Groovejet has always been the better track. I too remember having in weeks in advance on Now 46 which is where I fell in love with it.

Edited August 23, 20159 yr by T Boy

That's the first time I've ever heard 'Out of Your Mind' and I have no idea why it was ever a hit. 'Groovejet' is infinitely better; such a timeless summer jam! :wub:

The garage genre was extremely popular, and it was the first solo release by Victoria, so that was a definite recipe for success! I would say that the song was generally liked at the time, and it was given great support by the media. It was a worthy hit for 2000, not out of place.

 

However in the aftermath of it getting to #2, and in the following years when Victoria increasingly became a figure of ridicule in the press with her further solo attempts, the song wasn't looked back on with fondness. I still sense that some people were/are dismissive of the track because it's Victoria, "the Spice Girl who can't sing"!

 

I would say that it's definitely a record of its time, not that that's a bad thing but it really does scream "2000". 'Groovejet' does have a more timeless quality to it. The fact it defeated Victoria made it quite notorious, and it proved itself to be a dance classic that has never died throughout the years. 'Out of Your Mind' was pretty much restricted to the summer of its release.

 

The battle is quite interesting to look back on. In the first set of midweeks, Victoria was ahead by 2.5k, which wasn't a very safe margin but nevertheless they were in the lead. They stayed ahead throughout the midweek stages, so it was all down to Saturday. I think Spiller was still roughly 2.5k/3k behind Victoria before Saturday? To then be 22k ahead one day later was highly impressive!

 

It's a pity Victoria didn't get a solo #1 like the other Spice Girls did (well, for me it's a pity because I'm a big fan :kink: ). If she'd only released a week later then she probably would have done it, and denied Madonna getting to #1 in the process, which would certainly have been a talking point! That's assuming she sold a similar amount the following week of course.

 

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Oh and I prefer 'Lady' to 'Groovejet' as well, AntoineTTe, you're not alone!

Groovejet (even though I'm not huge on it as there were so many better dance tracks around at the time).

 

I have no recollection at all of that other track.

Groovejet easily for me :wub:

Out of Your Mind is more punchy, it has more verve because of those edgy modern garage beats.

 

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I'm surprised at the amount of people who are saying things along the lines of 'Out Of Your Mind' not being remembered/being of it's time/not even having heard it before.

 

As far as I was aware, both of these tracks are classics, and I hear them both fairly regularly ('Groovejet' quite a bit more of course!). I actually prefer 'Out Of Your Mind', it's got and edge that I don't feel with 'Groovejet', but I do love them both!

Has to be Spiller all the way.

 

 

Spiller! Though I do like both.

 

That song is definitely not the reason I'm a fan of Sophie Ellis-Bextor though, as much as I do enjoy it.

Explozian - I'm pretty sure Lip Ring-gate happened for Victoria during 'Not Such an Innocent Girl' promo, did it not?

Spiller of course. Pops up on quite a few compilatuons too. Can't even remember how the other one goes.