‘You’ll Be Sorry’ saw Steps hit back with a massive ‘f**k you’ (and a brilliant B-side) after years on the receiving end of heartbreak.
Aqua – Around The World
With the muted response to their second album, ‘Around The World’ felt like a deliberate attempt to distance Aqua from themselves.
Louise – Naked
Every so often comes a song that re-defines the trajectory of a pop act. ‘Naked’ didn’t just save Louise’s career. It made her career.
Westlife – Bop Bop Baby
‘Bop Bop Baby’ broke with stool-perching tradition and showcased Westlife being as experimental as they ever were or would be again.
Lisa Scott-Lee – Lately
When Lisa Scott-Lee stepped back into the spotlight with her debut single ‘Lately’, it looked for a moment like she might well have the last laugh.
Bus Stop Feat. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
Cover versions were ten-a-penny in the ’90s, but Bus Stop’s take on ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ was so unlike the original that it almost defied comparison.
Geri Halliwell – Look At Me
‘Look At Me’ saw Geri Halliwell face her demons head-on as she launched her solo career a year after leaving the Spice Girls.
The Cheeky Girls – Take Your Shoes Off
‘Take Your Shoes Off’ established Margaret Irimia as one of the most important songwriters of the early ’00s…for The Cheeky Girls, at least.
Britney Spears – Oops!…I Did It Again
‘Oops!…I Did It Again’ launched Britney Spears’ second album. And it turned out to be one of the most meta-pop moments of all-time.
Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss
Having risen to fame as Neighbours’ Felicity “Flick” Scully, it was time for Holly Valance to graduate to the charts with a song five years in the making.