I've had the pleasure of working with three great people... 'Shampain' was written with Pascal Gabriel, Liam Howe and we had a lot of fun doing it.

[7] In 2012, Diamandis expressed her dislike of the song in an interview with BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, stating it would have been better suited for Kylie Minogue and that its inclusion on the album was by force.

[11] The Independent's Andy Gill wrote that "Shampain" is "every bit as annoying as [its] punning title, with queasy, prancing piano and synth figures labouring away methodically, Mika-fashion, while she searches unsuccessfully for worthwhile lyrical routes.

A burger wrapper flies across her face and the scene cuts to show her lying on the steps at a park bandstand.

She stands up and walks through the park, followed by intoxicated dancing female partygoers reminiscent of the zombies in Michael Jackson's Thriller.