"Sexual Revolution" | ||||
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Single by Macy Gray | ||||
from the album The Id | ||||
B-side | "Winter Wonderland" | |||
Released | November 26, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
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Length | 4:45 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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Lyricist(s) | Macy Gray | |||
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"Sexual Revolution" is a song by American singer Macy Gray from her second studio album, The Id (2001). It was released on November 26, 2001, as the album's second and final single.
In the United Kingdom, "Sexual Revolution" became Gray's first single to miss the top 40 since "Do Something" (1999), reaching number 45. The single had limited success in the United States as well, peaking at number four on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
"Sexual Revolution" was released on two CD formats in the UK and contained remixes by Fatboy Slim and Miguel Migs. The single also contained Gray's version of the Christmas standard "Winter Wonderland".
Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [1] | 68 |
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [2] | 8 |
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [3] | 10 |
Europe (European Radio Top 50) [4] | 42 |
Ireland (IRMA) [5] | 50 |
Italy (FIMI) [6] | 33 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] | 89 |
Scotland (OCC) [8] | 52 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 91 |
UK Singles (OCC) [10] | 45 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [11] | 18 |
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [12] | 4 |
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