Mr. Mysterious
"Mr. Mysterious" is a song by Australian recording artist Vanessa Amorosi feating Seany B, who is best known for being the performer of the TV Rock hit "Flaunt It". "Mr. Mysterious" was released in April 2010 as the third single from Amorosi's fourth studio album Hazardous.[2]
"Mr. Mysterious" | ||||
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Single by Vanessa Amorosi featuring Seany B | ||||
from the album Hazardous | ||||
Released | 23 April 2010 (Australia)[1] | |||
Recorded | Fishhead Music Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden | |||
Genre | Pop rock, electropop, dance-pop | |||
Label | Universal | |||
Songwriter(s) | Vanessa Amorosi, MachoPsycho (Robin Lynch & Niklas Olovson) | |||
Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology | ||||
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Music videos | ||||
"Mr. Mysterious" on YouTube |
Amorosi describes the song as "a cheeky track about the guy you know nothing about but you can't get out of your head".[3]
Before release as a digital single, the song was being used in the ads by the Network Ten for the British television drama series Merlin.
Promotion
"Mr. Mysterious" was first performed live on TV at the 2009 Perth Telethon on 3 October 2009.[4] Amorosi filmed the video for "Mr. Mysterious" in February 2010.
In 2010, Amorosi performed "Mr.Mysterious" on Hey Hey It's Saturday.[5]
Music video
The video clip for "Mr. Mysterious" was shot in February[2] by director Stuart Gosling.[6] Gosling's Motion Cubism FX is used intensively throughout the video creating a fluid and mesmerising visual performance. Digital Pictures spent three weeks of post production to get the FX right.[6] The video premiered on The Today Show and on Mornings with Kerri-Anne on 26 March 2010.
Track listing
- Music download
- Preorder 'Single'[1]
- "Mr. Mysterious" (Single version)
- "Mr. Mysterious" (Dance Dude Macho Club Mix)
- GetMusic[7]
- "Mr. Mysterious" (Single version)
- "This Is Who I Am" (The Lonewolf version)
- iTunes[8]
- "Mr. Mysterious" (feat. Seany B) — 3:45
- "Hazardous" (Kill Bill version)— 5:14
Charts
Year-end chart
Chart (2010) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | 80 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[11] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | April 2010 | Universal Music Australia | 2737405 |
References
- Vanessa Amorosi : releases : Mr Mysterious Preorder (With Exclusive Remix & Win the chance to have your own VA Acoustic Party!) Archived 24 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "JCU (James Cook University): Dangerous Curves Ahead". JCNN. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- Youtube: Vanessa Amorosi performing 'Mr Mysterious' live at the 2009 Perth telethon
- TV Tonight: Hey Hey guests
- Vanessa Amorosi.... "Mr Mysterious"
- GetMusic: Vanessa Amorosi : Discography : Mr Mysterious Archived 29 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Single on iTunes: Mr Mysterious (feat. Seany B) - Single by Vanessa Amorosi
- "Australian-charts.com – Vanessa Amorosi featuring Seany B – Mr. Mysterious". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2014.