Sex Bomb

This article is about the Tom Jones and Mousse T. song. For other songs of this name, see Sex Bomb (disambiguation).

• Mousse T. – writing, composition, production
• Errol Rennalls – writing, composition
• Tom Jones – vocals
• Lutz Krajenski – Hammond organ
• Peter Hinderthür – horns, bass
• Uwe Granitza – horns
• Kevin Metcalf – mastering

"Sex Bomb"
Single by Tom Jones and Mousse T.
from the album Reload
Released	November 1999 (1999-11) [1]
Studio	Peppermint Park (Germany) Bunk, Junk, and Genius (London, England)
Length	3:34
Label	Gut V2
Songwriter(s)	Mousse T. Errol Rennalls
Producer(s)	Mousse T.
Tom Jones UKsingles chronology
"Mama Told Me Not to Come" (2000) "Sex Bomb" (2000) "You Need Love Like I Do" (2000)
Tom Jones internationalsingles chronology
"Burning Down the House" (1999) "Sex Bomb" (1999) "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (2000)

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [12] 35 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [13] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [14] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [15] 2 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [16] 78 Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [17] 3 Czech Republic (IFPI) [18] 5 Denmark (IFPI) [19] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [20] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [21] 5 France (SNEP) [22] 1 Germany (GfK) [23] 3 Hungary (Mahasz) [24] 4 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [25] 2 Ireland (IRMA) [26] 7 Ireland Dance (IRMA) [27] 7 Italy (FIMI) [28] 2 Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [29] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [30] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [31] 11 Norway (VG-lista) [32] 18 Poland ( Music & Media ) [33] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [34] 3 Scotland (OCC) [35] 3 Spain (PROMUSICAE) [1] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [36] 9 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [37] 1 UK Singles (OCC) [38] 3 UK Indie (OCC) [39] 2 Chart (2004) Peak position US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [40] The Remixes 11

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [41] 33 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [42] 78 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [43] 16 Brazil (Crowley) [44] 82 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [45] 3 France (SNEP) [46] 10 Germany (Media Control) [47] 28 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [48] 6 Ireland (IRMA) [49] 75 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [50] 36 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [51] 47 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [34] 19 Spain (AFYVE) [52] 5 Sweden (Hitlistan) [53] 95 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [54] 10 UK Singles (OCC) [55] 58

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [56]	Gold	25,000*
Belgium (BRMA) [57]	Gold	25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [58]	Gold	45,000‡
France (SNEP) [59]	Gold	250,000*
Germany (BVMI) [60]	Gold	250,000^
Italy	—	50,000 [61]
Sweden (GLF) [62]	Gold	15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [63]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [64]	Silver	200,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Europe	November 1999	CD	Gut V2	[1]
	10 January 2000	Maxi-CD
United Kingdom	8 May 2000	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[65]

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