"My Love Is Pink" is a song by English

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from their fifth studio album, ''

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'' (2007). It was written by band members

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and

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in collaboration with the songwriting and production team

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, who produced the song. "My Love Is Pink" is an

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and

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song, reminiscent of those performed by British girl group,

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. The song was released on 10 December 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the second single from ''Change''. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the composition and sound, but criticised its lyrical content. The song peaked at number five on the UK Commercial Pop Club chart and number 51 on the

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Background and composition

"My Love Is Pink" was written by Sugababes members

and

in collaboration with the British songwriting and production team

, consisting of

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, Tim Powell, Lisa Cowling and

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. Higgins and Xenomania produced the song. It was mixed by Powell and Higgins; programmed it with Cooper and Gray. "My Love Is Pink" was sent to digital retailers in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 10 December 2007 as the second single from ''Change''. The song is an

and

record with a high-energy

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beat. The

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is provided by keyboards and a guitar. Nick Levine of

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described it as a "slightly unhinged handbag anthem operating at the point where nineties dance and noughties electro collide". Several critics noted similarities between the song and those performed by British girl group,

. "My Love Is Pink" was also considered by critics to be a

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Reception

Sugababes performing at the Manchester Apollo

The song received mixed reviews from critics, who were ambivalent towards its composition. Thomas H Green of ''

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'' described it as "belligerently fizzing pop". Alexis Petridis of ''

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'' labelled the track as "propulsive" and regarded it as a classy example of the group's "trademark clever, referential pop". Victoria Segal of ''

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'' described "My Love Is Pink" as indestructible, and wrote that it confirms the group's status as "the bionic band". Lauren Murphy of Entertainment Ireland characterised it as one of the album's "sense-stirring tracks", while BBC's Tom Young praised the track as "sassy and Girls Aloud-like". According to Leon McDermott of ''

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'', the song "jumps and squelches with its sassy brio". A critic from '' The Liverpool Daily Post & Echo'' considered it one of the album's highlights. However, the song's lyrics were a focal point for criticism. Andy Gill of ''

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'' dismissed it as a "euphemism too far", while Keith Bruce of ''The Sunday Herald'' called the song "lyrically awful". Gavin Martin of the ''Daily Mirror'' described it a "frisky but a pale reflection of past G.A.Y. disco glories". ''

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'' magazine's Pete Murphy felt that the song was a let-down and called it "standard dancefloor fodder veneered with a patina of urban and/or Afro-Caribbean sophistication". A writer for ''

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'' stated that regarded the song as "another of those anonymous, mass-produced party hits sung by a faceless rent-a-vocalist". Upon its release as a single, "My Love Is Pink" peaked at number five on the UK Commercial Pop Club chart, and number 51 on the

Live performances

"My Love Is Pink" was included in the

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for the Sugababes' 2008

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, in which they wore silver, plastic dresses. The trio performed the song at the

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festival as part of a set list, which included their number one singles "

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Track listings and formats

*Digital single # My Love Is Pink (Radio Version) – 3:44

Credits and personnel

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–

, Tim Powell, Lisa Cowling,

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– Brian Higgins,

* Mixing – Tim Powell, Brian Higgins *Keyboards – Tim Powell, Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Matt Gray *Guitar – Nick Coler, Owen Parker *Programming – Tim Powell, Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Matt Gray *Vocals –

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Change'', Island Records.

Charts

Release history

References

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