I'm Too Sexy

{{short description|1991 single by Right Said Fred}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = I'm Too Sexy

| cover = ImTooSexy.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Right Said Fred

| album = Up

| released = 15 July 1991

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  • Dance-pop{{cite news |first= Tom |last= Boggioni |title= John Oliver asks Right Said Fred to annoy Syria's Assad with 'too awful' song |work= The Raw Story |date= 9 June 2014 |access-date= 16 June 2014 |url= http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/09/john-oliver-asks-right-said-fred-to-annoy-syrias-assad-with-too-awful-song/ |archive-date= 4 July 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140704010537/http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/09/john-oliver-asks-right-said-fred-to-annoy-syrias-assad-with-too-awful-song/ |url-status= dead }}{{cite news|first= Troy L. |last= Smith |title= Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best |website= Cleveland.com |date= 21 October 2020 |access-date= 29 January 2023|url= https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2020/10/every-no-1-song-of-the-1990s-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html}}
  • Eurodance{{Cite magazine |last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|date=2018-08-02 |title=Rewinding the Charts: In 1992, Right Said Fred Wasn't 'Too Sexy' for No. 1|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/right-said-fred-im-too-sexy-taylor-swift-rewinding-the-charts-1992/|access-date=2023-09-08 |magazine=Billboard|quote=In 1991, British brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass and Rob Manzoli — who had dubbed themselves Right Said Fred — released their debut song, “I’m Too Sexy,” a Eurodance number satirizing the narcissism of fashion culture.}}

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| producer = TommyD

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| next_title = Don't Talk Just Kiss

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Right Said Fred

| type = singles

| prev_title = Where Do You Go to My Love?

| prev_year = 2006

| title = I'm Too Sexy 2007

| year = 2007

| next_title = I'm a Celebrity

| next_year = 2008

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"I'm Too Sexy" is a song by British pop band Right Said Fred, released in July 1991 by Tug Records as their debut single from their first album, Up (1992). The song was written by band members and brothers Fred Fairbrass and Richard Fairbrass with Rob Manzoli and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, it topped the charts in seven countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United States. James Lebon directed the music video for the song, featuring various clips of models walking on the catwalk. In 2023, Billboard magazine ranked "I'm Too Sexy" among the 500 best pop songs of all time.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/right-said-fred-im-too-sexy/|title=The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|magazine=Billboard|date=19 October 2023|access-date=20 October 2023}}

Composition and recording

The idea for the song came about when the Fairbrass brothers were running a gym in London where, according to Richard, there was "lots of narcissism and posing". One day, he took his shirt off and started singing "I'm too sexy for my shirt" in front of a mirror as a joke. The band originally recorded it as an indie rock song.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

It was rejected by multiple record companies before they played it to radio plugger Guy Holmes. He was initially unimpressed after playing it on his car stereo, but his passengers latched onto the song's "I'm a model, you know what I mean" hook and Holmes asked the band if they could rework it as a dance track.

DJ TommyD, an acquaintance of Richard Fairbrass, programmed electronics around the original vocal, whilst guitarist Rob Manzoli added a riff borrowed from the Jimi Hendrix song "Third Stone from the Sun".{{cite news|first= Dave |last= Simpson |title= How we made Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 4 April 2017 |access-date= 4 April 2017 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/04/how-we-made-right-said-fred-im-too-sexy-interview}}

Release

The single was released on 15 July 1991. It equalled the record for the most weeks at number two on the UK Singles Chart without ever topping the chart, staying at number two for six weeks in a row while held back by Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (this equalled the previous record set by Father Abraham's 1978 hit "The Smurf Song").

In May 1992, the song was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Selling 'A' Side.{{cite web|title= The Ivors 1992 > Best Selling 'A' Side |website= Theivors.com |access-date= 9 September 2018 |url= http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1992/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= 4 January 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013937/http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1992/}} "I'm Too Sexy" was the act's first of several hits, particularly in the United Kingdom. They went on to have a number one single on the UK Singles Chart with "Deeply Dippy" in April 1992.

Chart performance

"I'm Too Sexy" was successful on the singles charts worldwide, becoming a hit on several continents. It made its way to the number-one position in Australia, Austria, Canada (The Record chart), Ireland, New Zealand and the US, where the single topped the Billboard Hot 100 as well as the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The song reached the next best chart position, as number two in Canada (the RPM Top Singles chart), Norway and the UK, where it peaked in its fourth week on the UK Singles Chart on August 11, 1991.{{cite web|title=Official Singles Chart Top 75 11 August 1991 - 17 August 1991|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=25 January 2023|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19910811/7501/}} It debuted on the UK chart as number 37 and was held off the number one spot by Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". "I'm Too Sexy" spent six weeks at the number two position, before dropping to 5, 7 and 9, and then leaving the UK Top 10 in October 1991. In the US, the song also peaked at number four on both the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and the Cash Box Top 100 as well as number 28 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Additionally, it was a top 10 hit also in Belgium (3), Ecuador (5), Greece (5) and Sweden (8).

"I'm Too Sexy" was certified gold in Australia (70,000), Austria (25,000), Canada (50,000), New Zealand (5,000) and the UK (470,000). In the US, the single received platinum status with a sale of 1 million units.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Stephen Schnee described the song as a "humorous yet misunderstood swipe at self centered male bodybuilders and models."{{cite web|first= Stephen |last= Schnee |title= Right Said Fred – Up |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 18 February 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/up-mw0000679029}} J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun wrote, "With its prodding piano and insistently tuneful bass line, "I'm Too Sexy" is an insidiously catchy single - the sort that sticks in your memory whether you want it to or not. Fortunately, head Fred Richard Fairbrass handles the vocals with enough good humor that the single's annoyance factor remains relatively low.Considine, J.D. (1992). "Right Said Fred – Up". The Baltimore Sun – via Star Tribune. (13 March 1992). David Taylor-Wilson from Bay Area Reporter called it "a campy send-up of the fashion world."{{cite news|first= David |last= Taylor-Wilson |title= View from the Top |newspaper= Bay Area Reporter |volume= 22 |issue= 14 |page= 26 |date= 2 April 1992 |access-date= 28 April 2020 |url= https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=BAR19920402.1.26}} Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "Thoroughly fun and goofy ditty recently heated up international dance floors and radio airwaves. Fred cheekily boasts about his physical attributes over a festive pop/house groove, which should have no trouble duplicating its success here."{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |author-link= Larry Flick |title= Single Reviews > New and Noteworthy |magazine= Billboard |date= 16 November 1991 |page= 81 |url= http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-16.pdf}} Andy Kastanas from The Charlotte Observer stated, "This midtempo "techno/house" beat has a catchy hook and unusual deep male vocals (a la Elmer Fudd on steroids) that'll put a meltdown on any ladies in the vicinity. You'll dance whether you like it or not and the lyrics are sure to give you some chucks when you sing along (and you WILL sing along)... "I'm too sexy for my car, too sexy for your party, too sexy for this song, too sexy it hurts" and on and on."{{cite news|first= Andy |last= Kastanas |title= Sounds of Progress |newspaper= The Charlotte Observer |date= 4 December 1991 |page= 10}}

British magazine Music Week deemed it an "eccentric"{{cite magazine|title= Export of the Year: Right Said Fred |magazine= Music Week |page= 10 |date= 26 December 1992 |access-date= 2 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-12-26.pdf}} and "amusingly muttered 121.7bpm pop rattler".{{cite magazine|title= Dance |magazine= Music Week |page= 8 |date= 3 August 1991 |access-date= 3 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-08-03.pdf}} Clark and Devaney from Cashbox said, "Here is a fun, tongue-in-cheek dance tune that should get lots of club play." They concluded that the group "have put together a clever dance/club put-down of what could only be the whole fashion-model "poser" attitude that's so much in vogue."{{cite magazine|first1= Randy |last1= Clark |first2= Bryan |last2= DeVaney |title= Music Reviews > Singles |magazine= Cashbox |volume= LV |issue= 19 |page= 5 |date= 21 December 1991 |access-date= 31 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1991/CB-1991-12-21.pdf}} David Quantick from New Musical Express stated, "'I'm Too Sexy' is a great record, not least because it's a piss-take of people who fancy themselves sung by people who fancy themselves."{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Quantick|title=Long Play|magazine=New Musical Express|date=9 May 1992|page=75|access-date=20 February 2023|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52611777495/|author-link=David Quantick}} A reviewer from People Magazine described it as a "dopey dance tune mocking fashion models and voguers—but it'll keep you moving."{{cite magazine|title= Picks and Pans Review: Prime Cuts |magazine= People |volume= 37 |issue= 5 |date= 10 February 1992 |access-date= 10 March 2020 |url= https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-prime-cuts-vol-37-no-5/}} Spin wrote, "This 12-inch, along with its video, is the most inescapable assault on mass consciousness since "Gypsy Woman". Prepare to be impaled on a throbbing slice of masculinity courtesy of three roughnecks who've already had Mick Jagger down on all fours (they were once his trainers). Lie back and enjoy it."{{cite magazine|author=The Entire Staff|title=Heavy Rotation|magazine=Spin|date=February 1992|page=18|accessdate=23 January 2023|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yLVeu01ciK8C}}

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by James Lebon.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7570180/|title=Right Said Fred: I'm Too Sexy|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=February 10, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://cines.com/en/film/right-said-fred-im-too-sexy-1991|title=Right Said Fred: I'm Too Sexy|publisher=Cines.com|access-date=February 10, 2023}}Mills, Simon (26 January 2009). "James Lebon". The Independent. In a 2017 interview, Fred Fairbrass told that they had borrowed 1,500 pounds to make the single and then another 3,000-4,000 pounds to make the video for the song.Ewing, Sarah (8 October 2017). "After 'I'm Too Sexy' I treated myself to a Ford Fiesta". The Sunday Telegraph. In the video, the group performs while humorously posing as models on a runway set,{{cite news |last= Hagwood |first= Rod Stafford |date= 21 July 1992 |title= More music videos feature glamorous runway stars |url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-07-22-1992204197-story.html |work= Baltimore Sun |access-date= 12 February 2023}} surrounded by female photographers wearing bikinis. In between, there are clips of real models walking the catwalk at different fashion shows. James Muretich from Calgary Herald described the video as "campy".Muretich, James (8 March 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. In the clubs, many people would imitate the band's "catwalk" dance as seen on the video, which was released in January 1992.{{cite magazine|title= Spotlight: Right Said Fred |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 9 |issue= 3 |page= 21 |date= 18 January 1992 |access-date= 20 February 2020 |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-01-18.pdf}}

Impact and legacy

NME ranked "I'm Too Sexy" number 15 in their list of "Singles of the Year" in December 1991.{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52523412699/|title=Singles of the Year|magazine=NME|date=21 December 1991|page=|access-date=2 May 2023}} In 1993, the song was awarded one of BMI's Pop Awards in the category for Most Performed College Radio Song of 1992.{{cite magazine|first=|last=|title=BMI Congratulates|magazine=Music Week|date=20 November 1993|page=2|accessdate=26 February 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-20.pdf}} In June 2007, it was voted No. 80 on VH1's list of "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s".{{cite web|title= The 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s |publisher= VH1 |url= http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-05-23/top-100-songs-of-the-90s/22/ |archive-date= 12 June 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130612090645/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-05-23/top-100-songs-of-the-90s/22/}} In April 2008, the song was rated No. 49 on "The 50 Worst Songs Ever! Watch, Listen and Cringe!" by Blender.{{cite web|title= The 50 Worst Songs Ever! Watch, Listen and Cringe! |magazine= Blender |url= http://www.blender.com/lists/61412/the50worstsongseverwatchlistenandcringe.html |archive-date= 26 December 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101226182327/http://www.blender.com/lists/61412/the50worstsongseverwatchlistenandcringe.html}} In April 2011, it was voted No. 2 on VH1's "40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '90s".{{cite web|title= VH1's 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '90s |website= Top One Hit Wonders |date= 8 May 2011 |access-date= 30 April 2022 |url= https://toponehitwonders.com/1990s/vh1s-40-greatest-one-hit-wonders-of-the-90s/}} In 2017, BuzzFeed ranked it No. 90 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s", adding, "Yes, this song is cheesy as hell, but it doesn't ever try to be anything other than what it is: a fun, catchy, campy dance song."{{cite web|first1= Matt |last1= Stopera |first2= Brian |last2= Galindo |title= The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s |website= BuzzFeed |date= 11 March 2017 |access-date= 31 March 2020 |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump}} In 2019, Billboard listed the song at No. 210 in their ranking of "Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s".{{cite magazine|title= Greatest of All Time: Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s |magazine= Billboard |year= 2019 |accessdate= 24 April 2022 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboards-top-songs-90s/}} Four years later, in October 2023, the magazine ranked it at No. 475 in their "Best Pop Songs of All Time" list.

Track listing

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  • UK 7" (SNOG 1) / cassette (CA SNOG 1)
  1. "I'm Too Sexy"
  2. "I'm Too Sexy" (instrumental)
  • UK 12" (12 SNOG 1)
  1. "I'm Too Sexy"
  2. "I'm Too Sexy" (7" version)
  3. "I'm Too Sexy" (12" instrumental)
  • UK CD (CD SNOG 1)
  1. "I'm Too Sexy" (Betty's mix)
  2. "I'm Too Sexy" (7" mix)
  3. "I'm Too Sexy" (12" instrumental)
  4. "I'm Too Sexy" (Italian version)

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  • US single
  1. "I'm Too Sexy" (7" version)
  2. "I'm Too Sexy" (Extended Club Mix)
  3. "I'm Too Sexy" (Betty's Mix)
  4. "I'm Too Sexy" (Instrumental)
  5. "I'm Too Sexy" (Catwalk Mix)
  6. "I'm Too Sexy" (Tushapella)
  7. "I'm Too Sexy" (Spanish version)

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1991–1992)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Right Said Fred|song=I'm Too Sexy|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2014}}
{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Right Said Fred|song=I'm Too Sexy|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2014}}
{{single chart|Flanders|3|artist=Right Said Fred|song=I'm Too Sexy|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2014}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|2|chartid=2066|rowheader=true|access-date=1 May 2015}}
{{single chart|Canadadance|1|chartid=2043|rowheader=true|access-date=11 July 2013}}
scope="row"|Canada (The Record){{cite book|first= Nanda |last= Lwin |author-link= Nanda Lwin |year= 1999 |title=Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide |publisher= Music Data Canada |isbn= 1-896594-13-1}}

|1

scope="row"|Ecuador (El Siglo de Torreón){{cite news|title= Discos más populares en Mexico |newspaper= El Siglo de Torreón |page= 56 |date= 24 May 1992 |access-date= 6 August 2021 |url= http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1992/05/24&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05600&PageLabel=56 |language= es}}

|5

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 |location= Helsinki |language= fi}}

|15

{{single chart|Germany|14|artist=Right Said Fred|song=I'm Too Sexy|songid=10381|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2014}}
scope="row"|Greece (IFPI){{cite magazine|title= Top 10 Sales in Europe |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 8 |issue= 44 |page= 31 |date= 2 November 1991 |access-date= 20 March 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-11-02.pdf}}

|5

{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=I'm Too Sexy|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2013}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|20|year=1991|week=40|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2014}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|19|artist=Right Said Fred|song=I'm Too Sexy|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2014}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Right Said Fred|song=I'm Too Sexy|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2014}}
{{single chart|Norway|2|artist=Right Said Fred|song=I'm Too Sexy|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2014}}
{{single chart|Sweden|8|artist=Right Said Fred|song=I'm Too Sexy|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2014}}
{{single chart|UK|2|date=19910817|rowheader=true|refname=UK2|access-date=17 June 2013}}
scope="row"|UK Dance (Music Week){{cite magazine|title= Top 60 Dance Singles |magazine= Music Week |page= 20 |date= 24 August 1991 |access-date= 28 September 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-08-24.pdf}}

|27

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|title= Right Said Fred – Awards |website= AllMusic |access-date= 17 June 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/right-said-fred-mn0000176332/awards |url-status= dead |archive-date= 8 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150408024011/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/right-said-fred-mn0000176332/awards}}

|1

scope="row"|US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)

|4

scope="row"|US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)

|1

scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)

|28

scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite magazine|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending FEBRUARY 22, 1992 |magazine= Cash Box |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19920222.html |archive-date= 8 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121008000502/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19920222.html}}

|4

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!Chart (2007)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|UK|56|date=20070506|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2017}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1991)

!Rank

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|title= ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1991 |publisher= ARIA Charts |access-date= 16 June 2014 |url= http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1991.htm}}

|13

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten 1991 |publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien |access-date= 16 June 2014 |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1991 |language= nl}}

|28

scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|title= End of Year Charts 1991 |publisher= Recorded Music NZ |access-date= 3 December 2017 |url= https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1991-12-31}}

|23

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|title= Chart Archive – 1990s Singles |website= everyHit.com |access-date= 16 June 2014 |url= http://www.everyhit.com/chart5.html}}

|4

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!Chart (1992)

!Rank

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|title= Jahreshitparade 1992 |publisher= Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien |access-date= 16 June 2014 |url= http://www.austriancharts.at/1992_single.asp |language= de}}

|12

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|title= The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks for 1992 |magazine= RPM |via= World Radio History |page= 8 |date= 19 December 1992 |access-date= 20 December 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/90s/1992/RPM-1992-12-19.pdf}}

|44

scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|title= End of Year Charts 1992 |publisher= Recorded Music NZ |access-date= 3 December 2017 |url= https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1992-12-31}}

|31

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|title= Top 100 Hits for 1992 |website= The Longbored Surfer |access-date= 16 June 2014 |url= http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1992}}

|13

=Decade-end charts=

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|+Decade-end chart performance for "I'm Too Sexy"

!Chart (1990–1999)

!Rank

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|title= Bestenlisten – Singles 1990er |website= Austriancharts.at |publisher= Hung Medien |access-date= 14 May 2019 |url= https://austriancharts.at/90er_single.asp |language= de}}

|27

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|first= Nanda |last= Lwin |title= Top 100 singles of the 1990s |publisher= Jam! |url= http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html |archive-date= 29 August 2000 |access-date= 26 March 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20000829070927/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html}}

|67

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|title= Hot 100 Singles of the '90s |magazine= Billboard |date= 25 December 1999 |volume= 111 |issue= 52 |page= 20 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22i'm+too+sexy+right+said+fred%22&pg=RA1-PA4}}

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Certifications and sales

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Right Said Fred|title= I'm Too Sexy|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|accessdate=November 18, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|artist=Right Said Fred|title=I'm Too Sexy|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1992}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Right Said Fred|title=I'm Too Sexy|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1992}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Right Said Fred|title=I_m Too Sexy|award=Gold|id=1991-12-06|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1991}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Right Said Fred|title=I'm Too Sexy|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|id=3250-1243-1|salesamount=470,000|salesref={{cite web|first= Rob |last= Copsey |title= Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1991 |publisher= Official Charts Company |date= 21 May 2021 |accessdate= 11 July 2021 |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1991__33179/}}|refname="BPI"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Right Said Fred|title=I_m Too Sexy|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1992}}

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Covers and adaptations

  • In 2009, English girl group Sugababes included an interpolation of the song in their single "Get Sexy".{{cite web|first= David |last= Balls |title= Sugababes: 'Get Sexy' |website= Digital Spy |date= 31 August 2009 |access-date= 21 November 2017 |url= http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a172217/sugababes-get-sexy/}}{{cite web|first= Fraser |last= McAlpine |title= Sugababes – 'Get Sexy' |website= The Chart Blog |publisher= BBC Online |date= 25 August 2009 |access-date= 21 November 2017 |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/08/sugababes_get_sexy.shtml}}
  • In 2016, Cody Marshall released a sequel to "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Achy Breaky Song" titled "I'm Too Sexy Song." In the song, Cody describes his annoyance with "I'm Too Sexy" and his preference for listening to Yanni play the flute and country music by artists such as Collin Raye, Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Lonestar, Ricochet, Faith Hill, Sawyer Brown, Chad Brock, Toby Keith, and Tim McGraw.
  • In 2017, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift released her single "Look What You Made Me Do", which interpolated "I'm Too Sexy" in the chorus. It marked Swift's fifth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite news|title= Taylor Swift: Why Right Said Fred are credited on Look What You Made Me Do |publisher= BBC News |date= 25 August 2017 |access-date= 25 August 2017 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41048160}}
  • In 2021, Canadian rapper Drake released the song "Way 2 Sexy" with American rappers Future and Young Thug, which samples and interpolates the track. The song also topped the Hot 100.{{cite web|first= Daniel |last= Montgomery |title= Drake is 'Way 2 Sexy' for this music video as 'Certified Lover Boy' drops |website= Gold Derby |date= September 7, 2021 |access-date= September 15, 2021 |url= https://www.goldderby.com/article/2021/drake-way-2-sexy-video-certified-lover-boy/}}{{cite magazine|title= Drake: The Hot 100 |magazine= Billboard |access-date= 20 February 2022 |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/drake/chart-history/hsi/}}
  • In 2022, American singer Beyoncé released the song "Alien Superstar" as part of her seventh studio album Renaissance, which interpolates the track.{{cite web|url=https://virginradio.co.uk/music/70049/beyonce-teams-up-with-im-too-sexy-legends-right-said-fred-on-new-album|title=Beyoncé teams up with I'm Too Sexy legends Right Said Fred on new album|website=Virgin Radio UK|date=27 July 2022|access-date=29 July 2022}}

See also

References

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Further reading

  • {{Cite magazine|last=Johnston |first=Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |date=2017-11-13 |title='I'm Too Sexy': The Oral History of Right Said Fred's Snarky Smash |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/im-too-sexy-the-oral-history-of-right-said-freds-snarky-dance-pop-smash-122921/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

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