My Love Is Pink Explained

My Love Is Pink
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Type:Promotional single
Artist:Sugababes
Album:Change
Label:Island

"My Love Is Pink" is a song by English girl group Sugababes from their fifth studio album, Change (2007). It was written by band members Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range in collaboration with the songwriting and production team Xenomania, who produced the song. "My Love Is Pink" is an uptempo dance-pop and electropop song, reminiscent of those performed by British girl group, Girls Aloud. The song was released on 10 December 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the second single from Change. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the composition and sound, but criticised its lyrical content. The song peaked at number five on the UK Commercial Pop Club chart and number 51 on the Slovakian Singles Chart.

Background and composition

"My Love Is Pink" was written by Sugababes members Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range in collaboration with the British songwriting and production team Xenomania, consisting of Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Lisa Cowling and Nick Coler. Higgins and Xenomania produced the song. It was mixed by Powell and Higgins; programmed it with Cooper and Gray. "My Love Is Pink" was sent to digital retailers in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 10 December 2007 as the second single from Change.

The song is an uptempo[1] dance-pop and electropop record with a high-energy dance beat. The instrumentation is provided by keyboards and a guitar. Nick Levine of Digital Spy described it as a "slightly unhinged handbag anthem operating at the point where nineties dance and noughties electro collide".[2] Several critics noted similarities between the song and those performed by British girl group, Girls Aloud.[3] [4] "My Love Is Pink" was also considered by critics to be a gay anthem.

Reception

The song received mixed reviews from critics, who were ambivalent towards its composition. Thomas H Green of The Daily Telegraph described it as "belligerently fizzing pop".[5] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian labelled the track as "propulsive" and regarded it as a classy example of the group's "trademark clever, referential pop".[6] Victoria Segal of The Times described "My Love Is Pink" as indestructible, and wrote that it confirms the group's status as "the bionic band".[7] Lauren Murphy of Entertainment Ireland characterised it as one of the album's "sense-stirring tracks",[8] while BBC's Tom Young praised the track as "sassy and Girls Aloud-like".[3] According to Leon McDermott of The Sunday Herald, the song "jumps and squelches with its sassy brio".[9] A critic from The Liverpool Daily Post & Echo considered it one of the album's highlights.[4] [10]

However, the song's lyrics were a focal point for criticism. Andy Gill of The Independent dismissed it as a "euphemism too far",[11] while Keith Bruce of The Sunday Herald called the song "lyrically awful".[12] Gavin Martin of the Daily Mirror described it a "frisky but a pale reflection of past G.A.Y. disco glories".[13] Hot Press magazine's Pete Murphy felt that the song was a let-down and called it "standard dancefloor fodder veneered with a patina of urban and/or Afro-Caribbean sophistication".[14] A writer for The Scotsman stated that regarded the song as "another of those anonymous, mass-produced party hits sung by a faceless rent-a-vocalist".[15] Upon its release as a single, "My Love Is Pink" peaked at number five on the UK Commercial Pop Club chart, and number 51 on the Slovakian Singles Chart.[16]

Live performances

"My Love Is Pink" was included in the set list for the Sugababes' 2008 Change Tour, in which they wore silver, plastic dresses.[17] The trio performed the song at the Oxegen 2008 festival as part of a set list, which included their number one singles "Freak like Me", "Round Round", "Hole in the Head", "Push the Button" and "About You Now".[18]

Track listings and formats

  1. My Love Is Pink (Radio Version) – 3:44

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Change, Island Records.[19]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Ireland10 December 2007Digital download[21] Island Records
United Kingdom

Notes and References

  1. News: Sugababes – Change. Maidenhead Advertiser. Baylis Media. 19 October 2007. 24 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130423055828/http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/Entertainment/Bands-and-Music/Bands-and-Music-News/Sugababes-Change-1285.htm. dead. 23 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Levine. Nick. Sugababes: 'Change'. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines. 9 October 2007. 6 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415191841/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/albumreviews/a77325/sugababes-change.html. live. 15 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Young. Tom. Sugababes Change Review. BBC. 8 October 2007. 6 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123024258/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/vhn8. live. 23 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Polonowski . Colin. Sugababes – Change. The Digital Fix. Poisonous Monkey. 22 November 2007. 5 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130125002759/http://music.thedigitalfix.com/content/4701/sugababes.html. dead . 25 January 2013.
  5. Web site: Green. Thomas H. Pop CDs of the week. The Daily Telegraph. 6 October 2007. 5 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104002552/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/3668359/Pop-CDs-of-the-week.html. live. 4 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Petridis. Alexis. CD: Sugababes, Change. The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. 5 October 2007. 6 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022031431/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/oct/05/popandrock.shopping. live. 22 October 2012.
  7. Web site: Segal. Victoria. Sugababes: Change. The Times. News International. 6 October 2007. 6 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110517073702/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2576238.ece. 17 May 2011.
  8. Web site: Murphy. Lauren. Sugababes – Change. Entertainment Ireland. Entertainment Media Networks. 12 November 2007. 5 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140401121601/http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Sugababes-Change/5277.htm. live. 1 April 2014.
  9. Web site: McDermott. Leon. The Arts: Rock CD Reviews. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220084212/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-9670673.html. dead. 20 December 2016. The Sunday Herald. Newsquest. 14 October 2007. 15 September 2012.
  10. Web site: CD Review. Liverpool Daily Post & Echo. Trinity Mirror. 5 October 2007. 15 September 2012.
  11. Web site: Gill. Andy. Album: Sugababes. The Independent. Independent News & Media. 5 October 2007. 5 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305001302/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-sugababes-395970.html. live. 5 March 2014.
  12. Web site: Bruce. Keith. Change Sugababes. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309125902/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23667997.html. dead. 9 March 2016. The Sunday Herald. Newsquest. 6 October 2007. 15 September 2012.
  13. Web site: Martin. Gavin. Sweet and Sour; CD of the week – Sugababes Change. Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. 5 October 2007. 15 September 2012.
  14. Web site: Murphy. Peter. Change. Hot Press. Niall Stokes. 23 October 2007. 13 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130327074624/http://hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/Change/4187165.html. live. 27 March 2013.
  15. News: Change isn't for the better. The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. 5 October 2007. 17 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130304131014/http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/music/news-and-features/change-isn-t-for-the-better-1-694099. dead. 4 March 2013.
  16. Web site: SNS IFPI. IFPI Slovakia. 15 September 2012.
  17. News: Sugababes review: The new material girls. The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. 28 April 2008. 4 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819152625/http://www.scotsman.com/news/sugababes-review-the-new-material-girls-1-1257867. dead. 19 August 2016.
  18. Web site: Sugababes draw huge crowd at Oxegen. NME. IPC Media. 11 July 2008. 4 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20090926005937/http://www.nme.com/news/sugababes/38024. dead. 26 September 2009.
  19. Change. Change (Sugababes album). Sugababes. 2007. 13–14. album. Universal Island Records. 1747641.
  20. Web site: Jones. Alan. Datafile Club Charts. Music Week. 1 March 2008. 19.
  21. "My Love Is Pink" was digitally released in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 10 December 2007:

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