Perfect (Anne-Marie song)

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"Perfect to Me"
Anne-Marie - Perfect to Me.png
Single by Anne-Marie
from the album Speak Your Mind
Released2 November 2018
Studio Strongroom Studios (London)
Length3:17 (single version)
3:53 (album version)
Label Asylum
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jennifer Decilveo
  • Levi Lennox
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Don't Leave Me Alone"
(2018)
"Perfect to Me"
(2018)
"Rewrite the Stars"
(2018)

"Perfect" is a song by English singer Anne-Marie from her 2018 album Speak Your Mind . It was remixed and retitled "Perfect to Me" when released as a single on 2 November 2018. [1] Scoop.co.nz reported the release of the song in mid-October, [2] before Anne-Marie officially announced it on 31 October. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

News.com.au called the track "body positive" and said Anne-Marie had been striking a "resounding chord" with tracks like "Perfect". [3] GQ reviewed Anne-Marie's live performance of the song at a Rough Trade store in Brooklyn, saying "she begins shouting her insecurities to the audience: about wanting longer legs, never fitting in, and eating copious amounts of dessert. Then she does the unthinkable. She grabs and pinches her own body fat onstage", going on to say she knows how to "put on a show". [4]

Promotion

Anne-Marie announced the release of the track on 31 October, and performed the new version for the first time live in the studio on BBC Radio 2 on 31 October 2018. [5]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Perfect"
Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] 35
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [7] 30
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 34
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 10
Scotland (OCC) [10] 44
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 41

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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