Number One Enemy Explained

Number One Enemy
Cover:DaisyDaresU--1Enemy.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Daisy Dares You featuring Chipmunk
Album:Rush (unreleased)
Released:1 March 2010
Recorded:2009
Genre:Pop rock, electropop
Length:3:47
Label:Jive

"Number One Enemy" is the debut single from British singer Daisy Dares You. The single features Chipmunk, and was released on 1 March 2010. The song peaked at number 13, it make her only charting single to date.

Music video

A music video is available for the song.[1] The video features Daisy dancing around a colourfully decorated garden, and later features her dancing around a decorated stairwell. During his verse, Chipmunk is seen sat at a long wooden table, in which Daisy is stood dancing behind him. Various odd objects appear throughout the video, including a giant cupcake and rainbow-coloured sheep. The video seems to be inspired in parts by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, as seen by Daisy holding a pig, the long table (reminiscent of the tea party table) and Chipmunk holding a hat similar to the Mad Hatter's. We also see Daisy encountering a white rabbit and following it down a rabbit hole at the start, a small bottle reading "Drink Me", signs saying "This Way" and "That Way", a small house (reminiscent of when Alice grows larger whilst inside the White Rabbit's house) and oversized or just plain out-of-the-ordinary objects and surroundings.

In popular culture

The song was re-recorded in Simlish for the video game, .[2]

Critical reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review.[3]

Chart performance

Following its release on 1 March 2010, "Number One Enemy" debuted in the UK Singles Chart on 7 March 2010, where it peaked at #13. The following week, the single fell 6 places to #19. On 21 March 2010, the single fell a further 8 places to #27 and the following week fell a further 7 places to #34, meaning the single spent 4 weeks in the UK Top 40. On 20 March 2010, "Number One Enemy" debuted in the European Hot 100 Singles where it peaked at #40

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daisy Dares You ft. Chipmunk: 'Number One Enemy'. Digital Spy. 11 January 2010.
  2. Web site: EA announces featured songs in The Sims 3 Ambitions expansion pack. 2022-01-10. Gaming Nexus. en.
  3. Web site: Daisy Dares You - 'Number One Enemy'. Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Nick Levine. 24 February 2010.