Girl in Stilettos

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"Girl In Stilettos"
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Single by Annah Mac
from the album Little Stranger
Released2011
Recorded2011
Genre Synthpop
Length3:00
Label Sony Music New Zealand
Songwriter(s) Annah Mac [1]
Annah Mac singles chronology
"'Celia'"
(2011)
"Girl In Stilettos"
(2011)
"'Bucket'"
(2012)

Girl In Stilettos is a song by New Zealand recording artist Annah Mac.

Contents

Background

Girl In Stilettos was written and recorded by Annah Mac, about her journey from Southland to Auckland, New Zealand. [2] The song was released as the fifth single from her album Little Stranger. A remix of the song featuring Sidney Diamond was released on March 23, 2012.

Music video

The music video was released on December 6, 2011. It was directed by Florence Noble, and shows her competing against veteran lawn bowlers at an old bowling club. [3]

Chart performance

Charts

Chart (2011–12)Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart [8] 2
New Zealand Artists Singles Chart [9] 1

Year-end Charts

Chart (2011)Position
New Zealand Artists Singles Chart [10] 10

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