Girls Aloud – Sound Of The Underground (20th Anniversary Edition) (Coloured Vinyl) PRE ORDER: 16\/06\/2023 20 years ago, Girls Aloud were already setting the pop world alight. Having successfully walked away as the clear winners of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPopstars: The Rivals\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 at the end of 2002, they rocketed straight to the top of the singles chart with their edgy, avant-garde debut single \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSound Of The Underground\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, where it stayed for four consecutive weeks. Produced by Brian Higgins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Xenomania production team, the track\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s compelling mix of surf guitar, UK-garage beats and girl-group vocals saw the track become an instant classic, straddling the UK year-end bestsellers for both 2002 and 2003 and ultimately becoming one of THE songs to define the entire decade. The track also opened the doors on what would become the most successful pop career of the 2000s, as well as setting Girls Aloud on course to become the most successful girl group of the 21stcentury. In the space of the decade following its release, Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah became household names and between them sold 4.3M singles and 4M albums in the UK alone, following \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSound Of The Underground\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 with a further 21 Top 10 singles, of which 3 also reached Number 1. When it arrived in the summer of 2003, the band\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s debut album of the same name just fueled the phenomenon. With its inclusion of two more Top 3 hits, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNo Good Advice\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLife Got Cold\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, the 13-track CD was certified platinum by the BPI within five months. Packed with sonically adventurous, perfectly pitched pop songs, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSound Of The Underground\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 even saw a reissue with a different sleeve and enhanced tracklisting, whereupon it charted all over again.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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