Which song was a top 40 hit for both The Pretenders in 1994 and Girls Aloud in 2004?
"Ten (Girls Aloud album) Ten is the second greatest hits album and the final album released by English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud, released in commemoration of the group's tenth anniversary. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2012 through Polydor Records. The album consisted of fourteen of Girls Aloud's singles, including the number-one singles ""Sound of the Underground"", ""I'll Stand by You"" and ""The Promise"" and four new tracks. The album was praised by contemporary music critics, who noted songwriting and production team Xenomania's creativity and Girls Aloud's strong collection of hit singles. The album was promoted"
"number-one and Britain's third best-selling single of 1994. It was also the 4th biggest selling boy band single of the 1990s in the United Kingdom. It has sold 910,000 copies and has received a Platinum sales status certification. Tony Mortimer won an Ivor Novello songwriting award for this song. The single was also nominated for 'Best Single' at the 1995 Brit Awards. The single is also the 31st biggest seller of the 90s decade. Girls Aloud were formed through by a public vote on 30 November 2002. The concept of the programme was to produce a boyband and a girlband"
"Girls Aloud Girls Aloud were an English-Irish pop girl group, which was created through the ITV talent show """" in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a string of twenty consecutive top ten singles in the United Kingdom, including four number ones. They also achieved seven certified albums, of which two reached number one. They have been nominated for five Brit Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for ""The Promise"". The group's musical style is pop, but throughout their career they had experimented with electropop and dance-pop. Girls"
"The Pretender (Foo Fighters song) ""The Pretender"" is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters. It was the first single from the group's 2007 album ""Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace"". It is one of Foo Fighters' most successful songs; peaking at number 37 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 (making it their third top 40 single), only ""Learn to Fly"" and ""Best of You"" beat its position on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Dave Grohl first showcased the song, which had the working title ""Silver Heart,"" during pre-production of ""Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,"" but the song did"
"in the United States. In 2004, Good Charlotte released its album ""The Chronicles of Life and Death"", led by the lead single ""Predictable"". The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in December 2004. ""Predictable"" by Good Charlotte peaked at number 20 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. The band Bowling for Soup achieved mainstream success in 2004. Bowling for Soup's song ""1985"" peaked at number 10 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. Bowling for Soup's song ""Girl All the Bad Guys Want"" peaked at number 17 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. The band's song"
"better suited for Children in Need. Critics felt it was ""arguable whether this cover adds much to the Pretenders' original."" Girls Aloud's version has also been compared to Shakespears Sister. ""Jump"", a cover of a song by The Pointer Sisters, was originally taken from the re-release of ""Sound of the Underground"" and the soundtrack to ""Love Actually"". Cheryl Cole noted in Girls Aloud's 2008 autobiography ""Dreams That Glitter - Our Story"" that the single ""was the point when we realized everything we'd been doing was quite down and moody [...] and that's not what people wanted."" The album's fifth track"
"Kitten, Girls Aloud, Gareth Gates, Jamelia, Gary Barlow, Andy Abraham, S Club 7, Keisha White and Shaznay Lewis. In 2006 their song ""Do I Make You Proud"" was performed by Taylor Hicks, winner of ""American Idol"" 2006. In 2008 their song ""Even If"" was chosen to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest. Absolute (production team) Absolute are a music production team responsible for a number of hits in the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century. Formed in 1988 by University friends Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins, Absolute initially existed under the name ‘Bristol Bassline Productions’."
"Preluders The Preluders were a pop girl group from Germany. The original group comprised singers Tertia Botha, Miriam Cani, Anh-Thu Doan, Rebecca Miro, and Anne Ross. Created through the ProSieben talent show ""Popstars - Das Duell"" (2003) in which pop groups of both genders competed against each other, Preluders lost out to boy band Overground in a public vote. Despite their defeat, the group achieved commercial success with their first single ""Everyday Girl"", which became a number-one hit in Germany, while their full-length debut album ""Girls in the House"" (2003) reached the top five in Germany and Switzerland. In 2004,"
"Chrissie Hynde Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the founding and sole constant member of the rock band The Pretenders. Inspired by hippie counter-culture, Hynde worked in London with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood at their clothing store, SEX. In 1978, she formed her own band, Pretenders, with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers. As singer, songwriter and guitarist, she has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history. She has also released a number of songs with other musicians including Frank Sinatra, Cher and UB40. Chrissie"
"Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Cheryl Tweedy to comprise the new girl group Girls Aloud, formed through the show by a public vote on 30 November 2002. They also achieved seven certified albums and have been nominated for five Brit Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for ""The Promise"". The group's musical style is pop, but throughout their career they had experimented with electropop and dance-pop. Girls Aloud's collaborations with Brian Higgins and his songwriting and production team Xenomania earned the group critical acclaim, due to an innovative approach to mainstream pop music. The group became one of the few"
"as The Supremes. Meanwhile, at the drive-in, other male customers flirt with Girls Aloud. Sarah Harding gets out of the car and walks in front of the screen to sing her ""Here I am... walking primrose..."" verse, while the other girls laugh and Kimberley Walsh sounds her horn at Harding. Girls Aloud occasionally sing along with their lines as well. The music video features flickering and flashes to emulate films of the time. Girls Aloud first performed ""The Promise"" on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 25 September, as well as a cover of Timbaland and OneRepublic's ""Apologize"". Nadine Coyle"
"first contestant to qualify for the girl group, and was joined by Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh to form Girls Aloud, following the final public vote. The group's debut single ""Sound of the Underground"" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 2002 Christmas number one over boy band One True Voice's ""Sacred Trust / After You're Gone"". Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between being formed as a band and achieving a number one single. Girls Aloud released their debut album ""Sound of the Underground"" in May 2003, which"
"use in their dance routine. They take to the benches to perform the ballad ""Whole Lotta History"". Girls Aloud are rejoined by their dancers to perform the ""Chemistry"" album track ""Watch Me Go"". They end the section with a cover of the Kaiser Chiefs' breakthrough single ""I Predict a Riot"". Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson was ""upset"" because Girls Aloud changed a lyric from ""condom"" to ""bus stop."" After a video interlude, Girls Aloud return to the stage in showgirl costumes and perform ""See the Day"". This is followed by a performance of their debut single ""Sound of the Underground"","
"[...] There's just one problem – the girls have a knack of coming up with utterly infectious pop songs"". Girls Aloud Girls Aloud were an English-Irish pop girl group, which was created through the ITV talent show """" in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a string of twenty consecutive top ten singles in the United Kingdom, including four number ones. They also achieved seven certified albums, of which two reached number one. They have been nominated for five Brit Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for ""The"
"The Show (Girls Aloud song) ""The Show"" is a song recorded by British girl group Girls Aloud for their second studio album, ""What Will the Neighbours Say?"" (2004). It was released by Polydor Records on 28 June 2004, as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Lisa Cowling, Jon Shave, and Tim Powell. The synth rhythm, composed by Shave, represents a change in musical direction from the band's previous releases. ""The Show"" is an uptempo dance-pop and electropop song with elements of the 1990 rave records. ”The Show” garnered a positive response"
"3:13 12. ""Stop Your Sobbing"" (Ray Davies) – 2:38 13. ""Hymn to Her"" (Meg Keene) – 4:57 14. ""2000 Miles"" (Chrissie Hynde) – 3:40 15. ""Breakfast in Bed"" (performed by UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde) (Eddie Hinton, Donnie Fritts) – 3:17 16. ""Popstar"" (Chrissie Hynde, Adam Seymour) – 3:34 17. ""Middle of the Road"" (Chrissie Hynde) – 4:08 18. ""Thin Line Between Love and Hate"" (Richard Poindexter, Robert Poindexter, Jackie Members) – 3:33 19. ""Back on the Chain Gang"" (Chrissie Hynde) – 3:44 20. ""I'll Stand by You"" (Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) – 3:59 Greatest Hits (Pretenders album) Greatest"
"different styles and genres: Chrissie has also collaborated on Pretenders songs with leading artists including: Chrissie Hynde Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the founding and sole constant member of the rock band The Pretenders. Inspired by hippie counter-culture, Hynde worked in London with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood at their clothing store, SEX. In 1978, she formed her own band, Pretenders, with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers. As singer, songwriter and guitarist, she has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history. She has also"
"participating in weekly Saturday night live performances (alternating weekly between the girls and boys). Each week the contestant polling the fewest phone votes was eliminated, until the final line-ups of the groups emerged. Harding joined Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Tweedy, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh to comprise the new girl group Girls Aloud, formed through the show by a public vote on 30 November 2002. The group's debut single ""Sound of the Underground"" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 2002 Christmas number one. Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching"
"on 16 September 2004, and at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party in 2004. They also performed it at the Carling Academy London on 10 February 2005, and at the TMF Awards 2005 in Belgium. The same year, Girls Aloud went on their debut tour, What Will the Neighbours Say? Live, where they performed ""Love Machine"" in schoolgirl uniforms. For 2006's Chemistry Tour, there was an interlude where the group danced to ""1 Thing"" by Amerie. There was a similar interlude during 2007's The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour, where a big band breakdown was included. Also"
"the Underground"" for """" winners Girls Aloud; the song spent four consecutive weeks at number one. Since 2002, Xenomania have been recurring collaborators of Girls Aloud. Miranda Cooper co-wrote all of Girls Aloud's original singles up until their hiatus in 2009, including the BRIT Award-winning number one ""The Promise"". Cooper also co-wrote another number one single for the Sugbabes, 2003's ""Hole in the Head"", as well as the singles ""In the Middle"" and ""Red Dress"". In 2011, Cooper worked with girl group The Saturdays, co-penning the single ""All Fired Up"", and boy band The Wanted. Cooper has also co-written songs"
"Love Machine (Girls Aloud song) ""Love Machine"" is a song recorded by British girl group Girls Aloud from their second studio album, ""What Will the Neighbours Say?"" (2004). It was released by Polydor Records on 13 September 2004, as the second single from the album. The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Lisa Cowling, Myra Boyle, and Shawn Lee. The instrumentation was inspired by The Smiths, and created by Powell and Coler. ""Love Machine"" is an uptempo song with elements of the 1980 synthpop. The single was received favourably by contemporary music critics, who"
"of the Underground"" and other Girls Aloud releases were made available for sale on the US iTunes Store on 26 June 2007 through Interscope Records. ""Sound of the Underground"", Girls Aloud's debut single, was released on 16 December 2002. Competing against the """" boyband, One True Voice, they used a combative ""Buy girls, bye boys"" slogan to persuade the public to buy their single. ""Sound of the Underground"" received a positive response from most music critics. The music video was shot in a London warehouse just days after Girls Aloud's formation in the last week of competition of ""Popstars: The"
"pyrotechnics occurred at the front of the stage. The group also performed the song on ""Friday Night with Jonathan Ross"", ""GMTV"", ""T4"", and ""This Morning"" throughout promotion. Girls Aloud performed the song at the annual ""Children in Need"" telethon, as well as year-end shows like Top of the Pops' Christmas and New Year's Eve specials and 4Music's Top Tunes of 2008. For their variety show ""The Girls Aloud Party"", which aired between ""The X Factor""'s finale and its results show on 13 December, Girls Aloud wore tight silver fishtail dresses. The outfits were compared to those of Diana Ross in"
"of View"", ""Viva el Amor"" and ""Loose Screw"". Additional performances featuring Seymour appeared on the four-disc Rhino Records release ""Pirate Radio"" which chronicled the band's career. Seymour contributed as a songwriter to The Pretenders' output, the first time that a band member (outside of the original members James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon) had been allowed to do so. Seymour played with the band from 1993 through 2007. Adam Seymour (musician) Adam Seymour is an English guitarist and songwriter who began his recording career with the Katydids, a south London quintet that recorded two albums before disbanding. He met Katydids' singer"
"the 1960s, as well as the movie musical ""Dreamgirls"". At the 2009 BRIT Awards, Girls Aloud performed in sleeveless sequined leotards. Accompanied by male dancers in white suits, the group performed a routine involving pink feather fans, giving the illusion of nudity until they emerged from behind the fans. The performance was nominated for Most Memorable Performance the following year at the 2010 BRIT Awards. ""The Promise"" served as the opening song for Girls Aloud's 2009 Out of Control Tour. Girls Aloud ""first appeared rising up through the floor on podiums in a haze of silver sparkle"" for the opening,"
"one single since their debut ""Sound of the Underground"" (although the charity singles ""I'll Stand by You"" and ""Walk This Way"" both peaked at number one). ""The Promise"" sold 77,110 copies in its first week, making it Girls Aloud's second best first week, beaten only by ""Sound of the Underground"" back in 2002. The single became the fastest selling single of 2008 until ""Hero"" - a charity single by the finalists on ""The X Factor"" - sold in excess of 100,000 copies two days after release, and 313,244 copies overall. Cheryl Cole, who was also on ""The X Factor"", joked,"
"The Pretender (album) The Pretender is the fourth album by the American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1976. It peaked at #5 on ""Billboard""'s album chart. The singles from the album were ""Here Come Those Tears Again"", which reached number 23, and ""The Pretender"", which peaked at number 58. ""The Pretender"" was released after the suicide of Browne's first wife, Phyllis Major. The album has production by Jon Landau and a mixture of styles. ""The Pretender"" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1978, but did not win. In 2003, the album was ranked number 391 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's"
"Show"" the same day. To further promote the greatest hits, ""Love Machine"" was also included on a promotional megamix. In 2013, the song was performed during the . English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys covered the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of ""Love Machine"". Love Machine (Girls Aloud song) ""Love Machine"" is a song recorded by British girl group Girls Aloud from their second studio album, ""What Will the Neighbours Say?"" (2004). It was released by Polydor Records on 13 September 2004, as the second single from"
"Girls Aloud, while Kaiser Chiefs led into ""Sound of the Underground"" with their own track, ""Never Miss a Beat"". Along with performing, Girls Aloud performed comic skits in which Cilla Black and Julie Goodyear starred as Nicola Roberts's grandmother and Sarah Harding's mother. On 11 November, the official Girls Aloud website ran a competition in which 100 entrants would win tickets to the show. The show was filmed in London on 2 December, as stated by the announcement. The programme was first advertised during ""The X Factor"" on 29 November 2008. ""The Girls Aloud Party"" had approximately 8.37 million viewers"
"contemporary music critics, who noted the high quality of the album compared to output from other reality show contestants. The album was certified platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It yielded four singles, including the title track, which topped the UK Singles Chart for a month. The album has sold 368,000 copies in the United Kingdom alone. Girls Aloud were formed through the ITV1 programme ""Popstars: The Rivals"" by a public vote on 30 November 2002. Their debut single ""Sound of the Underground"" was one of sixty songs that Brian Higgins and Miranda Cooper had"
"Sound of the Underground (song) ""Sound of the Underground"" is the debut single by British pop group Girls Aloud, later featured on their debut album of the same name. The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, and Niara Scarlett, and produced by Higgins and his production team Xenomania. Following Girls Aloud's formation on the ITV1 reality television show """", ""Sound of the Underground"" was released just sixteen days later on 16 December 2002. Commercially, the song was an immediate success. It became the year's Christmas number one in the UK, spending four consecutive weeks atop of the charts"
"by You"" that they arranged themselves. They also visited children's hospitals. Girls Aloud's version of ""I'll Stand By You"" was not well received by most contemporary music critics. It was called ""a particular soggy area"" on Girls Aloud's album. Alexis Petridis of ""The Guardian"", who praised Girls Aloud's album, said that ""I'll Stand by You"" was ""a thing of death-dealing tedium."" BBC Music felt it was ""arguable whether this cover adds much to the Pretenders' original."" Sam Shepherd of musicOMH bluntly stated ""perhaps the children most in need, are those that part with their pocket money for this drivel [...]"
"weekly Saturday night live performances (alternating weekly between the girls and boys). Following her performance of ""Fields of Gold"", Walsh told her she gave the ""performance of the night. Stole the show for me,"" while fellow judge Halliwell said, ""I'd love to buy a single of yours already"". Coyle joined Cheryl Tweedy, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh to comprise the new girl group Girls Aloud, formed through the show by a public vote on 30 November 2002. The group's debut single ""Sound of the Underground"" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 2002 Christmas"