I'm Too Sexy" is sung from the point of view of a self-satisfied fashion model. The song's lyrics express confidence that his personal level of sexiness makes him too sexy for numerous things, most notably his shirt. The song's instrumental break is based on the guitar riff in the Jimi Hendrix song "Third Stone from the Sun."
A new version of the song called "I'm Too Sexy 2007", produced by the Tastemakers, was released in April 2007. Besides being an updated production it differs from the original version by no longer using the Third Stone From The Sun in its instrumental break. A new video was released as well although there is also a version where the original one from 1992 is used with the updated song.
The re-release of the song was prompted by a "Cleaner Close" advertising campaign for Daz detergent. This featured both Fairbrass brothers and included a self-parody of the song called "I'm too sexy for my whites". For this occasion they renamed the band "White said Fred".
The original song itself was rated No.49 on "Run for Your Life! It's the 50 Worst Songs Ever!"[by Blender.
The band is considered a one hit wonder in the United States, its only other charting U.S. single languishing at #76. However, "I'm Too Sexy" was just the act's first of several hits on the British charts, including the No. 1 single "Deeply Dippy."
