"Drop Dead Beautiful" is a song by German soul-pop duo Six Was Nine [de], included as the opening track on their second studio album, Let It Come Your Way (1994).
[1] Written by Mick Leeson and Peter Vale and produced by Mike Vernon, the song was released as the album's lead single in March 1994.
Six Was Nine [de] released their debut album, A Few Bold Strokes of the Brush, in 1992, wanting to make it sound like a Londonbeat record.
Afterwards, following the advice of Arista Records president Clive Davis, the duo decided to give their sophomore album, Let It Come Your Way, a live soul sound, using American jazz singer Curtis Stigers as an inspiration.
For "Drop Dead Beautiful", the duo and their manager, Bernd Hoffmann, sought out the songwriters of Charles & Eddie's international hit "Would I Lie to You?