Released as the Sugababes' very first single, this song reached #6 on the official UK charts. It received an overwhelmingly positive reception from critics, and it was even nominated for Best British Single at the 2001 BRITs.
Lyrically, the song describes a teenage girl's crush towards a boy and her difficulty to manage it. The track was co-written by Paul Simm, who also wrote ''Make Over'' by Christina Aguilera, which would later ensue controversy because of the song's similarities to ''Overload''.
The video is very simple: it only shows the girls singing in front of a white screen, a style the other music videos from the era would have too.
Brilliant single. It really set the Babes apart from all the other girlgroups with its sophisticated, classy, yet still catchy vibe. A true masterpiece. Would have been the perfect winner. 10/10.
Let's not forget the utterly amazing Britknee-like dancebreaks...
This song was originally a bootleg mash-up by mastermind producer Richard X (who would later do many more amazing stuff) called "We Don't Give a Damn About our Friends'', it even became a underground club hit, but when Richard failed to get permission from ms. Howard to use her original vocals of ''Freak Like Me'', he gave it to the Sugababes instead.
That proved to be a very clever decision from the Babes. Besides being praised to the high heavens by critics, it also managed to be a huge success for them, as it became their very first #1 single. It has already sold around 300k, making it their 3rd most succesful single in the UK, after ''Push The Button'' and ''About You Now''.
The video to this song was very cleverly thought out, as it introduces Heidi, who replaced Siobhan as a member of the band not too long before that. Furthermore, the video shows the girls dancing in some dark, nasty club, fighting with all the boys and also with Heidi.
Again, a brilliant song that easily could have won. It brilliantly merges some kind of American 90s classic with the amazing production of Richard X. Absolute masterpiece. Without this song, this rate could never have take place. Without this song, the Sugababes would have faded into All Saints-like obscurity. Can't praise this song enough. 10/10.
After the huge success of the ''Angels Wirh Dirty Faces'' era, expectations in the British pop world were very high for the Babes' new single and album. It's safe to say those expectations were matched. Released in October 2003 as the lead single from the ''Three'' album, this song was a huge smash, not only in the UK (where it hit #1), but all around the world: the song managed to go top 10 in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, the Netherlands, and many others.
Remarkably, this is the only Sugababes song that was sent to US radios. It magically reached #96 on the Billboard Hot 100, #24 on Pop Songs, and #1 on Hot Dance Club Songs.
Because it was produced by the amazing Xenomania, this song naturally also received tons of critical praise: NME called it "one of the most satisfying pop phenomenons", Al Fox of the BBC describing it as "instantaneous splendour"... I could go on.
The video showcases the Babes being the sassy, bitchy, sexy girls they always have been. From showing off their heavy, gothic-like make-up to Keisha randomly giving the middle finger, this video showed off the dark, anti-Spice Girls-like attitude.