Shape (song)

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"Shape"
Killer"
Released10 March 2003 (2003-03-10)
Genre
Length4:12
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Craigie
Sugababes singles chronology
"Stronger" / "Angels with Dirty Faces"
(2002) 		"Shape"
(2003) 		"Hole in the Head"
(2003)

"Shape" is a song by English

sample of Sting's 1993 recording "Shape of My Heart
", whose vocals are featured in the chorus. It received mixed reviews from critics, who were ambivalent towards the sample of "Shape of My Heart".

The single attained moderate success and reached the top twenty on the charts in Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. The song's

Compact Cassette
.

Background and composition

"Shape"
A music sample of "Shape", which is a rendition of Sting's 1993 recording "Shape of My Heart".
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"Shape" was written by

B-side is a cover version of English producer Adamski's 1990 single "Killer".[4]

"Shape" is a

midtempo pop and R&B ballad with a subtle dance groove.[5] The song was composed in the key of F minor, at a moderately slow tempo of 82 beats per minute.[6] The Sugababes' vocal range in the song spans from the lower note of F3 to the highest note of G4.[6] Its instrumentation consists of keyboards and bass guitar.[1] The chorus of the song features Sting's vocals.[7]

Reception

Critical response

"Shape" received generally mixed reviews from critics.

Coventry Evening Telegraph wrote that the Sugababes "underline their versatility" on the track.[14] A writer from South Wales Echo felt that "Shape" was equally good as "Freak like Me" and "Round Round", the group's number-one singles from the same album.[15] A critic from Daily Mirror described it as a "clever" cover that depicts the Sugababes "on top form".[16]

Commercial performance

"Shape" debuted at number eleven on the

UK Singles Chart on 22 March 2003.[17] It became the first single from Angels with Dirty Faces to not reach the top ten.[18] By early 2010, it had sold 55,000 copies in the UK.[19] The song was more successful on the Irish Singles Chart, where it debuted and peaked at number nine, and in turn became the third single from Angels with Dirty Faces to reach the top ten.[20][21] "Shape" also achieved commercial success in Continental Europe. In Belgium, the song reached number two on the Ultratip chart in Wallonia,[22] and number 49 on the Ultratop chart in Flanders.[23] The single debuted at number 16 on the Netherlands' Dutch Top 40 chart, and peaked at number seven three weeks later.[24] It ended as the chart's 76th best-performing single of 2003.[25] The song peaked at number 16 on the Norwegian VG-lista chart and spent four weeks in the top twenty.[26] "Shape" attained top-forty positions on the German and Swiss singles charts,[27][28] and reached the top fifty on the Austrian chart.[29] The single debuted and peaked at number 75 on the Australian Singles Chart, where it charted for a total of four weeks.[30][31]

Promotion

Music video

The music video for "Shape" was filmed in Sydney, Australia.

The accompanying music video for "Shape" was directed by Michael Gracey and Pete Commins.[32][33] It was filmed during December 2002 in Sydney, Australia, and was released on 24 February 2003.[34] Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! team assisted in its production.[34] Sting did not appear in the video due to a busy schedule.[34] The video was subsequently re-shot after being deemed "too raunchy".[35] The video features computer-generated butterflies around the group members' bodies and was described as displaying "a wonderland".[34][35][36]

The video opens with a scene of the ocean at night.[37] It then shows a mansion by the water, in which Buena is seen standing by a balcony.[37] The following scene shows Range entering the mansion as two men open the doors for her.[37] Buena is shown walking in the middle of a masquerade ball, in which she captures the attention of a man.[37] The Sugababes are shown on a couch, where Buchanan holds a man's hand; they all then walk down the mansion's staircase.[37] Each group member begins to dance with a man at the ball.[37] Buena walks towards a mirror which depicts a reflection of the Sugababes, while Buchanan drops her white mask which subsequently shatters.[37] Towards the end of the video, they are shown leaving the ball before Buchanan jumps off the balcony and into the water.[37] All three members are shown collectively in the water, which begins to fade out into the sky.[37] The last scene shows the men that were in the mansion walking away.[37]

Live performances

The Sugababes performed "Shape" on

greatest hits album, Overloaded: The Singles Collection.[44]

Track listings

CD1 single
Brits 2003 version)
  • Eugene Hanes
  • Marc Valentine
  • Loren Hill
  • William Collins
  • George Clinton
  • Gary Numan
3:26
4."Shape" (video)  4:11
CD2 single[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Shape" (album version)
  • Sting
  • Miller
  • Dodds
Craigie4:11
2."Shape" (Salaam Remi remix)
  • Sting
  • Miller
  • Dodds
4:10
3."Shape" (Double R remix featuring Romeo)
  • Craigie
  • Double R[a]
  • Jeff Ishmal[b]
4:50
4."Shape" (D-Bop's vocal breakdown mix)
  • Sting
  • Miller
  • Dodds
7:44
Cassette single[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Shape" (radio mix)
  • Sting
  • Miller
  • Dodds
Craigie4:11
2."Killer"
  • Tinley
  • Samuel
Higgins4:02
3."Shape" (live version)
  • Sting
  • Miller
  • Dodds
Craigie4:15

Notes

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Overloaded: The Singles Collection.[1]

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Shape"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 10 March 2003
  • CD
  • cassette
 Island [3]
Australia 12 May 2003 CD [53]

References

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