Mirror Mirror (M2M song)

"Mirror Mirror"
Single by M2M
from the album Shades of Purple
Released February 22, 2000 (U.S.)[1]
May 9, 2000 (Australia)
Format CD, maxi single, cassette
Recorded 1999
Genre Pop
Length 3:19
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Dane DeViller, Pam Sheyne, Sean Hosein[2]
Producer(s) Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein
M2M singles chronology
"Don't Say You Love Me"
(1999)		 "Mirror Mirror"
(2000)		 "Everything You Do"
(2000)

"Mirror Mirror" is a song recorded by pop band M2M, composed of singers Marion Raven and Marit Larsen. It was the second single from their debut album, Shades of Purple. The song reached No. 13 in Canada, No. 30 in Australia and No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold in the US, selling over 600,000 units.

Chuck Taylor gave the song a positive review, calling it "a true champion, oozing youthful pop charm with production that's compelling and sophisticated enough to appeal to people well into their 30s", also praising the inclusion of the "Power Dance Mix" of the song included on the single. The song is about sadness following a lost love,[2] and a young girl's despair after "saying the wrong thing to the right guy".[3]

M2M performed the song on episode six on the sixth season of All That, and on an episode of Nickelodeon's Snick House which aired on 8 April 2000.[1] It was covered by American pop singer Taylor Horn in 2006 for her album Changes.

Track listing

US promo
  1. "Mirror Mirror" (album version) – 3:19
  2. "Mirror Mirror" (Crossover Mix) – 3:50
  3. "Mirror Mirror" (Power Dance Mix) – 4:12
US single
  1. "Mirror Mirror" (album version) – 3:19
  2. "Don't Say You Love Me" (acoustic version) – 3:14
US Maxi-CD
March 17, 2000
  1. "Mirror Mirror" (album version) – 3:19
  2. "Mirror Mirror" (Crossover Mix) – 3:50
  3. "Mirror Mirror" (Power Dance Mix) – 4:12
  4. "Mirror Mirror" (Extended Power Dance Mix) – 5:55
  5. "Don't Say You Love Me" (acoustic version) – 3:14
Australian Maxi-CD
  1. "Mirror Mirror" (album version) – 3:19
  2. "Don't Say You Love Me" (Tin Tin Out Remix) – 3:32
  3. "Mirror Mirror" (Crossover Mix) – 3:50

Music video

The video shows footage of Marion and Marit singing separately both indoors and outdoors in the rain. This footage is mixed with romantic scenes between Marion and a young man, and footage of Marion playing piano and Marit playing guitar together, laying on a couch together, and looking in the Mirror. It was directed by Matthew Rolston.[4] Hours of footage was shot outside, though only a few seconds of outdoor footage appeared in the finished video; the illusion of rain was created with a hose.[5] MTV began airing the video in the US in early March 2000.[1]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 30
Canadian Singles Chart[7] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 62
US Hot Dance Singles Sales[7] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 600,000[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2000 News Archive". M2M Music. Archived from the original on 15 April 2002.
  2. 1 2 Taylor, Chuck (22 April 2000). "Singles". Billboard: 24.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Chuck (18 March 2000). "Singles". Billboard: 26.
  4. ↑ "M2M - Music Videos". VH1. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "M2M erobrer MTV". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 7 February 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "M2M – Mirror Mirror (song)". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  7. 1 2 "M2M: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "M2M: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "American single certifications – M2M – Mirror Mirror". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  10. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 2000". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 113 (6): 64. February 10, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 5, 2015.


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