Borderline (Michael Gray song) explained

Borderline
Cover:	Borderlinesinglecover.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Michael Gray featuring Shelly Poole
Length:	(original mix) (radio edit)
Label:	Universal Music TV Eye Industries
Producer:	Michael Gray
Chronology:	Michael Gray
Prev Title:	The Weekend
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Somewhere Beyond
Next Year:	2007

"Borderline" is a song by British producer Michael Gray featuring Shelly Poole of Alisha's Attic. It was released in August 2006 as Gray's second single. While "Borderline" failed to match the success of its predecessor, "The Weekend", it entered the top 50 on various record charts, including those of Australia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

Content

The song contains a sample replay of Chapter 8's 1979 R&B hit "Ready for Your Love".

Music video

The music video does not include Michael Gray or Shelly Poole. It features dancer Keeley Malone lying on a sun chair touching another dancer and lipsynching parts of the song - this scene switches back and forth through others which are of female dancers (including Shelina Gallacher among others) on rooftops of buildings in London (St. Paul's Cathedral can be seen at times in the background, and at least one location is believed to be 8-10 New Fetter Ln, EC4). The outfits in the video consist of what looks like; a white schoolgirl top and black tie, a black coat, a black bikini bottom, black stockings and black heels (as seen in the video screenshot). The video has been banned on 3 UK TV channels as a result. https://web.archive.org/web/20060721195517/http://www.ministryofsound.com/news/features/20060720_3 It was directed by Phil Griffin.

Track listings

UK CD single^[1]

1. "Borderline" (radio edit) – 3:15
2. "Borderline" (original mix) – 7:35
3. "Borderline" (vocal club mix) – 6:25
4. "Borderline" (Dennis Christopher's Vocal Mix) – 7:06
5. "Borderline" (Spencer & Hill Mix) – 5:58
6. "Borderline" (video)

UK and US digital download^{[2] [3]}

1. "Borderline" (radio edit) – 3:15
2. "Borderline" (club mix) – 6:09
3. "Borderline" (Disciples of Sound Vocal Mix) – 8:28
4. "Borderline" (Disciples of Sound dub mix) – 8:27
5. "Borderline" (Spencer & Hill Mix) – 5:56
6. "Borderline" (Spencer & Hill Dub Mix) – 5:57
7. "Borderline" (Michael's Neon Wave Vocal Mix) – 7:10
8. "Borderline" (Michael's Neon Wave Dub Mix) – 5:54
9. "Borderline" (Dennis Christopher's Vocal Mix) – 7:06
10. "Borderline" (Dennis Christopher's Dub Mix) – 6:51
11. "Borderline" (Dennis Christopher's Alternative Dub Mix) – 7:06

European CD single^[4]

1. "Borderline" (radio edit) – 3:15
2. "Borderline" (vocal club mix) – 5:54
3. "Borderline" (Michael Gray's Neon Wave Vocal Mix) – 7:10
4. "Borderline" (Lee "Muddy" Baker Acoustic Mix) – 3:12

Australian CD single^[5]

1. "Borderline" (radio edit) – 3:15
2. "Borderline" (Lee "Muddy" Baker Acoustic Mix) – 3:12
3. "Borderline" (Ian Carey Mix) – 6:55
4. "Borderline" (original mix) – 7:20
5. "Borderline" (vocal club mix) – 6:09
6. "Borderline" (Dennis Christopher's Vocal Mix) – 7:05
7. "Borderline" (Spencer & Hill Mix) – 5:57

Australian and New Zealand digital download^{[6] [7]}

1. "Borderline" (radio edit) – 3:14
2. "Borderline" (Lee "Muddy" Baker Acoustic Mix) – 3:11
3. "Borderline" (Ian Carey Mix) – 6:54
4. "Borderline" – 7:19
5. "Borderline" (vocal club mix) – 6:09
6. "Borderline" (Dennis Christopher's Vocal Mix) – 7:05
7. "Borderline" (Spencer & Hill Mix) – 5:56
8. "Borderline" (Neon Wave Vocal Mix) – 7:14
9. "Borderline" (Disciples of Sound Vocal Mix) – 8:32
10. "Borderline" (Gianluca Motto "Soho" Mix) – 8:27
11. "Borderline" (Pain & Rossini Mix) – 6:40

Credits and personnel

• Producer, mixing, keyboards, programming: Michael Gray
• Vocals: Shelly Poole
• Dancers: Keeley Malone, Katy Evans, Dina Moore
• Sample replay: Mark Summers, Scorccio.com
• Bass: James Winchester
• Photography: Luciana
• Photography, Video Director: Phil Griffin
• Recorded at Sultra Studios UK

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	7 August 2006			^[8]
Australia	18 September 2006	CD	Liberator Music	^[9]

Notes and References

1. Borderline. Michael Gray. 2006. UK CD single liner notes. Universal Music TV, Eye Industries. 1703606.
2. Web site: Borderline (feat. Shelly Poole). Apple Music. 5 August 2021.
3. Web site: Borderline (feat. Shelly Poole). Apple Music. 5 August 2021.
4. Borderline. Michael Gray. 2006. European CD single liner notes. Disco:Wax, WEA, Eye Industries. 5051011681127.
5. Borderline. Michael Gray. 2006. Australian CD single liner notes. Liberator Music. LIB 8CD.
6. Web site: Borderline. Apple Music. 5 August 2021.
7. Web site: Borderline. Apple Music. 5 August 2021.
8. Reviews: Singles. Music Week. 30. 29 July 2006.
9. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 18th September 2006. ARIA. 28. 18 September 2006. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060919140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060920-0000/issue863.pdf. 19 September 2006. 30 October 2021.