Show Girl (Slimmy song) explained

Show girl
Cover:Show Girl single cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Slimmy
Album:Beatsound Loverboy
Released:May 26, 2008
Recorded:2006
Genre:Electronica, alternative
Length:3:14
Label:Som Livre
Producer:Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner
Prev Title:Beatsound Loverboy
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)
Next Year:2008

"Show Girl" is a song by Slimmy, released in 2008 as the second single from his debut album Beatsound Loverboy. The song peaked at number 44 in the Portugal Singles Chart."Showgirl" is part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese TV series "Rebelde Way".

Background

"Show Girl", also written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner, was released to MySpace as the second single of the album on the same day "Beatsound Loverboy" was released and was released as a digital single on May 26, 2008.[1] It premiered on the Antena 3 radio station on the same day. "Showgirl" together with the song "Bloodshot Star" is part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese TV series "Rebelde Way".[2]

Music video

The video starts with six girls "coming out" from a curtain like they were entering on stage. Then, we can see Slimmy in a black background walking towards us while singing to the song. Next to him, there are two girls kissing each other. The video is followed by a scene where we can see Slimmy performing in a nightclub while the girls featured in the opening scene of the video are dancing to the song. This scene is alternated with a scene where Slimmy is singing the song in a white background with CDs stuck in the wall. Apart from girls, we can also see transvestites in the video. The rest of the video features scenes from the performance in the nightclub.[3]

Chart performance

The song entered at number 44 on the Portugal Singles Top 50 where it stayed for one week and peaked at number 44 where it stayed for more one week.[4]

Live performances

Track listing

MySpace promotional single
  1. "Show Girl" (album version) – 3:14
Digital single
  1. "Show Girl" (album version) – 3:14

Personnel

Taken from the album's booklet.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Show Girl by Slimmy on MySpace . MySPace. 2007 . June 30, 2011.
  2. Web site: Slimmy, as vossas opiniões . https://archive.today/20130113150729/http://aeiou.blitz.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=bz.stories/39102 . dead . January 13, 2013 . BLITZ . 2008 . June 30, 2011 .
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBrcFvWNwno Video synopsis
  4. http://acharts.us/song/36941 Show Girl on chart
  5. Credits taken from the album's liner notes. Retrieved June 30, 2011.