"You're Gorgeous" is a song by British musical project

Babybird Babybird are an English rock band formed by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Jones, who has been releasing music since 1995. While Jones' early solo work was released under the "Baby Bird" name, the altered "Babybird" was first us ...

, released as a commercial single on 30 September 1996. Babybird member Stephen Jones wrote the song and co-produced it with

Steve Power Steve Power (born in Liverpool) is an English record producer best known for his work with Robbie Williams. He has produced and mixed a wide variety of artists over the years, including Blur, Busted, Andrea Bocelli, Feeder, Joe Cocker,Perciv ...

. It was their only top-10 hit on the

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, peaking at number three, and reached the top 40 in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Sweden. It is the track for which the band is best known.

Lyrical meaning

The song's lyrics are interpreted to describe the way a photographer exploits his models. The track is often mistaken as a love song due to the way it is initially presented, with one person complimenting the other until it is revealed that the narrator is a female model speaking to the photographer.

Critical reception

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from ''

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'' (who gave the '' Ugly Beautiful'' album 4.5 stars out of 5) praised "You're Gorgeous" as a "effortlessly catchy" pop single, which "positively radiates with twisted sexuality". A reviewer from ''

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'' rated it four out of five, adding, "Filling the void between

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and

Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (), is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...

, Stephen Jones's rich baritone is a svelte joy on this rather flimsy tale of tank tops and snapshots."

Track listings

All songs were written by Stephen Jones. UK CD1 # "You're Gorgeous" # "You're Gorgeous Too" # "Hing King Blues" # "KW Jesus TV Roof Appeal" UK CD2 # "You're Gorgeous" # "Bébé Limonade" # "Ooh Yeah" # "Carcrash" UK 7-inch gold vinyl single :A1. "You're Gorgeous" :B1. "You're Gorgeous Too" :B2. "Bébé Limonade" UK cassette single :A1. "You're Gorgeous" :A2. "You're Gorgeous Too" :B1. "You're Gorgeous" :B2. "Bébé Limonade" European and Australian CD single # "You're Gorgeous" # "Bébé Limonade" (featuring Olivia Trench) # "You're Gorgeous Too" # "Carcrash"

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References

{{Authority control 1996 singles 1996 songs Atlantic Records singles Babybird songs The Echo Label singles Song recordings produced by Steve Power Songs written by Stephen Jones (Babybird)