#31 for I Hate This Part is a big shock but also a nice surprise. It really saved Doll Domination which would've absolutely tanked otherwise. It is sadly their most Nicole-centric song though. Not even an ad lib from Melody...

Push the Button is fookin SHET

 

Hate This Part is just morr solo Nicole being solo Nicole.

 

26. Little Mix - Salute (Average Rating 8.5)

27. All Saints - Black Coffee (Average Rating 8.458)

 

Finishing at #26 is the feminist song of t'seet. 'Salute' has came under attention most recently on Buzzjack due to it's shoutbox connection, where the leader of the site Lee is screaming to Adam, "Detentionnnnnnn". 'Salute' is by far one of the best things from their previous album and easily in their best five songs, in fact listening to 'Salute' now makes me realise how strong their discography actually and it's understandable to see why they are the biggest girlband in the world right now, hopefully their next single is finally their US breakthrough although if 'Move' and 'Black Magic' couldn't manage it, what will? Lyrically, "Salute" is a girl-power song, being called "a call to arms for women everywhere to stand up and fight whatever imaginary enemy is standing in their way," with military metaphors, war sirens, and hip hop and trap influences, drawing comparisons to Destiny's Child and Beyoncé's "Run the World (Girls)". The backing track samples Xzibit's Paparazzi.

 

Music critics gave the song positive reviews, with most praising its empowering lyrics and military-inspired drum beats. Some even noticed it would fit perfectly as an opening song for the tour, as well as being one of the strongest tracks of 2013. The song became a top-ten hit on the charts of Scotland and United Kingdom, becoming the band's sixth top-ten single in the UK, while reaching the top-twenty in Ireland and top-forty in Belgium. A music video for the song features the band dancing in an underground warehouse with an entourage of male dancers, some of whom are on leads. To promote the song, the band performed in many TV shows, including Britain's Got Talent and the Today Show. Without promotion on BGT, it's sad to think that 'Salute' would have missed the top 30, the impact that BGT had was phenomenal as it put it from #42 on iTunes to #3 on iTunes. SALUTE this song.

 

Thankfully another All Saints drops out of the rate and it's the incredibly overrated 'Black Coffee' which I can't understand get so much praise. Black Coffee" is a song recorded by English-Canadian girl group All Saints for their second studio album, Saints & Sinners (2000). It was released by London Records on 2 October 2000 as the second single from the album. The track was initially written and recorded under the working title, "I Wouldn't Wanna Be", by Swiss model and singer Kirsty Bertarelli, after she met Swiss entrepreneur Ernesto Bertarelli in 1997. All Saints' later recording was produced by William Orbit who, together with group members Shaznay Lewis and Melanie Blatt, gave it a new arrangement and renamed it "Black Coffee". A moderately fast ambient, electropop and R&B song, "Black Coffee" has a distinctly production-laden and hazy sound, with obscure and breathy keyboard instruments, guitar, synths, and glitching electronics throughout. It is a sad love song about Kirsty's love at first sight feelings for Ernesto.

 

The track has received universal acclaim from critics who have cited it as among the group's best releases, commending Orbit's obscure electronic production, and the group's wistful harmonies. "Black Coffee" marked All Saints' fifth number-one single on the UK Singles Chart and, at the time, made them the girl group with the second most number-one singles in the UK after the Spice Girls, surpassing B*Witched. It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and is the group's fourth best-selling single in the UK. "Black Coffee" also achieved success internationally, reaching the top 10 in Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden, and the top 20 in Australia, Finland and Norway.

Salute getting a decent placing :cheer:

25. Sugababes - Too Lost In You (Average Rating 8.51)

Highest Rating: Micheal, KukiKanban (11)

Lowest Rating: Jonjo (4.5)

 

 

Finishing at #25 is the beautiful, relaxing single by Sugababe 'Too Lost In You'. Pure Micheal will be furious seeing this incredible ballad miss the top 20. "Too Lost in You" is a song by English girl group Sugababes, from their third studio album Three (2003). It was written by American songwriter Diane Warren as a rendition of the song "Quand j'ai peur de tout" by French singer Patricia Kaas. The song was produced by the Australian musician Rob Dougan in collaboration with Andy Bradfield, and recorded at the Realsongs studio in Hollywood. "Too Lost in You" is prominently featured in the soundtrack to the 2003 film Love Actually, and was chosen for the film specifically by its director Richard Curtis. It is a pop and R&B ballad composed of an orchestral music arrangement and dark harmonies.

 

"Too Lost in You" was released in the United Kingdom on 15 December 2003 as the album's second single. It received favourable reviews from most critics, who commended the Sugababes' performance and considered it one of the best pop singles of the 2000s. The song was commercially successful worldwide, and reached the top ten on the singles charts of the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Surprisingly 'Too Lost In You' only peaked at #10 in the United Kingdom which surprised myself.

 

#SHOUTBOXLADIES ANTHEM THOUGH :music: :wub:

 

Motti whur u at

#DETENTIONNNNNNNNN

#DETENTIONNNNNNNNN

24. Little Mix Feat Jason Derulo - Secret Love Song (Average Rating 8.62)

Highest Rating: Jonjo, Tim, Nick, Lotti, Cameron (11)

Lowest Rating: Micheal (0)

" It's obvious that you're meant for lee, every piece of you just fits perfectly"

 

 

Finishing at a respectable but a rather disappointing position is a song that was written by TICH, yes ACTUAL TICH, 'Secret Love Song' which was originally named 'Behind Closed Doors'. 'Secret Love Song' is the rabbit anthem of Buzzjack and it allows me to show of my vocal abilities, who else could perfect "I'm yoouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurs" as good as me? Nobody, that's who! Nobody. 'Secret Love Song' had such a disappointing video and deserved so much better, the song itself is by far one of the best things Little Mix have ever done and I seriously can't fault this era.

 

Secret Love Song" is a song recorded by British girl group Little Mix for their third studio album, Get Weird (2015). It features guest vocals from American singer Jason Derulo, who co-wrote the song with Jez Ashurst, Emma Rohan, and Tich. It was produced by Jayson DeZuzio. The group's cover of Derulo's 2015 single "Want to Want Me" inspired him to collaborate with them. "Secret Love Song" is a slow ballad comprising pounding bass and melancholic strings. The lyrics discuss unrequited and forbidden love, while Derulo's verse details his personal experience of having an affair.

 

The song was announced as the third single from Get Weird in Ireland and the UK. It was met with mixed reviews from music critics, who lauded the group's vocal performance, but criticised Derulo's feature and the track's originality. "Secret Love Song" has reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. An accompanying music video was directed by Frank Borin and filmed in London near Tower Bridge. 'Secret Love Song' peaked at #3 on iTunes and only had one live televised promotion slot on Graham Norton, it would be interesting to see where 'Secret Love Song' would have peaked had the video been released earlier / they performed this at the BRITS.

 

 

Can we just agree that this should have been the official music video, yeah? It's the LGBT (IZ) song of the year.

#DETENTIONNNNNNNNN

I'm sorry I should have mentioned that Salute was the #SHOUTBOXLADIES ANTHEM B-)

 

Also SLS :wub: their best song this era for sure and my 3rd (maybe second?) fave of theirs behind Move.

#SHOUTBOXLADIES ANTHEM THOUGH :music: :wub:

 

Motti whur u at

 

IM HERE

 

 

 

 

yaaaaaas salute and SLS

Salute, SLS, and TLIY are all amazing!!!! Glad they did so well! Would have liked Salute top 20, but amazing placing regardless

'Black Coffee' is wonderful, pretty underrated here but i'm glad the contrarians out there didn't lower its average too much ~

Surprisingly 'Too Lost In You' only peaked at #10 in the United Kingdom which surprised myself.

It was released Christmas week, hence why it only hit #10 (although it was top ten for two weeks)

 

 

 

Loads of great songs out there, in particular TLIY and SLS. :wub:

I'm a bit disappointing Secret Love song missed the top twenty but I'm guessing next year it will be lower.

23. Sugababes - Freak Like Me (Average Rating 8.64)

Highest Rating: Rogue, Aled (11)

Lowest Rating: (-1 Jonjo)

 

 

Jonjo single handly ruins 'Freak Like Me' chances of finishing within the top twenty. 'Freak Like Me' gathered a massive ten 10's which helped it recover from the -1 from Jonjo. I think 'Freak Like Me' is a good enough song but I wouldn't put it in my top 30, so I'm rather happy to see it successfully miss the top 20.

 

n 2002, English girl group Sugababes recorded a cover of "Freak Like Me". It was released on 22 April 2002 as the lead single from their second studio album, Angels with Dirty Faces (2002). The song also appears on Richard X's album, Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1 (2003). "Freak like Me" was the first Sugababes single to feature Heidi Range, who joined after the departure of Siobhán Donaghy in June 2001.

 

This version of the song uses the backing track of a 2001 bootleg mash-up by English producer Richard X, titled "We Don't Give a Damn About Our Friends", which he created under the alias "Girls on Top".[9] The Sugababes version of the song, itself a new version of "We Don't Give a Damn About Our Friends", was sampled from Gary Numan and the Tubeway Army's "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and used the radio edit lyrics of Howard's song ("brotha" is used instead of "n****"). Numan was now credited as a co-writer of the song. Richard X produced the mash-up without the permission of the copyright holders of the songs by Adina Howard or Tubeway Army, but it became a successful underground dance track. After failing to gain permission to use Howard's vocals for a commercial release, the Sugababes were chosen by Richard X to re-record them.

 

'Freak Like Me' was another number one for Sugababes, and it successfully peaked at #2 and #44 in Australia. SLAY.

Two other great songs :heart:

22. Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (Average Rating 8.67 / Less 11's)

Highest Rating: Harry, Rogue, Jay (11)

Lowet Rating: Lee (0)

 

 

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

 

Goodbye to the most overrated single released by Spice Girls. I'll never get the mass appeal for 'Spice Up Your Life' and why members on Buzzjack adore the song so much, I'm delighted to see it miss the top 20. It's next lowest score was 3 by Zach and the rest were all 7+. Me and Zach saving the forum from this mess being top 20.

 

"Spice Up Your Life" is a song by the British pop group Spice Girls. It was written by the group members, with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard, at the same time as the group was filming scenes for their movie Spice World. The song was produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's second album Spiceworld, released in November 1997.

 

"Spice Up Your Life" is a dance-pop song with influences of Latin rhythms such as salsa and samba. The lyrics are inspired by Bollywood films and reflects the group desire to "write a song for the world". The music video, directed by Marcus Nispel, features the Spice Girls in a futuristic setting, inspired by the 1982 film Blade Runner, controlling every aspect of society in a dark futuristic cityscape. The group promoted the song heavily, performing it on many television programmes and award shows.

 

Despite the lukewarm reception from music critics, it was a commercial success. Released as the album's lead single in October 1997, it topped the UK Singles Chart on 19 October 1997 for one week, becoming the group's fifth consecutive chart-topper. This made the Spice Girls the first act to have its first five singles reach number one in the United Kingdom. It performed almost as well internationally, peaking inside the top five on the majority of the charts that it entered. In the United States, the song did not perform as well as their previous releases, peaking at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100.

 

Somewhere Jay is crying :D :cheer:

Secret Love Song and Spice Up Your Life are both incredible :heart:

I don't care that Spice Up Your Life has missed the Top 20 in this... most of the results have been eyebrow raising to say the least, so they may as well continue to be~. :cool: