You're Gorgeous
"You're Gorgeous" is a song by British musical project Babybird, released as a commercial single on 30 September 1996. Babybird member Stephen Jones wrote the song and co-produced it with Steve Power. It was their only top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three, and reached the top 40 in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Sweden. It is the track for which the band is best known. Lyrical meaning. The song's lyrics concern the way a male photographer exploits his models. The track is often mistaken as a love  song due to the way it is initially presented, with one person complimenting the other until it is revealed that the narrator is a woman speaking to the photographer. Critical reception. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from "Allmusic" (who gave the "Ugly Beautiful" album 4.5 stars out of 5) praised "You're Gorgeous" as a "effortlessly catchy" pop single, which "positively radiates with twisted sexuality". A reviewer from "Music Week" rated it four out of five, adding, "Filling the void between Vic Reeves and Bono, Stephen Jones's rich baritone is a svelte joy on this rather flimsy tale of tank tops  and snapshots." Track listings. All songs were written by Stephen Jones. UK CD1 UK CD2 UK 7-inch gold vinyl single UK cassette single European and Australian CD single