Idol (Amanda Ghost song)

"Idol"
"Idol"
Single by Amanda Ghost
from the album Ghost Stories
Released	1 March 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:43
Label	Kinetic; Warner Bros.;
Songwriter(s)	Amanda Ghost; Ian Dench; Lukas Burton; Sacha Skarbek;
Producer(s)	Lukas Burton; Sacha Skarbek; Steve Dub;
Amanda Ghost singles chronology

"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

UK CD single

"Idol" (Album Version) – 4:43
"Idol" (Boy George and Kinky Roland's Trance Your Arm Mix) – 6:39
"Idol" (Boy George and Kinky Roland Gulub Dub) – 6:52

UK enhanced CD single

"Idol" (Album Version) – 4:43
"Idol" (Dark Globe Remix) – 7:06
"Idol" (Radio Edit) – 3:24
"Idol" (Video)

US CD maxi-single

"Idol" (Hex Hector & Jonathan Peters Radio Mix) – 4:02
"Idol" (Hex Hector & Jonathan Peters Club Mix) – 8:50
"Idol" (Boy George & Kinky Roland Trance Your Arm Mix) – 6:40
"Idol" (Boy George & Kinky Roland Gulub Dub) – 6:54
"Idol" (Hex Hector & Jonathan Peters Dub) – 9:45
"Idol" (Dark Globe Mix) – 7:09
"Idol" (Album Version) – 4:45

Credits and personnel

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

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

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

[billboardsexton-1] Sexton, Paul (29 July 2000). "Ghost Spins 'Stories on Warner". Billboard. 112 (31). Nielsen Business Media: 14–15. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Amanda_Ghost-2] "Amanda Ghost: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[hotdance-3] "Amanda Ghost Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[allmusic-4] Buss, Bryan. "Ghost Stories - Amanda Ghost". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

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v t e Amanda Ghost
Discography
Studio albums	Ghost Stories
Singles	"Idol" "Filthy Mind"