Mirror Mirror (Diana Ross song)

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"Mirror, Mirror"
Mirror, Mirror - Diana Ross.jpeg
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Why Do Fools Fall in Love
ReleasedDecember 11, 1981
Recorded1981
GenreRock, R&B, Pop, Dance
Length6:02 (album version) 3:59 (single version)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s),
Michael Sembello
Producer(s)Diana Ross
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
(1981) 		"Mirror, Mirror"
(1981) 		"Work That Body"
(1982)
Music video
"Mirror Mirror" on YouTube

"Mirror, Mirror" is a 1981 rock-styled hit song recorded by American singer Diana Ross, released as her second single on the RCA label. The song, written by Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello, and produced by Ross herself, was release as the second single on December 11, 1981 from her Platinum-certified album, Why Do Fools Fall in Love.

Background[]

The song talked of a love lost that the singer was going through and her deliberately asking herself while looking in the mirror why she allowed the love "to fall" apart, referencing the Wicked Queen's chant to the Magic Mirror in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: "Mirror, mirror on the wall". "Mirror Mirror" is also notable as one of the few songs that Ross sung both lead and background vocals.[citation needed]

Music video[]

The music video was played on BET but rejected by MTV. It showcased the glamorous diva lip-synching the song and during the break, she danced with the video dividing her in double vision as she spun around. Despite the rudimentary production values, it was an early BET favorite. However, it was conspicuously left off her best-selling VHS – and later DVD – compilation Visions Of Diana Ross.

Personnel[]

Chart performance[]

"Mirror Mirror" became another smash for Ross, reaching #2 on the Soul chart and peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100[1] It became her second top 10 hit after leaving her longtime label, Motown, in the summer of 1981.

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1981–82) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 14

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1982) Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[11] 86

Live performances[]

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Diana Ross – Mirror Mirror" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "CAN Charts > Diana Ross". RPM. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Diana Ross" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Diana Ross – Mirror Mirror" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Diana Ross – Mirror Mirror". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Diana Ross: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.
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