‘Jump Down’ is a brilliant pop song, but one that seems intent on doing everything it can to avoid looking or sounding like a B*Witched single
Louise – All That Matters
Louise had forged a successful career with politely suggestive pop music – but with ‘All That Matters’ she decided to bare her soul rather than her body.
Billie – Honey To The Bee
‘Honey To The Bee’ rapidly transitions from whimsical daydream to horny gospel breakdown, with almost nowhere else for the song to go but orgasmic meltdown
Hear’Say – Pure and Simple
If “Pure and Simple” had been the climax of a live vote, it would have sent shivers down your spine as the key-change hit and confetti fell from the ceiling
Geri Halliwell – Bag It Up
“Bag It Up” saw Geri Halliwell finalising her divorce from the Spice Girls and defiantly taking the “girl power” moniker with her
B*Witched – Blame It On The Weatherman
“Blame It On The Weatherman” makes much more sense in a post-Girls Aloud world than it did back in 1999.
Gina G – Fresh!
Gina G’s steady transformation from Eurovision to bonafide pop star continued apace with the release of Fresh! – her third single.
*NSYNC – Bye Bye Bye
Driven by events behind the scenes, ‘Bye Bye Bye’ defiantly positioned *NSYNC as survivors and relaunched them as an A-list pop act.
Northern Line – Love On The Northern Line
It was only a matter of time before Northern Line released a song about the London Underground, and it was suitably brilliant.
Samantha Mumba – Always Come Back To Your Love
Helmed by Stargate, Always Come Back To Your Love is an aural portfolio of every ‘00s production gimmick available to an aspiring pop star
Melanie B – Feels So Good
By the time Feels So Good was released, Melanie B’s debut album campaign was close to dying of old age having spanned almost three years.
Girls@Play – Airhead
The sad truth is that Airhead will be forever overlooked as one of the fundamental building blocks of the world we live in today.