# State of Mind (Holly Valance song)

"State of Mind" is a song by Australian singer and actress Holly Valance, from her second studio album of the same name (2003). It was released on 20 October 2003 as the only single from the album, peaking at number 14 on the Australian Singles Chart. The song became her third top-10 single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number eight and spending a total of 10 weeks in the top 100. It was Valance's last single release.

## Background

When talking about her change of musical direction, Valance said "It’s kind of different cos at the time I was listening to rock, I was listening to dance and lots of electro and I loved them all equally. I thought what would happen if we put them all in a pot and see what happens. And the people I was working with at the time really like that idea. So everyone was working on the same level with the same goals in mind. What we wanted to get out of it was a bit darker, a bit harder. It’s a very kind of upbeat record and that's what I like to do."

## Release

"State of Mind" was released in Australia on 20 October 2003 as a CD single, which featured several remixes as well as an extended version of the song. The song was released a week later in the United Kingdom on 27 October as a CD single that features remixes as well as an enhanced section that contained the music video and a photo gallery. It was also released as a DVD single which contained the video and the behind the scenes of filming the video.

## Commercial performance

In her native Australia, "State of Mind" debuted on the ARIA Charts at number 21, peaking at 14 during its third week on the chart, giving Valance her forth top-20 hit. It lasted 13 weeks within the top 50. "State of Mind" debuted and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Valance's third top-10 hit in the United Kingdom. It lasted ten weeks on the chart and was the 176th-best-selling single in the country that year.

## Music video
### Background

The official music video for "State of Mind" was filmed in Los Angeles and was directed by Jake Nava, who previously directed the music video for "Naughty Girl". The video uses the album version of the song. In an interview with CBBC, Valance said of the video, "I want people to be attracted to the visuals that go with the song. I don’t think you have to go ridiculously far but you need to create something where people go ‘Oh wow’, hopefully, anyway!".

### Synopsis

The video begins with Valance driving a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado through a street at night. She stops at the red light and turns to see two women in the car next to her, and once the light turns green, she gives them the middle finger and drives away, leaving the women shocked. Valance arrives at a grunge nightclub and performs on stage inside the club. She is seen dancing and crawling on the floor. Valance performs on stage again but when the chorus ends, she walks off backstage, enters a dressing room (where two women are kissing on a couch) and changes into a black dress. She then runs out of the club, enters her car and drives away. It's the morning and Valance parks her car outside a house where the afterparty is happening. She enters the building where beautiful women and sugar-daddy types are enjoying each other's company, and begins to writhe and pose on a bed while being recorded by a video camera. The video ends with Valance looking at the video camera flirtatiously while unzipping her dress, alluding to porn about to be made, as the screen fades to black.

## Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Australian CD single liner notes and the State of Mind album booklet.
Studio
* Recorded and mixed at Metrophonic Studios (London, England)
Personnel
* Mark Taylor – writing, production, mixing
* Jeff Taylor – writing, production, programming, mixing
* Steve Torch – writing, guitar
* Matt Furmidge – mixing assistant
* Vanessa Letocq – production coordination

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
| Australia | 20 October 2003 | CD | EngineRoom MusicUniversal Music Australia | |
| United Kingdom | 27 October 2003 | CDDVD | London | |