Perfect (Princess Superstar song)

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"Perfect"
Single by Princess Superstar
from the album My Machine
ReleasedJuly 19, 2005
Label K7
Songwriter(s) Coen Berrier, Iason Chronis, Concetta Kirschner, Milo Berger
Princess Superstar singles chronology
"Coochie Coo (EP)"
(2005)
"Perfect"
(2005)
"My Machine"
(2005)

"Perfect" is a single by Princess Superstar, released in Germany on July 19, 2005, in the UK on August 29, 2005, in the US and Japan on August 30, 2005, and in Australia on October 10, 2006. It is the only single from her album My Machine with a music video.

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Mashup

On 22 January 2007, "Perfect (Exceeder)" was released – a mashup of Mason's 2006 instrumental dance track "Exceeder" with the remixed vocals from "Perfect". It hit number 1 in multiple countries' dance charts.

Song usage

Miss Kittin used "Perfect (A Capella)" on her mix album A Bugged Out Mix . [1]

Music video

The music video features Princess Superstar in a variety of locations, which includes what looks like a rollerdisco and a 1980s spoof. The "Perfect (Exceeder)" remix music video features Lauren Ridealgh, Casey Batchelor and Lisa Shepley as gymnasts who mime to the lyrics performed by Princess Superstar. Valentina Bodorova appears as a genuine rhythmic gymnast acting as body double. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Perfect" (Album Version / Dirty)
  2. "Perfect" (Michi Lange's Sidekick Remix)
  3. "Perfect" (Mr No & Alexander Technique Mix)
  4. "Perfect" (Michi Lange's Sidekick Dub)
  5. "Perfect" (A Capella)
  6. "Perfect" (E-Thunder Chicas Locas Tribal Mix)

Charts

Chart performance for "Perfect"
Chart (2006)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 81

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References

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  2. "Behind The Scenes of Mason Vs. Princess Superstar - Perfect". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 225.