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Idol (Amanda Ghost song)

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"Idol"
Single by Amanda Ghost
from the album Ghost Stories
Released1 March 2000 (2000-03-01)
Recorded1999
GenrePop rock
Length4:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lukas Burton
  • Sacha Skarbek
  • Steve Dub
Amanda Ghost singles chronology
"Idol"
(2000)
"Filthy Mind"
(2000)

"Idol" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Amanda Ghost from her debut studio album Ghost Stories (2000). In the United Kingdom it was released as the lead single from the album on 1 March 2000 by Warner Bros., while "Filthy Mind" served as the lead single in the United States.[1]

"Idol" received positive reviews from music critics. In the United Kingdom it peaked at number sixty-three on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States the song failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100, but was successful in the Dance Club Songs chart, where it peaked at number eighteen. The song also received heavy airplay on the alternative music station, WMAD 92.1, in Madison, WI, in the late summer of 2000.

Track listings and formats

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Credits and personnel

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  • Amanda Ghost – vocals, songwriting
  • Ian Dench - songwriting
  • Lukas Burton – songwriting, producer, music programming
  • Sacha Skarbek – songwriting, co-producer
  • Steve Dub – co-producer
  • Nick Sykes – audio engineering

Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 63
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 18
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[4] 18

References

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  1. ^ Sexton, Paul (29 July 2000). "Ghost Spins 'Stories on Warner". Billboard. 112 (31). Nielsen Business Media: 14–15. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Amanda Ghost: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Amanda Ghost Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. ^ Buss, Bryan. "Ghost Stories - Amanda Ghost". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 7 May 2016.