You're Gorgeous

"You're Gorgeous" is a song by the British band Babybird released as a commercial single in 1996. It became their only top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three, and reached the top 40 in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, and Sweden.

"You're Gorgeous"
Single by Babybird
from the album Ugly Beautiful
B-side
  • "You're Gorgeous Too"
  • "Bébé Limonade"
Released30 September 1996
GenreBritpop
Length3:44
LabelEcho
Songwriter(s)Stephen Jones
Producer(s)Steve Power
Babybird singles chronology
"Goodnight"
(1996)		 "You're Gorgeous"
(1996)		 "Candy Girl"
(1997)

Lyrical meaning

The song's lyrics concern the way a male photographer exploits his models.[1]

Reception

The song remains Babybird's biggest hit and the track for which the band are best known. On their album review of Ugly Beautiful, Allmusic (who gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5), praised "You're Gorgeous" because it "positively radiates with twisted sexuality."[2]

Track listing

CD single (The Echo Label Ltd | MCD 80135)

  1. "You're Gorgeous"
  2. "Bébé Limonade" (feat. Olivia Trench)
  3. "You're Gorgeous Too" (Alternate version of cut 1)
  4. "Carcrash"

All songs written by Stephen Jones.

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Lyrics - songfacts.com
  2. Album Review- Allmusic.com
  3. "Australian-charts.com – Babybird – You're Gorgeous". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Babybird – You're Gorgeous" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 43. 26 October 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. "Lescharts.com – Babybird – You're Gorgeous" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Babybird – You're Gorgeous". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 203 Vikuna 9.1. '97 – 15.1. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 January 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You're Gorgeous". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 110 no. 18. 2 May 1998. p. 18. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. "Charts.nz – Babybird – You're Gorgeous". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Babybird – You're Gorgeous". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  15. "Top 100 Singles 1996". Music Week. 18 January 1997. p. 25.
  16. "Árslistinn 1997 – Íslenski Listinn – 100 Vinsælustu Lögin". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1998. p. 25. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  17. "British single certifications – Babybird – You're Gorgeous". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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