Mixed Up World

"Mixed Up World" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released on 13 October 2003 as the first single from her second studio album, Shoot from the Hip (2003). The single includes a B-side, "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand". "Mixed Up World" peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and was especially successful in Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number three. It has sold 35,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The music video for the song features various dancers wearing a mix of bright and dark colours.

"Mixed Up World"
Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from the album Shoot from the Hip
B-side	"The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand"
Released	13 October 2003 (2003-10-13)
Length	3:44
Label	Polydor
Songwriters	Sophie Ellis-Bextor Gregg Alexander Matt Rowe
Producers	Gregg Alexander Matt Rowe
Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology
"Music Gets the Best of Me" (2002) "Mixed Up World" (2003) "I Won't Change You" (2003)
Music video
"Mixed Up World" on YouTube

Music video

The music video, directed by Rupert Jones, features men in bowler hats as Ellis-Bextor moves between giant black and white punctuation marks. It was the first video that shows her hair dyed blond. A short clip from the video was featured in an ad on Australia's VH1 channel in June 2006.

Track listings

UK CD single^[1]

1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
2. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38
3. "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" – 2:42
4. "Mixed Up World" (CD Rom) – 3:49

UK cassette single^[2]

1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
2. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38
3. "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" – 2:42

European CD single^[3]

1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
2. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38

European 12-inch single^[4]

A1. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix)

B1. "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision instrumental mix)

B2. "Mixed Up World" (radio edit)

Australian CD single^[5]

1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
2. "Take Me Home" (Sneaker Pimps remix) – 4:41
3. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Phunk Investigation vocal mix) – 8:34
4. "Get Over You" (Almighty Pop'd Up mix) – 7:14
5. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip & Fill remix) – 6:05

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	32
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7]	44
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8]	8
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[9]	9
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10]	3
Germany (GfK)[11]	69
Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40)[12]	24
Ireland (IRMA)[13]	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14]	76
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[15]	56
Scotland (OCC)[16]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	45
UK Singles (OCC)[18]	7

Sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom	—	35,000[19]

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	13 October 2003	CD cassette	Polydor	[20]
Australia	20 October 2003	CD		[21]