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Filthy/Gorgeous
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Wikipedia article
"'Filthy/Gorgeous'" is a song by American pop-rock band Scissor Sisters. It is the seventh track on their self-titled debut album. Released as the album's fifth and final single in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2005, the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's first British top-five single. It also reached number one on the UK Dance Chart and on the US 'Billboard' Dance Club Songs chart. In Australia, it peaked at number 29 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and in Ireland, it reached number 13.
Music video
Two versions of the music video, directed by John Cameron Mitchell, were made: a full-length, raunchier version featuring semi-explicit scenes in a sex club, and an edited version where those scenes are shown more briefly, out of context, and occasionally obscured. Some scenes are removed completely.
Track listings
'US 12-inch vinyl'
:A1. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (Paper Faces mix) 7:46
:A2. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (extended 12-inch mix) 6:15
:B1. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (Paper Faces main mix) 8:53
'UK CD single'
# "Filthy/Gorgeous" 3:48
# "Filthy/Gorgeous" (Paper Faces vocal mix edit) 4:26
# "Mary" (Mylo mix) 5:53
# "Filthy/Gorgeous" (gorgeous video)
'UK DVD single'
# "Filthy/Gorgeous" (filthy video)
# "Filthy/Gorgeous" 3:47
'UK 12-inch picture disc'
:A1. "Filthy/Gorgeous" 3:48
:A2. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (I Love You See You Next Tuesday mix) 5:28
:B1. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (Paper Faces mix) 8:53
'Australasian CD single'
# "Filthy/Gorgeous" 3:48
# "Take Me Out" 4:32
# "Filthy/Gorgeous" (Paper Faces vocal mix edit) 4:26
# "Filthy/Gorgeous" (I Love You See You Next Tuesday mix) 5:28
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes and the 'Scissor Sisters' album booklet.
'Studios'
* Recorded at 5D Studios (Brooklyn, New York) and The Shed (New York)
'Personnel'
* Scissor Sisters performance, production, mixing
** Jake Shears writing (as Jason Sellards)
** Babydaddy writing (as Scott Hoffman), recording (5D)
** Ana Matronic writing (as Ana Lynch)
** Del Marquis
** Paddy Boom
* Ayan Pal bass
* Daniel Wise recording (The Shed)
* Neil Harris mixing
* Spooky art direction, illustration
* Fury art direction, design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
In popular culture
This song appeared on the soundtrack to 'Tony Hawk's American Wasteland' and also is the theme to the NBC show 'Kath & Kim'. It was also used in the 2006 film 'It's a Boy Girl Thing' and the 2014 film 'Dumb and Dumber To'.
See also
* List of number-one dance singles of 2005 (U.S.)
References
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