Perfect (Anne-Marie song)

"Perfect to Me"
Single by Anne-Marie
from the album Speak Your Mind
Released2 November 2018
StudioStrongroom Studios (London)
Length3:17 (single version)
3:53 (album version)
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jennifer Decilveo
  • Levi Lennox
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Don't Leave Me Alone"
(2018) 		"Perfect to Me"
(2018) 		"Rewrite the Stars"
(2018)

"Perfect" is a song by English singer Anne-Marie from her 2018 album Speak Your Mind. It was remixed and retitled "Perfect to Me" when released as a single on 2 November 2018.[1] Scoop.co.nz reported the release of the song in mid-October,[2] before Anne-Marie officially announced it on 31 October.[1]

Critical reception

News.com.au called the track "body positive" and said Anne-Marie had been striking a "resounding chord" with tracks like "Perfect".[3] GQ reviewed Anne-Marie's live performance of the song at a Rough Trade store in Brooklyn, saying "she begins shouting her insecurities to the audience: about wanting longer legs, never fitting in, and eating copious amounts of dessert. Then she does the unthinkable. She grabs and pinches her own body fat onstage", going on to say she knows how to "put on a show".[4]

Promotion

Anne-Marie announced the release of the track on 31 October, and performed the new version for the first time live in the studio on BBC Radio 2 on 31 October 2018.[5]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Perfect"
Chart (2018–2019) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 35
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 30
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 34
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 10
Scotland (OCC)[10] 44
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 41

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "ANNE MARIE on Twitter: "PERFECT TO ME. 02.11.18 Can't wait for you to hear this #perfect2me"". 31 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Anne-Marie To Play First New Zealand Headline Show". Scoop.co.nz. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ McCabe, Kathy (17 October 2018). "UK pop star Anne-Marie on her secret cereal obsession and what makes the Perfect girl power anthem". News.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (3 October 2018). "Anne-Marie Is a Pop Empath on a Mission". GQ. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 2 – Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo, Anne-Marie, David Byrne, Money Hacks, Anne-Marie and her empowering single 'Perfect To Me'". BBC. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Anne-Marie – Perfect to Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Anne-Marie – Perfect to Me" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  12. ^ "British single certifications – Anne-Marie – Perfect to Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 July 2023.