From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Grace Kelly (song)
Grace Kelly (song)
"Grace Kelly" the year’s third biggest-selling single in that country.[1]
In the U.S., "Grace Kelly" was made available for digital
download on January 16, 2007. This song was also #89 on
MTV Asia’s list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[2] It was designed
to be a mocking satire of musicians who try to reinvent
themselves to be popular. It is titled after Grace Kelly,
an Academy Award-winning American film and stage ac-
tress, and Princess of Monaco. The bit of dialogue used in
the song is from the film The Country Girl. Mika claims the
song was inspired after a bad experience with a record
company executive, in which he was told to be more like
Craig David.[3] The lyric "So I try a little Freddie" is a
reference to Queen’s Freddie Mercury, to whose singing
voice Mika’s has been compared.[4] On at least one occa-
Single by Mika sion, Mika confirmed that he used the main melody from
from the album Life in Cartoon Motion
Figaro’s famous aria Largo al factotum in the opera The Bar-
ber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini.[5] Mika performed the
B-side "Over My Shoulder", "Satellite" song at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 in Munich
Released January 8, 2007 (UK) and during the 2008 BRIT Awards at the Earls Court Exhi-
February 12, 2007 (Europe) bition Centre, London. The song has sold 540,000 copies
in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts company.
Format Digital download, CD single, 12" single, 7"
single
Recorded 2006
Versions
• Top 50 contestant of American Idol, Josiah Leming
Genre Glam rock, pop rock, Britpop, adult
contemporary performed a rendition of the song in Hollywood for
the judges, which received great praise.
Length 3:05 • A version by Mika appears on the 2007 compilation
Label Island, Universal, Casablanca album, The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O’Leary Show.
• Mika performed this song on series 4 episode 3 of the
Writer(s) Mika (Mica Penniman), Jodi Marr, John
Merchant, Dan Warner
Friday Night Project on January 19, 2007. James
Nesbitt was the host that night.
Producer Greg Wells • The Whiffenpoofs performed the song on The Sing-
Certification Platinum (ARIA) Off on December 6, 2010.
Silver (BPI)
Mika singles chronology Parodies
• Rory Bremner recorded a parody version to illustrate
"Relax, Take It Easy" Grace Kelly"
"Grace Kelly "Love Today"
(2006) (2007) (2007) the problems of UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
• Scott Mills impersonated Mika and sang lyrics of the
song in a prank call to a real estate agency.
Grace Kelly"
"Grace Kelly is a song by the English singer Mika, re-
leased for download on January 9, 2007. It also appears
on Mika’s 2007 album Life in Cartoon Motion. Produced and Appears in...
mixed by Greg Wells, the song entered the UK Singles • The Hills
Chart at number three (#3) and the UK Official Download • Ugly Betty
Chart at number one (#1). One week later, it jumped to • A Turkish Coca-Cola advertisement
the top of the UK Singles Chart, despite still being avail- • An Israeli advertisement of "Misdar Zihoi"
able on downloads only. The track was number one in • A trailer for Disney Cinemagic
the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, and ended 2007 as
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A trailer for I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
A trailer for The Ugly Truth
Charts and certifications
• An advertisement for Neighbours It reached number one in the United Kingdom and in Ire-
• What Happens in Vegas... land. In the U.S. market, it peaked at number 57 on the
• Dead Set Billboard Hot 100.
• Doctor Who: The Pirate Loop
• The Sarah Jane Adventures episode The Mark of the Year-end and
Berserker decade-end charts
• An episode of Celebrity Big Brother UK
• An advertisement of Confessions of a Shopaholic Certifications
• Fall 2007 episodes of Corazón de Otoño
• The European DS version of Band Hero
• A German first season trailer for Weeds See also
• List of number-one hits in Denmark
Music video • List of number-one singles of 2007 (Ireland)
The music video for the song "Grace Kelly" was directed • List of number-one hits of 2007 (Italy)
by Sophie Muller and starred Mika and Holly Muller. The • List of number-one hits in Norway
video was filmed in early November 2006 and has been • List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
nominated for numerous worldwide awards. The instru-
mental introduction in the video is an extract of the References
acoustic version of the song found on certain releases of
[1] BBC Music. "Top 40 Singles of the Year 2007 ".
the album.
Retrieved 2007-12-27
[2] MTV Asia. "Top 100 Hits List". Retrieved 2007-12-27
Tracklisting [3] Times UK - "Oh, Mika, you’re so fine". Retrieved
1. "Grace Kelly" – 3:08 2009-5-15
2. "Grace Kelly" (Linus Loves Radio Edit) – 3:20 [4] BBC News – "Sound of 2007: Mika"
3. "Over My Shoulder" – 4:44 [5] Mika in "Taratata" TV Show (part 2)
4. "Grace Kelly" (Video) [6] "Australian-charts.com – Mika – Grace Kelly". ARIA
UK CD Single Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
1. "Grace Kelly" – 3:08 [7] "Mika – Grace Kelly – Austriancharts.at" (in
2. "Grace Kelly" (Linus Loves Radio Edit) – 3:20 German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
3. "Over My Shoulder" – 4:44 [8] "Ultratop.be – Mika – Grace Kelly" (in Dutch).
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien /
1. "Grace Kelly" – 3:07 hitparade.ch.
2. "Satellite" – 4:15 [9] "Ultratop.be – Mika – Grace Kelly" (in French).
UK 12" Vinyl Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien /
1. "Grace Kelly" (Linus Loves Full Vocal Remix) – 6:46 hitparade.ch.
2. "Grace Kelly" (Linus Loves Dub Remix) – 6:40 [10] "Mika Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot
3. "Grace Kelly" (Tom Neville Full Vocal Remix) – 6:48 100 for Mika. Prometheus Global Media.
4. "Grace Kelly" (Tom Neville Dub Remix) – 7:08 [11] "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100
Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200735 into
search.
Official versions [12] "Mika – Grace Kelly Hitlisten.nu" (in Danish).
• "Grace Kelly" – 3:07 Tracklisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control.
• "Grace Kelly" (Acoustic Version) – 3:07 [13] "Mika Album & Song Chart History" European Hot
• "Grace Kelly" (Bimbo Jones Remix Edit) – 3:00 100 for Mika. Prometheus Global Media.
• "Grace Kelly" (Bimbo Jones Remix) - 6:26 [14] "Finnishcharts.com – Mika – Grace Kelly". Hung
• "Grace Kelly" (Les Grandes Gueules Version) - 3:07 Medien.
• "Grace Kelly" (Linus Loves Radio Edit) – 3:20 [15] "Lescharts.com – Mika – Grace Kelly" (in French).
• "Grace Kelly" (Linus Loves Full Vocal Remix) – 6:46 Les classement single. Hung Medien.
• "Grace Kelly" (Linus Loves Dub Remix) – 6:40 [16] "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News,
• "Grace Kelly" (Pull Tiger Tail Remix) – 4:26 Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche,
• "Grace Kelly" (Tom Neville Full Vocal Remix) – 6:48 Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-
• "Grace Kelly" (Tom Neville Dub Remix) – 7:08
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Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[7] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[9] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 12
Czech Republic (IFPI)[11] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 1
European Hot 100 Singles[13] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 5
France (SNEP)[15] 82
Germany (Media Control AG)[16] 4
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 1
Italy (FIMI)[19] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[20] 4
New Zealand (RIANZ)[21] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[22] 1
Slovakia (IFPI)[23] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 57
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[28] 13
Chart (2007) Rank
German Singles Chart [29] 21
Chart (2000–2009) Position
UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade 64[30]
Country Certification
Australia [31] Platinum
Belgium [32] Platinum
Denmark [33] Platinum
Germany [34] Gold
Switzerland [35] Gold
United Kingdom [36] Silver
Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar
Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved
[17] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar 2010-12-08.
Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian).
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[18] "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded [30] Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast
Music Association. on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday 29th December 2009,
[19] "Italiancharts.com – Mika – Grace Kelly". Top presented by Nihal
Digital Download. Hung Medien. [31] http://www.aria.com.au/pages/
[20] "Dutchcharts.nl – Mika – Grace Kelly" (in Dutch). httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-
Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Accreditations-2007Singles.htm
[21] "Charts.org.nz – Mika – Grace Kelly". Top 40 [32] http://www.ultratop.be/nl/
Singles. Hung Medien. certifications.asp?year=2007
[22] "Norwegiancharts.com – Mika – Grace Kelly". VG- [33] http://www.hitlisterne.dk/
lista. Hung Medien. tracklisten.asp?w=29&y=2007&list=t40 Uge 29 2007
[23] "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 [34] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (’Grace Kelly’)" (in
Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200718 into German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
search. http://www.musikindustrie.de/
[24] "Swedishcharts.com – Mika – Grace Kelly". Singles gold_platin_datenbank/
Top 60. Hung Medien. ?action=suche&strTitel=Grace+Kelly&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&
[25] "Mika – Grace Kelly – swisscharts.com". Swiss [35] http://www.swisscharts.com/
Singles Chart. Hung Medien. search_certifications.asp?search=mika
[26] "Chart Stats – Mika – Grace Kelly" UK Singles [36] http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/
Chart. Chart Stats. search.aspx
[27] "Mika Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot
100 for Mika. Prometheus Global Media.
[28] "Mika Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop
External links
Songs for Mika. Prometheus Global Media. • Soundfires.com Review of "Grace Kelly"
[29] http://www.mtv.de/charts/
Single_Jahrescharts_2007
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• Mika songs
• Music videos directed by Sophie Muller
• Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
• Number-one singles in Denmark
• Number-one singles in Italy
• Number-one singles in Norway
• Number-one singles in Spain
• Number-one singles in Turkey
• UK Singles Chart number-one singles
• Popular songs based on classical works
• Songs written by Mika
• Songs produced by Greg Wells
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