James Blunt has managed to come up with a song more irritating than Chris de Burgh's 'Lady in Red'. The 1986 mawkfest – according to De Burgh – has reduced many famous people to tears including Diana, Princess of Wales, Fergie and Mel Smith. The less emotionally impressionable, meanwhile, adopt Oscar Wilde's view on the death of Little Nell – that it would take a heart of stone to listen to 'Lady in Red' and not laugh." Music video The music video is a studio performance, with animation at the beginning and at the end of the song. It features a curly-haired woman in red who depicts the song's lyrics. In popular culture The song is briefly featured in a scene of the 2000 movie American Psycho where the main character Patrick Bateman is listening to the song while in his office. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Alternate versions In 1987, de Burgh released a Spanish language adaptation of "The Lady in Red" entitled "La Dama de Ayer" (literally "the lady of yesterday") as a 7-inch single in Spain. In 1995, de Burgh recorded a version with a full orchestra for Beautiful Dreams, his twelfth original album. In 2022, de Burgh performed a solo piano version of "The Lady in Red" in Schönbrunn Palace on the ABC reality television show, The Bachelor. See also List of number-one singles of 1986 (Canada) List of number-one singles of 1986 (Ireland) List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s VG-lista 1964 to 1994 References External links American Attitude – Lady In Red (Live Cover Version) 1986 songs 1986 singles A&M Records singles Chris de Burgh songs Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Poland Number-one singles in South Africa RPM Top Singles number-one singles Songs written by Chris de Burgh UK Singles Chart number-one singles Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles