The Red Shoes, Part 2

Shoedance (Red Shoes Dance Mix)

+ The Big Sky (Special Single Mix)

+ Running Up That Hill (12" Version)

(front)	•	Country: UK
	•	Label/Number: EMI CDEM 316
	•	Release date: April 12, 1994
	•	Chronology: Kate's 9th UK CD single; a collection of 3 tracks that had never been released on CD before.
	•	Shoedance (Red Shoes Dance Mix) Lyrics
	•	What it's about: A girl puts on a pair of enchanted ballet slippers and can't stop dancing until she breaks the spell. It's inspired by a character in the Michael Powell-directed film of the same name.
	•	Running time: 10:08 (which makes it Kate's longest single so far...)
	•	The Big Sky (Special Single Mix) Lyrics
	•	What it's about: Remembering some of the simple pleasures we used to enjoy as children, that we no longer find the time for -- like spending the afternoon looking at the sky, watching the clouds take on shapes.
	•	Running time: 4:39
	•	Running Up That Hill (12" Version) Lyrics
	•	What it's about: Gender differences, and how they hamper our ability to understand the opposite sex. The song suggests we should try to resolve the conflicts in our relationships by "swapping places" (looking at the situation from our partner's perspective).
	•	Running time: 5:42
	•	Etc: This is the only CD release of The Big Sky Special Single Mix. (It's not really a big deal though; this single mix and the regular LP version are practically indistinguishable.)
	•	Etc2: First pressings were issued as stand-alone CD singles. Later pressings were issued along with The Red Shoes, Part 1, as part of a 2 CD set (shown here).
	•	Etc3: Shoedance is an extended mix of The Red Shoes, incorporating parts of Miranda Richardson's and Lindsay Kemp's dialogue from Kate's film, The Line, The Cross & The Curve -- all set to a driving dance beat. (For what it's worth, it's my least favorite Kate track...)
	•	Etc4: On the other hand, the 12" Version of Running Up That Hill provides a completely fresh spin on one of Kate's classic songs. Unlike Shoedance, this is everything a remix should be -- it's one of my all-time favorites!

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