Mr. Mysterious
"Mr. Mysterious" | ||||
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Single by Vanessa Amorosi featuring Seany B | ||||
from the album Hazardous | ||||
Released | 23 April 2010 (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) | |||
Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
- "Mr. Mysterious" (Single version)
- "Mr. Mysterious" (Dance Dude Macho Club Mix)
- GetMusic[7]
- "Mr. Mysterious" (Single version)
- "This Is Who I Am" (The Lonewolf version)
- iTunes[8]
- "Mr. Mysterious" (feat. Seany B) — 3:45
- "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 |
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Australian Singles Chart[11] | 4 |
Year-end chart
Year | Chart | Country | Ranking |
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2010 | Top 100 singles[12] | Australia | 80 |
Top 50 Australian artist singles[13] | 10 |
Certifications
Country | Certification | Sales |
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Australia | Platinum[14][15] | 70,000+ |
References
- 1 2 3 Vanessa Amorosi : releases : Mr Mysterious Preorder (With Exclusive Remix & Win the chance to have your own VA Acoustic Party!)
- ↑ Youtube: Vanessa Amorosi performing 'Mr Mysterious' live at the 2009 Perth telethon
- ↑ JCNN - JCU (James Cook University): Dangerous Curves Ahead
- ↑ TV Tonight: Hey Hey guests
- ↑ Pandora Archive: ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 5 April 2010
- ↑ GetMusic: Vanessa Amorosi : Discography : Mr Mysterious
- ↑ Single on iTunes: Mr Mysterious (feat. Seany B) - Single by Vanessa Amorosi
- 1 2 Vanessa Amorosi.... "Mr Mysterious"
- ↑ Australian Music Report - Chart News
- ↑ Australian-Charts.com: Vanessa Amorosi - Mr. Mysterious
- ↑ ARIA charts: End of year charts - Top 100 singles 2010
- ↑ ARIA charts: End of year charts - Top 50 Australian artist singles 2010
- ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Singles
- ↑ 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