Problems playing this file? See media help. The 'single version' also features slightly different vocals from Buchanan and Range.Ī sample of the chorus of "Red Dress", which consists of keyboards, bass and guitars and features a girl power theme. The Sugababes performed the single as part of the set lists for their Taller in More Ways, Overloaded: The Singles Collection and Change tours, and at the Liverpool Summer Pops and Oxegen Festival music festivals.įor the single release, the song was re-recorded to feature vocals from Berrabah. The song's music video was directed by Tim Royes in January 2006 and features the group's members in red dresses. "Red Dress" peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, number seven on the Netherlands' Dutch Top 40 chart, and inside the top twenty on the singles charts of Ireland, New Zealand and Norway. It received positive reviews from critics, who commended its composition and Xenomania's contribution in particular. The song is an uptempo pop record that contains a sample from "Landslide", a Northern soul recording by Tony Clarke.
The Sugababes performed a cover of the Arctic Monkeys' song " I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" as the single's B-side.
"Red Dress" was released in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2006 as the album's third single, and is the first to feature vocals by Amelle Berrabah, following the departure of Mutya Buena in December 2005. The group's members wrote the song in collaboration with its producers, the British songwriting and production team Xenomania, based on the perception that women must expose their body to be noticed. " Red Dress" is a song by British girl group Sugababes from their fourth studio album, Taller in More Ways (2005).