Out of Your Mind explained

Out of Your Mind
Cover:V1; out of your mind.jpg
Type:single
Artist:True Steppers and Dane Bowers featuring Victoria Beckham
Album:True Stepping
Released:[1]
Genre:2-step garage[2]
Length:3:27
Producer:Johnny Lisners
Chronology:True Steppers
Prev Title:Buggin
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:True Step Tonight
Next Year:2000

"Out of Your Mind" is a song by UK garage duo True Steppers. It features Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham, in her first appearance as a solo artist away from Spice Girls. The single was released on 14 August 2000 and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, beaten to the top by Spiller's "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" in a highly publicised chart battle.

Background and composition

Explaining her collaboration with Dane Bowers, Beckham said she loved dance music and was "flattered" to be asked to sing on the track.[3]

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, the single was released the same week as Spiller's "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", which features Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Although "Out of Your Mind" was predicted to be number one until Saturday, "Groovejet" outsold it by 20,000 copies by Sunday, holding it back to the number-two position.[4] [5] "Out of Your Mind" sold 180,584 copies during its first week and has sold over 400,000 copies in the UK as of June 2017.[5] [6] It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry and was the 21st-best-seller of 2000 in the UK.

Track listings

  1. "Out of Your Mind" – 3:27
  2. "Out of Your Mind" – 4:12
  3. "Out of Your Mind" – 4:25
  1. "Out of Your Mind" – 5:02
  2. "Out of Your Mind" – 4:12
  3. "Out of Your Mind" – 4:30
  1. "Out of Your Mind" – 3:25
  2. "Out of Your Mind" – 4:12

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[10] 14
Greece (IFPI)[11] 9
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[12] 13
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[13] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[14] 86
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 51
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 21

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Posh Spices Up Chart Battle. NME. NME. NME. 14 August 2000. 9 October 2020.
  2. On the air. Music & Media. 17. 35. 16. 26 August 2000. 9 October 2020.
  3. Web site: BBC News – Entertainment – Posh performs a flashdance.
  4. Web site: Spiller star slams Posh campaign. BBC News. 18 August 2000. 1 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Posh suffers chart failure. BBC News. 20 August 2000. 1 April 2014.
  6. Web site: The Ultimate Official Spice Girls Solo Chart: All Their Singles Ranked by Sales. Copsey. Rob. Official Charts Company. 29 June 2017. 4 August 2023.
  7. Out of Your Mind. True Steppers, Dane Bowers. 2000. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Star-Write, NuLife, Ice Cream Records. 74321782941.
  8. Out of Your Mind. True Steppers, Dane Bowers. 2000. UK cassette single sleeve. BMG, Star-Write, NuLife, Ice Cream Records. 74321 782 944.
  9. Out of Your Mind. True Steppers, Dane Bowers. 2000. European CD single liner notes. BMG, Star-Write, NuLife, Ice Cream Records. 74321 784 772.
  10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 17. 36. 2 September 2000. 11. 0006-2510. American Radio History.
  11. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 17. 44. 17. 28 October 2000. 9 June 2020.
  12. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (31.9–6.10 2000). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 10. 6 October 2000. 7 October 2019.
  13. Web site: Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 17 August 2000. GfK Chart-Track. 24 May 2019.
  14. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 100. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 10. 5 January 2001. 8 February 2020.
  15. Web site: Top 100 of 2000. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040602112628/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html. 2 June 2004. 16 March 2022.
  16. Web site: Yearly Best Selling Singles. British Phonographic Industry. https://web.archive.org/web/20100924031612/http://bpi.co.uk/assets/files/yearly%20best%20selling%20singles.pdf. 24 September 2010. 24 May 2019.