Sound of the Underground

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Sound of the Underground
Sound of the Underground cover
Studio album by Girls Aloud
Released 26 May 2003 (UK)
16 June 2003 (Australia)
1 December 2003 (UK re-issue)
26 June 2007 (USA digital)
Recorded December 2002 - April 2003
Genre Pop
Dance pop
Pop Rock
Length 53:44 (original)
55:04 (re-issue)
Label Polydor
Universal International
Producer Steve Anderson, Arnthor, The Beatmasters, Betty Boo, Brian Higgins, Tim Kellett, Gary Miller, Peters and Peters, Brian Rawling, Graham Stack, Jeremy Wheatley Xenomania
Professional reviews
Girls Aloud chronology
Sound of the Underground
(2003)		 What Will the Neighbours Say?
(2004)
Alternate cover
Re-issue cover
Re-issue cover
Singles from Sound of the Underground
  1. "Sound of the Underground"
    Released: December 16, 2002
  2. "No Good Advice"
    Released: May 12, 2003
  3. "Life Got Cold"
    Released: August 18, 2003
  4. "Jump"
    Released: November 17, 2003

Sound of the Underground is the first studio album by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud. It was released by Polydor Records on May 26, 2003 in the United Kingdom, with a re-issue released December 1. Sound of the Underground is the only album not to be entirely produced by the production team of Brian Higgins and Xenomania.

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[edit] Album information

Sound of the Underground was released on May 26, 2003 and debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on June 6, 2003.[1] It was certified platinum five months later.[2]

A second version of the album was released on December 1, 2003 and charted at #42 in the UK Album Chart. It had 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, a new UK Bonus track entitled "Girls On Film" (previously available as a b-side), and a re-recorded version of "Some Kind Of Miracle." 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 album reappeared in the Top 75 on December 31, 2006, charting at #67, and remaining for a further week, giving it a chart run of 20 non-consecutive weeks on the chart.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original version: Polydor / 9865315 (UK)

# Title Time
1. "Sound of the Underground"
Writers: M. Cooper, N. Scarlett, B. Higgins, Xenomania		 3:41
2. "No Good Advice"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, N. Coler, Xenomania, L. Nystrom		 3:48
3. "Some Kind Of Miracle"
Writers: M. Cooper, L. Cowling, T. Powell, S. Lee, B. Higgins, E. Lynch		 3:09
4. "All I Need (All I Don't)"
Writers: A. Knox, Peters & Peters		 3:38
5. "Life Got Cold"
Writers: M. Cooper, L. Cowling, N. Coler, N. Gallagher, B. Higgins, Xenomania		 3:57
6. "Mars Attack"
Writers: A. Clarkson, P. Carter, M. Glanville		 3:28
7. "Stop"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, M. Gray, Xenomania		 3:35
8. "Girls Allowed"
Writer: B. McFadden, N. Shorten		 3:26
9. "Forever and a Night"
Writers: G. Miller, M. Fueller, A. Goldmark		 3:17
10. "Love/Hate"
Writers: N. Scarlett, E. Becker, B. Higgins, Xenomania		 4:40
11. "Boogie Down Love"
Writers: A. Clarkson, P. Carter, M. Glanville		 4:05
12. "Don't Want You Back"
Writers: A. Bagge, A. Birgisson, M. Bell		 3:19
13. "White Lies"
Writers: T. Kellett, S. Nordstrom		 4:01
14. "Love Bomb" (UK Bonus Track)
Writers: A. Clarkson, M. Ward, S. Ward		 2:55
15. "Everything You Ever Wanted" (UK Bonus Track)
Writers: ?		 2:53

[edit] Re-issue: Polydor / 9865961 (UK)

# Title Time
1. "Sound of the Underground"
Writers: M. Cooper, N. Scarlett, B. Higgins, Xenomania		 3:41
2. "No Good Advice"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, N. Coler, Xenomania, L. Nystrom		 3:48
3. "Life Got Cold"
Writers: M. Cooper, L. Cowling, N. Coler, B. Higgins, Xenomania		 3:57
4. "Jump"
Writers: G. Skardina, M. Sharron, S. Mitchell		 3:39
5. "Some Kind Of Miracle"
Writers: M. Cooper, L. Cowling, T. Powell, S. Lee, B. Higgins, E. Lynch		 3:19
6. "All I Need (All I Don't)"
Writers: A. Knox, Peters & Peters		 3:38
7. "Mars Attack"
Writers: A. Clarkson, P. Carter, M. Glanville		 3:28
8. "You Freak Me Out"
Writers: G. Skardina, M. Sharron, S. Mitchell		 3:05
9. "Girls Allowed"
Writer: B. McFadden, N. Shorten		 3:26
10. "Forever and a Night"
Writers: G. Miller, M. Fueller, A. Goldmark		 3:17
11. "Love/Hate"
Writers: N. Scarlett, E. Becker, B. Higgins, Xenomania		 4:40
12. "Boogie Down Love"
Writers: A. Clarkson, P. Carter, M. Glanville		 4:05
13. "Stop"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, M. Gray, Xenomania		 3:35
14. "White Lies"
Writers: T. Kellett, S. Nordstrom		 4:01
15. "Girls on Film"
Writers: Duran Duran		 3:42

[edit] Covers and other appearances

[edit] Charts and certification

Chart (2003) Provider Peak
position		 Certification
UK Albums Chart IFPI 2 Platinum[2]
Irish Albums Chart IRMA 6
Dutch Albums Chart 53
UK Albums Chart (2003 Year-End) IFPI 76
United World Chart 97

[edit] References

  1. ^ Certified Awards - Sound of the Underground (Gold). British Phonographic Industry (2003-06-06). Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
  2. ^ a b Certified Awards - Sound of the Underground (Platinum). British Phonographic Industry (2003-11-28). Retrieved on 2008-02-24.

[edit] External links

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