Alright girllies, let's figure this out!

Thinking about second singles that were released from their solo albums. Often, the second singles are seen as 'make or break' for many pop stars and it is save to say that when it cames to the girls, it was a bit hit and miss! Most of these did well enough on their own, some even made sure they were seen as successes, whereas some others came and went and basically put a stop to their album campaigns...

It's save to say that Mi Chico Latino made sure Geri was seen as a success post-Look At Me. Northern Star pretty much got Mel C on a better footing after faltering with Goin' Down, and Feels So Good was an improvement on Tell Me. But Take My Breath Away didn't really offer much to the A Girl Like Me campaign and as a response Emma and Virgin records wanted to change course drastically for the next single, and it ultimately that decision derailed the campaign completely. Whereas Victoria's album campaign was already on its last legs by the time she released A Mind of It's Own, and that flopping critically and commercially ultimately put a stop to it all.

BUT as a fan, in your own opinion, which of these made the best overall singles? And best overall videos? And when it comes to thinking of singles as an overall 'package', taking acount the CD covers, the b-sides, the remixes, the performances, etc, what do you think is your favourite overall?

Here are some examples for your consideration:

Geri Halliwell - Mi Chico Latino

B-sides:

1. G.A.Y. | Listen

2. Summertime | Listen

Remixes

1. Mi Chico Latino (Junior Vasquez Main Pass Edit) | Mi Chico Latino The Mixes UK CD2 | Listen

2. Mi Chico Latino (Charlie Rapino 12" Version) | Mi Chico Latino The Mixes UK CD2 | Listen

3. Mi Chico Latino (Claudio Coccoluto The Coco Club Mix) | Mi Chico Latino The Mixes UK CD2 | Listen

Performance example

Melanie C - Northern Star

B-sides:

1. Follow Me | Listen

2. Something's Gonna Happen | Listen

Other:

Northern Star (Acoustic Version) | Listen

Performance example:

Melanie B - Feels So Good

Remixes

1. Feels So Good (Maurice's Feelin' Good Soul Radio Mix) | 4:07 | Released in Feels So Good UK CD Single | Listen

2. Feels So Good (Maurice's Feelin' Good Soul Club Mix) | 7:33 | Released in Feels So Good UK Vinyl Single | Listen

3. Feels So Good (Blacksmith R&B Rub) | 5:22 | Released in Feels So Good UK CD Single | Listen

Performance example:

Emma Bunton - Take My Breath Away

B-sides

1. Close Encounter | Listen

2. Invincible | Listen

Remixes:

1. Take My Breath Away (Tin Tin Out Mix) | 3:36' | Released in Take My Breath Away CD, 2001 | Listen

Performance example:

Victoria Beckham - A Mind of It's Own

Bsides

1. Feels So Good | B-side from A Mind of It's Own | Listen

2. Always Be My Baby | B-side from A Mind of It's Own | Listen

Other versions:

1. A Mind Of Its Own (Version Française) | French version of A Mind of It's Own, released in A Mind of It's Own French CD | Listen

Edited October 4Oct 4 by Mr.X

Think my ranking for songs is the same order as that in the poll! Mi Chico Latino is one of my favourite solo Spice songs and Northern Star is a really stunner.

Can’t comment on the other two polls just yet but I’ll have a gander!

Just now, Liam.k. said:

Think my ranking for songs is the same order as that in the poll! Mi Chico Latino is one of my favourite solo Spice songs and Northern Star is a really stunner.

Can’t comment on the other two polls just yet but I’ll have a gander!

ive just added examples for the rest of the polls :)

In order:

Northern Star

Mi Chico Latino

A Mind of Its Own

Mi Chico Latino for all 3. Love the Spanish, the video was great and she seemed to reinvent herself again from the previous singles video, both b-sides are amazing too, I LOVE G.A.Y!

Mi Chico Latino wins this for me!

Mi Chico is Geri's best song period. Winner of all 3 for me.

My personal choices were:

Song: Northern Star

Video: Feels So Good

Package: Mi Chico Latino (I HATE THIS BUT WHATEVER SHE DID A GOOD PACKAGE WHAT CAN I SAY!!?)

Take My Breath Away

Northern Star

Mi Chico Latino

1- Mi Chico Latino

2- Northern Star

3- A Mind of It's Own

4- Take My Breath Away

5- Feels So Good

3 hours ago, Mr.X said:

My personal choices were:

Song: Northern Star

Video: Feels So Good

Package: Mi Chico Latino (I HATE THIS BUT WHATEVER SHE DID A GOOD PACKAGE WHAT CAN I SAY!!?)

I'd probs agree with this, although I love the Northern Star video too, it's so striking so maybe two for Northern Star.