Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Looking back on 35 years of "I'm Too Sexy" | Right Said Fred
When we first recorded "I'm Too Sexy" every record label rejected it. We couldn't get it signed, one label said it would never sell because the song starts with a vocal, and many of the execs never bothered to listen it.
Then, ‘I’m Too Sexy’ landed on Simon Bate's desk on his Radio 1 Breakfast Show and also the Gary Crowley show on the BBC, it just went mental, the song was being picked up everywhere .
It was an instant hit becoming #1 across the world including the US (Billboard Hot 100) making it the first debut single since The Beatles to achieve that chart position. ‘I’m Too Sexy’ has reached the #1 spot in the US on the Billboard 100 four times now due to the re-works by Taylor Swift, Drake and Beyoncé.
Happy birthday to "I'm Too Sexy" and a massive thank you to the fans and everyone who has supported us along the way.
Looking back on 35 years of "I'm Too Sexy" | Right Said Fred
When we first recorded "I'm Too Sexy" every record label rejected it. We couldn't get it signed, one label said it would never sell because the song starts with a vocal, and many of the execs never bothered to listen it.
Then, ‘I’m Too Sexy’ landed on Simon Bate's desk on his Radio 1 Breakfast Show and also the Gary Crowley show on the BBC, it just went mental, the song was being picked up everywhere .
It was an instant hit becoming #1 across the world including the US (Billboard Hot 100) making it the first debut single since The Beatles to achieve that chart position. ‘I’m Too Sexy’ has reached the #1 spot in the US on the Billboard 100 four times now due to the re-works by Taylor Swift, Drake and Beyoncé.
Happy birthday to "I'm Too Sexy" and a massive thank you to the fans and everyone who has supported us along the way.
