Mr. Personality (song)

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"Mr. Personality"
20 Fingers - Personality cover.png
Single by Gillette/20 Fingers featuring Gillette
from the album On the Attack
B-side "Mr. Personality (Ugly Mix)"
ReleasedJune 19, 1995
Genre House, dance-pop
Length3:30
Label ZYX
Songwriter(s) Charlie Babie, Manny Mohr
Producer(s) Charlie Babie, Manny Mohr
Gillette singles chronology
"Short Dick Man"
(1994)
"Mr. Personality"
(1995)
"You're a Dog"
(1995)
20 Fingers singles chronology
"Lick It"
(1995)
"Mr. Personality"
(1995)
"You're a Dog"
(1995)

"Mr. Personality" is a song recorded by American singer and rapper Gillette, produced by 20 Fingers and released in June 1995 as the second single from Gillette's debut solo album, On the Attack (1994).

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Background

The song has been released as Gillette's second single from her debut solo album On the Attack worldwide, while in Poland and Germany, it has been released as 20 Fingers' third single credited as "20 Fingers featuring Gillette" from their debut album On the Attack and More . The track reached the top 20 in Belgium. However, sales were lower than 20 Fingers' previous hits "Short Dick Man" and "Lick It". The song also charted in Germany, New Zealand and Switzerland.

Ugly Mix

The B-Side of "Mr. Personality" is the "Ugly Mix" of the song. Technically about the same content, it is completely a different song with different beat arrangement, recorded vocals, and different lyric text and refrain. The structure of the Ugly Mix follows the style of 20 Fingers and Gillette's hit song "Short Dick Man", which has a dance beat instead of a hip hop beat and a rock beat, with minimalistic vocals, the rap verses completely removed and replaced by spoken repeatings such as in the refrain, where it was "Do, Don't, Don't, Don't want no ugly mothersucker" or "I, I, I, I don't think so, I don't think so" ("Eeny, weeny, teeny, weeny" or "Don't, Don't, Don't, Do Do, Don't, Don't, Don't" as it was in "Short Dick Man").

Track listings

  • CD maxi
  1. "Mr. Personality" (Radio Mix) – 3:30
  2. "Mr. Personality" (Euro Edit) – 3:26
  3. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Mix) – 4:02
  4. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Underground Mix) – 5:11
  5. "Mr. Personality" (Gumbo Mix) – 4:32
  6. "Mr. Personality" (Album Version) – 3:30
  • 12" maxi
  1. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Mix) – 4:02
  2. "Mr. Personality" (J.J.'s Euro Mix) – 6:09
  3. "Mr. Personality" (Gumbo Mix) – 4:32
  4. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Underground Mix) – 5:11
  5. "Mr. Personality" (Radio Mix) – 3:30
  6. "Mr. Personality" (Album Version) – 3:44

Charts

Chart performance for "Mr. Personality"
Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 80
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [2] 19
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [3] 55
Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [4] 11
Europe (European Dance Radio) [5] 20
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 36
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 42

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