The Red Shoes (song)

"The Red Shoes" is a song written and recorded by musician Kate Bush. It was the third single released from, and is the title track of, the album The Red Shoes.

For the IU song of the same name, see Modern Times (IU album).
"The Red Shoes"
CD single, part one
Single by Kate Bush
from the album The Red Shoes
B-side
Released5 April 1994
Recorded1990-1993
GenreArt rock, folk rock
Length4:02
10:08 (Shoedance)
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Kate Bush
Producer(s)Kate Bush
Kate Bush singles chronology
"Moments of Pleasure"
(1993)		 "The Red Shoes"
(1994)		 "The Man I Love"
(1994)
Alternative cover
CD single, part two
Audio sample
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"The Red Shoes" was released in April 1994 and made it to number 21 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The song is about a girl who puts on a pair of enchanted ballet slippers and can't stop dancing until she breaks the spell. It is inspired by a character in the Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger film The Red Shoes.

"The Red Shoes" was released on 7" vinyl, as a cassette single, and as a two-part CD single. "You Want Alchemy" was the B-side song on all formats, except the second part of the CD single.

The second part of the CD single was released one week after the first part, and was more dance-oriented. It features a 10-minute remix by Karl Blagan of "The Red Shoes", renamed "Shoedance", and remixes of "The Big Sky" and "Running Up That Hill".

Track listings

All songs were written by Kate Bush.

7" / Cassette single
No.TitleLength
1."The Red Shoes" 
2."You Want Alchemy" 
CD #1
No.TitleLength
1."The Red Shoes"4:02
2."You Want Alchemy"4:22
3."Cloudbusting (Video Mix)"6:57
4."This Woman's Work"3:32
CD #2
No.TitleLength
1."Shoedance (The Red Shoes Dance Mix)"10:08
2."The Big Sky (Special Single Mix)"4:40
3."Running Up That Hill (12" Version)"5:43

Chart performance
Chart (1994) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 21
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References
  1. "everyhit.com search results for Kate Bush". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
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