What Will the Neighbours Say?

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What Will the Neighbours Say?
What Will the Neighbours Say? cover
Studio album by Girls Aloud
Released November 29, 2004 (UK)
June 26, 2007 (USA) (Digital)
Recorded September 2003 - April 2004
London, England
Genre Pop, Dance pop, Power Pop
Length 51:15 (UK edition)
Label Polydor Records
Producer Brian Higgins
Xenomania
Professional reviews
Girls Aloud chronology
Sound of the Underground
(2003)		 What Will the Neighbours Say?
(2004)		 Chemistry
(2005)
Singles from What Will the Neighbours Say?
  1. "The Show"
    Released: June 28, 2004
  2. "Love Machine"
    Released: September 13, 2004
  3. "I'll Stand By You"
    Released: November 15, 2004
  4. "Wake Me Up"
    Released: February 21, 2005

What Will the Neighbours Say? is the second album by British all-girl pop group Girls Aloud. It was released by Polydor Records on November 29, 2004 in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by the production team of Brian Higgins and Xenomania.

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[edit] Album history

What Will the Neighbours Say? became the group's second top ten album in the UK album charts, where it was certified platinum.[1] The album was released in select European territories in late 2004; however, it failed to generate much interest due to lack of promotion.

The album title "What Will the Neighbours Say?" comes from a lyric in the song "Love Machine". The line "What will the neighbours say this time?" refers to their debut single "Sound of the Underground," in which they sang "Neighbours banging on the bathroom wall / they're saying "pump the bass, I gotta get some more."

Upon its debut, critical reception was generally positive, with London based newspaper The Guardian calling it a great pop album that is "funny, clever, immediate" and "richly inventive".[2]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD: Polydor / 9868948 (UK)

# Title Time
1. "The Show"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, J. Shave, Xenomania		 3:36
2. "Love Machine"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Powell, N. Coler, L. Cowling, M. Boyle, S. Lee		 3:25
3. "I'll Stand By You"
Writers: T. Kelly, C. Hynde, B. Steinberg		 3:43
4. "Jump"
Writers: G. Skardina, M. Sharron, S. Mitchell		 3:39
5. "Wake Me Up"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Powell, S. Lee, L. Cowling, P. Woods, Yusra		 3:27
6. "Deadlines & Diets"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, M. Gray		 3:57
7. "Big Brother"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Larcombe, L. Cowling, C. Cole		 3:58
8. "Hear Me Out"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, T. Powell, S. Harding		 3:42
9. "Graffiti My Soul"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, T. Powell, Peblab		 3:14
10. "Real Life"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, T. Larcombe		 3:41
11. "Here We Go"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, M. Gray		 3:45
12. "Thank Me Daddy"
"Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Larcombe, L. Cowling, T. Powell, P. Woods, K. Walsh		 3:22
13. "I Say A Prayer For You"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, T. Powell, N. Roberts		 3:33
14. "100 Different Ways"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, N. Coler, N. Coyle		 3:41

[edit] Girls Aloud's writing credits

Song writing contributions credited to Girls Aloud are believed to correspond to the following:

Assumptions are based upon who sings most prominently in each song; in "I Say a Prayer for You", for example, Nicola Roberts is the only member to sing.

[edit] Covers and samples

[edit] Singles

"Jump", the lead single from the album, first appeared on the Love Actually movie soundtrack and was also included on the re-issue of the group's debut album Sound of the Underground (2003). The song, a cover version of the Pointer Sisters hit, reached number two on the UK singles chart and featured a more upbeat side to group who had previously been labelled "moody" by the music media.

The second single "The Show" featured heavy dance beats and a distinctive bassline, and became a top five hit for the group in the UK and Ireland. The single was one of the first to be released on the 3" pocket CD format in Europe. The song also featured a music video centered around a beauty salon called "Curls Allowed", treating a selection of clueless men. It was also grafted onto their next album Chemistry with a different track listing for Australia, because What Will the Neighbours Say? was never released there. It became the second single after Biology.

"Love Machine" became the third release and became the group's third consecutive single to chart at number two in the UK and their sixth consecutive single release to go top three. Worldwide the single was also successful, reaching the top-forty in Ireland and Poland.

The fourth single, "I'll Stand By You", a cover version of the The Pretenders hit, became the group's second number one single release in the UK, selling 58,000 copies in its first week. The song was also the 2004 Children in Need charity single.

"Wake Me Up", the fifth and final single release, became the first Girls Aloud single to fail to chart within in the top three in the UK, peaking at number four. In Ireland the single reached number six and became the group's eight top ten single on the Irish singles chart.

Another track, Graffiti My Soul was going to be the sixth single released from the album, but was cancelled because the girls wanted to start work on their third album, Chemistry.

[edit] Charts

What Will the Neighbours Say? debuted at number six on the UK albums chart, and spent 2 weeks in the Top 10 and 8 weeks in the Top 40. After fifteen weeks, it descended from the top-seventy-five, and has since re-charted for a total of sixteen non-consecutive weeks.

In Ireland it debuted at number twelve, remaining in the top twenty for eight weeks.

Chart (2004) Provider Peak
position		 Certification
UK Albums Chart IFPI 6 Platinum[3]
European Albums Chart Billboard 9
Irish Albums Chart IRMA 12 2× Platinum[4]
United World Chart 43
UK Albums Chart (2004 Year-End) IFPI 44
Estonia Albums Charts[5] 88
UK Albums Chart (2005 Year-End) IFPI 136

[edit] References

  1. ^ Certified Awards - What Will The Neighbours Say?. British Phonographic Industry (2004-12-10). Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
  2. ^ The Guardian Review of What Will the Neighbours Say?, November 26, 2004. Retrieved May 7, 2006.
  3. ^ Certified Awards - What Will the Neighbours Say?. The BPI (2004-12-10). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  4. ^ Irish Recorded Music Association
  5. ^ Estonia Album Charts
  • GirlsAloudWorld.com. Worldwide chart positions and track listings. Retrieved on May 7, 2006.
  • EveryHit.com. UK chart positions and trivia. Retrieved on May 7, 2006.

[edit] External links

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