After one successful collaboration with The Neptunes on her third album, Britney Spears invited Pharrell Williams to join the party on ‘Boys’
Avril Lavigne – My Happy Ending
‘My Happy Ending’ helped Avril Lavigne transition through a difficult second album, showing there was more to her than a “sk8er boi” gimmick
S Club Juniors – Automatic High
‘Automatic High’ is such an enjoyably lightweight effort by S Club Juniors, it runs the risk of blowing away on the gentle summer breeze.
Marvin and Tamara – Groove Machine
Marvin and Tamara’s debut single ‘Groove Machine’ was a bombastically unapologetic mix of funk, disco and…Jamaican reggae?
Spice Girls – Viva Forever
Amid the furore of Geri Halliwell’s sudden departure from the Spice Girls came their serendipitously beautiful swansong, ‘Viva Forever’.
Kaci – Tu Amor
‘Tu Amor’ was Kaci Battaglia’s attempt to consolidate the success of her debut single and establish herself as a credible chart rival to her pop peers
*NSYNC – I’ll Never Stop
*NSYNC curiously chose to consolidate their comeback in Europe with ‘I’ll Never Stop’, a region-exclusive single penned by the ever-reliable Max Martin
D-Side – Invisible
D-Side aim for a striking pop metaphor on their second single ‘Invisible’…but it ends up sounding more like grounds for a restraining order
Steps – When I Said Goodbye
‘When I Said Goodbye’ saw Steps follow the rule that every pop act must release a ballad once per album, even if no one really wanted them to.
Jessica Simpson – Irresistible
‘Irresistible’ was Jessica Simpson’s opportunity to show the world how much she’d grown up for her second album. And in 2001 that meant only one thing: sex
Hear’Say – The Way To Your Love
As Hear’Say transitioned to life as popstars, the unrealistic expectation placed on ‘The Way To Your Love’ was a sign of things to come.
Lolly – Viva La Radio
As a pop scholar, it made sense then that Lolly would open her career with ‘Viva La Radio’. Or, as it is otherwise known: a brief history of broadcast radio