Shoppin' from A to Z
| "Shoppin' from A to Z" | ||||
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| Single by Toni Basil | ||||
| from the album Word of Mouth | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Power pop, new wave, novelty | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Toni Basil | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Chapman | |||
| Toni Basil singles chronology | ||||
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"Shoppin' from A to Z" is a song by US singer-songwriter Toni Basil, released in 1983 as the fourth and final single from her debut album Word of Mouth. It was released in the US only. After the poor performance of "Nobody" in the UK, there was a lot of depending on the popularity of "Shoppin' From A to Z" in the US, but the song failed to match the success of chart topper "Mickey", peaking at No. 77. A music video was made for the song. The song was covered in a 1985 episode of Fame called "Wishes.[1] It was also covered (in Japanese) by Tomoe Shinohara. The song features a shopping list consisting of various grocery items, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. On the album version, it is shouted out by a chorus. However, in the single version this is replaced by comical voices saying the name of each item.
Track listing
- 7" single
- "Shoppin' from A to Z" — 3:41
- "Time After Time" — 4:18
- Promo 12" "Special Remix" single
- "Shoppin' from A to Z" (Special Remix) — 6:04
- "Shoppin' from A to Z" — 3:41
Music video
The music video starts with Basil and her two friends at a house looking through a shopping list and some store magazines. Then, the scene quickly changes to a supermarket where Basil and everyone else in the market (including the employees) start dancing while they shop. Finally, after all that shopping, Basil and her friends get exhausted when they arrive home. The music video ends with two dollar signs coming out of the shopping bags and plastered on a CGI heart on a green background.
References
- ↑ "Fame (TV Series) : Wishes (1985) : Soundtracks~". IMNDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.