"Take Me Home" was also released as a single by 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...

, from her debut album Read My Lips, released in 2001. It was her first solo single after her collaboration with Italian

Italy

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 Spiller

Spiller

Cristiano Spiller is an Italian DJ.He had a #1 hit in the UK, Italy, Australia and other countries with the hit single, "Groovejet ", featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released in 2000...

. Bextor also wrote some new lyrics for the song. The song was an instant hit, and went straight to number two in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. In Australia, the song was released twice. Firstly as the debut single, and again after the success of "Murder on the Dancefloor" and "Get Over You". The single was also a massive hit in Spain

Spain

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, where it peaked at #1 on the Spanish AFYVE Singles Chart for 6 consecutive weeks. To promote the song Bextor recorded a music video. The video was directed by Sophie Muller

Sophie Muller

Sophie Muller is a British music video director, noted for her long-time collaborations with artists like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Sade, Shakira, Shakespears Sister, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.-Background:...

and shows Bextor wearing many different classy French outfits. It also shows Bextor dancing with different men as backup dancers, and the video ends with them all entering a club. Bextor won an award for the Best Dance Act at the Norwegian Music Awards in 2002.

Track listing

UK CD Single

1. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" - 3:47
2. "Sparkle" - 4:25
3. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" (Jewels & Stone Mix) - 4:56
4. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" (Video) - 4:00

UK Cassette Single

1. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" - 3:47
2. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)" (Jewels & Stone Radio Edit) - 3:23

Official versions released

• Main version - 4:08
• A Diva Like U Remix - 6:58
• Club Edit Remix - 6:22
• Comfy Sophie Remix - 5:04
• DJ Flex Switch Club Mix - 6:13
• DJ Flex Radio Edit
• Jewels & Stone Mix - 5:34
• Mutiny Main Mix - 6:36
• Mutiny Dub Mix - 6:01
• Parky and Birch Vocal Mix - 7:11
• Sensation Filtre Mix - 7:28
• Sensation Filtre Mix Instrumental - 7:48
• Sharp Club Vocal Mix - 6:58
• Sharp Club Dub Mix - 7:57
• Sneaker Pimps Remix - 4:41
• Sweet P Vocal Mix - 5:28
• Vocal Tribal House Remix - 4:01