Sugababes/ McFly - Mercedes Benz World (Weybridge)
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Opportunity to see both Sugababes and McFly at the Mercedes Benz World Arena in Weybridge.
Saturday 12th July 2008
The U.K. trio Sugababes jumped the teen pop bandwagon prior to the new millennium surge and exuded their own sassy demeanor without the frivolity of most mainstream acts. Siobhan Donaghy, Keisha Buchanan, and Mutya Buena were barely in their teens when they formed in 1998, but individually came together for a liking of garage, hip-hop, and dance music.
Initially, Sugababes were three friends who enjoyed singing along to the radio -- Buchanan and Buena had been pals since primary school, and a chance meeting with Donaghy molded a fierce bond. All citing various ethnic backgrounds and artistical choices, a career in music wasn't intentional, yet their three-part harmonies were too infectious. A deal with London-Sire surfaced in 2000, and studio time with producer Cameron McVey (All Saints, Pete Tong) led to a vivacious debut album. One Touch, which was released in summer 2001, featured a dozen tracks co-written by the girls, and the smash hit "Overload." Shortly thereafter, rumors swirled around founding member Siobhan Donaghy's departure. Buena and Buchanan both denied that she was kicked out of the band in fall 2001, but she was no longer a part of The Sugababes after a four year run together.
Second single "Shape" hit the UK charts in spring 2003, coinciding the domestic release of Angels With Dirty Faces. The group's third album Three was released in late 2003 and continued their success reaching number three on the UK album charts, preceded by "Hole In The Head," another Xenomania production, who were now also working with Girls Aloud. "Hole In The Head" was the group's third UK number one single and their first number one in Denmark. It reached number two in Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway, went top 10 in Germany, top 30 in Australia and also hit the US Billboard Hot 100, charting at #96 (as well as hitting #1 on the US Billboard Dance chart). The second single "Too Lost In You," written by Diane Warren and taken from the soundtrack to the UK movie, "Love Actually," went top ten in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway, as well as going top ten on both sides of the Straits of Taiwan (Taiwan and China). The track was originally recorded in French by Patricia Kaas and entitled "Quand J'ai Peur De Tout."
After a break from the music industry, whilst recording their fourth album, Mutya gave birth to a daughter, Tahlia, in March 2005. The group gave their first performance for over a year at the Edinburgh Live 8 concert, where Mutya told journalists, "When I see pictures of children starving it makes me want to cry. Since becoming a mum, these images upset me and I think, 'if that were my daughter I'd want something to be done'." In this time, the girls had been writing and recording their fourth album, working with a variety of songwriters and producers, including USA producer, Dallas Austin, famous for his work with TLC and Madonna.
On October 2, 2005 the Dallas Austin produced "Push The Button" debuted at #1 in the UK singles chart, giving the girls their fourth number-one single, adding to a run of consecutive #1 singles released prior to the release of the album from which the single is lifted. "Push The Button" became the group's first Irish number one single on October 7, 2005, and also reached number one in Austria and New Zealand, number two in Germany and number three in Norway, Australia and Switzerland. It also broke ground elsewhere charting in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Sweden. It was also nominated for the "Best British Single" Brit Award at the 2006 ceremony, but lost to Coldplay who won with "Speed Of Sound". On October 16, 2005, Taller In More Ways became the band's first UK number one album. On that same date, the girls celebrated being Number 1 in the singles, album, airplay and download charts simultaneously. Taller In More Ways sees the girls working with Guy Sigsworth, Cathy Dennis, longtime collaborators, Xenomania, and, for the first time since One Touch, Cameron McVey.
