If you had the chance to be in charge of S Club's third album era, what would you have done differently?

In reality, we had the following schedule:

23/04/2001 - Single 1 - Don't Stop Movin'

19/11/2001 - Single 2 - Have You Ever

26/11/2001 - Album - Sunshine

11/02/2002 - Single 3 - You

Would you tweak the single choices? Add any more singles? Bear in mind Paul left the group and last performed with them in June 2002!

Don't Stop Movin' was released VERY early - seven months before a follow-up single feels insane! They toured in mid-2001 for the first time so that could explain it, but it feels a shame to not have any new music out then.

I'd go:

Single 1 - Don't Stop Movin'

Single 2 - Show Me Your Colours (laidback summer hit)

Single 3 - Have You Ever (Children In Need single, same release date)

Album - ideally this would've been out in summer but I'm not convinced it was ready given the touring, plus Hollywood 7 aired from Sept to Dec

Single 4 - You

Single 5 - Stronger / Summertime Feeling (would be interesting to have a double A-side where neither song has Jo on lead!)

'Stronger' instead of 'You' and 'Show Me Your Colours' as a final single.

I feel like 'You' was such a massive step backwards for them sonically, especially after 'Don't Stop Movin'. It's so naff it hurts.

Don't "you" (pun intended) be coming for "You." I love the track, the video too it's so fun! 🥰

As much I do enjoy "you" it did seem a bit of a step back at the time especially when the preceding singles suggested they were going more dont an R&B dance direction

(Read somewhere they were kind of forced to release You at the time , not sure if that was true)

Could imagine Show me your colours being a single though

I love 'Sunshine' the song, even though it is cheesy, would have loved for Jon to have his moment with it being a single.

Is the reason for the almost 7 months gap between Don't Stop Movin' & Have You Ever down to how big Don't Stop Movin' was?

I'd Have Gone With:

Don't Stop Movin'

Show Me Your Colours

Have You Ever

Stronger (though I'm not 100% sure on this one)

You wasnt as terrible as people make it out to be but it definitely felt out of place in this era, wasnt there a rumour at the time that management forced them to go with it as the single

10 hours ago, 777666jason said:

You wasnt as terrible as people make it out to be but it definitely felt out of place in this era, wasnt there a rumour at the time that management forced them to go with it as the single

I seem to recall that as well, perhaps someone could shed more light on it.

I agree it wasn’t terrible by any means, it’s just that it seemed more suited to either of the first 2 eras I think.

On 20/11/2025 at 03:31, Paddington James said:

Is the reason for the almost 7 months gap between Don't Stop Movin' & Have You Ever down to how big Don't Stop Movin' was?

I'm not actually sure what the reason is! The S Club Party Live tour happened in May and June 2001 so that could have been part of it, and I'm unsure when they would have filmed Hollywood 7 but it wouldn't shock me if it happened immediately after that, with studio time slotted in throughout the tour.

You was definitely a more management-pushed single choice, I'm sure I remember Paul being unhappy with it being chosen as a single (he was really fond of Don't Stop Movin' and the new sound it brought them).