Sweet 7
| Sweet 7 | ||||
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| Studio album by Sugababes | ||||
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Publication |
March 15, 2010 |
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admission |
April 2009 - January 2010 |
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| Label (s) | Island Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, download |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
43:38 |
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| occupation |
Amelle Berrabah Jade Ewen Heidi Range |
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The Smeezingtons |
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Sweet 7 (German: Süße Sieben ) is the seventh studio album by the British girl group Sugababes . It was released in the UK on March 15, 2010. The publication in Germany took place on March 26, 2010.
Sweet 7 is the first album of the fourth line-up, consisting of Heidi Range , Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen . It is also the first album on which none of the band members co-wrote.
production
Even before work on the new album, the Sugababes signed a contract with Roc Nation, with the label being responsible for A&R and the production of the album. The recordings took place mainly in New York, Los Angeles and London. One of the songs on the album, No More You , was written by Ne-Yo . Keisha Buchanan compared the song with the songs Hate That I Love You and Take a Bow by singer Rihanna . She further stated:
“There is definitely a 'British touch' to the album - we haven't become completely 'American' in our music. I think that gave us fresh energy. What we really wanted was to come back with a completely new sound. "
Line-up change
On September 21, it was announced that Keisha Buchanan had left the band. She later said it wasn't her decision to leave. The former Eurovision Song Contest participant Jade Ewen took her place. Ewen then immediately began re-recording Buchanan's vocal tracks for the album.
criticism
The reviews for the seventh album of the Sugababes were very negative. Above all, critics complained about the lyrics and the change in style, which is mainly aimed at the American market.
“But even the pre- single Get Sexy turned into a disaster ... This is followed by singles number two and three ( Wear My Kiss and About a Girl ), which continue the style adopted with Get Sexy . Because here, too, the listener is presented with faceless mass-produced goods for the dance floor, which have almost nothing to do with the once very charming pop songs of the Sugababes.
Weak melodies on the Euro-Pop-Trash level, paired with thick US beats such as B. in the auto-tune numbers She's a Mess and Miss Everything (fittingly a duet with dancehall icon Sean Kingston) rob the Sugababes of any identity ... The 'old' Sugababes are no longer recognizable and the 'new' Sugababes have a record launched that looked downright ridiculous on the US market. This can only fail with interchangeable songs from the Grabbeltisch. "
Track list
- "Get Sexy" ( Bruno Mars , Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass, Rob Manzoli, The Smeezingtons) - 3:13
- "Wear My Kiss" (Fernando Garibay, Mars, Lawrence, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey) - 3:43
- "About a Girl" (Makeba Riddick, Nadir Khayat, RedOne) - 3:28
- "Wait for You" (Garibay, Mars, Lawrence) - 3:53
- "Thank You for the Heartbreak" (Ryan Tedder, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Claude Kelly, StarGate) - 3:41
- "Miss Everything" (feat. Sean Kingston ) (Mars, Lawrence, Levine, Brody Brown, The Smeezingtons) - 3:39
- "She's a Mess" (Mars, Lawrence, Levine, The Smeezingtons) - 3:26
- "Give It to Me Now" (Crystal Johnson, Reggie Perry, Syience) - 3:00
- "Crash & Burn" (Jonas Jeberg, Marcus Bryant, Nakisha Smith) - 3:34
- "No More You" (Shaffer Smith, Eriksen, Hermansen, StarGate) - 4:17
- "Sweet & Amazing (Make It the Best)" (Rob Allen, Eriksen, Hermansen, Martin Kleveland, Bernt Stray, StarGate) - 3:52
- "Little Miss Perfect" (Hermansen, Eriksen, Kelly, StarGate) - 3:56
Chart successes
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Switzerland (IFPI)
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92 (1 week) | 1 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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14th (3 weeks) | 3 |
On March 19, 2010 the album debuted at number 35 on the Irish album charts. In the UK, it was ranked 14th, making Sweet 7 the worst chart entry since One Touch debuted .
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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UK
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| 2009 | Get Sexy Sweet 7 |
DE41 (4 weeks) DE |
AT72 (1 week) AT |
UK2 (9 weeks) UK |
First published: August 30, 2009
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| About a Girl Sweet 7 |
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UK8 (10 weeks) UK |
First published: November 8, 2009
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| 2010 | Wear My Kiss Sweet 7 |
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UK7 (7 weeks) UK |
First published: February 18, 2010
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Get sexy
| "Get Sexy" | ||
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| Released | August 30, 2009 | |
| Recorded | 2009 | |
| genre | Electropop | |
| Playing time | 3:14 | |
| Label | Iceland | |
| Songwriter | Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass, Rob Manzoli | |
| Producers | The Smeezingtons | |
Background information
The album's first single, Get Sexy (German: Werde sexy ), was released on August 30, 2009, in Germany on November 9. The song samples a line of lyrics from Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy . Get Sexy is the Sugababes' final single with founding member Keisha Buchanan.
The music video was filmed by Emil Nava, brother of Jake Nava . It shows Amelle in a bird cage, Heidi in a mirror maze and Keisha on a couch. In the chorus you see the girls chained to each other and at the end of the video they dance in a room full of graffiti.
Track list
| # | title | Playing time |
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| 1. | Get sexy | 3:14 |
| 2. | Get Sexy (Superbass Vocal Remix) | 5:23 |
About a girl
| "About a Girl" | ||
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| Released | November 8, 2009 | |
| Recorded | 2009 | |
| genre | Electropop | |
| Playing time | 3:28 | |
| Label | Iceland, Roc Nation | |
| Songwriter | Nadir Khyatt, Makeba Riddick | |
| Producers | RedOne | |
| Music video | ||
| About a girl | ||
Background information
The second single from the album, About a Girl (German: About a girl ), was released in the UK on 8 November of 2009. It is the band's first single with new band member Jade Ewen . About a Girl was written and produced by American producer RedOne .
The music video was shot by Martin Weisz on September 22, 2009. The video takes place in the Vasquez Rocks desert near Los Angeles. It was inspired by the Kill Bill film series . The band members actually wanted to shoot their stunts themselves, but due to the line-up change, actors had to do the stunts, as there was no more time for their own recordings.
Track list
| # | title | Playing time |
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| 1. | About a girl | 3:28 |
| 2. | About a Girl (Martin Roth NuStyle Radio Edit) | 4:09 |
| 3. | About a Girl (The Sharp Boys Radio Edit) | 3:47 |
| 4th | About a Girl (K-Gee Remix Radio Edit) | 3:30 |
Wear my kiss
| "Wear My Kiss" | ||
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| Released | February 22, 2010 | |
| Recorded | 2009 | |
| genre | Electropop | |
| Playing time | 3:44 | |
| Label | Iceland | |
| Songwriter | Fernando Garibay, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Carlos Centel Battey, Steven Andre Battey | |
| Producers | Fernando Garibay | |
| Music video | ||
| Wear my kiss | ||
background information
The third single from the album, Wear My Kiss (German: Carry my kiss ), was released on February 22, 2010. The song was produced by Fernando Garibay . The music video premiered on January 20th.
Wear My Kiss is the 26th single from Sugababes and reached number 7 on the UK singles chart. That makes Sweet 7 the first album since Taller in More Ways to have three singles in the top 10. Previously, this was done with Push the Button , Ugly and Red Dress .
Track list
| # | title | Playing time |
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| 1. | Wear my kiss | 3:44 |
| 2. | Wear My Kiss (7th Heaven Club Remix) | 7:04 |
| 3. | Wear My Kiss (WAWA Remix) | 5:20 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.mix1-music.de/sugababes/sweet-7/
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/05/02/sugababes-get-ready-to-roc-115875-21325382/
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.theaudiodb.com/album/2117194
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_8140000/8140234.stm
- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a178484/keisha-buchanan-leaves-sugababes.html
- ↑ http://twitter.com/keisha_buchanan/status/4152790653
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/09/24/sugababe-heidi-range-reveals-why-keisha-buchanan-was-kicked-out-115875-21697073/
- ↑ http://www.cdstarts.de/kritiken/104278-Sweet-7.html
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
- ↑ http://acharts.co/album/54031
