Mixed Up World Explained

Mixed Up World
Cover:Mixedupworld.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Album:Shoot from the Hip
B-Side:The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand
Length:3:44
Label:Polydor
Producer:
  • Gregg Alexander
  • Matt Rowe
Prev Title:Music Gets the Best of Me
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:I Won't Change You
Next Year:2003

"Mixed Up World" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released on 13 October 2003 as the first single from her second studio album, Shoot from the Hip (2003). The single includes a B-side called "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand". "Mixed Up World peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and was especially successful in Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number three. It has sold 35,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The music video for the song features various dancers wearing a mix of bright and dark colours.

Music video

The music video, directed by Rupert Jones, features men in bowler hats as Ellis-Bextor moves between giant black and white punctuation marks. It was the first video that shows Sophie's blonde hairstyle. A short clip from the video was featured in an ad on Australia's VH1 channel in June 2006.

Track listings

UK CD single[1]

  1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
  2. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38
  3. "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" – 2:42
  4. "Mixed Up World" (CD Rom) – 3:49

UK cassette single[2]

  1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
  2. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38
  3. "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" – 2:42

European CD single[3]

  1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
  2. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38

European 12-inch single[4]

A1. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix)

B1. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision instrumental mix)

B2. "Mixed Up World" (radio edit)

Australian CD single[5]

  1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
  2. "Take Me Home" (Sneaker Pimps remix) – 4:41
  3. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Phunk Investigation vocal mix) – 8:34
  4. "Get Over You" (Almighty Pop'd Up mix) – 7:14
  5. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip N Fill remix) – 6:05

Sales

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Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United Kingdom13 October 2003Polydor[7]
Australia20 October 2003CD[8]

Notes and References

  1. Mixed Up World. Sophie Ellis-Bextor. 2003. UK CD single liner notes. Polydor Records. 9812108.
  2. Mixed Up World. Sophie Ellis-Bextor. 2003. UK cassette single sleeve. Polydor Records. 9812109.
  3. Mixed Up World. Sophie Ellis-Bextor. 2003. European CD single liner notes. Polydor Records. 981 211-0.
  4. Mixed Up World. Sophie Ellis-Bextor. 2003. European 12-inch single sleeve. Polydor Records. 389 378-1.
  5. Mixed Up World. Sophie Ellis-Bextor. 2003. Australian CD single liner notes. Polydor Records. 9813293.
  6. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 46, saptamina 1.12 – 7.12, 2003. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050220101620/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10097.html. 20 February 2005. 14 May 2020.
  7. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 11 October 2003.
  8. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 20/10/2003. ARIA. 25. 20 October 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20031106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031107-0000/Issue713.pdf. 6 November 2003. 26 June 2021.