Mr. Personality (song)

"Mr. Personality"
Single by Gillette/20 Fingers featuring Gillette
from the album On the Attack
B-side"Mr. Personality (Ugly Mix)"
ReleasedJune 19, 1995
GenreHouse, dance-pop
Length3:30
LabelZYX
Songwriter(s)Charlie Babie, Manny Mohr
Producer(s)Charlie Babie, Manny Mohr
Gillette singles chronology
"Short Dick Man"
(1994)
"Mr. Personality"
(1995)
"You're a Dog"
(1995)
20 Fingers singles chronology
"Lick It"
(1995)
"Mr. Personality"
(1995)
"You're a Dog"
(1995)

"Mr. Personality" is a song recorded by American singer and rapper Gillette, produced by 20 Fingers and released in June 1995 as the second single from Gillette's debut solo album, On the Attack (1994).

Background

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The song has been released as Gillette's second single from her debut solo album On the Attack worldwide, while in Poland and Germany, it has been released as 20 Fingers' third single credited as "20 Fingers featuring Gillette" from their debut album On the Attack and More. The track reached the top 20 in Belgium. However, sales were lower than 20 Fingers' previous hits "Short Dick Man" and "Lick It". The song also charted in Germany, New Zealand and Switzerland.

Ugly Mix

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The B-Side of "Mr. Personality" is the "Ugly Mix" of the song. Technically about the same content, it is completely a different song with different beat arrangement, recorded vocals, and different lyric text and refrain. The structure of the Ugly Mix follows the style of 20 Fingers and Gillette's hit song "Short Dick Man", which has a dance beat instead of a hip hop beat and a rock beat, with minimalistic vocals, the rap verses completely removed and replaced by spoken repeatings such as in the refrain, where it was "Do, Don't, Don't, Don't want no ugly mothersucker" or "I, I, I, I don't think so, I don't think so" ("Eeny, weeny, teeny, weeny" or "Don't, Don't, Don't, Do Do, Don't, Don't, Don't" as it was in "Short Dick Man").

Track listings

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  • CD maxi
  1. "Mr. Personality" (Radio Mix) – 3:30
  2. "Mr. Personality" (Euro Edit) – 3:26
  3. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Mix) – 4:02
  4. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Underground Mix) – 5:11
  5. "Mr. Personality" (Gumbo Mix) – 4:32
  6. "Mr. Personality" (Album Version) – 3:30
  • 12" maxi
  1. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Mix) – 4:02
  2. "Mr. Personality" (J.J.'s Euro Mix) – 6:09
  3. "Mr. Personality" (Gumbo Mix) – 4:32
  4. "Mr. Personality" (Ugly Underground Mix) – 5:11
  5. "Mr. Personality" (Radio Mix) – 3:30
  6. "Mr. Personality" (Album Version) – 3:44

Charts

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Chart performance for "Mr. Personality"
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 80
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] 19
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 55
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[4] 11
Europe (European Dance Radio)[5] 20
Germany (GfK)[6] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 42

References

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  1. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 May 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "20 Fingers feat. Gillette – Mr. Personality" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  3. ^ "Canada Singles peak". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  4. ^ "Canada dance peak". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  5. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. May 20, 1995. p. 24. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "20 Fingers feat. Gillette – Mr. Personality" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "20 Fingers feat. Gillette – Mr. Personality". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ^ "20 Fingers feat. Gillette – Mr. Personality". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ^ Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)