Unashamed Desire
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{{Infobox song
| name = Unashamed Desire
| cover = Unashamed_Desire_Missy_Higgins.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Missy Higgins
| album = The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
| A-side = Unashamed Desire
| released = 23 April 2012
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative, pop
| length = 3:31
| label = Eleven
| writer = Missy Higgins, Butterfly Boucher
| producer = Brad Jones, Butterfly Boucher
| prev_title = More Than This
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Everyone's Waiting
| next_year = 2012
}}
"Unashamed Desire" is the first single from Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins' third album, The Ol' Razzle Dazzle. The song made its worldwide premier on Triple J{{cite web|url=http://missyhiggins.com/2012/04/missys-new-single-on-triple-j/|title=Missy's New Single on Triple J|date=April 2012|work=Missy Higgins|publisher=missyhiggins.com|access-date=1 August 2014}} in April
and the single was released digitally on 23 April 2012{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/unashamed-desire-single/1444329769 |title=Missy Higgins Unashamed Desire Single|date=April 2012|publisher=iTunes|access-date=1 August 2014}}
"Unashamed Desire" follows Missy's private decision to quit music despite selling over a million copies of her first two albums, ‘The Sound of White’ and ‘On A Clear Night’, critical acclaim, multiple ARIA Awards and gold certification in the United States of America.{{cite web|url=http://www.theripe.tv/missy-higgins-unashamed-desire/|title=MISSY HIGGINS – UNASHAMED DESIRE|date=23 April 2012|work=Tom Pitney |publisher=The Ripe|access-date=1 August 2014}}
Music
Video
The video for "Unashamed Desire" received considerable media attention and saw Higgins dancing on stage with (and being lifted by) several male and female dancers as confetti rains down on her in a combination of music, theatre and art.{{cite web|url=http://www.novafm.com.au/video/missy-higgins-unashamed-desire-music-video#sthash.CwMACZaT.dpuf |title=Missy Higgins: Unashamed Desire Music Video|date=April 2012|work=GAN|publisher=novafm.com.au|access-date=1 August 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shewired.com/box-office/2012/05/21/missy-higgins-new-unashamed-desire-video-watch|title=Missy Higgins New Unashamed Desire Video|date=21 May 2012|work=TRACY E. GILCHRIST |publisher=She Wired|access-date=1 August 2014}}
Reviews
Sean Holio from Cool Try said; "Different, but yet familiar. Honest but with a hint of lyrical insincerity that displays Missy wanting you to know where she has been but without divulging too much."{{cite web|url=http://cooltry.com.au/review-missy-higgins-the-ol-razzle-dazzle/|title=REVIEW: MISSY HIGGINS – THE OL' RAZZLE DAZZLE |date=1 June 2012|work=Sean Holio|publisher=CoolTry|access-date=1 August 2014}}
Niko Batallones from Earthings reviewed the song, saying "after so long out of circulation (her last album was released five years ago) the Aussie singer-songwriter is back with a new style". "Although I’m a bit anxious that people will see her as a Gotye copycat, especially with the poppier sound and all the origami in her body".{{cite web|url=http://earthingsblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/cut-open-my-heart-and-open-the-light/|title=CUT OPEN MY HEART AND OPEN THE LIGHT|date=23 April 2012|work=NIKO BATALLONES|publisher=Earthings| access-date=1 August 2014}}
Simone Ubaldi from Beat Music reviewed the song, saying: "Unashamed Desire is a big old plonker of a piano tune with some dark muttering in the verse and arch wailing in the chorus" and that is a "Nice, big sound".{{cite web|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/missy-higgins-unashamed-desire#sthash.DS3yAcyK.dpuf |title=Missy Higgins: Unashamed Desire|date=April 2012|work=Simone Ubaldi|publisher=beat.com.au|access-date=1 August 2014}}
Adrian Erdedi reviewed the song, simply saying: "Unashamed Desire is AMAZING".{{cite web|url=http://adrianerdedi.com/tag/unashamed-desire/|title=MISSY HIGGINS: UNASHAMED DESIRE|date=24 April 2012|work=Adrian Erdedi |publisher=Adrian Erdedi|access-date=1 August 2014}}
Track listing
- "Unashamed Desire" (3.31)
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2012) !align="center"|Peak |
| align="left"|Australian ARIA Singles Chart
|align="center"|58 |
Release history
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| scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australia
|23 April 2012 |Digital download |Eleven |