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. Performed in collaboration with German DJ and record producer Mousse T., the song was released in November 1999 in several European countries; in January of the following year, it was issued across the rest of Europe except the United Kingdom, where it was not released until May 2000. Outside the UK, the track served as the second single from Jones' 34th album, '' Reload'', while in the UK, it served as the fourth single. Commercially, "Sex Bomb" reached number one in France and Switzerland while becoming a top-three hit in Austria, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and

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. The song's music video was directed by Barry Maguire. The Peppermint Disco Mix of the track contains a sample from " All American Girls" by

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. A different version of the song appears on Mousse T.'s 2001 debut solo album, ''Gourmet de Funk''.

Track listings

* UK CD1 and cassette single # "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco radio mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Sounds of Life half vocal mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Strike Boys mix) # "Sex Bomb" (album version) * UK CD2 # "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco radio mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Agent Sumo's freestyle mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco dub mix) # "Sex Bomb" (video) * UK 12-inch single :A1. "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco mix) – 6:25 :A2. "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco dub mix) – 6:46 :B1. "Sex Bomb" (Sounds of Life half vocal mix) – 6:36 * European CD single # "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco radio mix) # "Sex Bomb" (album version) * European maxi-CD single # "Sex Bomb" (album version) # "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco radio mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Strike Boys mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Sounds of Life half vocal mix) * Australian CD single # "Sex Bomb" (album version) # "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco radio mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Peppermint Disco mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Sounds of Life half vocal mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Sounds of Life bub mix) # "Sex Bomb" (Mousse T's big beat) # "Sex Bomb" (Strike Boys mix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the '' Reload'' booklet. Studios * Recorded at Peppermint Park Studios (Germany) and Bunk, Junk, and Genius Recording Studios (London, England) * Mastered at The Soundmasters (London, England) Personnel * Mousse T. – writing, composition, production * Errol Rennalls – writing, composition *

– vocals * Lutz Krajenski –

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* Peter Hinderthür – horns, bass * Uwe Granitza – horns * Kevin Metcalf – mastering

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References

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