You're Gorgeous

"You're Gorgeous"
Single by Babybird
from the album Ugly Beautiful
Released October 25, 1996
Genre Britpop, indie
Length 3:44
Writer(s) Stephen Jones
Producer(s) Steve Power

"You're Gorgeous" is a song by the British band Babybird released as a commercial single in 1996.

Lyrical meaning

The song's lyrics concern the way a male photographer exploits his models.[1]

Reception

The song remains Babybird's biggest hit and the track that the band are best known for. On their album review of Ugly Beautiful, Allmusic (who gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5), praised "You're Gorgeous" because it "positively radiates with twisted sexuality."[2] The song was featured on Volume 35 of the UK's Now That's What I Call Music! compilation album series in November 1996.[3]

The song was also used in an Australian advertisement for Nurofen for Children.

Track list

CD single (The Echo Label Ltd | MCD 80135)

  1. "You're Gorgeous"
  2. "Bébé Limonade" (feat. Olivia Trench)
  3. "You're Gorgeous Too" (Alternate version of cut 1)
  4. "Carcrash"

All songs written by Stephen Jones.

Chart performances

Chart Positions
Australia (ARIA)[4] 28
French Singles Chart 46
New Zealand Singles Chart 22
Swedish Singles Chart 17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 3

References

  1. ↑ Lyrics - songfacts.com
  2. ↑ Album Review- Allmusic.com
  3. ↑ ::::NOW THA'TS WHAT I CALL MUSIC::::
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Babybird – You're Gorgeous". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-10-12" UK Singles Chart.

External links

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