Poison (Bardot song)

"Poison" is a pop song by Australian female group Bardot and was the first single from their debut album Bardot (2000). It was co-written and produced by Australian producer Michael Szumowski.

"Poison"
Single by Bardot
from the album Bardot
B-side"Empty Room"
Released10 April 2000
Recorded2000
GenreUrban, Pop
Length3:20
LabelWarner Music Group/WEA International
Songwriter(s)Szumowski/Sims
Producer(s)Michael Szumowski
Bardot singles chronology
"Poison"
(2000)		 "I Should've Never Let You Go"
(2000)
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The single attracted much attention due to its inclusion on the high-rating Popstars program and debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, where it stayed for two consecutive weeks and was certified double platinum. It became the sixth highest-selling single of Australia in 2000 and was the highest-selling single by an Australian act that year. The single was nominated "Highest Selling Single" at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards but lost to Madison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby". "Poison" was also a success in New Zealand, where it spent three consecutive weeks at number one and was certified platinum. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2001, debuting and peaking at number 45.

Music video

The "Poison" music video was created during the filming of Popstars and therefore, the making of the video featured on the program. The video features the five members, each in their own distinct individual sets for the majority of the song – Tiffani is set in a hotel room, Sophie is set in a fairy garden, Sally is set in an authentic room made of bamboo, Katie is set in a futuristic, bright red room and Belinda is set in a disco room, surrounded by shining disco balls.

Seconds before the final chorus, Tiffani, Sophie, Katie and Belinda slide down poles into Sally's set and spend the final chorus singing together.

Director, Mark Hartley, received two nominations for "Best Video" at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards for "Poison" and Madison Avenue's "Who the Hell Are You", winning an award for the latter.[1]

Formats and track listing

Australian/New Zealand CD single (8573826332)

  1. "Poison"
  2. "Empty Room"
  3. "Poison" (S'N'T Club remix)
  4. "Poison" (Treat Me Bad dub)
  5. "Poison" (Full Phat remix)

UK CD single

  1. "Poison"
  2. "Poison" (S'N'T Club remix)
  3. "Empty Room"
  4. "Poison" (Enhanced video)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 1
Scotland (OCC)[4] 42
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 45

Year-end charts
Chart (2000) Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 6

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] 2× Platinum 140,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. ARIA Music Awards Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Bardot – Poison". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. "Charts.nz – Bardot – Poison". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2000". ARIA. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
  8. "New Zealand single certifications – Bardot – Poison". Recorded Music NZ.
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