"Scandalous" was the first single from Mis-Teeq

Mis-Teeq

Mis-Teeq are a British R&B girl group, comprising singers Alesha Dixon, Su-Elise Nash and Sabrina Washington. Originally a quartet which included Zena McNally, the group was formed in 1999 and released three major studio albums and seven consecutive UK top ten singles, including international hits...

's second album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

, Eye Candy. Released in 2003, the song became a major hit in the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, Australia and many European countries. In 2004, the song was chosen as the trio's debut single in the United States

United States

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, where it managed to reach number thirty-five on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

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Music video

The video, directed by Jake Nava

Jake Nava

Jake Nava was born on 17 August and grew up in northern London. He currently lives in eastern London.He graduated from the University of WestministerJake Nava is an English-born music video and film director.-Filmography:MUSIC VIDEOS...

 starts at night, where a lone man is seen running through an urban

Urban area

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, inner city

Inner city

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 area, and disabling CCTV Cameras, with a vicious dog

Dog

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 on a leash barking at him. The man then runs into an unused warehouse, the location of a secret nightclub

Nightclub

A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...

 where Mis-Teeq are seen. Street dance

Street dance

Street dance, more formally known as vernacular dance, is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in any available open space such as streets, dance parties, block parties, parks, school yards, raves, and nightclubs, etc...

 and breakdancing is predominately seen throughout the rest of the video. "Scandalous" was nominated for two MOBO Awards

MOBO Awards

The Music of Black Origin Awards, established in 1995 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music....

, one of them being in the 'Best video' category.

Appearances in the media

Due to the song's popularity, it has been featured in many advertisements and promotions. The song, along with Mis-Teeq were featured in Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

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 television commercials in 2003, coinciding around its release schedule, resulting in extra publicity. The song was then featured in promotions for the 2004 film Catwoman

Catwoman (film)

Catwoman is a 2004 American superhero film and quasi-spinoff of the Batman film series directed by Pitof and released by Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures on July 23, 2004....

. Originally, the film's theme song was to be Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

' "Outrageous

Outrageous

"Outrageous" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on July 13, 2004 by Jive Records as the fourth and final single from the album. It was written and produced by R. Kelly...

", but Spears broke her knee on the set of the music video, and the idea was scrapped resulting in "Scandalous" becoming the theme song. "Scandalous" was then covered, and used in an 'Armani Code' perfume

Perfume

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 commerial by Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a...

. In 2007 an operatic version was recorded and used in promotional adverts for the BBC

BBC

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 period drama Cranford

Cranford (TV series)

Cranford is a British television series directed by Simon Curtis and Steve Hudson. The teleplay by Heidi Thomas was adapted from three novellas by Elizabeth Gaskell published between 1849 and 1858: Cranford, My Lady Ludlow, and Mr Harrison's Confessions...

, an adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson , often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era...

's book of the same name

Cranford (novel)

Cranford is one of the better-known novels of the 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published in 1851 as a serial in the magazine Household Words, which was edited by Charles Dickens.-Plot:...

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Remixes

These are the formats and track listings of "Scandalous":

UK Tracklistings
Scandalous (Radio mix)
Scandalous (Oracle remix)
Scandalous (Jazzwad remix)
Scandalous (Blacksmith radio remix)
Scandalous (Video)
US Tracklistings
Scandalous (Single version)
Scandalous (Blacksmith remix)
Scandalous (Jazzwad remix)
Scandalous (Rudeness vocal remix)
Scandalous (Bermudez & Griffin Stained Blue Dress Mix)

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	2
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	3
New Zealand Singles Chart	4
U.S. Dance Radio Airplay	7
Australian Singles Chart	9
Danish Singles Chart	9
Greece Singles Chart	11
Belgium Singles Chart	19
Finnish Singles Chart	19
French Singles Chart	27
Italian Singles Chart	33
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play	33
Swedish Singles Chart	35
Swiss Singles Chart	35
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	35
German Singles Chart	59

Certifications

Country	Certifier	Certification	Sales
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...	Gold	35,000+