The Show (song)
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| Single by Girls Aloud from the album What Will The Neighbours Say? |
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| Released | June 28, 2004 (UK) June 3, 2006 (Australia) |
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| Format | CD single, 3" pocket CD , Airplay | ||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:38 | ||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Lisa Cowling Jon Shave Tim Powell Xenomania |
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| Producer | Xenomania | ||||
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"The Show" is the fifth single by the British girl group Girls Aloud, and the first to be taken from their second album, What Will the Neighbours Say?. It was released on June 28, 2004.
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[edit] Release and reception
The single showed off a brand new look for the girls. It was backed by a promotional campaign prior to its premiere featuring five empty chairs with each of the girls' names on. This built up excitement over the new look and later featured on the single cover with the girls in their seats. "The Show" was released on a 3" pocket format a few weeks after its initial release. This limited edition version was part of a trial, which was subsequently scrapped, by Universal Records.
It kept up their run of successful top three singles on the UK Singles Chart, debuting at number two. There were no additional B-sides, only remixes and an interview titled "The After Show".
[edit] Music video
The music video for "The Show" was directed by Trudy Bellinger.[1], and takes place in a salon called "Curls Allowed." Each member of the band plays a character working in the salon, pampering and making-up a variety of men.
Nicola is "Chelsea Tanner," who sprays insulting messages with fake bronzer onto her male customers, Nadine is "Frenchie", who ineptly tries to give her male customers facials, Sarah is "Supa Styler", a hair stylist who fails to satisfy any of her customers, Cheryl is "Maxi Wax", who makes the waxing process as painful as possible, and Kimberley is "The Boss", who looks on amusedly as her employees take their revenge on the salon's male customers.
It has also been noted in the Style DVD that the promotional video for 'The Show' is Kimberley Walsh's least favourite music video.
[edit] Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "The Show".
| # | Title | Time |
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| UK CD single 1 | ||
| 1. | "The Show" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Jump" [Flip 'n' Fill Remix] | 6:15 |
| CD2: Polydor / 9867040 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "The Show" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "The Show" [Gravitas Club Mix] | 6:50 |
| 3. | "The After Show" [Interview] | 5:30 |
| 4. | "The Show" [Video] | 3:38 |
| 5. | "The Show" [Karaoke Video] | 3:38 |
| 6. | "The Show" [Game] | |
| UK CD single 3 | ||
| 1. | "The Show" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Jump" [Flip 'n' Fill Remix] | 6:15 |
| 3. | "The Show" [Ringtone] | |
[edit] Versions and appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:
"The Show"
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| Album Version | "The Show" single, What Will the Neighbours Say?, The Sound of Girls Aloud |
| Flip 'n' Fill Remix | "Love Machine" single |
| Tony Lamezma Club Mix | "Biology" single, Mixed Up |
| Video | "The Show" single, Girls on Film [DVD] |
[edit] Charts
"The Show" was released in Australia on June 3rd 2006, as the second single off the album What Will the Neighbours Say?. The single spent 6 weeks in the top 40. The single received poor airplay and little attention by the media. "The Show" debuted at number sixty-seven on the ARIA Singles chart, being the lowest new entry that week, but the video got a substantial amount of play.
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 67 |
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