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 called "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
Songwriter(s)	Sophie Ellis-Bextor Gregg Alexander Matt Rowe
Producer(s)	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 Sophie's blonde hairstyle. 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] "Mixed Up World" – 3:49 "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38 "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" – 2:42 "Mixed Up World" (CD Rom) – 3:49 UK cassette single[2] "Mixed Up World" – 3:49 "Mixed Up World" (Groove Collision vocal mix) – 6:38 "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" – 2:42 European CD single[3] "Mixed Up World" – 3:49 "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] "Mixed Up World" – 3:49 "Take Me Home" (Sneaker Pimps remix) – 4:41 "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Phunk Investigation vocal mix) – 8:34 "Get Over You" (Almighty Pop'd Up mix) – 7:14 "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Flip N 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
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13]	76
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[14]	56
Scotland (OCC)[15]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	45
UK Singles (OCC)[17]	7

Sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom	—	35,000[18]

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	13 October 2003	CD cassette	Polydor	[19]
Australia	20 October 2003	CD		[20]

References

1. Mixed Up World (UK CD single liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 9812108.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. Mixed Up World (UK cassette single sleeve). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 9812109.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. Mixed Up World (European CD single liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 981 211-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Mixed Up World (European 12-inch single sleeve). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 389 378-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Mixed Up World (Australian CD single liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 9813293.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
7. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
8. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
9. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
10. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World". Tracklisten. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
11. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Mixed Up World". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
13. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
14. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 46, saptamina 1.12 – 7.12, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
16. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
18. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor @ Sophie-Online.net • Your 24/7 resource for all things Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
19. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 11 October 2003. p. 31.
20. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 20/10/2003" (PDF). ARIA. 20 October 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2021.