Sound of the Underground
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| Studio album by Girls Aloud | ||
| Released | 26 May 2003 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Label | Polydor Universal International |
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| Producer(s) | Steve Anderson Arnthor The Beatmasters Betty Boo Brian Higgins Tim Kellett Gary Miller Peters and Peters Brian Rawling Graham Stack Jeremy Wheatley, Xenomania |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Girls Aloud chronology | ||
| Sound of the Underground (2003) |
What Will the Neighbours Say? (2004) |
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| Re-issue cover | ||
Sound of the Underground is the title of British pop group Girls Aloud's debut the album and lead single from it, which was also the UK's 51st Christmas number one.
The single was released on December 16, 2002, registering first-week sales of 213,000. Girls Aloud, the product of TV show Popstars: The Rivals (which created a female and a male pop group to compete against each other for Christmas number one), beat their rival act One True Voice to the festive summit. Girls Aloud's debut album of the same name came out on May 26, 2003, making #2 in the charts.
The album reappeared in the Top 75 on December 31, 2006, charting at #67 - likely due to being on sale in a slow chart week after Christmas, and remaining for a further week, giving it a chart run of 20 unconsecutive weeks on the chart.
[edit] Track listing
The original tracklisting:
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sound Of The Underground" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "No Good Advice" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Some Kind Of Miracle" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "All I Need (All I Don't)" | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Life Got Cold" | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Mars Attack" | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Stop" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Girls Allowed" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Forever And A Night" | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Love/Hate" | 4:38 |
| 11. | "Boogie Down Love" | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Don't Want You Back" | 3:20 |
| 13. | "White Lies" | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Love Bomb" [UK Bonus] | 2:55 |
| 15. | "Everything You Ever Wanted" [UK Bonus] | 2:55 |
A second version of the album was released on December 1, 2003, with several new tracks, including fourth single "Jump" from the film Love Actually's soundtrack and "You Freak Me Out" from the remake of the 1976 movie Freaky Friday, and a new UK Bonus track entitled "Girls On Film" (previously available as a b-side.) However, to make room for the new inclusions, the song "Don't Want You Back" and UK Bonus tracks "Love Bomb" and "Everything You Ever Wanted" were excised.
The re-issue tracklisting:
| # | Title | Time |
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| 1. | "Sound of the Underground" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "No Good Advice" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Life Got Cold" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Jump" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Some Kind of Miracle" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "All I Need (All I Don't)" | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Mars Attack" | 3:24 |
| 8. | "You Freak Me Out" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Girls Allowed" | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Forever And A Night" | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Love/Hate" | 4:38 |
| 12. | "Boogie Down Love" | 4:05 |
| 13. | "Stop" | 3:37 |
| 14. | "White Lies" | 4:02 |
| 15. | "Girls On Film" [UK Bonus] | 3:42 |
| CD-ROM videos | ||
| "Sound of the Underground" | ||
| "No Good Advice" | 3:46 | |
| "Life Got Cold" | 4:00 | |
[edit] Trivia
- The track "Girls On Film" appeared as a B-side to their single "Life Got Cold".
- The tracks "Love Bomb" and "Girls Allowed" appeared as B-sides to their single "Jump".
- "Jump" is a cover of the Pointer Sisters.
- "Girls On Film" is a cover of the UK 80's band Duran Duran.
[edit] Sales
The album sold 37,077 copies in its first week of release with the re-issue selling around 26,000 in its first week. Confirmed sales of 279,462 by 5th December 2004 and shipments over 300,000 gave the girls their first 'platinum' album.
Recent reports have confirmed sales to at 319,711.
Cheryl Cole · Nadine Coyle · Sarah Harding · Nicola Roberts · Kimberley Walsh
Albums: Sound of the Underground · What Will the Neighbours Say? · Chemistry ·
Compilation albums: The Sound of Girls Aloud
Singles: "Sound of the Underground" · "No Good Advice" · "Life Got Cold" · "Jump" · "The Show" · "Love Machine" · "I'll Stand by You" · "Wake Me Up" · "Long Hot Summer" · "Biology" · "See the Day" · "Whole Lotta History" · "Something Kinda Ooooh" · "I Think We're Alone Now" · "Walk This Way"
Television and DVD
Popstars: The Rivals · Girls Aloud: Off the Record
What Will the Neighbours Say? Live · Chemistry Tour · The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour
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