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"Perfect"
Single by Vanessa Amorosi
from the album Somewhere in the Real World
Released	26 April 2008 (2008-04-26)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Soul, rock
Length	4:47 (album version) 3:20 (radio edit)
Label	Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	David Franj, Vanessa Amorosi
Producer(s)	Clif Magness
Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology
"Kiss Your Mama!" (2007) "Perfect" (2008) "The Simple Things (Something Emotional)" (2008)

"Perfect" is a song by Australian recording artist Vanessa Amorosi. "Perfect" was released in April 2008 as the second single from Amorosi's third studio album, Somewhere in the Real World.

Amorosi co-wrote "Perfect" with Australian songwriter David Franj and they each brought a different perspective to the theme of love, resulting in a powerful tune. "He was in love with his girlfriend, so his take on it was she's perfect, everything about her is so magnificent. And I'm the other side of love where I'm like that's obsessive and there's hard work in love and what you see as perfect is not necessarily going to be perfect in 20 years time."

Amorosi says "Perfect" is "really a love story by two totally different people. That's my interpretation of it. I mean, it's open to anyone's interpretation but for me love is ... I find it to be quite obsessive. I love the imperfections in a person more so than the perfect things about them. Love can come in different shapes and forms and that's what it's really going on about."

"Perfect" was the most played song by an Australian artist on the 2008 National Airplay Chart (The Music Network – 22 December 2008). The track also hit number one on the Australian iTunes Store on 6 June 2008.

Before release as a single, "Perfect" was featured in promotions by the Seven Network for the American show Bionic Woman. It will also be used in a commercial campaign for jeans by Calvin Klein in Australia.

Music video

The music video was shot entirely on green screen by noted video producer Stuart Gosling (Westlife, Girls Aloud). It features a glamorous Amorosi walking through a desert setting while peeling back the layers of her get-up. "The idea with this video clip was that beauty comes in all different forms and you can be over-accessorised and look gorgeous and beautiful but you can look just as beautiful stripping all that away", she said.

Awards and nominations

Track listings

CD single/digital EP

1. "Perfect" — 04:49
2. "Perfect" (Radio version) — 03:20
3. "Perfect" (Soulful version) — 06:09
4. "Perfect" (Instrumental) — 04:52

iTunes single

1. "Perfect" — 04:49
2. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Live from Bluesfest 2007) — 05:17

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

1. "Get Music - Universal Music Australia: Somewhere in the Real World". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
2. Undercover: Vanessa Amorosi Kiss and Tells
3. Life Is Perfect for David Franj
4. Nettwerk.com: Clif Magness
5. BrightCove.tv: Vanessa delves deep into the song "Perfect" Archived 25 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6. Facebook: Album Information - Perfect (single)
7. ^ The Courier-Mail: Maturing with her music
8. Access All Areas: Vanessa Amorosi most airplayed artist of 2008!
9. APRA|AMCOS: Most Played Australian Work 2009 Retrieved 27 May 2009
10. "Vanessa Amorosi – Perfect". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
11. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2008". ARIA. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
13. AccessAllAreas.net.au: Vanessa Amorosi's Perfect new single!

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