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Wikipedia article




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"'Scandalous'" is a song by British girl group Mis-Teeq. It was composed by band members Su-Elise Nash, Alesha Dixon, and Sabrina Washington along with frequent collaborators Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen, and Mikkel Eriksen for their second studio album, 'Eye Candy' (2003), with production handled by the latter two under their production moniker Stargate. Written in the key of C minor, "Scandalous" is an up-tempo R&B song with a heavy bassline, strings, a siren sound, and suggestive lyrics.

The song became a hit throughout Europe and Oceania, reaching the top ten in Australia, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. "Scandalous" has sold 195,000 copies in the UK, becoming the group's biggest-selling single. In 2004, "Scandalous" was chosen as Mis-Teeq's second single in the United States, where it reached number 35 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, number two on the 'Billboard' Dance Singles Sales chart, and number 11 on the 'Billboard' Mainstream Top 40.

Music video



The music video was directed by Jake Nava. It starts at night, where a lone man is seen running through an urban, inner city area, and disabling CCTV cameras, with a vicious dog on a leash barking at him. The man then runs into an unused warehouse, the location of a secret nightclub where Mis-Teeq are seen. Street dance and breakdancing is predominantly seen throughout the rest of the video. The audio for the music video starts out as the radio version for most of the song, before transitioning to the Jazzwad remix from the middle of the bridge onwards. "Scandalous" was nominated for two MOBO Awards, including 'Best Video'.

Appearances in the media



Due to the song's popularity, it has been featured in many advertisements and promotions. Mis-Teeq promoted the song by appearing in Coca-Cola television commercials aired in 2003 to coincide with the song's release, resulting in extra publicity. The song was then featured in promotions for the 2004 film 'Catwoman'. Originally, the film's theme song was to be Britney Spears' "Outrageous", but Spears broke her knee on the set of the music video and the idea was scrapped. This resulted in "Scandalous" becoming the theme song.

In 2007, an operatic version was recorded and used in promotional adverts for the BBC period drama 'Cranford'.

Track listings



* 'UK CD single'

# "Scandalous" (radio mix) 4:02

# "Scandalous" (Oracle remix) 4:59

# "Scandalous" (Jazzwad remix) 4:41

# "Scandalous" (Blacksmith radio remix) 3:48

# "Scandalous" (video)

* 'UK cassette single and European CD single'

# "Scandalous" (radio mix) 4:02

# "Scandalous" (Oracle remix) 4:59

* 'Australian CD single'

# "Scandalous" (radio mix) 4:00

# "Scandalous" (Oracle remix) 4:57

# "Scandalous" (Jazzwad remix) 4:40

# "Scandalous" (Blacksmith radio remix) 3:48

* 'US CD single'

# "Scandalous" (single version) 3:58

# "Scandalous" (Blacksmith radio remix) 3:48

* 'US maxi-CD single'

# "Scandalous" (single version) 3:58

# "Scandalous" (Blacksmith remix) 5:03

# "Scandalous" (Jazzwad remix) 4:47

# "Scandalous" (Rudeness vocal remix) 6:21

# "Scandalous" (Bermudez & Griffin Stained Blue Dress mix) 7:52

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Release history



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|17 March 2003

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|rowspan="2"|Telstar

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!scope="row"|Australia

|7 April 2003

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! rowspan="2" scope="row" |United States

|12 April 2004

|Contemporary hit radio

| rowspan="2" |Reprise

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|15 June 2004

|CD

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References



Category:2003 singles

Category:2003 songs

Category:Mis-Teeq songs

Category:Music videos directed by Jake Nava

Category:Reprise Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)

Category:Songs written by Alesha Dixon

Category:Songs written by Hallgeir Rustan

Category:Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen

Category:Songs written by Sabrina Washington

Category:Songs written by Su-Elise Nash

Category:Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen

Category:Telstar Records singles

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