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| "Mixed Up World" | ||||
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| Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor | ||||
| from the album Shoot from the Hip | ||||
| B-side | "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" | |||
| Released | 13 October 2003 | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology | ||||
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| "Mixed Up World" on YouTube | ||||
"Mixed Up World" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released on 13 October 2003 as the lead single from her second studio album, Shoot from the Hip (2003). Written by Bextor, Greg Alexander and Matt Rowe, it was produced by both Alexander and Rowe, it reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and was especially successful in Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number three.
Lyrically, the song is about Bextor trying to navigate life in a world which is mixed up, with Bextor saying that the song was partially influenced by the Iraq war which she claimed left her "feeling powerless", with the song trying to "find joy in a world that suddenly seemed heavy and cynical".[1] It has sold more than 35,000 copies in the UK.[1] The music video for the song features various dancers wearing a mix of bright and dark colours.
In 2024, the Official Charts Company ranked "Mixed Up World" as the 10th best–selling song by Ellis–Bextor in the United Kingdom.[2]
Music video
[edit]The music video, directed by Rupert Jones, features men in bowler hats as Ellis-Bextor moves between giant black and white punctuation marks. It was the first video that shows her hair dyed blond. A short clip from the video was featured in an ad on Australia's VH1 channel in June 2006.
In a review of the song, Can't Stop the Pop claimed that the music video for "Mixed Up World" did not entirely reflect the lyrical nature of the song, claiming that whilst the song portrays "a sense of uncertainty", the music video does not visually portray this as a result of it having a "clear yet unrelated concept" which they claimed was "perfectly aligned to Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s slightly offbeat, avant-garde image".[1]
Track listings
[edit]UK CD single[3]
- "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
- "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38
- "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" – 2:42
- "Mixed Up World" (CD Rom) – 3:49
UK cassette single[4]
- "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
- "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38
- "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" – 2:42
European CD single[5]
- "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
- "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38
European 12-inch single[6]
- A1. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix)
- B1. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision instrumental mix)
- B2. "Mixed Up World" (radio edit)
Australian CD single[7]
- "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
- "Take Me Home" (Sneaker Pimps remix) – 4:41
- "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Phunk Investigation vocal mix) – 8:34
- "Get Over You" (Almighty Pop'd Up mix) – 7:14
- "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip & Fill remix) – 6:05
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 32 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 44 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] | 8 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[11] | 9 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] | 3 |
| Germany (GfK)[13] | 69 |
| Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40)[14] | 24 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[15] | 26 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 76 |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100)[17] | 56 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[18] | 11 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 45 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[20] | 7 |
Sales
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | 35,000[21] |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 13 October 2003 |
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Polydor | [22] |
| Australia | 20 October 2003 | CD | [23] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Herman, Craig (9 October 2023). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World - Can't Stop The Pop". Can't Stop the Pop. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Official biggest songs revealed". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ Mixed Up World (UK CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 2003. 9812108.
- ^ Mixed Up World (UK cassette single sleeve). Polydor Records. 2003. 9812109.
- ^ Mixed Up World (European CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 2003. 981 211-0.
- ^ Mixed Up World (European 12-inch single sleeve). Polydor Records. 2003. 389 378-1.
- ^ Mixed Up World (Australian CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 2003. 9813293.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World". Tracklisten. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "2003/46. heti Editors' Choice Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Mixed Up World". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 46, saptamina 1.12 – 7.12, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 25/10/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart on 25/10/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor @ Sophie-Online.net • Your 24/7 resource for all things Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 11 October 2003. p. 31.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 20/10/2003" (PDF). ARIA. 20 October 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
