Shoot from the Hip

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Shoot from the Hip
Studio album by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Released	October 27, 2003
Genre	Pop–dance
Length	55:19
Label	Polydor Records
Producer(s)	Gregg Alexander Matt Rowe Jeremy Wheatley Damian leGassick
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor chronology
Read My Lips (2001)	Shoot from the Hip (2003)	Trip the Light Fantastic (2007)
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Shoot from the Hip is the second album by British pop–dance singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It was released by Polydor Records on October 27, 2003, in the United Kingdom.

The album was produced by Gregg Alexander, Matt Rowe, Jeremy Wheatley, and Damian leGassick. Shoot from the Hip became the singer's least commercially successful album release in the United Kingdom, where it reached number-nineteen on the album chart, producing two singles, "Mixed Up World" and "I Won't Change You", which reached number-seven and number-nine in the U.K. charts, respectively.

A third single of Love It Is Love or Party In My Head, Love It Is Love being the favoured track, was breifly discussed as a possibility by Sophie herself on her official message board shortly after I Won't Change You's release.

In Internationally, the album was released in the fall of 2003; but not much interest was generated outside of the United Kingdom, where it was certified Gold for shipments over the 100,000 copies (sales remain lower, it was published that it only sold over 70,000 copies^[1]) although the album did get to #35 on the Swiss charts.

Apart from "Murder on the Dancefloor", Ellis-Bextor's solo material has not been released in Canada and the United States.

[edit] Track listing

United Kingdom Edition

1. "Making Music" – 3:36
2. "Mixed Up World" – 3:45
3. "I Won't Change You" – 3:40
4. "Nowhere without You" – 4:53
5. "Another Day" – 3:20
6. "Party in My Head" – 3:34
7. "Love It Is Love" – 3:29
8. "You Get Yours" – 3:59
9. "The Walls Keep Saying Your Name" – 4:23
10. "I Won't Dance Without You" – 3:59
11. "I Am Not Good at Not Getting What I Want" – 3:33
12. "Hello, Hello"/"Physical" – 13:16

International Edition

1. "Mixed Up World" – 3:45
2. "I Won't Change You" – 3:40
3. "Nowhere without You" – 4:53
4. "Another Day" – 3:20
5. "Party in My Head" – 3:34
6. "Love It Is Love" – 3:29
7. "The Walls Keep Saying Your Name" – 4:23
8. "You Get Yours" – 3:59
9. "I Am Not Good at Not Getting What I Want" – 3:33
10. "Hello, Hello" – 13:16

The songs "I Won't Dance With You" and "The Walls Keep Saying Your Name" feature Ellis-Bextor's ex-boyfriend and ex-manager, Andy Boyd, although his name does not appear on the album's tracklist. N.B. The track "I Won't Dance With You" has been incorrectly listed on the album as "I Won't Dance Without You"

The international editions of the album don't include "Making Music", "I Won't Dance With You" and the hidden track "Physical", a cover of Olivia Newton-John's 1981 number one single. Sophie has commented on this matter, saying to her fans "I hate the fact that the UK version has more tracks. I am contractually obliged to remove tracks for outside the UK. It is absurd to create an album then take away part of it. It's something to do with royalties. I didn't know they'd removed the hidden track too though, cheeky morons. I am really sorry you are the ones who suffer."

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003) Peak position UK Albums Chart 19 Mexican Albums Chart 25 Swiss Albums Chart 35 New Zealand Albums Chart 39 German Albums Chart 84 French Albums Chart 99

Chart Certification Sales UK BPI Gold 100,000+