"Hypnotized" | ||||
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Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Wuh Oh | ||||
from the album Hana (Deluxe) | ||||
Released | July 6, 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
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Length | 3:03 | |||
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Composer(s) | Wuh Oh | |||
Lyricist(s) | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | |||
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"Hypnotized" on YouTube |
"Hypnotized" is a song by English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Scottish musician Wuh Oh, released on 6 July 2022 by Douglas Valentine and Cooking Vinyl Records. Initially released as a standalone single, it was later included on the deluxe edition of Ellis-Bextor's seventh studio album Hana (2023).
The song was written by Wuh Oh and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and produced by Wuh Oh and Sega Bodega. It was first performed live by Ellis-Bextor on her Kitchen Disco Tour in March 2022. In May, a snippet of the song was previewed by Bodega on his social media. [1]
A live version of the song, which includes an extra verse, was included on the concert album Kitchen Disco – Live at the London Palladium .
"Hypnotized" was described as an "avant-pop", "disco-pop", [2] "icy club banger". [3]
Ellis-Bextor performed the song on the Yarra River for the Australian breakfast TV show Sunrise . [4]
The music video was directed by Ellis-Bextor's longtime collaborator Sophie Muller and filmed at Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom. [5] The cinematographer was Robbie Ryan. [6] The video pictures Ellis-Bextor clad in a tight black latex dress designed by Atsuko Kudo [7] in a Dita Von Teese-inspired styling. She performs sharp dance routines in front of a group of dancers in an abandoned theatre, leading them in a hypnotic cult-like manner. [3] It also features Wuh Oh playing music at the DJ deck. [6] The clip premiered on 26 July 2022.
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [15] | 37 |