Artist:Right Said Fred
Song:I'm Too Sexy
Album:Up
I'm Too Sexy topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in 1991. Right Said Fred was the first British act to top the US charts with a debut single since The Beatles. Of course I'm Too Sexy was their only big hit in the US. They were a much bigger deal in England. They are still around. The two guys behind Right Said Fred are brothers Richard and Fred Fairbrass. Richard is the older brother and he does the singing. Right Said Fred is named after a 1962 single by comedian Bernard Cribbins. They led the 70s band The Actors who opened for Joy Division but it doesn't look like they ever recorded. They were both session musicians in the 80s. They owned a gym in London where there was a lot of posing and narcissism. One day Richard took off his shirt and sang "I'm too sexy for my shirt" in front of a mirror as a joke. They recorded it as a rock song but they were rejected by record companies. When veteran song plugger Guy Holmes heard the record, he thought it could work if it was turned into a dance track. They hired producer TommyD to do that and along with guitarist Rob Manzoli, dance beats were added. After releasing it on a small label, I'm Too Sexy took off and reached #2 on the British Singles chart. Then it topped the Billboard Hot 100. The video probably had a lot to do with that. Right Said Fred signed with Virgin Records and released the album Up which is available as a budget CD. Though they only had one other chart single in the US, Right Said Fred had four top ten hits in England. After Manzoli left in 1997, the Fairbrass brothers started their own label with BMG Germany distribution. They still chart in Germany. They last released an album in 2017. I'm Too Sexy was sampled by Taylor Swift in 2017 and by Drake in 2021. So money is still rolling in for what was supposed to be a joke. Think about that for a second. Here's the video for I'm Too Sext by Right Said Fred.
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