"Mixed Up World" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...

, released in 2003 as the first single from her second studio album, Shoot from the Hip

Shoot from the Hip

Shoot from the Hip is the second album released by British pop–dance singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It was released by Polydor Records on October 27, 2003, and was produced by Gregg Alexander, Matt Rowe, Jeremy Wheatley and Damian LeGassick.-Background:...

. It peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. It was considered somewhat of a success, and although it did not chart higher than her first four singles, it gained decent positions on the Irish

Ireland

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 and Australia

Australia

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n charts. The single includes an easy-listening, chillout B-side

A-side and B-side

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, called "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand". The video for the song features various dancers wearing a mix of bright and dark colours. It also features men in bowler hat

Bowler hat

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s as Sophie moves between giant black and white punctuation marks. It was directed by Rupert Jones. It was the first video that shows Sophie's blonde hairstyle. A short clip from the video was featured in an ad on Australia's VH1

VH1

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 channel in June 2006. "Mixed Up World" sold 53,000 copies in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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Track listing

• CD1

1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
2. "Take Me Home" (Groove Collision Vocal Mix) – 6:18

• CD2

1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
2. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision Vocal Mix) – 6:38
3. "The Earth Shook The Devil's Hand" – 2:42
4. "Mixed Up World" (Video) – 3:49

• 12" Vinyl

1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
2. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision Vocal Mix) – 6:38
3. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision Instrumental Mix) – 6:38

• Australian Single

1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
2. "Take Me Home" (Sneaker Pimps Remix) – 4:41
3. "Murder On The Dancefloor" (Phunk Investigation Vocal Mix) – 8:34
4. "Get Over You" (Almighty Pop'd Up Mix) – 7:14
5. "Music Gets The Best Of Me" (Flip N Fill Remix) – 6:05

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...  Singles Chart	32
Austrian Singles Chart	44
Danish Singles Chart	3
European Singles Chart	23
German Singles Chart	69
Irish Singles Chart	26
Italian Singles Chart	23
Norwegian Singles Chart	9
Swiss Singles Chart	49
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	7