While ‘Born To Make You Happy’ was Britney Spears’ fourth single in Europe, America got ‘From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart’ instead.
Author: cantstopthepop
Cher – The Music’s No Good Without You
‘The Music’s No Good Without You’ is a beautiful, melancholic masterpiece, even if it was always destined to exist in the shadow of ‘Believe’.
Kandi – Don’t Think I’m Not
‘Don’t Think I’m Not’ was Kandi’s moment to step into the spotlight after helping create several chart-topping hits for other artists.
Dannii Minogue – Put The Needle On It
It might be a thinly-veiled euphemism, but ‘Put The Needle On It’ was first and foremost a statement of intent from Dannii Minogue.
Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi
If everything Avril Lavigne represented with her debut album could be syphoned down into a single song, ‘Sk8er Boi’ would probably be it.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World
The lead single from Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s second album found her trying to make sense of an increasingly ‘Mixed Up World’.
Christina Milian – Whatever U Want (Feat. Joe Budden)
‘Whatever U Want’ found Christina Milian teaming up with Joe Budden for her most R&B-orientated single yet.
Nicole Scherzinger – Try With Me
‘Try With Me’ accompanied a UK re-release of Nicole Scherzinger’s debut album. But the planned American launch was soon thrown into chaos…
Jordin Sparks – S.O.S. (Let The Music Play)
Jordin Sparks oozed star quality as she borrowed from an ‘80s classic on ‘S.O.S. (Let The Music Play)’ with predictably brilliant results.
Melanie C – Goin’ Down
With a radical overhaul of her image and sound, Melanie C rejected convention in every way as she launched her solo career proper.
Phixx – Hold On Me
Phixx might’ve been runners up to the runners up of Popstars: The Rivals, but their debut single exceeded expectations in every possible way.
The Saturdays – Higher (Feat. Flo Rida)
Having deprived The Saturdays their first #1, Flo Rida joined the group in a bid to go ‘Higher’ and help earn them that elusive chart-topper.