I Won't Change You
| "I Won't Change You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor | ||||
| from the album Shoot from the Hip | ||||
| B-side | "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" | |||
| Released | 29 December 2003 | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Producer(s) |
| |||
| Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 UK CD2 | ||||
"I Won't Change You" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Gregg Alexander, and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's second album, Shoot from the Hip (2003). The song was released as the album's second single on 29 December 2003, reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart and selling 29,000 copies.[1]
Music video
When the music video was filmed, Sophie was pregnant. The video features Ellis-Bextor speed dating, changing her looks multiple times to attract a partner. First, she wears a brown wig consisting of a part down the middle of her head and a ponytail on either side, after a second round with the same man, merely taking off her gold trenchcoat to reveal a tight-fitting black dress underneath. She looks like an informal, yet sophisticated red-headed woman. Progressively, she then becomes a black-haired woman, the hair being short, full and curly. After staring into her drink, which suspectingly turns bright blue, she is seen dancing with the man who she continuously changes for, in a blue dress and a Marilyn Monroe-esque blonde wig. Finally, we see her in a black headscarf with long wavy blonde hair. All the while, she is singing to the same man, who finds this night of speed dating an escalating amusement and she eventually ends up in his arms, with editing techniques changing which "Sophie" is in his arms. Throughout the video, there are scenes of Sophie in the bathroom in her original look singing to the mirror and changing outfits in a stall. The video was directed and co-produced by Sophie Muller.
Track listings
UK CD1[2]
- "I Won't Change You" – 3:43
- "I Won't Change You" (Solaris vocal mix) – 7:43
- "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" – 3:59
- "I Won't Change You" (CD-ROM video)
UK CD2[3]
- "I Won't Change You" – 3:43
- "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Phunk Investigation vocal mix) – 8:35
European maxi-CD single[4]
- "I Won't Change You" – 3:43
- "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Phunk Investigation vocal mix) – 8:35
- "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" – 3:59
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
|
Sales
|
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 29 December 2003 | CD | Polydor | [13] |
| Australia | 9 February 2004 | [14] |
References
- ^ a b http://www.sophie-online.net/en/sfth_album.php Archived 5 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine I Won't Change You - copies sold
- ^ I Won't Change You (UK CD1 liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 9815123.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Won't Change You (UK CD2 liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 9815124.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Won't Change You (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 9815929.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – I Won't Change You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – I Won't Change You" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – I Won't Change You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 11, saptamina 15.03 – 21.03, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles 29.12.03". Music Week. 20 December 2003. p. 27.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 9th February 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 9 February 2004. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
