Sound of the Underground

About Sound of the Underground

"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 Popstars: The Rivals, "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 in total. The song also reached number one in Ireland, and reached the top forty in the Australia, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands. It also entered the top 100 in Brazil, France and Germany. The music video was recorded in an empty London warehouse days after Girls Aloud were formed. The song has been performed by Girls Aloud in a number of live appearances including Popstars: The Rivals and each of Girls Aloud's concert tours. Critically appreciated for its juxtaposition of surf guitar against electronic beats, "Sound of the Underground" was praised for its quality for both a girl group and a reality television act. The song was referred to as a defining moment of the decade musically, credited with reshaping British pop for the 2000s. more »

Year:

2003

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Disco dancing with the lights down low
Beats are pumping on my stereo
Neighbor's banging on the bathroom wall
He's saying 'Crank the bass, I gotta get some more'
Water's running in the wrong direction
Got a feeling it's a mixed up sign,
I can see it in my own reflection
Something funny's going on inside my mind.

Don't know what is pushing me higher
It's the static from the floor below
And then it drops
And catches like fire
And it's a sound I, it's a sound I know

It's the sound of the underground,
The beat of the drum goes round and round
Into to the overflow
Where the girls get down to the sound of the radio
Out to the 'lectric night
Where the bass line jumps in the backstreet lights
The beat goes around and round
It's the sound of the under, sound of the underground

Chain reaction running through my veins
Pumps the bass line up into my brains
Screws my mind until I lose control
And when the building rocks I know it's got my soul

Water's running in the wrong direction
Got a feeling it's a mixed up sign
I can see it in my own reflection
Something funny's going on inside my mind
Don't know what, is pushing me higher
It's the static from the floor below
And then it drops
And catches like fire
And it's a sound I, and it's a sound I know

It's the sound of the underground,
The beat of the drum goes round and round
Into the overflow
Where the girls get down to the sound of the radio
Into the 'lectric night
Where the bass line jumps in the backstreet lights
The beats goes around and round
It's the sound of the under, sound of the underground
And when the building rocks I know it's got my soul

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Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are an English-Irishpop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole (née Tweedy), Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor imprint. The group achieved a string of twenty-two consecutive top eleven singles in the United Kingdom, including four number ones. They also achieved six certified albums, two of them reached number one. They have been nominated for five Brit Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for "The Promise". more »

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