The very first Spicey song to leave us is this mid-tempo semiballad, released in 2007 along with the Spice Girls' reunion and a greatest hits. Despite being the first single to feature Geri in a long time (and that year's Children In Need song), it peaked at a dissapointing #11, making it the only song of them not to make the top 2 in the UK. Worldwide, it was just as much as flop as it was in their homecountry: in the US it was a #90 $ma$h.
Remarkably enough, Mel C stated not too long after its release that she disliked the song and actually never wanted new material to be released along with the new singles collection (I envision this as a true highlight in her career, one of the only times she used her voice accordingly)
I'm very ambivalent about this one. I really like its structure, how the post-chorus feels like a middle 8 and how after the first chorus Mel C's verse sounds again like a middle 8 yet it is not. But then again it's awfully produced and definitely adds up to the theory that girlbands, even the biggest of the biggest, always end on a low. 4/10. (I admittedly was too harsh on this)
Moderately digestable 2nd single by Atomic Kitten. The singles with Kerry Katona were pretty ****, no wonder they only got the success they were craving for after she left.
Far from terrible but this rate and the girls themselves even have way more to offer. 6,5/10.
Heavily sampling Yazoo's ''Situation'' (Heidi Montag took the idea and slayed it though), this was the first taste the universe (well... parts of the United Kingdom) got of these girls back in 2008. Peaking at #8, this song paved the way for a rather uneventful career. The weird thing is, these girls never had a real big hit song yet the label kept on spending cash on them and allowing them to release new singles and albums. Very strange how they released more singles than the other girlgroups while never making even a third the impact the others had.
The chorus is pretty good but the sample causes the verses to come across really weak, and the paper-thin autotuned vocals don't really help either. 6,5/10.
Released as the lead single to their re-release/EP/album Headlines (a) how ironic... these bitches ain't ever making them b) it amuses me how their fans still have discussions over this), this messy song actually made #1 in the midweeks but ended up at #3 in the end. Strange how their worst tracks seem to be the most able to chart high (I'll get back at you later on this). Anyway let's laugh/cringe/weep at Vanessa's very intelligent and articulate comment on this song:
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Originally posted by Vanessa from The Saturdays
it's about being in a relationship where the passion has gone – so you're missing that spark. It's quite deep, actually, for a pop song
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quite deep, actually for a pop song
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quite deep, actually for a pop song
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quite deep, actually, for a pop song
It's almost painful to see how hard they tried to recreate Call The Shots but instead serves rejected JLS B-side realness. Is it me or is basically every single line out of tune with the backing track? 6/10.
I was rather generous with my rates but I'm happy to see most of The Saturdays songs getting the boot early, it's not that they are bad but many of their songs are so generic, after listening for a while (some of them for the first time) I just couldn't tell them apart at all.
Still laughing at The Saturdays. Though I will say that Up and Ego need to do big things.
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Originally posted by Neptune
I love See Ya, such a guilty pleasure.
Me too. I probably shouldn't have given it a perfect ten, but I knew it'd be scalped and robbed of its pride by almost everybody else so I'm glad I did. It's been a favourite since Bring It On.
Kind of sad to see a Spice track getting the boot already, but it was their worst one so I hold no real grudge.
I'm all for dragging the Saturdays to the pits in this rate, but at least recognize their few good songs. How is "Notorious" still in this while "If This Is Love" is out?