"Get Sexy" | ||||
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Single by Sugababes | ||||
from the album Sweet 7 | ||||
Released | 30 August 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
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Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | Island | |||
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Producer(s) | The Smeezingtons | |||
Sugababes singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Sugababes - Get Sexy" on YouTube |
"Get Sexy" is a song by British girl group Sugababes, taken from their seventh studio album, Sweet 7 (2010). It was written by Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass, Rob Manzoli, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars and produced by the latter three under their stage name The Smeezingtons. The song was released on 30 August 2009 as the album's lead single. Musically, "Get Sexy" is an uptempo electropop song with influences of dance, techno and R&B. The song features an interpolation of Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy". It is the final single to feature the group's third line-up, prior to founding member Keisha Buchanan's departure in September 2009.
"Get Sexy" received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics; some reviewers criticised its lack of originality, while others praised its production and lyrics. The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number three on the Irish Singles Chart. It also charted on the singles charts in Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Sweden. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Emil Nava and features the group's members in a house of mirrors, a bird cage and a room covered in graffiti.