‘When You’re Gone’ marked Melanie C’s first solo endeavour away from the Spice Girls, as she joined Bryan Adams for a single that dominated the charts.
Spice Girls – Say You’ll Be There
Far from being a difficult second single, ‘Say You’ll Be There’ delivered on the Spice Girls’ hype and earned them another huge hit.
Boyzone – Picture Of You
Boyzone broke with their trademark boyband balladry to team up with Mr Bean(!) for the retro-inspired ‘Picture Of You’.
Billie Piper – Something Deep Inside
When is a remix not a remix? Billie Piper was about to test that theory with ‘Something Deep Inside’ (no sniggering, please).
Girl Thing – Last One Standing
‘Last One Standing’ marked the arrival of the next big pop phenomenon…if you could hear it over the sound of Simon Cowell’s ego.
Kavana – MFEO
It was a moment of cultural significance when Kavana released ‘MFEO’ as his fourth single, long before text speak was even a thing.
Five – When The Lights Go Out
International success felt like a case of when, not if, for Five. And it came remarkably quickly with the release of ‘When The Lights Go Out’.
Spice Girls – Step To Me
The summer of 1997 saw Spice Girls fans eagerly guzzling 6½ litres of Pepsi to obtain the exclusive promotional single ‘Step To Me’.
S Club 7 – Bring It All Back
‘Bring It All Back’ might have heralded the arrival of S Club 7. But behind the scenes, this was really Simon Fuller’s return to chart glory.
Billie Piper – Day & Night
Billie Piper’s comeback needed to be bigger, bolder and better than anything she’d released before. Fortunately, ‘Day & Night’ did just that.
S Club 7 – You
With a rocket shoved up its arse, ‘You’ was elevated from an unremarkable album track into one of S Club 7’s most brilliant singles.