Paid My Dues

Paid My Dues

Infobox Single
Name = Paid My Dues


Artist = Anastacia
from Album = Freak of Nature
Released = flagicon|World November 6, 2001
Format = CD single, Maxi single
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:22
Label = Epic
Writer = Anastacia, Lamenga Kafi, Greg Lawson, Damon Sharpe
Producer = Richie Jones, Ric Wake
Certification =
Last single = 2001
"Made for Lovin' You"
This single = 2001
"Paid My Dues"
Next single = 2002
"One Day in Your Life"
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover


Lower caption = UK promo single cover

"Paid My Dues" is a song released by American singer Anastacia from her second album "Freak of Nature". The song was written by Anastacia herself, Lamenga Kafi, Greg Lawson, Damon Sharpe and produced by Ric Wake and Richie Jones. The song became an overall-hit, peaking at number 1 in several European countries and the top 10 in most of Europe, UK excluded. It was almost one year on Portuguese Top 20 charts.

Formats and track listings

*Australian single
#"Paid My Dues" [Album Version] 3:22
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Radio Edit]
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Dub Mix] 5:23
#"I Dreamed You" [Album Version] 5:04
#"Funk Medley" ("Sexy Mother F**ker", "Play That Funky Music", "Underdog") [Live from Amsterdam] 7:30

*Brazilian promo single
#"Paid My Dues" [Album Version] 3:22
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Radio Edit]
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Dub Mix] 5:23
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Mix] 5:25

*European promo single
#"Paid My Dues" [Album Version] 3:22

*European single
#"Paid My Dues" [Album Version] 3:22
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Mix] 5:25
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Dub Mix] 5:23
#"Funk Medley" ("Sexy Mother F**ker", "Play That Funky Music", "Underdog") [Live from Amsterdam] 7:30

*German CD single
#"Paid My Dues" [Album Version] 3:22
#"Funk Medley" ("Sexy Mother F**ker", "Play That Funky Music", "Underdog") [Live from Amsterdam] 7:30

*UK single
#"Paid My Dues" [Album Version] 3:22
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Radio Edit]
#"I Dreamed You" [Album Version] 5:04

*UK 12" promo maxi single
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Mix] 5:25
#"Paid My Dues" [Album Version] 3:22

*UK 12" promo singleA-side
#"Paid My Dues" [Album Version] 3:22
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Mix] 5:25B-side
#"Paid My Dues" [The S-Man's Darkstar Dub Mix] 5:23
#"Funk Medley" ("Sexy Mother F**ker", "Play That Funky Music", "Underdog") [Live from Amsterdam] 7:30

*UK 12" promo maxi single (Shelter Mixes)
#"Paid My Dues" [Shelter Vocal Mix] 8:10
#"Paid My Dues" [Shelter Dub Mix] 6:08

Music video

Directed by Liz Friedlander, the music video for "Paid My Dues" was shot in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

In the beginning, Anastacia is speaking while being in a virtual mirror. Then you can see Anastacia in a room where she is packing her suitcases. Following this, you see her while she is trying to make her a way but there are many people she must across. Then she is in some kind of a disco, where she successfully tries again to find her way through people, this time to a stage. When she finally arrives there, she goes through a mirror and is 'teleported' to a stage, where she lip-synching the song. In the end she pulls out the electricity cable.

Chart performance

Charts

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