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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Photoshop Handsome
| name = Photoshop Handsome
| Cover = Photoshop Handsome single cover.jpg
| cover = Photoshop Handsome single cover.jpg
| Type = Single
| alt =
| Artist = [[Everything Everything]]
| type = single
| Album = [[Man Alive (Everything Everything album)|Man Alive]]
| artist = [[Everything Everything]]
| album = [[Man Alive (Everything Everything album)|Man Alive]]
| Released = 25 May 2009
| released = 25 May 2009
| Format = [[music download|Digital download]]
| Recorded = 2008
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| Genre = [[Art rock]], [[indie pop]], [[indie rock]]
| Length = 3:20
| venue =
| Label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| genre = * [[Art rock]]
* [[indie pop]]
| Writer = [[Everything Everything|Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Michael Spearman, Alex Robertshaw]]
* [[indie rock]]
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| Producer = David Kosten
| length = 3:20
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| Last single = "Suffragette Suffragette"<br>(2008)
| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| This single = '''"Photoshop Handsome"'''<br>(2009)
| Next single = "[[My Kz, Ur Bf]]"<br>(2009)
| writer = * [[Jonathan Higgs]]
* [[Jeremy Pritchard]]
* [[Michael Spearman]]
* [[Alex Niven]]
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| producer = [[David Kosten]]
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| prev_title = Suffragette Suffragette
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[My Kz, Ur Bf]]
| next_year = 2009
}}
}}


'''"Photoshop Handsome"''' is a song from [[British people|British]] [[indie pop]] band [[Everything Everything]]. The track was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on 25 May 2009 as the second single from the band's debut studio album, ''[[Man Alive (Everything Everything album)|Man Alive]]'' (2010).<ref name="digital"/>
'''"Photoshop Handsome"''' is a song by [[British people|British]] [[indie pop]] band [[Everything Everything]]. The track was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on 25 May 2009 as the second single from the band's debut studio album, ''[[Man Alive (Everything Everything album)|Man Alive]]'' (2010).<ref name="digital"/>


== Song meaning ==
The lyrics to "Photoshop Handsome" [[satire|satirise]] the cosmetics industry and how they alter the images of people through digital editing software [[Adobe Photoshop]] as a marketing ploy for their products.


The song's title refers to the digital editing software [[Adobe Photoshop]] and how it has been utilized in the cosmetics industry to alter people's images as a marketing ploy for their products. According to frontman Jonathan Higgs, "Photoshop Handsome looks at the world of digital image manipulation and computer game re-incarnation. What would it feel like to come back to life as one of the 'perfected', false, immortal beings that adorn magazine covers, adverts and games?".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-12-09 |title=Animators re-imagine Everything |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_9273000/9273662.stm |access-date=2023-02-17}}</ref>
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==Track listing==

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== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital EP<ref name="digital"/>
| headline = Digital EP<ref name="digital"/>
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| length1 = 3:20
| length1 = 3:20
| title2 = Photoshop Handsome
| title2 = Photoshop Handsome
| note2 = Acoustic
| note2 = acoustic
| length2 = 3:24
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = Photoshop Handsome
| title3 = Photoshop Handsome
| note3 = [[Mystery Jets]] 'KyotoShop Handsome' Remix
| note3 = [[Mystery Jets]] 'KyotoShop Handsome' remix
| length3 = 4:30
| length3 = 4:30
}}
}}


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Remixes EP<ref name="remixes">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/photoshop-handsome-remixes/id409906557|title=Everything Everything - 'Photoshop Handsome' - Remixes EP|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>
| headline = Remixes EP<ref name="remixes">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/photoshop-handsome-remixes/id409906557|title=Everything Everything – 'Photoshop Handsome' – Remixes EP|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>
| title1 = Photoshop Handsome
| title1 = Photoshop Handsome
| note1 = Soil in the Synth Remix
| note1 = Soil in the Synth remix
| length1 = 4:59
| length1 = 4:59
| title2 = Photoshop Handsome
| title2 = Photoshop Handsome
| note2 = II Figures Remix
| note2 = II Figures remix
| length2 = 3:40
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Photoshop Handsome
| title3 = Photoshop Handsome
| note3 = [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]] Remix
| note3 = [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]] remix
| length3 = 4:30
| length3 = 4:30
}}
}}


==Charts==
== Charts ==
For the chart week dated 29 January 2011, "Photoshop Handsome" debuted at number one hundred and twenty-nine on the [[UK Singles Chart]]&mdash;marking the band's third appearance on the chart; following "[[Schoolin']]" (#152, 2010) and "[[My Kz, Ur Bf]]" (#121, 2010).<ref name="ukchart"/>
For the chart week dated 29 January 2011, "Photoshop Handsome" debuted at number one hundred and twenty-nine on the [[UK Singles Chart]]—marking the band's third appearance on the chart; following "[[Schoolin']]" (number 152, 2010) and "[[My Kz, Ur Bf]]" (number 121, 2010).<ref name="ukchart"/>


===Weekly charts===
=== Weekly charts ===
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! Peak<br/>position
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| scope="row" | UK Singles([[UK Singles Charts|Official Charts Company]])<ref name="ukchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110129cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK > New Entries Update|publisher=Zobbel.de|date=2011-01-29|accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>
| scope="row" | UK Singles ([[UK Singles Charts|Official Charts Company]])<ref name="ukchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110129cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK > New Entries Update|publisher=Zobbel.de|date=2011-01-29|accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>
| align="center" | 129
| align="center" | 129
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|}
|}


==Release history==
== Release history ==
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| United Kingdom
| United Kingdom
| 16 January 2011<ref name="digital">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/photoshop-handsome-ep/id404023677|title=Everything Everything - 'Photoshop Handsome' - Digital Download|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>
| 16 January 2011<ref name="digital">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/photoshop-handsome-ep/id404023677|title=Everything Everything – 'Photoshop Handsome' – Digital Download|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
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{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Geffen Records singles]]
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 7 February 2024

"Photoshop Handsome"
Single by Everything Everything
from the album Man Alive
Released25 May 2009
Recorded2008
Genre
Length3:20
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Kosten
Everything Everything singles chronology
"Suffragette Suffragette"
(2008) 		"Photoshop Handsome"
(2009) 		"My Kz, Ur Bf"
(2009)

"Photoshop Handsome" is a song by British indie pop band Everything Everything. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2009 as the second single from the band's debut studio album, Man Alive (2010).[1]

Song meaning

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The song's title refers to the digital editing software Adobe Photoshop and how it has been utilized in the cosmetics industry to alter people's images as a marketing ploy for their products. According to frontman Jonathan Higgs, "Photoshop Handsome looks at the world of digital image manipulation and computer game re-incarnation. What would it feel like to come back to life as one of the 'perfected', false, immortal beings that adorn magazine covers, adverts and games?".[2]

Track listing

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Digital EP[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Photoshop Handsome"3:20
2."Photoshop Handsome" (acoustic)3:24
3."Photoshop Handsome" (Mystery Jets 'KyotoShop Handsome' remix)4:30
Remixes EP[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Photoshop Handsome" (Soil in the Synth remix)4:59
2."Photoshop Handsome" (II Figures remix)3:40
3."Photoshop Handsome" (Disclosure remix)4:30

Charts

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For the chart week dated 29 January 2011, "Photoshop Handsome" debuted at number one hundred and twenty-nine on the UK Singles Chart—marking the band's third appearance on the chart; following "Schoolin'" (number 152, 2010) and "My Kz, Ur Bf" (number 121, 2010).[4]

Weekly charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 129

Release history

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Region Date Format
United Kingdom 16 January 2011[1] Digital download

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Everything Everything – 'Photoshop Handsome' – Digital Download". iTunes Store. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Animators re-imagine Everything". 9 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Everything Everything – 'Photoshop Handsome' – Remixes EP". iTunes Store. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Chart Log UK > New Entries Update". Zobbel.de. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
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