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"Flavor"
"Flavor"
Single by Tori Amos
from the album Gold Dust
Released	September 6, 2012
Genre	Classical (2012 version); Trip hop, downtempo (2009 version)
Length	4:08 (2012 version); 4:05 (2009 version)
Label	Deutsche Grammophon, Mercury Classics
Songwriter(s)	Tori Amos
Producer(s)	Tori Amos
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"Flavor" is a song written and recorded by Tori Amos, originally appearing on her album Abnormally Attracted to Sin (2009) as a down-tempo song, and later released as the lead single from her album Gold Dust (2012) which features classical rearrangements of selected songs from her oeuvre. Amos stated she felt the song was overlooked on its original album and had to be re-worked and noticed on Gold Dust.^[1]

Music video

The music video for "Flavor" was directed by Danielle Levitt and it features Amos walking the streets of New York City and encountering many different people, including skaters, gospel women from Harlem, drag queens, and breakdancers.^[2]

Peter Rauhofer mixes

In 2012 Peter Rauhofer, known for his dance remixes of several well known hits from artists including Cher, Madonna, Yoko Ono, and Pink, among others, was commissioned to remix the first single lifted from Gold Dust. An EP containing four remixes was released in late 2012. "Flavor" reached #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in February 2013. This remix was Rauhofer's last mainstream release before his death in 2013.

Track listing

"Flavor" (Club Mix) – 7:35
"Flavor" (Big Room Mix) – 9:00
"Flavor" (Old Skool Dub Mix) – 7:07
"Flavor" (Club Mix Radio Edit) – 4:00

Personnel

Tori Amos – vocals, Bösendorfer piano, production
John Philip Shenale – arrangements

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[4]	42

References

^ "Track by Track: Tori Amos - Gold Dust". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
^ "Danielle Levitt Announces "Flavor" Video". toricollectibles.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
^ "Tori Amos Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[1] "Track by Track: Tori Amos - Gold Dust". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.

[2] "Danielle Levitt Announces "Flavor" Video". toricollectibles.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 23, 2012.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Tori_Amos-3] "Tori Amos Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[4] "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

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 "'''Flavor'''" is a song written and recorded by Tori Amos, originally appearing on her album ''[[Abnormally Attracted to Sin]]'' (2009) as a down-tempo song, and later released as the lead single from her album ''[[Gold Dust (Tori Amos album)|Gold Dust]]'' (2012) which features classical rearrangements of selected songs from her oeuvre.
-Amos stated she felt the song was overlooked on its original album and had to be re-worked and noticed on ''Gold Dust''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/track-by-track-features/tori-amos-gold-dust-2012-110321|title=Track by Track: Tori Amos - Gold Dust|publisher=thelineofbestfit.com|accessdate=September 29, 2012}}</ref>
+Amos stated she felt the song was overlooked on its original album and had to be re-worked and noticed on ''Gold Dust''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/track-by-track-features/tori-amos-gold-dust-2012-110321|title=Track by Track: Tori Amos - Gold Dust|publisher=thelineofbestfit.com|access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>
 ==Music video==
-The music video for "Flavor" was directed by Danielle Levitt and it features Amos walking the streets of [[New York City]] and encountering many different people, including skaters, gospel women from Harlem, drag queens, and breakdancers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toricollectibles.blogspot.com/2012/08/danielle-levitt-annonces-flavor-video.html|publisher=toricollectibles.blogspot.com|title=Danielle Levitt Announces "Flavor" Video|accessdate=August 23, 2012}}</ref>
+The music video for "Flavor" was directed by Danielle Levitt and it features Amos walking the streets of [[New York City]] and encountering many different people, including skaters, gospel women from Harlem, drag queens, and breakdancers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toricollectibles.blogspot.com/2012/08/danielle-levitt-annonces-flavor-video.html|publisher=toricollectibles.blogspot.com|title=Danielle Levitt Announces "Flavor" Video|access-date=August 23, 2012}}</ref>
 ==Peter Rauhofer mixes==
-In 2012 [[Peter Rauhofer]], known for his dance remixes of several well known hits from artists including [[Cher]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Yoko Ono]], and [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], among others, was commissioned to remix the first single lifted from ''[[Gold Dust (Jonathan Jeremiah album)|Gold Dust]]''. An EP containing four remixes was released in late 2012. "Flavor" reached #1 on the [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in February 2013.<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Tori-Amos-Flavor-Peter-Rauhofer-Mixes/master/512737</ref><ref>http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-03-02/dance-club-play-songs</ref> This remix was Rauhofer's last mainstream release before his death in 2013.
+In 2012 [[Peter Rauhofer]], known for his dance remixes of several well known hits from artists including [[Cher]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Yoko Ono]], and [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], among others, was commissioned to remix the first single lifted from ''[[Gold Dust (Tori Amos album)|Gold Dust]]''. An EP containing four remixes was released in late 2012. "Flavor" reached #1 on the [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in February 2013. This remix was Rauhofer's last mainstream release before his death in 2013.
 ==Track listing==
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 # "Flavor" (Big Room Mix) – 9:00
 # "Flavor" (Old Skool Dub Mix) – 7:07
-# "Flavor" (Club Mix Radio Edit) – 4:00<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Tori-Amos-Flavor-Peter-Rauhofer-Mixes/master/512737</ref>
+# "Flavor" (Club Mix Radio Edit) – 4:00
 == Personnel ==
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 ==Charts==
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+===Weekly charts===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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-! Chart (2013)
+! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
-! Peak<br />position
+! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
 |-
+{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Tori Amos|rowheader=true|access-date=April 4, 2021}}
-|align="left"|US [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1549881/chart-highlights-phoenix-returns-brings-entertainment-to-rock</ref>
-|align="center"|1
 |}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Dance Club Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/dance-club-songs|title=Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102002615/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/dance-club-songs|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| 42
+|}
+{{col-end}}
 ==See also==
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 {{Tori Amos}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Tori Amos songs]]
 [[Category:2009 songs]]
 [[Category:2012 singles]]
-[[Category:Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Mercury Records singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Tori Amos]]

v t e Tori Amos
Discography List of songs
Studio albums	Little Earthquakes Under the Pink Boys for Pele From the Choirgirl Hotel To Venus and Back Strange Little Girls Scarlet's Walk The Beekeeper American Doll Posse Abnormally Attracted to Sin Midwinter Graces Night of Hunters Gold Dust Unrepentant Geraldines Native Invader Ocean to Ocean
Compilations	Tales of a Librarian A Piano: The Collection Little Earthquakes – The B-Sides
Live albums	To Venus and Back The Original Bootlegs Legs and Boots Live at Montreux 1991/1992 From Russia with Love Diving Deep Live
EPs	Crucify Hey Jupiter Scarlet's Hidden Treasures Exclusive Session Flavor (Peter Rauhofer Mixes) Christmastide
Singles	"Baltimore" "Me and a Gun" "Silent All These Years" "China" "Winter" "Crucify" "Cornflake Girl" "God" "Pretty Good Year" "Past the Mission" "Caught a Lite Sneeze" "Talula" "Professional Widow" "Hey Jupiter" "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" "Spark" "Jackie's Strength" "Cruel"/"Raspberry Swirl" "Bliss" "1000 Oceans" "Glory of the 80's" "Concertina" "Strange Little Girl" "A Sorta Fairytale" "Taxi Ride" "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" "Mary" "Sleeps with Butterflies" "Sweet the Sting" "Big Wheel" "Bouncing Off Clouds" "Welcome to England" "Maybe California" "A Silent Night with You" "Carry" "Flavor" "Trouble's Lament" "Cloud Riders" "Speaking with Trees"
Other songs	"Putting the Damage On" "Dātura"
Videos	Little Earthquakes Live from New York Complete Videos: 1991–1998 A Sorta Fairytale Welcome to Sunny Florida Fade to Red Live at Montreux 1991/1992
Tours	5 ½ Weeks Tour Night of Hunters Tour Gold Dust Orchestral Tour Unrepentant Geraldines Tour Native Invader Tour
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