Desire (Geri Halliwell song)

"Desire"
Single by Geri Halliwell
from the album Passion
B-side	"Lift Me Up" (K-Klass Phazer-Phunk Edit), "True Love Never Dies"
Released	30 May 2005
Format	CD single, DVD single, digital download
Recorded	Murlyn Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre	Dance-pop, electropop
Length	3:22
Label	Innocent, Virgin
Writer(s)	Henrik Korpi, Mathias Wollo, Terry Ronald, Geri Halliwell
Producer	Korpi & Blackcell
Geri Halliwell singles chronology
"Ride It" (2004) "Desire" (2005)
Alternative cover UK CD 2 and European/Australian CD single cover Audio sample file info · help

"Desire" is a song by English recording artist Geri Halliwell from her third studio album, Passion (2005). The song metaphorically describes the persona as a feline with sexual desires. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2005 as the album's second and final single, peaking at number twenty-two on the UK Singles Chart, the lowest-peaking single of Halliwell's solo career so far.

Music video

Directed by Andy Morahan, the music video opens with Halliwell waking up at 7:10 a.m. to the sound of the alarm clock. After hopping out of bed, she heads for the refrigerator and grabs a bottle of milk, which she drinks suggestively, before leaving for work. On her way to work, a dog that is being walked by a woman suddenly starts to bark at Halliwell. Upon arriving at work, she is seen staring flirtatiously at her boss (played by actor Leon Ockenden), who is in his room. She stops by her boss's room to hand him the folders he had previously asked her to take care of, and then proceeds to behave provocatively around him. Right after leaving his room, Halliwell starts fantasising about him, which involves her crawling across his desk and drinking milk from a saucer. She is then seen performing a choreography with other four women dressed as secretaries, intercut with scenes of her making out with her boss in his room. After waking up from her daydream, she notices her boss is leaving and decides to follow him home, where she turns into a black cat after walking through his window. The boss takes the cat in and pets it in his bed. The video ends with Halliwell stopping her alarm clock at 7:11 a.m. and holding her pillow tight with a pleased look on her face, indicating that she had been dreaming the entire time.

Track listings

• UK CD 1 and German CD single

(Released in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2005 and in Germany on 27 June 2005)

1. "Desire" – 3:21
2. "Lift Me Up" (K-Klass Phazerphunk Edit) – 4:10

• UK CD 2

(Released on 30 May 2005)

1. "Desire" – 3:21
2. "Desire" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 6:30
3. "Desire" (Shanghai Surprize Remix) – 7:10

• UK DVD single

(Released on 30 May 2005)

1. "Desire" (Un-cut Video) – 3:25
2. "Ride It" (Video) – 4:01
3. Behind the Scenes Footage from the "Desire" Video – 2:00
4. "True Love Never Dies" (Audio with Photo Gallery) – 3:36

• European and Australian CD single

(Released on 30 May 2005)

1. "Desire" – 3:21
2. "Desire" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 6:30
3. "Desire" (Shanghai Surprize Remix) – 7:10
4. "Lift Me Up" (K-Klass Phazer-Phunk Edit) – 4:10

• UK promo CD single – The Remixes

1. "Desire" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 6:30
2. "Desire" (Shanghai Surprize Remix) – 7:10
3. "Desire" (Bimbo Jones Dub) – 6:43
4. "Desire" (Korpi & Blackcell Dub) – 6:25
5. "Desire" (Radio Edit) – 3:21

Personnel

• Geri Halliwell – vocals
• Niklas Flyckt – mixing
• Anders Hedlund – live drums
• Emma Holmgren – backing vocals
• Korpi & Blackcell – production, arrangements, engineering, instrumentation

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	78
Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)	9
European Hot 100 Singles	55
German Singles Chart	97
Irish Singles Chart	38
Italian Singles Chart	19
Romanian Top 100	70
UK Singles Chart	22