"Not Such an Innocent Girl"
Single by Victoria Beckham
from the album Victoria Beckham
B-side"In Your Dreams"
Released17 September 2001 (2001-09-17)
Length3:16
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Kipner
Victoria Beckham singles chronology
"Out of Your Mind"
(2000) 		"Not Such an Innocent Girl"
(2001) 		"A Mind of Its Own"
(2002)
Music video
"Not Such an Innocent Girl" on Youtube.com

"Not Such an Innocent Girl" is the debut solo single by English singer Victoria Beckham. It was released on 17 September 2001 as the lead single from her self-titled debut solo album. It was the United Kingdom's 163rd best-seller of the year, peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart. The song was originally recorded by American singer Willa Ford. However, her version was only performed live and never officially released.

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, the single faced competition in a hugely-hyped supposed 'chart battle' with Kylie Minogue's single "Can't Get You Out of My Head".[1] On the chart date of 29 September 2001, "Not Such an Innocent Girl" debuted at number six on the UK Singles Chart with first week sales of 35,000 units, while "Can't Get You Out of My Head" debuted at number one with first week sales of 306,000 units.[2][3] It became the UK's 163rd best-seller of 2001.[4] As of September 2021, "Not Such An Innocent Girl" has sold 93,000 copies in the UK.[5]

Music video

The music video has a futuristic theme and features two Victorias: one dressed in all-white with blonde hair ("the good girl"), and the other in all-black with jet black hair ("the bad girl"). The video culminates into a "dance-off" and motorcycle race between the two Victorias. The video was shot almost entirely on a green set with a significant amount of post-production.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 36
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[12] 14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 29
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 23
Italy (FIMI)[15] 32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[16] 17
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[17] 66
Scotland (OCC)[18] 10
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 6

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 17 September 2001 (2001-09-17)
  • CD
  • cassette
 Virgin [21]
Australia 24 September 2001 (2001-09-24) CD [22]

References

  1. ^ "Kylie and Beckham begin chart race". BBC. 17 September 2001. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Kylie Bests Victoria on U.K. Singles Chart". Billboard. 24 September 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ^ "2001 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive". Official Charts Company. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ Griffiths, George (30 September 2021). "Chart Flashback 2001: Kylie's Can't Get You Out Of My Head put the UK under its spell 20 years ago this week". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ^ Not Such an Innocent Girl (UK CD single liner notes). Victoria Beckham. Virgin Records. 2001. VSCDT 1816, 7243 8 97960 25.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Not Such an Innocent Girl (UK cassette single sleeve). Victoria Beckham. Virgin Records. 2001. VSC 1816, 7243 8 97960 49.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Not Such an Innocent Girl (UK DVD single liner notes). Victoria Beckham. Virgin Records. 2001. VSDVD 1816, 7243 4 90507 9 2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Not Such an Innocent Girl (European CD single liner notes). Victoria Beckham. Virgin Records. 2001. VSCDE 1816, 7243 8 97969 26.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Not Such an Innocent Girl (Australasian CD single liner notes). Victoria Beckham. Virgin Records. 2001. 7243 5 46009 2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Victoria Beckham – Not Such an Innocent Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Victoria Beckham – Not Such an Innocent Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 41. 6 October 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Not Such an Innocent Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Victoria Beckham – Not Such an Innocent Girl". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Tipparade week 42 van 2001".
  17. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 49, saptamina 19.11–25.11, 2001" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "Victoria Beckham – Not Such an Innocent Girl" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting September 17, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 15 September 2001. p. 37. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  22. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 24th September 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 24 September 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2002-02-20. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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