I thought this might have been out 2nd but no suprise its out early

In general there are no big surprises. At least for me ;)

 

#25 Heartbeat (5.10)

 

• Director: David Amphlett

• Location: Park Royal studios London

• Released: November 1998

• YouTube views: 2.500.000

 

Next we have the video for Heartbeat at #25 (with a 0,10 difference from #26)! It begins with the band riding a sleigh while an evil Ice Queen has her sights set on Ian "H" Watkins; she is watching an image on the tiny pond in her throne room. The group are staying in a lodge, and H goes out back to fetch some wood for the fire. The Ice Queen decides that this is the time to strike, and she sends her three dwarf guards to kidnap H. They jump H, and the Ice Queen casts a spell, knocking him out. By the time H wakes up, he is in the back of their sleigh. The rest of the group come out and find H is missing, finding only a little sword carried by one of the guards. On skis and snowmobiles, they set off to rescue him. Along the way to the Ice Queen's castle, they stop at a barn, finding absolutely nothing. Arriving at the castle, they break into the throne room where H is tied up in the middle of the frozen pond. Faye, Lee and Claire easily take care of the guards (while H is able to free himself), and Lisa defeats the Ice Queen with a karate kick to the chin. The group then return to the lodge for a Christmas party.

 

I was hoping for a better score for this video tbh. I know it’s tacky and badly executed but that’s what I actually enjoy about it. Especially the last scene were they seem to have genuine fun. The video did receive a 10 but that wasn’t enough to achieve a higher total score.

Edited July 30, 20231 yr by Lee_his_cheeks

The tacky cheesy element always let this video down I think.

It works for me for some reason ;)

No surprise eliminations as of yet.

 

#24 Hard 2 forget (5.50)

 

• Director: Ricky Thomas Allen

• Location: Freemasons café London

• Released: 7 July 2022

• YouTube views: 421.000

 

Moving on to #24 we have their most recent video Hard 2 forget. It's 2am in a café and Steps have a choice to make..Head home or keep the party going into the early hours of the morning? The video features Drag Race UK star Charity Kase. Hard 2 forget serves as the lead single for their third Greatest Hits, the Platinum Collection.

 

Seeing it’s average score and placing is not a big surprise. It either got a 5 or a 6 so it ends up with a 5.5. This video isn’t hard 2 forget as it’s another one that’s a bit of a nonevent in my opinion.

Edited July 30, 20231 yr by Lee_his_cheeks

It didn’t really jump start a greatest hits era

Yup! One of their worst leads imo..!

Yup! One of their worst leads imo..!

 

It is their worst lead for me.

 

Excluding LUTW.

Light is my worst, this comes second!

 

This got me thinking..Did we have a lead single rating (or something) before?

Light up the world will forever hold the title of their worst lead.

10000%

 

(Though I did enjoyed it when it got released)…

Light up the world was not what I wanted from when they first reformed to release new material thank god all came right with the tears on the dancefloor era.

I remember being so happy with new material that I overlooked the ‘quality’ of the song. I was over it within a month though.

 

And indeed, so happy they got a redemption with Tears.

Aww Heartbeat may have a cheesy video but it’s cute and so nostalgic, I think some of the videos still to come aren’t as entertaining as it.

I totally agree @Jay! Did you gave it a 10?

 

#23 Better best forgotten (5.60)

 

• Director: David Amphlett

• Location: Park Royal studios

• Released: March 1999

• YouTube views: 2.779.000

 

Next we have the video for Better best forgotten. It ends at #23 in this countdown with another small difference from the previous video. The video itself has a watery-theme and the group wear blue outfits. Group members Lee and H play with water pistols and interfere with the girls' singing. During the video shoot a glass wall collapsed on Faye. Luckily she escaped without major injury. This song was the last release of their debut album.

 

What can I say? I Love the song and I’m happy it became a big succes! The video? It’s giving me very ‘meh’…there’s no concept and the dynamic between the boys seems forced. This is another video were Faye looks gorgeous though (and I’m happy nothing severe happened to her during the shoot) :heart: The votes were very polarizing for this one as it received a 1 and a 10!

Edited August 1, 20231 yr by Lee_his_cheeks

Poor Faye :(

I kinda thought this might not come out to high on the list but didnt expect this low.