Mr. Personality (song) explained

Mr. Personality
Cover:20 Fingers - Personality cover.png
Type:single
Artist:Gillette/20 Fingers featuring Gillette
Album:On the Attack
B-Side:Mr. Personality (Ugly Mix)
Released:June 19, 1995
Genre:House, dance-pop
Length:3:30
Label:ZYX
Producer:Charlie Babie, Manny Mohr
Chronology:Gillette
Prev Title:Short Dick Man
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:You're a Dog
Next Year:1995

"Mr. Personality" is a song recorded by American singer and rapper Gillette, produced by 20 Fingers and released in June 1995 as the second single from Gillette's debut solo album, On the Attack (1994).

Background

The song has been released as Gillette's second single from her debut solo album On the Attack worldwide, while in Poland and Germany, it has been released as 20 Fingers' third single credited as "20 Fingers featuring Gillette" from their debut album On the Attack and More. The track reached the top 20 in Belgium. However, sales were lower than 20 Fingers' previous hits "Short Dick Man" and "Lick It". The song also charted in Germany, New Zealand and Switzerland.

Ugly Mix

The B-Side of "Mr. Personality" is the "Ugly Mix" of the song. Technically about the same content, it is completely a different song with different beat arrangement, recorded vocals, and different lyric text and refrain. The structure of the Ugly Mix follows the style of 20 Fingers and Gillette's hit song "Short Dick Man", which has a dance beat instead of a hip hop beat and a rock beat, with minimalistic vocals, the rap verses completely removed and replaced by spoken repeatings such as in the refrain, where it was "Do, Don't, Don't, Don't want no ugly mothersucker" or "I, I, I, I don't think so, I don't think so" ("Eeny, weeny, teeny, weeny" or "Don't, Don't, Don't, Do Do, Don't, Don't, Don't" as it was in "Short Dick Man").

Track listings

  • CD maxi
  1. "Mr. Personality" (Radio Mix) – 3:30
  2. "Mr. Personality" (Euro Edit) – 3:26
  3. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Mix) – 4:02
  4. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Underground Mix) – 5:11
  5. "Mr. Personality" (Gumbo Mix) – 4:32
  6. "Mr. Personality" (Album Version) – 3:30
  • 12" maxi
  1. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Mix) – 4:02
  2. "Mr. Personality" (J.J.'s Euro Mix) – 6:09
  3. "Mr. Personality" (Gumbo Mix) – 4:32
  4. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Underground Mix) – 5:11
  5. "Mr. Personality" (Radio Mix) – 3:30
  6. "Mr. Personality" (Album Version) – 3:44

Charts

Chart performance for "Mr. Personality"!Chart (1995)!Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 80
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 55
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[3] 11
Europe (European Dance Radio)[4] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 42

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 May 1995. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). April 25, 2017.
  2. Web site: Canada Singles peak . 2012-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105204529/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . 2012-11-05 . dead .
  3. Web site: Canada dance peak . 2012-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105204529/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . 2012-11-05 . dead .
  4. European Dance Radio. Music & Media. May 20, 1995. 24. April 21, 2023.
  5. Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties

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