Mixed Up World


"Mixed Up World" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released in 2003 as the first single from her second studio album, Shoot from the Hip. 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.

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 listing

CD single
  1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
  2. "Mixed Up World" – 6:38
  3. "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand" – 2:42
  4. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
12" vinyl
  1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:49
  2. "Mixed Up World" – 6:38
  3. "Mixed Up World" – 6:38
Australian single
  1. "Mixed Up World" - 3:49
  2. "Take Me Home" – 4:41
  3. "Murder on the Dancefloor" – 8:34
  4. "Get Over You" – 7:14
  5. "Music Gets the Best of Me" – 6:05
France 12" vinyl
  1. "Mixed Up World" – 6:26
  2. "Mixed Up World" – 6:38
  3. "Mixed Up World" – 7:03
  4. "Mixed Up World" – 4:49

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In popular culture

"Mixed Up World" is a playable song in the PlayStation 2 videogame Dancing Stage Max.