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"Idol" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Amanda Ghost from her debut studio album Ghost Stories (2000). In the United Kingdom it was released as the lead single from the album on 1 March 2000 by Warner Bros., while "Filthy Mind" served as the lead single in the United States.[1]

"Idol"
Single by Amanda Ghost
from the album Ghost Stories
Released	1 March 2000 (2000-03-01)
Recorded	1999
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:43
Label	Kinetic Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Amanda Ghost Ian Dench Lukas Burton Sacha Skarbek
Producer(s)	Lukas Burton Sacha Skarbek Steve Dub
Amanda Ghost singles chronology
"Idol" (2000) "Filthy Mind" (2000)

"Idol" received positive reviews from music critics. In the United Kingdom it peaked at number sixty-three on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States the song failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100, but was successful in the Dance Club Songs chart, where it peaked at number eighteen. The song also received heavy airplay on the alternative music station, WMAD 92.1, in Madison, WI, in the late summer of 2000.

Track listings and formats

Credits and personnel

• Amanda Ghost – vocals, songwriting
• Ian Dench - songwriting
• Lukas Burton – songwriting, producer, music programming
• Sacha Skarbek – songwriting, co-producer
• Steve Dub – co-producer
• Nick Sykes – audio engineering

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	63
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3]	18
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[4]	18

References

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