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2003 single by Dave Gahan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Dirty Sticky Floors" is a song by English singer Dave Gahan from his debut studio album, Paper Monsters (2003). It was released on 26 May 2003 as the album's lead single. The song reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and number five on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song was slightly remixed in two different forms for its single release and an extended version for the music video.
"Dirty Sticky Floors" | ||||
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Single by Dave Gahan | ||||
from the album Paper Monsters | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 26 May 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Studio | Electric Lady (New York City) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Ken Thomas | |||
Dave Gahan singles chronology | ||||
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In a VH1 interview a week after the single's release, Gahan told Jim Macnie that the song, which poked fun at his addiction, "is all about the so-called glamorous side of rock-'n'-roll, and ending up on some dirty, sticky floor every single night; some god-awful toilet in some club or—most of the time—my own dirty, sticky floor in my own bathroom."[1]
Note: The first pressings of the limited-edition CD single incorrectly lists tracks 2 and 3 as being "Stand Up" (Lexicon Avenue vocal mix edit) and "Maybe" (The Passengerz Dirty club mix edit) on the sleeve.[2]
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[3] | 29 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] | 7 |
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 29 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] | 5 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[7] | 14 |
France (SNEP)[8] | 57 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 6 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[10] | 2 |
Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 40 |
Italy (FIMI)[12] | 7 |
Scotland (OCC)[13] | 26 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 18 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 81 |
UK Singles (OCC)[16] | 18 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] | 3 |
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[18] | 7 |
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