I'm Too Sexy

"I'm Too Sexy"
Single by Right Said Fred
from the album Up
Released	15 July 1991 (UK)
Format	CD, 7", 12", cassette
Recorded	1991
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	2:50
Label	Tug (UK) Charisma (U.S.)
Writer(s)	Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass, Rob Manzoli
Producer	TommyD
Right Said Fred singles chronology
"I'm Too Sexy" (1991) "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (1991)
2007 release cover Cover for "I'm Too Sexy 2007" Right Said Fred singles chronology "Where Do You Go to My Love?" (2006) "I'm Too Sexy 2007" (2007) "I'm a Celebrity" (2008)

"I'm Too Sexy" is a song by English trio Right Said Fred from their album Up. The single topped the American charts for three weeks in early 1992, after having peaked at number two in Britain less than six months earlier.

In the UK, the song equalled the record for the most weeks at number two without ever topping the chart, staying at number two for six weeks in a row while being famously held off the summit by Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". (This equalled the previous record set by Father Abraham's 1978 hit "The Smurf Song".)

Song information

"I'm Too Sexy" is sung from the point of view of a self-satisfied fashion model. The song's lyrics express (over) confidence that his personal level of sexiness makes him too sexy for numerous things, most notably his shirt ("so sexy it hurts"). The list also includes "my love (love's going to leave me)", "Milan, New York, and Japan", "your party (no way I'm disco dancing)", "my car (too sexy by far)", "my hat (what d'you think about that?)", "my cat (poor pussy... poor pussycat)", and the song itself: "...and I'm too sexy for this song", at which point the song abruptly ends.

The song samples the guitar riff from Cozy Powell's 1974 hit "Dance with the Devil".

The band is considered a one-hit wonder in the United States, its only other charting U.S. single peaking at #76. However, "I'm Too Sexy" was just the act's first of several hits on the British charts, including the No. 1 single "Deeply Dippy".

The song was rated #49 on "The 50 Worst Songs Ever! Watch, Listen and Cringe!" by Blender. In 2007, the song was listed as #80 on the VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s. It was also ranked #2 on VH1's 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 90s. Most recently, in 2010, the song was ranked at #8 on AOL Radio's list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, with Matthew Wilkening advising the reader: "Next time the Brits try to knock our culture, just ask them where [Right Said Fred] had four Top 30 singles in one year."

Track listing

UK CD (CD SNOG 1)

1. "I'm Too Sexy" (Betty's mix)
2. "I'm Too Sexy" (7" mix)
3. "I'm Too Sexy" (12" instrumental)
4. "I'm Too Sexy" (Italian version)

UK 7" (SNOG 1) / cassette (CA SNOG 1)

1. "I'm Too Sexy"
2. "I'm Too Sexy" (instrumental)

UK 12" (12 SNOG 1)

1. "I'm Too Sexy"
2. "I'm Too Sexy" (7" version)
3. "I'm Too Sexy" (12" instrumental)

U.S. single

1. "I'm Too Sexy" (7" version)
2. "I'm Too Sexy" (Extended Club Mix)
3. "I'm Too Sexy" (Betty's Mix)
4. "I'm Too Sexy" (Instrumental)
5. "I'm Too Sexy" (Catwalk Mix)
6. "I'm Too Sexy" (Tushapella)
7. "I'm Too Sexy" (Spanish version)

Chart positions

Peak positions

Country	Position
Australia	1
Austria	1
Canada	2
Germany	14
Ireland	1
Netherlands	19
New Zealand	1
Norway	2
Sweden	8
United Kingdom	2
United States	1
Chart (Re-release)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	56

Notes:

End-of-year charts

End of year chart (1992)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	13

End-of-decade charts

Chart (1990–1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	79

Preceded by "Don't Cry" by Guns N' Roses	Irish Singles Chart number-one single 3 October 1991 – 10 October 1991 (1 week)	Succeeded by "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams
Preceded by "The Fly" by U2	Australian Singles Chart 10 November 1991 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Black or White" by Michael Jackson
Preceded by "Black or White" by Michael Jackson	New Zealand Singles Chart 19 January 1992 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Live and Let Die" by Guns N Roses
Preceded by "Das Boot" by U 96	Austrian Singles Chart 5 April 1992 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Das Boot" by U 96
Preceded by "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by George Michael and Elton John	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single 8 February 1992 – 22 February 1992 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "To Be with You" by Mr. Big