"Misfit"
Single by Amy Studt
from the album False Smiles
B-side
  • "Queen A"
  • "Put Your Faith in Me"
Released9 June 2003 (2003-06-09)
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Eriksen
Amy Studt singles chronology
"Just a Little Girl"
(2002) 		"Misfit"
(2003) 		"Under the Thumb"
(2003)

"Misfit" is a song by English singer Amy Studt, released as the second single from her debut album, False Smiles (2003), on 9 June 2003. The song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and is Studt's most successful single to date. It was also her most successful single internationally, peaking within the top 50 in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

Chart performance

"Misfit" is Studt's most successful single in the UK and internationally, debuting at number six on the UK Singles Chart and staying in the top 75 for 10 weeks.[1] Internationally, "Misfit" reached number 11 in the Netherlands,[2] number 17 in Ireland,[3] number 32 in Sweden, and number 48 in Australia.[4]

Music video

The video was directed by Sophie Muller, who directed the video for her last single Just a Little Girl, and produced by Dawn Rose. The video was filmed at Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles, California. American actress Danielle Panabaker appears in the video as a schoolgirl.

The video begins with Amy walking to school, before getting tripped up and pushed around when she gets in. She flees to the bathroom, and then imagines herself performing. Then she is shown in a dormitory with her in a nightdress. All the girls are crowding around her, and she doesn't seem to like it so she climbs on top of a cupboard. She is then shown dancing with some other girls imagining herself to be like everybody else, which clearly displeases her. Then she proceeds to dance by herself in her own unique way, until some people in suits drive up to the school, presumably talent scouts, see her and start shooting pictures with her, and the other girls are seen to be crying. At the end she is seen back on top of the cupboard smiling.

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single[5]

  1. "Misfit" – 3:28
  2. "Queen A" – 3:40
  3. "Put Your Faith in Me" – 4:23
  4. "Misfit" (video) – 3:28

UK cassette single and European CD single[6][7]

  1. "Misfit" – 3:28
  2. "Put Your Faith in Me" – 4:23

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 9 June 2003
  • CD
  • cassette
[13]
Australia 21 July 2003 CD [14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Misfit". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Amy Studt – Misfit". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. ^ Misfit (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Amy Studt. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2003. 9800107.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Misfit (UK cassette single sleeve). Amy Studt. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2003. 9800108.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Misfit (European CD single liner notes). Amy Studt. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2003. 9808556.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 27. 28 June 2003. p. 12. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Amy Studt – Misfit" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Amy Studt – Misfit". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  12. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  13. ^ "New Release Countdown: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 June 2003. p. 17. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 21st July 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 21 July 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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