"Mirror Mirror" is a song recorded by Norwegian pop duo M2M, composed of singers

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and

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. It was the second single from their debut album, ''

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''. The song reached No. 13 in Canada, No. 30 in Australia, and No. 62 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was

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gold in the US, selling over 600,000 units. Chuck Taylor gave the song a positive review, calling it "a true champion, oozing youthful pop charm with production that's compelling and sophisticated enough to appeal to people well into their 30s", also praising the inclusion of the "Power Dance Mix" of the song included on the single. The song is about sadness following a lost love, and a young girl's despair after "saying the wrong thing to the right guy". M2M performed the song on episode six on the sixth season of ''

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'', at a concert at

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park in February 2000, and on an episode of

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's Snick House, which aired on 8 April 2000.

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predicted that the Disney concert, which was recorded and appeared on an episode of Disney Channel in Concert on 29 April, would turn the song into a hit.

Music video

The video shows footage of Marion and Marit singing separately both indoors and outdoors in the rain. This footage is mixed with romantic scenes between Marion and a young man, and footage of Marion playing piano and Marit playing guitar together, laying, and sleeping on a

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together, and looking in the Mirror. It was directed by

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. Hours of footage was shot outside, though only a few seconds of outdoor footage appeared in the finished video; the illusion of rain was created with a

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began airing the video in the US and Germany in early March 2000.

Track listings

European CD single # "Mirror Mirror" (album version) – 3:19 # "Mirror Mirror" (crossover edit) – 3:51 # "Mirror Mirror" (Power Dance mix) – 3:51 German and Finnish CD single # "Mirror Mirror" (album version) – 3:19 # "Mirror Mirror" (crossover edit) – 3:51 US and Canadian CD single # "Mirror Mirror" (album version) – 3:19 # " Don't Say You Love Me" (acoustic version) – 3:14 US maxi-CD single # "Mirror Mirror" (album version) – 3:19 # "Mirror Mirror" (crossover mix) – 3:50 # "Mirror Mirror" (Power Dance mix) – 4:12 # "Mirror Mirror" (extended Power Dance mix) – 5:55 # "Don't Say You Love Me" (acoustic version) – 3:14 Australian maxi-CD single # "Mirror Mirror" (album version) – 3:19 # "Don't Say You Love Me" (

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remix) – 3:32 # "Mirror Mirror" (crossover mix—short version) – 3:51

Charts

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Release history

References

{{Authority control 2000 singles 2000 songs Atlantic Records singles M2M (band) songs Music videos directed by Matthew Rolston Songs written by Dane Deviller Songs written by Pam Sheyne Songs written by Sean Hosein Taylor Horn songs Songs about heartache