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| Single by Monrose | ||||
| from the album Strictly Physical | ||||
| Released | September 14, 2007 | |||
| Studio | Weryton Studios (Munich) | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
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"Strictly Physical" is a song by German pop girl group Monrose. It was written by British musicians Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Obi Mhondera, Christian Ballard, and Andrew Murray and recorded by the trio for their same-titled second studio album (2007). Production was helmed by Mhondera along with duo Hawes and Kirtley as well as duo Ballard and Murray under their production monikers Jiant and Snowflakers. A dark and spooky, synthesizer–driven contemporary R&B record, it contains lyrics that reference to a celebration of sexual lust and conquest, leading up to a desire to get physical with a love interest.
The song was selected as the second single from its parent album and released one week ahead of Strictly Physical in September 2007. It earned generally positive reviews from critics who compared it favorably to Canadian singer Nelly Furtado's song "Say It Right" (2006). Commercially, "Strictly Physical" peaked at number six on the German Singles Chart, becoming the band's fourth consecutive single to do so, and reached the top twenty and thirty in Austria and Switzerland, respectively. For the accompanying music video which depicts the band during a photo shooting and in a boxing hall, Monrose reteamed with "Shame" director Oliver Sommer.