"Mirror Mirror" is a 1981 rock

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-styled song recorded by American

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  singer Diana Ross

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, released as a single in 1982 on the RCA

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 label.

The song, written by Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello, and produced by Ross, was the second release off Ross' platinum album, Why Do Fools Fall in Love

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Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1981 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the RCA label. It stands as one of the biggest-selling albums of Diana's 50 year career...

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The song talked of a love lost that the singer was going through and her deliberately asking herself while looking in the mirror why she allowed the love "to fall" apart, referencing the Wicked Queen's chant to the Magic Mirror in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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: "Mirror, mirror on the wall".

"Mirror Mirror" became a hit for Ross, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100

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 and number 2 on the R&B Chart, and was the second gold-certified single from the Why Do Fools Fall in Love album. It became her second Top 10 hit after leaving her longtime label, Motown

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 a year prior.

The video, which played on heavy rotation on BET

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, showcased a glamorous Ross in a pained look while singing the song and during a break in the song, she danced with the video dividing her in double vision as she spun around, it was an early BET favorite.

"Mirror Mirror" is also notable as one of the few songs Ross sung both lead and background vocals.

Personnel

• All vocals by Diana Ross
• Guitar solo by Ray Chew
• Produced by Diana Ross

Mirror Mirror was performed on her recent 2010 concert tour. It was the first time it was performed in over 15 years.