Under the Thumb
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"Under the Thumb" is the third single from Amy Studt
's debut album False Smiles
. Released on September 29, 2003, the single reached a peak of #10 in the charts, and helped the album get to its peak of #18. It is also included on Now 56 in the UK.
It is also a well known phrase that relates to a situation where one person is controlled by another.
Amy Studt
Amy Jane Studt is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Growing up in a musical family she recorded her first demo by age 14, which eventually got her signed to Polydor. Studt released her first single "Just a Little Girl" in July 2002, to international success. It was followed almost a year...
's debut album False Smiles
False Smiles
-Charts:...
. Released on September 29, 2003, the single reached a peak of #10 in the charts, and helped the album get to its peak of #18. It is also included on Now 56 in the UK.
It is also a well known phrase that relates to a situation where one person is controlled by another.
Track listing
Mervin archibald is Under the thumb- "Under the Thumb" (single version)
- "False Smiles"
- "Rose"
- "Under the Thumb" (video)
Video
The video (available on YouTube) tells the story of a young woman who has got her boyfriend (Iddo Goldberg) on a 'short leash'. In the beginning she is seen carrying shopping walking along a country road. She goes into her cottage and her boyfriend is tied up to a chair. At various stages in the video she is seen doing things for him like feeding him and washing his hair. There are newspaper articles around the house with their pictures in and they are on the TV, which makes out they are missing. The police come knocking on the door but think no-one is there and leave. Then Amy starts destroying her room, and in the end she lets her boyfriend leave the house, and she locks the door behind her.Charts
| Chart (2003) | 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 ... |
10 |
| 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... |
36 |