, following the departure of Mutya Buena in December 2005. The new version of "Red Dress" was previewed on BBC Radio One on January 17, 2006, and reached the top 10 in the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom. In addition, the single is also featured on the soundtrack for the 2006 romantic comedy "It's a Boy/Girl Thing".

As a b-side to "Red Dress" the Sugababes re-recorded the Arctic Monkeys' song "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor," which was received with a mixed reception. It was however chosen by Q as one of the 20 best cover versions of the last 20 years (1986-2006). Also the Animotion cover, "Obsession" taken from "Taller In More Ways", is dubbed as an additional b-side.

Music video

The music video for "Red Dress" was directed by Tim Royes and shows the girls walking up and down a catwalk runway like supermodels wearing red dresses. The main theme of the video is glamour, with flashing lights, reflective surfaces, and classy surroundings. There are several closeups of the girls' faces, and main group shots of them all in a room with shag carpets and cushions all around them.

At the start of the video, Keisha is hiding behind massive feather fans before walking down the catwalk, and throughout the video she is against a wall dancing to the camera.

Amelle is singing with a veil over her face before ripping it off, and lying on a black chaise longue throughout the video.

Heidi is sitting on a massive suspended hoop, and dotted throughout the video sitting on a red floor playing with a large disco ball under her high heel.

Track listings and formats

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

; UK CD single 1"'
# "Red Dress" - 3:37
# "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" [Arctic Babes Mix] - 2:47

; UK CD single 2
# "Red Dress" - 3:36
# "Red Dress" [Cagedbaby Remix] - 5:07
# "Red Dress" [Dennis Christopher Vocal Mix] - 7:16
#"Red Dress" [Video] - 3:36

; UK Vinyl single
# "Red Dress" [Cagedbaby Remix] - 5:07
# "Red Dress" [Dennis Christopher's More Energy Dub] - 7:18
# "Obsession" [D-Bop Dub] - 7:07

; Australian CD single
# "Red Dress" - 3:36
# "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" [Arctic Babes Mix] - 2:47
# "Red Dress" [Dennis Christopher Vocal Mix] - 7:16
# "Red Dress" [Cagedbaby Remix] - 5:07
# "Red Dress" [Video] - 3:36

; iTunes Special Download
# "Red Dress" [Extended Version] - 4:17

Charts

"Red Dress" debuted and peaked at #4 on the UK singles chart, making it their 3rd consecutive top 5 hit in the UK, and their first single to reach no. 4 in the chart, it sold 80,100 copies in the UK. It was a top-twenty hit in most countries reaching #12 in Ireland and #16 in New Zealand. The track also reached the top 30 in Germany and Australia reaching #27 and #22 respectively. This was one of the Sugababes' biggest hits in Australia surpassing previous singles like "Hole in the Head" which reached #25 and "Too Lost in You" which reached #31.This Song peaked at MTV Adria Top 20 At Number 7

Official versions and appearances

These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of "Red Dress."

References