"Girls Up" is the debut single by British girl group Belle Amie. It was released to iTunes on 28 August 2011. The song was produced and written by Chad Dexter and Michaela Shiloh .

"Girls Up"
Single by Belle Amie
Released28 August 2011 (2011-08-28)
Recorded2011
GenreElectropop[1]
Length3:14
LabelDodient Records
Songwriter(s)Michaela Shiloh, Chad Dexter
Producer(s)Chad Dexter
Belle Amie singles chronology
"Girls Up"
(2011)
"Shine"
(2012)
Music video
"Girls Up" on YouTube

Chart performance

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The single charted at #25 on the UK Indie Singles Chart, but moved down to #39 the next week. The single failed to chart in Ireland and Scotland, or on the overall UK Top 200.

Music video

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The music video for "Girls Up" was directed by D. O. Fissoun and Mouktar Mohammed and premiered on 17 June 2011 via their official YouTube account. The video sees the girls portrays as dolls, reflecting on modern pressures of girls, and how pretty they feel they must look to impress people.[2] As of June 2012 the video has been viewed 1,024,144 times on YouTube.

Live performance

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On 2 July 2011, they performed it at London Pride.[3] On 19 August 2011, they performed the single live on Lorraine.[4]

Track listing

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  • Digital remix EP[5]
  1. "Girls Up" – 3:58
  2. "Girls Up" (JME Grime Mix feat. JME) – 3:57
  3. "Girls Up" (DJ Q Remix feat. JME) – 5:23
  4. "Girls Up" (Skillzbeatz Urban Mix) – 4:16
  5. "Girls Up" (The Squatters Remix) – 6:19
  6. "Girls Up" (Crysta Healy Remix) – 3:34
  7. "Girls Up" (Money Anderson Soulful House Mix) – 6:13

Chart

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Indie (OCC)[6] 25

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Ireland[7] 28 August 2011 (2011-08-28) Digital download Dodient Records
United Kingdom[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Belle Amie release debut single teaser – X Factor News – Music – Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ "X Factor Belle Amie premiere 'Girls Up' video". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. ^ "London Pride 2011". 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Here come the girls – Celebrity News". Lorraine. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Girls Up (Remixes) – EP". iTunes. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Girls Up (Remixes) – EP". iTunes. Retrieved 15 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Girls Up (Remixes) – EP". iTunes. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.