Alisha Rules the World (song)

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"Alisha Rules the World"
Alisha Rules the World single cover.png
Single by Alisha's Attic
from the album Alisha Rules the World
B-side
  • "White Room" (live)
  • "Drunken and Tearful"
  • "God Lives Here"
Released21 October 1996 (1996-10-21)
Length4:32
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dave Stewart
Alisha's Attic singles chronology
"I Am, I Feel"
(1996)		"Alisha Rules the World"
(1996)		"Indestructible"
(1997)
Audio
"Alisha Rules the World" on YouTube

"Alisha Rules the World" is a song by English pop music duo Alisha's Attic. Written by members Karen and Shelly Poole with Terry Martin, the song is about a woman named Alisha whose sweet, outward appearance deceives the people around her, as she actually possesses a devilish personality. Produced by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, "Alisha Rules the World" was released as the second single from the duo's debut album, Alisha Rules the World (1996), on 21 October 1996. The song became the duo's second top-20 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 12 on the UK singles chart. Worldwide, the single entered the top 40 in Australia, Iceland, and Ireland.

Contents

Lyrical content

According to Karen Poole, "Alisha Rules the World" is about a woman named Alisha who appears kind and gentle on the outside, even dressing up in fairy costumes, but she is actually vicious on the inside, with people never knowing if "she's going to beat [them] up or not". [1]

Critical reception

British trade paper Music Week rated the song four out of five, calling it a "slower, slinkier" successor to the previous single, "I Am, I Feel", and noting the "gifted" songwriting of Alisha's Attic. [2]

Track listings

UK CD1 [3]

  1. "Alisha Rules the World" – 4:32
  2. "White Room" (live on Channel 4) – 3:56
  3. "Alisha Rules the World" (Sex & Love mix) – 6:31
  4. "Drunken and Tearful" – 3:27

UK CD2 [4]

  1. "Alisha Rules the World" – 4:32
  2. "God Lives Here" – 3:00
  3. "Alisha Rules the World" (Network Nut dub) – 6:50
  4. "Alisha Rules the World" (Mirror Ball mix) – 8:10

UK cassette single [5]

  1. "Alisha Rules the World"
  2. "Drunken and Tearful"

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the Alisha Rules the World album booklet. [6]

Charts

Chart (1996–1997)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 26
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 34
Germany (GfK) [9] 69
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [10] 33
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 24
Scotland (OCC) [12] 16
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 60
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 12

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom21 October 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mercury [15]
Japan25 April 1997CD [16]

References

  1. ↑ Kwaku (29 June 1996). "Mercury Betting the House on Alisha's Attic". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 26. p. 58. Advance copies of the debut single, 'I Am, I Feel,' were released on Mercury July 15
  2. ↑ "Reviews: Singles". Music Week . 12 October 1996. p. 26.
  3. ↑ Alisha Rules the World (UK CD1 liner notes). Mercury Records. 1996. AATCD.2, 578 623-2.
  4. ↑ Alisha Rules the World (UK CD2 liner notes). Mercury Records. 1996. AATDD.2, 578 625.2.
  5. ↑ Alisha Rules the World (UK cassette single sleeve). Mercury Records. 1996. AATMC.2, 578 622 4.
  6. ↑ Alisha Rules the World (UK CD album booklet). Mercury Records. 1996. 534 027-2.
  7. ↑ "Alisha's Attic – Alisha Rules the World". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 45. 9 November 1996. p. 24.
  9. ↑ "Alisha's Attic – Alisha Rules the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (14.11. – 20.11. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 November 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Alisha Rules the World". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Alisha's Attic – Alisha Rules the World". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Alisha's Attic: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 19 October 1996. p. 37.
  16. ↑ "アリーシャズ・アティック | アリーシャ・ルールズ・ザ・ワールド" [Alisha's Attic | Alisha Rules the World] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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