Sex Bomb (song)

"Sex Bomb"
Single by Tom Jones and Mousse T.
from the album Reload
B-side	Remix
Released	May 2000
Format	CD single, CD maxi
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop, dance, funk
Length	3:34
Label	V2, Sony Music
Writer(s)	Mousse T., Errol Rennalls
Producer(s)	Mousse T.
Tom Jones UK chronology
"Mama Told Me Not to Come" (2000) "Sex Bomb" (2000) "You Need Love Like I Do" (2000)
Mousse T. chronology "Ooh Song" (1999) "Sex Bomb" (2000) "Fire" (with Emma Lanford) (2002)

"Sex Bomb" is a 1999 song recorded by Welsh pop singer Tom Jones. Performed in collaboration with producer Mousse T., it was released in May 2000^[1] and became the biggest single from the album Reload. It reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. The "Peppermint Disco Mix", a club version with house music beats, contains a sample from "All American Girls" by Sister Sledge and has been used as the opening theme song of the WB Network television series Grosse Pointe. A jazzier "swing version" appears in Mousse T.'s solo album Gourmet De Funk.

Track listings

CD single 1 – UK

1. "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco radio mix) – 3:55
2. "Sex Bomb" (Sounds of Life half vocal mix) – 6:40
3. "Sex Bomb" (Strike Boys mix) – 5:33
4. "Sex Bomb" (album version) – 3:30

CD single 2 – UK

1. "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco radio mix) – 3:55
2. "Sex Bomb" (Agent Sumo's freestyle mix)
3. "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco dub mix)
4. "Sex Bomb" (video)

CD maxi – Europe

1. "Sex Bomb" (album version) – 3:34
2. "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco radio mix) – 3:57
3. "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco mix) – 6:28
4. "Sex Bomb" (Strike Boys mix) – 5:35
5. "Sex Bomb" (Sounds of Life half vocal mix) – 6:39

CD maxi – Australia

1. "Sex Bomb" (album version) – 3:32
2. "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco radio mix) – 3:55
3. "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco mix) – 6:26
4. "Sex Bomb" (Sounds of Life half vocal mix) – 6:39
5. "Sex Bomb" (Sounds of Life bub mix) – 5:53
6. "Sex Bomb" (Mousse T's big beat) – 4:07
7. "Sex Bomb" (Strike Boys mix) – 5:32

Credits

• Written and composed by Mousse T. & Errol Rennalls ^[2]
• Published by Mergmusic/Rondor
• Produced by Mousse T. for Peppermint Jam Productions
• Album version : taken from the Tom Jones album "Reload"
• Peppermint Disco radio mix & Peppermint disco mix : remix and additional production by Mousse T. & Royal Garden for Peppermint Jam Productions
• Sounds of Life half vocal mix & Sounds of life bub mix : Remix & additional production by Sounds of Life for Time Tools
• Mousse T's big beat : Remix and additional production by Mousse T.
• Strike Boys mix : Remixed by the Strike Boys at the Nightclub Neremberg
• Marc Geddes

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 35 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 2 Denmark (IFPI) 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 5 France (SNEP)[8] 1 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 7 Italy (FIMI)[11] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 10 Norway (VG-lista)[13] 18 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 9 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 3 Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[18] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Austrian Singles Chart[19] 33 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[20] 78 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[21] 16 Dutch Top 40[22] 36 French Singles Chart[23] 10 Swiss Singles Chart[24] 10 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Austria[25] Gold 15,000 France[26] Gold 250,000 Germany[27] Gold 250,000 Sweden[28] Gold 10,000 Switzerland[29] Gold 25,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

References

1. "BBC Wales - Music - Tom Jones - Tom Jones discography".
2. "Errol Rennalls Discography". Discogs. Zinc Media Inc. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
3. "Australian-charts.com – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. "Ultratop.be – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. "Ultratop.be – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb" (in French). Ultratop 50.
7. "Tom Jones and Mousse T.: Sex Bomb" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
8. "Lescharts.com – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Musicline.de – Tom Jones and Mousse T. Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
10. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
11. "Italiancharts.com – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb". Top Digital Download.
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Tom Jones and Mousse T. search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb". VG-lista.
14. "Spanishcharts.com – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb" Canciones Top 50.
15. "Swedishcharts.com – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb". Singles Top 100.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Tom Jones and Mousse T. – Sex Bomb". Swiss Singles Chart.
17. "Tom Jones and Mousse T.: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
18. Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
19. 2000 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
20. 2000 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
21. 2000 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
22. "Single top 100 over 2000" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
23. 2000 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
24. 2000 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
25. Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
26. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
27. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Sex Bomb')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
28. Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved 20 September 2008)
29. Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved 20 September 2008)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics