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Atomic Kitten – Eternal Flame

‘Eternal Flame’ is a song that didn’t really need to be covered, but Atomic Kitten weren’t about to be dissuaded from doing it anyway.

‘In My Pocket’ was good enough to make Mandy Moore a real contender in the teen-pop market, but went unreleased in most territories.

‘Hollywood’ was quickly released to try and rescue the ‘American Life’ album. Instead, it led to one of the most iconic moments of the ’00s.

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.

In just under three minutes, the Spice Girls changed the face of pop music forever with their debut single.

Life as a newlywed saw Jessica Simpson become a pop culture phenomenon and score one her biggest hits in the process.

‘Miss Independent’ was a perfect (re)introduction to Kelly Clarkson, even if she wasn’t the first – or second – choice to record it.

Atomic Kitten’s second single, ‘See Ya’, was about as carefree and uncomplicated as bubblegum pop music could be.

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

Melanie B’s tender ode to her daughter allegedly came with an ultimatum from Virgin Records: it had to reach the top five, or else!

Geri Halliwell played the cat that got the cream in ‘Desire’, but things were quickly about to turn very sour indeed.

‘Say Goodbye’ is one of those rare occasions where the final single from a pop act was actually intended to be their swansong.