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"All the Pretty Girls" is a song by Australian singer songwriter Vera Blue, released in October 2018 as the lead single from her forthcoming third studio album. The music video was directed by Jared Daperis and released on 29 November 2018. "All the Pretty Girls" was certified platinum in Australia in January 2020.

"All the Pretty Girls"
Single by Vera Blue
Released	26 October 2018
Length	3:22
Label	Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia
Vera Blue singles chronology
"Lady Powers" (2018) "All the Pretty Girls" (2018) "Like I Remember You" (2019)
Music video
"All the Pretty Girls" on YouTube

Upon release, Vera Blue told Triple J that she channelled Fleetwood Mac while writing the tune in Los Angeles adding "It's a cheeky play on stereotypes; the whole idea of judging a book by its cover. It's kind of cruel and not really my vibe, but when you like someone or attracted to someone you're like 'ooh, ok that person looks like they're a player-heartbreaker; makes all the girls cry'. All the pretty girls meaning all girls in general because all girls are pretty."[1]

Reception

Al Newstead from Triple J called the song a "summery single that continues the empowerment messaging of 'Lady Powers'".[1] Matthew Kent from The Line of Best Fit said "'All the Pretty Girls' merges a folk-inspired innoncence [sic] and naiveté that is masked by the crescendo of modern influences that come into play." adding "the dreamy, guitar-strum-led production plays off against Blue's crystalline vocals."[2]

Track listing

Digital download

Charts

Chart (2018/19)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	82

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Platinum	70,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Version
Australia[5]	26 October 2018	Digital download, streaming	Universal Music Australia	Single
	31 January 2019 [6]			Mahogany Sessions

References

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