The song became a hit throughout Europe and Oceania,reaching the top 10 in Australia,Denmark,Ireland,New Zealand,and the United Kingdom. "Scandalous" has sold 195,000 copies in the UK,becoming the group's biggest-selling single.[1] In 2004,"Scandalous" was chosen as Mis-Teeq's second single in the United States,where it reached number 35 on the BillboardHot 100,number two on the BillboardDance Singles Sales chart,and number 11 on the BillboardMainstream Top 40.
A mashup of "Scandalous" with the Redman &Adam F song "Smash Sumthin'" was performed live at the 2003 MOBO Awards,where the song was nominated for two awards,including 'Best Video'.[2] The mashup,titled "Sumthin' Scandalous",appears on the limited edition of "Eye Candy".
Background and release
Although Mis-Teeq had scored multiple U.K. hits,they did not have a U.S. record deal until the release of “Scandalous”in 2004. The song's breakthrough in the United States came when television host Carson Daly heard the track while travelling in Europe and urged Warner to release it stateside.[3] Warner Bros. Records subsequently issued a self-titled Mis-Teeq compilation album in the U.S.,with “Scandalous”as its lead single.[4] The song gained additional exposure through inclusion in the films Catwoman and Taxi,which also helped it achieve commercial success outside Europe.[5]
Music video
The music video was directed by Jake Nava. It starts at night,where a lone man is seen running through an urban,inner city area,and disabling CCTV cameras,with a vicious dog on a leash barking at him. The man then runs into an unused warehouse,the location of a secret nightclub where Mis-Teeq are seen. Street dance and breakdancing is predominantly seen throughout the rest of the video. The audio for the music video starts out as the radio version for most of the song,before transitioning to the Jazzwad remix from the middle of the bridge onwards.
Mis-Teeq promoted the song by appearing in Coca-Cola television commercials aired in 2003 to coincide with the song's release, resulting in extra publicity.[56] The song was then featured in promotions for the 2004 film Catwoman. Originally, the film's theme song was to be Britney Spears' "Outrageous", but Spears broke her knee on the set of the music video and the idea was scrapped. This resulted in "Scandalous" becoming the theme song.[57] It was featured in Grand Theft Auto V on fictional radio station Non-Stop Pop FM and in 2024 film Madame Web.[58]
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