polydor Archives - Can't Stop The Pop

01 MAY

Boyzone – Picture Of You

Boyzone broke with their trademark boyband balladry to team up with Mr Bean(!) for the retro-inspired ‘Picture Of You’.

27 MAR

‘I’m Right Here’ proved to be an unexpectedly short-lived sentiment for Samantha Mumba when her big comeback faltered.

30 JAN

Initially mooted as the lead single for Girls Aloud’s second album, ‘Wake Me Up’ instead served as the fourth – and final – release.

12 DEC

S Club 7 put themselves in contention for the Christmas #1 with ‘Two In A Million’, which was accompanied – of course – by a TV special.

28 NOV

Sophie Ellis-Bextor was already proving herself to be a great pop singer, but ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ is where she became a star.

29 AUG

Expectations were high for Girls Aloud’s first (proper) post-greatest hits single. But did ‘Sexy! No No No…’ deliver?

15 AUG

‘Long Hot Summer’ is generally regarded as being among Girls Aloud’s worst singles. But it’s not really that bad…is it?

04 JUL

In the face of underlying uncertainty over Girls Aloud’s long-term future, ‘The Show’ could’ve played things safe. Needless to say, it didn’t.

06 JUN

The hits just kept on coming for Sophie Ellis-Bextor as ‘Get Over You’ accompanied a reissue of her debut album.

16 MAY

Despite some fleeting doubts over the song, ‘No Good Advice’ cemented Girls Aloud and Xenomania’s status as a dream partnership.

10 JAN

‘I Won’t Change You’ is a routinely overlooked and disregarded single from Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s second album. But it’s not that bad…is it?

13 DEC

‘You’re My Number One’ is indelibly tied to S Club 7’s formative years in look and sound, but established a reliable formula for the group.