Overloaded: The Singles Collection
| Overloaded: The Singles Collection | ||||
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| Compilation album by Sugababes | ||||
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Publication |
November 20, 2006 |
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2000-2006 |
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| Label (s) | Iceland | |||
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CD, download, DVD |
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Title (number) |
15 (UK) |
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running time |
58:13 |
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Amelle Berrabah Keisha Buchanan Mutya Buena Siobhán Donaghy Heidi Range |
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Various |
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Studio (s) |
Various |
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Overloaded: The Singles Collection is the first Greatest Hits compilation by the British band Sugababes , released on November 20, 2006 . The album contains 13 singles by the Sugababes and two new songs, Easy and Good to Be Gone .
The collection was also released on DVD with 14 music videos, live and remix albums.
Although prior to release it was reported that Amelle Berrabah and Heidi Range would re-record the vocal tracks of Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy , all original versions of the songs were used. Despite the title The Singles Collection , the collection does not contain all 18 singles that were released in advance of Easy . Instead, the German version only contains 13 of the singles on the CD, while the British versions also contain the song Run for Cover .
criticism
The Sugababes' first greatest hits compilation was positively received:
“The trio impressed from the start with cleverly arranged pop songs that never sounded old-fashioned and regularly set themselves apart from the competition with innovative and modern elements. The songs have a dash of soul ( Stronger ) or a light R&B touch ( Caught in a Moment and Good to Be Gone , the better of the two new songs on Overloaded ) and are always trimmed for maximum catchiness without appearing arbitrary ( Ugly , Push the button ). Keisha, Heidi and Amelle thus meet all the demands that can be made of today's pop music and already give an idea of the vacuum that the Sugababes will leave behind if they should step off the stage. "
Track list
| # | title | album | Songwriter | length |
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| 1 | Freak Like Me | Angels with Dirty Faces | Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Numan | 3:15 |
| 2 | Round Round | Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Heidi Range, Miranda Cooper, Niara Scarlett, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Shawn Lee, Lisa Cowling | 3:57 | |
| 3 | Red dress | Taller in More Ways | Buchanan, Buena, Range, Higgins, Cooper, Cowling, Coler, Robert Bradley, Tim Powell, Shawn Mahan | 3:38 |
| 4th | In the middle | Three | Buchanan, Buena, Range, Cooper, Higgins, Scarlett, Lee, Cowling, Andre Tegler, Phil Fuldner, Michael Bellina | 3:55 |
| 5 | Stronger | Angels with Dirty Faces | Buchanan, Buena, Range, Marius De Vries, Felix Howard, Jony Rockstar | 4:03 |
| 6th | Shape | Craig Dodd, Dominic Miller, Gordon Sumner, Kenneth Dodds | 4:12 | |
| 7th | Overload | One touch | Buchanan, Buena, Siobhán Donaghy, Howard, Cameron McVey, Rockstar, Paul Simm | 4:37 |
| 8th | Good to be gone | - | Amelle Berrabah, Buchanan, Range, Jason Pebworth, George Astasio | 3:27 |
| 9 | Caught in a moment | Three | Buchanan, Buena, Range, De Vries, Jony Lipsey, Karen Poole | 4:26 |
| 10 | Ugly | Taller in More Ways | Dallas Austin | 3:51 |
| 11 | Easy | - | Berrabah, Buchanan, Range, George Astasio, Jason Pebworth | 3:39 |
| 12 | Too Lost in You | Three | Diane Warren | 4:00 |
| 13 | Run for Cover (UK Bonus Track) | One touch | Buchanan, Buena, Donaghy, Lipsey, McVey, Simm | 3:47 |
| 14th | Hole in the head | Three | Buchanan, Buena, Range, Higgins, Cooper, Powell, Coler, Scarlett | 3:39 |
| 15th | Push the button | Taller in More Ways | Buchanan, Buena, Range, Dallas Austin | 3:38 |
Chart placements
album
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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38 (9 weeks) | 9 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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25th (9 weeks) | 9 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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29 (9 weeks) | 9 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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3 (39 weeks) | 39 |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2006 | Easy Overloaded: The Singles Collection |
DE26 (9 weeks) DE |
AT23 (16 weeks) AT |
CH30 (5 weeks) CH |
UK8 (6 weeks) UK |
First published: November 6, 2006
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Easy
| Easy | ||
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| Released | November 6, 2006 | |
| B side | Shake It | |
| Recorded | London, 2006 | |
| genre | Electropop , synthpop | |
| Playing time | 3:39 | |
| Label | Iceland | |
| Songwriter | George Astasio, Amelle Berrabah, Keisha Buchanan, Jason Pebworth, Heidi Range | |
| Producers | Brio Taliaferro, Jason Pebworth, George Astasio | |
| Music video | ||
| Easy ( Memento from February 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) | ||
Background information
The first and only single from the album, Easy ( German: Leicht ), was released on November 6, 2006. It immediately made it to number 8 in the UK singles chart, making it the Sugababes' twelfth top 10 hit. The lyrics of the song are about encouraging men to approach women and appreciate them.
The release of the second new song, Good To Be Gone , was originally planned, but was dropped due to the release of the charity single Walk This Way .
Music video
The music video for the single was shot by Tim Royes, who filmed the video for the previous single Red Dress . Royes died shortly afterwards in a car accident, whereupon the Sugababes dedicated the video for their hit single About You Now to him. The video shows the three girls in an underground scene and in latex outfits. Later in the video, you can see them dancing in the cubicles of a public toilet, among other things.
Track list
| # | title | Playing time |
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| 1. | Easy | 3:39 |
| 2. | Shake It | 5:11 |
