Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)

"Scandalous (song)" redirects here. For the song by Prince, see Scandalous!.

"Scandalous"
Single by Mis-Teeq
from the album Eye Candy
Released	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17) (UK) June 29, 2004 (US)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2003
Genre	Electrohop, R&B
Label	Telstar Records, Reprise Records
Writer(s)	Su-Elise Nash, Alesha Dixon, Sabrina Washington, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, Rustan Hallgeir
Producer	Stargate
Certification	Gold (ARIA)
Mis-Teeq singles chronology
"Roll On/This Is How We Do It" (2002) "Scandalous" (2003) "Can't Get It Back" (2003)
Alternative cover US single cover

"Scandalous" was the first single from Mis-Teeq's second album, Eye Candy. Released in 2003, the song became a major hit in the UK, Australia and many European countries. In 2004, the song was chosen as the trio's debut single in the United States, where it managed to reach number thirty-five on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

The video, directed by Jake Nava starts at night, where a lone man is seen running through an urban, inner city area, and disabling CCTV Cameras, with a vicious dog on a leash barking at him. The man then runs into an unused warehouse, the location of a secret nightclub where Mis-Teeq are seen. Street dance and breakdancing is predominately seen throughout the rest of the video. "Scandalous" was nominated for two MOBO Awards, one of them being in the 'Best video' category.

Appearances in the media

Due to the song's popularity, it has been featured in many advertisements and promotions. The song, along with Mis-Teeq were featured in Coca-Cola television commercials in 2003, coinciding around its release schedule, resulting in extra publicity. The song was then featured in promotions for the 2004 film Catwoman. Originally, the film's theme song was to be Britney Spears' "Outrageous", but Spears broke her knee on the set of the music video, and the idea was scrapped resulting in "Scandalous" becoming the theme song. "Scandalous" was then covered, and used in an 'Armani Code' perfume commercial by Giorgio Armani. In 2007 an operatic version was recorded and used in promotional adverts for the BBC period drama Cranford, an adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's book of the same name.

Remixes

These are the formats and track listings of "Scandalous":

UK Tracklistings
Scandalous (Radio mix)
Scandalous (Oracle remix)
Scandalous (Jazzwad remix)
Scandalous (Blacksmith radio remix)
Scandalous (Video)
US Tracklistings
Scandalous (Single version)
Scandalous (Blacksmith remix)
Scandalous (Jazzwad remix)
Scandalous (Rudeness vocal remix)
Scandalous (Bermudez & Griffin Stained Blue Dress Mix)

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak Position
UK Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	3
New Zealand Singles Chart	4
U.S. Dance Radio Airplay	7
Australian Singles Chart	9
Danish Singles Chart	9
Greece Singles Chart	11
Belgium Singles Chart	19
Finnish Singles Chart	19
French Singles Chart	27
Italian Singles Chart	33
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play	33
Swedish Singles Chart	35
Swiss Singles Chart	35
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	35
German Singles Chart	59

Certifications

Country	Certifier	Certification	Sales
Australia	ARIA	Gold	35,000+