Watch Me Shine

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"Watch Me Shine"
Single by Emily Henning
from the album Seventeen Missing Kisses
B-side "I'll Do It!"
Released May 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)
Format CD single
Recorded 2008
Genre Pop
Label Saturdays Records
Writer(s) Emily Henning
Certification Platinum
Emily Henning singles chronology
"Body Language"
(2009)
"Watch Me Shine"
(2009)
"You Get Yours / Through the Mud"
(2009)

"Watch Me Shine" is the ninth single by Emily Henning. It was released in May 2009 and charted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling a total of 287,792 copies.

Music Video[edit | edit source]

The music video for Watch Me Shine was inspired by the 2009 American superhero film The Watchmen. It was filmed on March 23, 2009, in the United Kingdom, and the final edit of the music video was released on April 17, 2009. The music video was directed by Mike Simpson and Robin Van Calcar, and it was produced by MrsGrey productions. Set in the late 1980s, Emily appears as superhero 'EmHen' in the video. She battles to defeat the evil villain, played by Waz Ashayer, a male model who became famous after appearing on Make Me a Supermodel.

Chart Performance[edit | edit source]

"Watch Me Shine" debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart. To date it has sold a total of 287,792 copies and is certified Platinum.

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 1
Scotland (OCC) 5
Ireland (IRMA) 8
Japan (Japan Hot 100) 14
Romania (Romanian Top 100) 59