"Mirror Mirror" (also titled as "Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)") is a song by British pop duo

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, released in 1981 as the second single from their third album, ''

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''. The song was co-written by

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and

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, and produced by Horn. The song was the follow-up single to "Hand Held in Black and White", which had revived the duo's career in the summer of 1981 when it became their first top 20 hit for a year and a half. "Mirror Mirror" charted over the Christmas period in 1981 and was the biggest hit of Dollar's career. It reached No. 4 in the UK and spent a total of 17 weeks on the chart. It also reached No. 5 in

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/ref> A promotional video was made to accompany the song, featuring members David Van Day and Thereza Bazar as wooden dolls coming to life. The B-side of the single was a song written by the duo called "Radio", which had been the opening track on their second album '' The Paris Collection''.

Track listing

# "Mirror Mirror" (Horn/Woolley) 3:25 # "Radio" (Bazar/Van Day) 3:45

References

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