Dizzy (Ericka Streets song)

"Dizzy" is the debut single by Kuboian television personality and singer Ericka Streets. It was released as a single through Oyea Records on 10th June 2001. A techno and bubblegum pop single written by Chloe Wallace, Elise Revie, Rikard Fulton and Rodrick Miles, it was originally written for Naomi Karma, though Wallace eventually gave the song to Streets instead. It would eventually serve as the lead single from her debut studio album in 2002 titled Here We Go: The Album!

"Dizzy" peaked at number one on the Karuboia singles chart, with the Open Eagle declaring it "The Song of Summer 2001".

Background
According to Chloe Wallace, "Dizzy" was written in 1998 and was originally penned as a single for Naomi Karma, intended for a 1999 release. Although Karma recorded most of her vocals, the two mutually agreed that it "wasn't really working". Wallace mentioned "Naomi was still a bit bummered by Bumper's Block getting axed as it put her out of a job she liked and it knocked down her confidence. I don't think she was ready for doing something big at the time."

Streets meanwhile, had began her career as a temporary presenter on Nickelodeon Kuboia in the autumn of 1999 before eventually switching to presenting Tiny Vision in early 2000. After Streets proved to be a popular presenter for the channel, her agent Dominic Halls suggested that she recorded music to "expand her audience". After speaking to her manager Rodrick Miles, Halls was able to get Streets signed to Oyea Records in October 2000. Halls spoke about the situation saying that Streets "has a great future ahead of her. Here is really her chance to shine." Streets' mother showed scepticism over Halls' remarks in a 2021 interview, saying that she thinks he only did this to make money off of her.

Although Streets was signed to a record label, she found managing both a television and a music career difficult, so Halls and Miles helped her establish a "schedule" where she would only need to do a bit of both each day, and would have plenty of days off. In early 2001, Miles showcased a demo of Karma performing the "Dizzy" song, with Streets accepting to record a new version of the song. Miles mentioned "There were actually a lot of different verses, hooks and bridges written for the song [...] we sat down with Ericka to work out what was and wasn't needed for the final release."

The single's B-side is a cover of Whigfield's 1995 single "Think of You", albeit with new rap verses performed by Streets and some of the original lyrics amended.

Composition
"Dizzy" is in the key of D major and has a tempo of 135 beats per minute. A bubblegum song with elements of techno and eurodance, the chorus begins with Steeets singing "Let's get dizzy/Spin around with me/Do it 'til we're out of control" whilst the verses and bridge have chants and line-dancing lyrics.

Reception
"Dizzy" received mostly positive reviews. An Open Eagle critic cited it as "The Song of Summer 2001" and mentioned how the song appears to have "Rednex-esque" influences but "still fits well with the tracks songs on the album". A reviewer for Pop Magazine awarded the song an A rating saying "The teen presenter makes her musical debut with a crazy party anthem. [...] Don't even try to avoid tapping your foot whenever it comes on the radio." In spite of this, Star Radio claimed that a large portion of its listeners considered the song "annoying".

Music video
The music video was filmed in Gutstone on 6th May 2001. The video features Streets performing in black background filled with various "spinning objects" such as pinwheels, with Streets also standing on a funhouse-style spinning disk. All of the video's props were painted a certain colour to make each of them stand out.

Kuboian CD single

 * 1) "Dizzy"
 * 2) "Think of You"
 * 3) "Dizzy" (karaoke version)
 * 4) "Dizzy" (CD-ROM video)

Kuboian/UK cassette single

 * 1) "Dizzy"
 * 2) "Think of You"

UK CD single

 * 1) "Dizzy" (UK radio edit)
 * 2) "Think of You"
 * 3) "Dizzy" (K-Klass club mix)
 * 4) "Dizzy" (CD-ROM video)

European CD single

 * 1) "Dizzy"
 * 2) "Dizzy" (K-Klass club mix)
 * 3) "Dizzy" (karaoke version)

Legacy
Since its release, "Dizzy", alongside Streets' other hit singles like "Here We Go", has became a popular song at various events in Kuboia such as Moon Feasts. A retrospective review by the Open Eagle in November 2020 noted that "Dizzy" "clearly influenced the likes of Lucky Dip and Iroune Ruby".

"Dizzy" has been included on several of Streets' "best of" albums, including The Best of Ericka in 2004, Queen of Kuboia in 2011 and Greatest Hits in 2020.

Accolades
In December 2001, "Dizzy" won a Kuboian National Music Awards for "Best Newcomer Single".