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"I Won't Change You" is a song written by
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo and ...
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Gregg Alexander Gregg Alexander (born Gregory Aiuto; May 4, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He served as lead vocalist and guitarist for the short-lived alternative rock band New Radicals, who are best known for the 1998 single "Yo ...
, and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's second album, '' Shoot from the Hip'' (2003). The song was released as the album's second
single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ...
on 29 December 2003, reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart and selling 34,000 copies.http://www.sophie-online.net/en/sfth_album.php I Won't Change You - copies sold


Music video

When the music video was filmed, Sophie was pregnant. The video features Ellis-Bextor
speed dating Speed dating is a formalized matchmaking process with the purpose of encouraging eligible singles to meet new potential partners in a very short period of time, so that interested pairs can continue meeting each other after the event. Organiz ...
, changing her looks multiple times to attract a partner. First, she wears a brown wig consisting of a part down the middle of her head and a ponytail on either side, after a second round with the same man, merely taking off her gold trenchcoat to reveal a tight-fitting black dress underneath. She looks like an informal, yet sophisticated red-headed woman. Progressively, she then becomes a black-haired woman, the hair being short, full and curly. After staring into her drink, which suspectingly turns bright blue, she is seen dancing with the man who she continuously changes for, in a blue dress and a Marilyn Monroe-esque blonde wig. Finally, we see her in a black headscarf with long wavy blonde hair. All the while, she is singing to the same man, who finds this night of speed dating an escalating amusement and she eventually ends up in his arms, with editing techniques changing which "Sophie" is in his arms. Throughout the video, there are scenes of Sophie in the bathroom in her original look singing to the mirror and changing outfits in a stall. The video was directed and co-produced by
Sophie Muller Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller (born 31 January 1962) is an English music video director who has directed over 300 music videos. She won a Grammy Award for Annie Lennox's 1992 ''Diva'' video album, and an MTV Video Music Award for Lennox's song " ...
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Track listings

UK CD1 # "I Won't Change You" – 3:43 # "I Won't Change You" (Solaris vocal mix) – 7:43 # "
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" is a 1977 song by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara, released as the first single from their debut album ''Baccara''. Written by Frank Dostal and , and produced by Soja, the song was a hit across Europe and became the duo's ...
" – 3:59 # "I Won't Change You" (CD-ROM video) UK CD2 # "I Won't Change You" – 3:43 # "
Murder on the Dancefloor "Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander, produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's debut studio album, '' Read My Lips'' (2001). Released on 3 December 2001, the song peaked at numbe ...
" (Phunk Investigation vocal mix) – 8:35 European maxi-CD single # "I Won't Change You" – 3:43 # "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Phunk Investigation vocal mix) – 8:35 # "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" – 3:59


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{{Authority control 2003 singles 2003 songs Music videos directed by Trudy Bellinger Polydor Records singles Song recordings produced by Gregg Alexander Songs written by Gregg Alexander Songs written by Matt Rowe (songwriter) Songs written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Ellis-Bextor songs