U is for Up.

Both Shania Twain and The Saturdays released a single titled 'Up' during the 00s, one perhaps more remembered than the other(?).. Shania's 'Up' came in the form of a feel-good singalong country bop and was the final single lifted from her album of the same name. Released as an A-side alongside 'When You Kiss Me', it reached #21 in the UK and (Greatest Hits era aside) marked the end of Shania's chart success.

Five years later and then-emerging British five-piece The Saturdays released their electropop 'Up' as the follow-up to debut hit 'If This Is Love'. After "only" landing at #8 with their debut, the second single was a crucial make-or-break moment for them. Fortunately, 'Up' was a HIT, managing to break them into the top 5 for the first time, and actually had longevity in the charts iirc.

But which is your favourite 'Up'?

Soundclash: Noughties Namesakes history:

A is for All I Ever Wanted (Basshunter vs Kelly Clarkson)

B is for Baby Boy (Big Brovaz vs Beyoncé & Sean Paul)

C is for Call My Name (Prince vs Charlotte Church)

D is for Don't Tell Me (Madonna vs Avril Lavigne)

E is for Emergency (Paramore vs Jordin Sparks)

F is for Free Me (Emma Bunton vs Joss Stone)

G is for Gravity (Sara Bareilles vs Pixie Lott)

H is for Hey Baby (DJ Otzi vs No Doubt)

I is for I Turn To You (Christina Aguilera vs Melanie C)

J is for Jump (Girls Aloud vs Madonna)

K is for Kids (Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue vs MGMT)

L is for Lately (Samantha Mumba vs Lisa Scott-Lee)

M is for Miss Independent (Kelly Clarkson vs Ne-Yo)

N is for Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. vs Destiny's Child)

O is for Over and Over (Nelly & Tim McGraw vs Hot Chip)

P is for Perfect Day (Kelis vs Cascada)

Q is for Quicksand (Britney Spears vs La Roux)

R is for Rehab (Amy Winehouse vs Rihanna)

S is for Shine (Take That vs Booty Luv)

T is for Thank You (Dido vs Jamelia)

The Saturdays by a very considerable distance.

Saturdays win

I love Shania but The Saturdays Up is an absolute late 00’s pop gem for me. So that gets my vote.

Shania Twain

The Saturdays.

Sats and it's not even close

Edited October 15Oct 15 by Big Fat Sue

Love Shania's energy in the video, but nothing is beating that stomping anthem from The Sats.

The Saturdays easily have this one (single mix speficially, the album version is a plod).

6 minutes ago, gooddelta said:

The Saturdays easily have this one (single mix speficially, the album version is a plod).

I've never understood what the deal was with putting that version on the album. Was it some kind of ploy to try and make people buy the single when it's not what they expected?

Was a bit of a mystery to me too, I wonder if the album was sent to production before the single mix was finished?

I'm glad they didn't release that version as the single as I think it would have been a top 10 scrape and quickly out and left them in a vulnerable position.

The Saturdays on this one.