"Twisted" is the second single released by Irish

Ireland

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 singer Brian McFadden

Brian McFadden

Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...

 from his second studio album, Set in Stone. The song was released to radio in June 2008, and was released both physically and digitally on 19 July. "Twisted" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at #69, solely on downloads. On the week of the release of the physical single, it climed and peaked at #29. When released as a single, "Twisted" featured as a remix by The Potbelleez

The Potbelleez

The Potbelleez are a four piece Australian House/Electro music group.-Career history:Both DJs/Producers David Greene and Jonny Murphy were born in Dublin, Ireland...

. The original version featured on the album Set in Stone was not produced by the group.

Background

Speaking of the single, Brian said: "'Twisted' is a pure pop track that allows me to highlight a lighter side to my music. At the end of the day, I want to show everyone that there's some depth and variety with my new album and hopefully fans can be energised by the song. I am so grateful to my Australian fans for their support and it's time to have some fun!" The video of the song was shot in Sydney

Sydney

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, Australia

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, with many scenes shot in Kings Cross

Kings Cross, New South Wales

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. McFadden wears red make-up on his face in the video. He is seen partying and having a good time. He then gets arrested and has many photos taken of himself in prison. He is then shown racing around the streets with his friends in a convertible

Convertible

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. This is a reference to A Clockwork Orange

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. The video also features his fans at parties.

Track listing

Australian CD Single

1. "Twisted" (Potbelleez Remix) - 3:36 (Brian McFadden, Phil Thornalley, The Potbellez)
2. "Twisted" (Album Version) - 3:54 (Brian McFadden, Phil Thornalley)

Australian Digital Download

1. "Twisted" (Potbelleez Remix) - 3:36 (Brian McFadden, Phil Thornalley, The Potbellez)
2. "Patience" - 5:04 (Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, John Shanks)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Singles Chart	29