Mother****ing masterpiece. As I already mentioned, it's great in its moodiness and in its lyrics. A very impressive feat for girls at their age. Don't know why I didn't give this a 10.9,5/10. (Totally should've been the 2nd single of ''One Touch''...)[/CENTER][/FONT]
Released as the lead single from their fifth album ''Change'', this song (written by Cathy Dennis and produced by Dr. Luke -- what more could you expect?) was a huge smash. After being released digitally, the song went to #1 as quickly as ''Freedom'' was erased from everyone's minds: the Babes became the 4th act in the history of the UK charts to reach the top spot on digital sales alone.
Furthermore, the song remaind #1 for 3 more weeks, making it the 6th best-selling single of 2007 and Sugababes' best selling single ever. The song also became a success outside the UK, as it reached the top 10 in Normay, Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Hungary, and many more countries.
To put it shortly, things looked actually positive for the third reincarnation of the brand Sugababes!
The video is actually really dull and only features the girls singing in front of a wall with people parkouring (I think...) throughout London which should represent some **** about love.
Hmmm... This song receives too much praise. It is a good pop song (thank Cathy Dennis for that) but it's way too bubblegum-y for the Babes. Although it was huge, it is not that good. Don't fall for Dr. Luke like that. 7,5/10.
I don't like Dr. Luke, but I love About You Now (mostly because of the lyrics). I can even tolerate Miranda Cosgrove's cover because I like the song so much.
Often cited as the Sugababes' signature song, ''Push The Button'' was released in 2005 after a short break. After being released on September 25, it went straight to #1 and stayed there for three weeks. The Babes even managed to make their corresponding album (''Taller In More Ways'') chart at the top spot at the same time too. Having sold around 430,000 copies in the UK (and probably way more worldwide), it's their 2nd most selling single.
Besides being a massive smash all over Britain, it also did extremely well outside the UK. Besides hitting #1 in the UK, it also reached the top spot in Ireland, Austria, New Zealand and the European Hot 100. Furthermore, it was a top 10 smash in Germany, Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland....
The song released a hell of a lot of critical praise, as some called it one of the best British pop singles of the 21st century.
Written by Dallas Austin and Keisha Buchanan (Mutya and Heidi were credited too for some reason), the song is about a crush she developed on some guy in LA:
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I really liked this guy, so I'd be like, there's this good movie coming out, you know, dropping hints. And he'd be like, that movie sounds great, let me know what it's like if you go see it. I knew he liked me too but he just wasn't getting what I was trying to say. And Dallas was teasing me, saying, you've got to tell him to push that button or you're moving on."[1] Buena called it a song with "meaning" and "real life references", elaborating that it is also a "real fun track", but with a "street vibe".
The rather amazing video shows the girls grinding and getting sexy all over random guys from random lifts. It's a very colourful and sexy affair and actually translates the vibe of the song pretty accurately.
Good. So this song would have been #1 by a landslide if it wasn't for jinzo and Kworb, who both gave this song respectively a 0,5 and a 0. Good job, I guess...?
Ofcourse I'm not going to deny this is an amazing pop song. But it's a bit too soft for me. I love the Babes for their sexy, sassy, dark stuff like ''Freak Like Me'' or ''Hole In The Head'', or the moody, mind-blowing ballads like ''Run For Cover'', ''Stronger'', ''Caught In A Moment''...
I know this song is very important for the Babes (3.0 would've fallen much earlier if they didn't get to perform this song all the time) but I am not the biggest fan. I guess I should be thankful to those who gave this such low ratings. 8/10.