"All the Pretty Girls"
Single by Vera Blue
Released26 October 2018
Length3:22
LabelIsland 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

"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.

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
No.TitleLength
1."All the Pretty Girls"3:22
No.TitleLength
1."All the Pretty Girls" (Mahogany Sessions)3:26

Charts

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

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified 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

  1. 1 2 "First Spin: Vera Blue releases summery single 'All The Pretty Girls' and new live album". ABC. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Australian singer/songwriter Vera Blue shares stunning single "All The Pretty Girls"". The Line of Best Fit. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (1509). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 4 February 2019: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ "ARIA Accreditations 2020". ARIA. January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "All the Pretty Girls (single) by Vera Blue". iTunes. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "All the Pretty Girls (Mahogany Sessions single) by Vera Blue". iTunes. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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