After several false starts, ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’ earned Nicole Scherzinger the level of commercial success she deserved.
Spice Girls – Stop
‘Stop’ is still broadly defined by being the first Spice Girls song not to reach #1, but there’s so much more to it than that.
Louise – In Walked Love
‘In Walked Love’ wasn’t a massive success for Exposé in America, but would the song fare any better as Louise’s all-important single?
Billie Myers – Kiss The Rain
‘Kiss The Rain’ started as a misheard lyric before being developed into one of the most gut-wrenching break-up songs of the ’90s.
Hilary Duff – With Love
Boasting a new electro-pop sound, ‘With Love’ served as the first proper single from Hilary Duff’s fourth album. But what was that smell…?
Dream – He Loves U Not
Dream’s debut single seemed destined to assert the group as teen pop sensations following success in America. The UK, however, loved them not.
Girls Aloud – Wake Me Up
Initially mooted as the lead single for Girls Aloud’s second album, ‘Wake Me Up’ instead served as the fourth – and final – release.
Daphne & Celeste – Ooh Stick You!
Daphne & Celeste’s debut single ‘Ooh Stick You!’ was the perfect introduction to a duo determined to be anything but a conventional pop act.
Martine McCutcheon – On The Radio
Despite being a disco classic, ‘On The Radio’ had never been a top ten hit in the UK. But Martine McCutcheon was about to change that.
Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)
The Vengaboys’ second single, ‘We Like To Party (The Vengabus)’, was – in many respects – where their formula really started to take shape.
Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You
‘My Life Would Suck Without You’ was a brilliant comeback for Kelly Clarkson, even if the record label politics behind it remain questionable.
Spice Girls – Too Much
With sponsorship deals galore, plus a movie and video game in the pipeline, there was no stopping the Spice Girls as they claimed a second Christmas #1