Under the Thumb explained

Under the Thumb
Cover:Amy_Studt_Under_the_Thumb.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Amy Studt
Album:False Smiles
B-Side:
  • "False Smiles"
  • "Rose"
Length:3:45
Label:
Producer:David Eriksen
Prev Title:Misfit
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:All I Wanna Do
Next Year:2004

"Under the Thumb" is the third single from English singer Amy Studt's debut album, False Smiles (2003). Released on 29 September 2003, the song reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and number 36 in Ireland.

Music video

The video tells the story of a young woman who has got her boyfriend (Iddo Goldberg) on a 'short leash'. In the beginning she is seen carrying shopping walking along a country road. She goes into her cottage and her boyfriend is tied up to a chair. At various stages in the video she is seen doing things for him like feeding him and washing his hair. There are newspaper articles around the house with their pictures in and they are on the TV, which makes out they are missing. The police come knocking on the door but think no-one is there and leave. Then Amy starts destroying her room, and in the end she lets her boyfriend leave the house, and she locks the door behind her.

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single[1]

  1. "Under the Thumb" – 3:44
  2. "False Smiles" – 3:52
  3. "Rose" – 4:27
  4. "Under the Thumb" (video)

UK cassette single[2]

  1. "Under the Thumb" – 3:44
  2. "False Smiles" – 3:52
  3. "Rose" – 4:27

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United Kingdom29 September 2003[3]
Australia27 October 2003CD[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Under the Thumb. Amy Studt. 2003. UK & Australian CD single liner notes. 19 Recordings, Polydor Records. 9811793.
  2. Under the Thumb. Amy Studt. 2003. UK cassette single sleeve. 19 Recordings, Polydor Records. 9811794.
  3. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 29. 27 September 2003.
  4. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 27th October 2003. ARIA. 25. 27 October 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20031106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031107-0000/Issue714.pdf. 6 November 2003. 26 June 2021.