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Mysterious Girl
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Mysterious Girl
| cover = Mysteriousgirl.JPG
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Peter Andre featuring Bubbler Ranx
| album = Natural The Long Road Back
| B-side = "Turn It Up" (extended mix)
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Cod-reggae
| length = 3:39
| label =
* Melodian
* Mushroom (UK)
| writer =
* Peter Andre
* Bubbler Ranx
* Ollie Jacobs
* Glen Goldsmith
| producer = Ollie Jacobs
| prev_title = Turn It Up
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Get Down on It
| next_year = 1996
| chronology = Peter Andre
| misc =
}}
"'Mysterious Girl'" is the second overall single and third British single from singer-songwriter Peter Andre's second studio album, 'Natural' (1996). It was written by Glen Goldsmith, Philip Jackson, Ollie Jacobs and Andre, and produced by Jacobs. The song features guest vocals from Caribbean rapper Bubbler Ranx. It was first released as a single by Melodian Records in Australia on 14 August 1995 but was not released in the United Kingdom until 1996 due to problems regarding the administration of Andre's UK record label, Mushroom Records.
During its original release, "Mysterious Girl" peaked at number one in New Zealand and number two in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It was also a top-ten hit in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Sweden, and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single reached number 11 in September 1996. In 2004, the song was re-released in the British Isles and topped the UK Singles Chart following extensive promotion.
Critical reception
Clem Bastow from 'The Guardian' described "Mysterious Girl" as "a perennial classic from that peculiarly mid-90s period where reggae and dancehall had invaded the pop charts. It holds its own (perhaps due to the guest spot from Caribbean rapper Bubbler Ranx) alongside Maxi Priest's That Girl, Shaggy's Oh Carolina and Chaka Demus & Pliers' ebullient cover of Twist And Shout." Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' wrote that "Andre's sunshine reggae single automatically conjures up tropical beaches, palm and coconut trees. As this summer seems to be without end, the chances look good for the Australian." A reviewer from 'Music Week' rated the song three out of five, adding, "After patiently building a UK fanbase, Australian Andre could make the Top 10 with this pleasant reggae track." James Hamilton from the magazine's 'RM' Dance Update described it as a "accomplished but derivative Chaka Demus & Pliers/UB40/Bitty McLean-ish catchy 85.9bpm pop-reggae roller".
Chart performances
The song reached the top of the charts in New Zealand and number eight in Australia, and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Following a lengthy campaign on 'The Chris Moyles Show' in 2004, and Andre's appearance on the British reality show 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!', the song was re-released as the first single from Andre's fourth studio album 'The Long Road Back', peaking at number one in February 2004.
In the Republic of Ireland, "Mysterious Girl" reached number three upon its initial release in 1996, but the 2004 reissue saw the song reach a new peak of number two.
Music video
Filmed in Thailand, the music video for "Mysterious Girl" depicts Ranx and Andre on a beach. There are montages of several women, Andre, and Ranx dancing in a lagoon shirtless and in their jeans. Andre is later seen dancing underneath a waterfall, a more iconic part of the video. Andre is last seen walking along the beach shirtless and later rolls in the sand as the sun sets. Clem Bastow from 'The Guardian' wrote, "The video for the single was as much an advertisement for Andres personal trainer and spray-tan artist as it was a music video; the sight of him grooving in searingly blue tropical waters, proudly displaying his new look, was eye-popping (though not necessarily for the reasons he might have hoped)."
Track listings
* 'Australian CD and cassette single'
# "Mysterious Girl" (radio edit)
# "Mysterious Girl" (Malibu edit)
# "Mysterious Girl" (extended mix)
# "Mysterious Girl" (instrumental)
* 'UK CD single'
# "Mysterious Girl" (radio edit)
# "Mysterious Girl" (Malibu edit)
# "Mysterious Girl" (extended mix)
# "Mysterious Girl" (instrumental)
* 'UK 7-inch vinyl'
:A. "Mysterious Girl" (radio edit)
:B. "Take Me Back"
* 'UK 7-inch jukebox vinyl'
:A. "Mysterious Girl"
:B. "Only One"
* 'UK CD single (2004)'
# "Mysterious Girl" (radio edit)
# "Mysterious Girl" (Jupiter soul mix)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1996)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Austria (3 Austria Top 40)
|22
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
|64
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)
|28
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
|22
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)
|90
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)
|35
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)
|14
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
|47
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
|33
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)
|9
|}
Certifications
References
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