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"Look at Me"
Song

"Look at Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter, Geri Halliwell. Written by Halliwell, Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins, it was released on 10 May 1999 as the first single from Halliwell's debut solo album Schizophonic. It peaked at number two at the UK Singles Chart, and at number three in both Australia and Canada. To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on Top of the Pops, Party in the Park, Wetten Dass, Tickled Pink,[1] Tapis Rouge, Musica Si, Festival Bar 1999, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Graine de Star and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Critical reception

Reception for "Look at Me" was mostly positive. BBC News described the song as "undeniably catchy", and compared the performance to Shirley Bassey as "the queen of the scene flanked by a posse of subservient men", and adding that it "has shades of The Lady Is a Vamp".[2] Almusic deemed the song "upbeat", "self-conscious", and "silly".[3] the song was selected as the only post-Spice Girls song to be featured in the jukebox musical Viva Forever! in its entirety; producer Judy Craymer said "“It’s a very diva-like song and perfect for the hard world of television and its judges who we portray as the gods on Mount Olympus”".[4]

Chart performance

"Look at Me" was released in the United Kingdom on 10 May 1999. Since Halliwell had chosen "Look at Me" as the first single from Schizophonic and because she felt as though the song was going to return her to the mainstream market, it was released the same week as Boyzone's "You Needed Me". In early 1999, Boyzone were at the height of their success with five UK number-ones, however, Halliwell was confident that "Look at Me" would reach number-one. Although more transactions were made of the "Look at Me" single, two CD singles of "You Needed Me" were released in order for fans to purchase both and ensure that Boyzone made it to the number-one position.[5]

"Look at Me" entered the UK Singles Chart at number two; it was only 700 copies behind Boyzone's "You Needed Me".[6] Halliwell was disappointed with the outcome of the chart performance for "Look at Me" since she had believed that it would reach number one. She had also feared that her career was to end six months following the release of the single. However, Halliwell would earn her first UK number-one single with "Mi Chico Latino". "Look at Me" went on to sell 330,812 copies in the United Kingdom alone, being certified Gold by the BPI, and over 1 million copies worldwide.[7]

Music video

The music video for "Look at Me" was directed by Vaughan Arnell and filmed in Prague, Czech Republic from 18-20 March 1999. The music video features four versions of Halliwell: a vamp, a bitch, a virgin, and a sister. Most of the music video is black and white, except in one scene in the middle of the video, during the funeral of Halliwell's stage persona "Ginger Spice", Halliwell was seen with red hair (a wig), blonde highlights and a red thorn crown. In the last part, Halliwell and male dancers are dancing on a large staircase and then in front of a fountain. At the end of the video there is a message saying "Geri's back!" with a picture of a nude Geri skinny dipping and ends with a double-story lower case g decorated with a halo and a arrowhead tail.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Look at Me".

Charts

Official versions and remixes

  1. Album version / Full-length version – 4:31
  2. Radio edit #1 / Single version – 4:08
  3. Radio edit #2* – 3:35
  4. Radio edit #3* – 3:19
  5. Mark!s Big Vocal Mix Surgery Edit – 7:30
  6. Mark!s Fantasy Dub* – 8:44
  7. Sharp Boys Queeny Dub – 7:21
  8. Sharp Boys Vocal Edit* – 3:57
  9. Sharp Boys Vocal Remix – 7:48
  10. Terminalhead Dub* – 5:42
  11. Terminalhead Edit* – 3:46
  12. Terminalhead Remix – 5:55

* appears only in promotional singles

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/Entertainment-Geri-Halliwell-Tickled-Pink/6635d48ec07631a4d72c195bfc53da3c?query=CELEBRITY+NEWS&current=12&orderBy=Relevance&hits=24&referrer=search&search=%2Fsearch%3Fquery%3DCELEBRITY%2520NEWS%26allFilters%3DTom%2520Jones%3APeople&allFilters=Tom+Jones%3APeople&productType=IncludedProducts&page=1&b=53da3c
  2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/361064.stm
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/schizophonic-mw0000667291
  4. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/viva-forever-snubs-spice-girls-solo-songs-apart-from-ginger-spices-that-is-8389764.html
  5. ^ Halliwell, Geri; London, UK (2002). Just for the Record (autobiography), pg. 122.
  6. ^ Halliwell, pg. 122–123.
  7. ^ "Look at Me" sales and certifications
  8. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "Geri Halliwell Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me". Tracklisten.
  14. ^ "Geri Halliwell: Look at Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  15. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me". Top Digital Download.
  17. ^ a b "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me". Top 40 Singles.
  19. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me" Canciones Top 50.
  20. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me". Singles Top 100.
  21. ^ "Geri Halliwell – Look at Me". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ^ "Geri Halliwell: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  23. ^ "Geri Halliwell Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  26. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  27. ^ Justin Myers (16 May 2014). "Official Charts Flashback 1999: Geri Halliwell – Look At Me". Official Charts. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  28. ^ "British single certifications – Geri Halliwell". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2014. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Geri Halliwell in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
Preceded by New Zealand Singles Chart
number one single
30 May 1999 		Succeeded by

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