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The Headlines Tour
Headlines! Tour was the second headlining concert tour by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The tour consisted of dates in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and, for the first time, the Republic of Ireland. The set list included songs from their two studio albums: ''Chasing Lights'' and ''Wordshaker'', as well their second EP ''Headlines!''. All dates sold out within one month. Background The tour was officially announced on The Saturdays' official website. It is the groups's second headlining tour, after ''The Work Tour'' which included six sell-out dates. On 15 September 2010, The Saturdays tickets at Newcastle City Hall were declared all sold out, with over 2,000 tickets sold. It was announced that tickets to see the band at Rhyl Pavilion, Rhyl were sold out in under 2 hours and 50 minutes. Liverpool's Royal Liverpool Philharmonic sold out all its tickets late September 2010. Critical reception ''The Headlines Tour'' gained positive reviews from critics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saturdays
The Saturdays were a British-Irish girl group based in London, England. The group formed during the summer of 2007 and have been on hiatus since 2014. The lineup consists of Frankie Bridge, Una Healy, Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, and Vanessa White. They were formed through Fascination Records, a sub-division of Polydor Records, who gave them an instant record deal with the label. As soon as the contract was finalised, the Saturdays went on tour with Girls Aloud during their Tangled Up Tour. The group's music style is pop, but throughout their career, their management has experimented with dance-pop and electropop. Songwriters and producers Ina Wroldsen, Steve Mac, Camille Purcell, and Quiz & Larossi have helped create their music. In July 2008, The Saturdays released their debut single and first Top Ten hit, "If This Is Love". Their debut album, '' Chasing Lights'', released the same year, charted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart; it was certified platinum by the BPI an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbra Streisand (song)
"Barbra Streisand" is a song by Canadian-American DJ duo Duck Sauce. It was released on September 10, 2010. The song topped the charts in Austria, Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, and Switzerland and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. On November 30, 2011, the song received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording. It was also featured on ''Just Dance 3'' for the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox Kinect. Background and composition The song, named after the American singer and actress Barbra Streisand, extensively uses a sample replay of German disco group Boney M.'s 1979 international hit single " Gotta Go Home", which in turn borrows content from the 1973 German song "Hallo Bimmelbahn" by the band Nighttrain (the brothers Heinz and Jürgen Huth and Michael Holm; the hookline was written only by Heinz Huth). The sample replay of "Gotta G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode Song)
"Just Can't Get Enough" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was their third single, released on 7 September 1981, a month before the release of their debut studio album, '' Speak & Spell''. It was recorded during the summer of that year at Blackwing Studios, and was the band's first single to be released in the United States, on 18 February 1982. A riff-driven synth-pop song, "Just Can't Get Enough" was the final single to be written by founding member Vince Clarke, who left the band in November 1981. The single version of "Just Can't Get Enough" is the same version that appears on the UK version of ''Speak & Spell''. The 12-inch single featured a "Schizo Mix", which is an extended version with additional synth parts adding a sinister feel to the track. This version appears on the US version of ''Speak & Spell'', the UK re-release of ''Speak & Spell'', the re-release of ''The Singles 81→85'' and ''Remixes 81–04''. In addition, the single's B-side, "A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issues (The Saturdays Song)
"Issues" is a song British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The song was written and produced by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers. The single was released as the band's third official single, from their first studio album, '' Chasing Lights''. "Issues" was officially released on 5 January 2009 in the United Kingdom. The single gained mixed reviews from pop music critics."Discography" . TheSaturdays.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2009. stated that the song was very diva-ish, and the band are divas in the making. Upon the release of the single, "Issues" gained a lot of chart success after charting at number four in the |
If This Is Love (The Saturdays Song)
"If This Is Love" is the debut single by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays from their debut album, ''Chasing Lights'' (2008). It was co-written by Joe Belmaati, Michaela Breen, Vince Clarke, Mich Hansen, Alison Moyet, John Reid, Remee and Ina Wroldsen. The song was produced by Belmaati in collaboration with Cutfather. The track samples a heavily synthesised backing rhythm from Yazoo's 1982 song "Situation". "If This Is Love" was first released by Fascination and Polydor Records on 27 July 2008 as the lead single from ''Chasing Lights''. It was accompanied by a B-side entitled "What Am I Gonna Do?", written and produced by Duck Blackwell and Paddy Dalton. The Saturdays collaborated with Ina Wroldsen on a number of songs; eight were chosen for the album. "If This Is Love" was then released as the first single from it. The song has prominent electropop and dance-pop genre characteristics. It contains lyrical influences from love-hate relationships, the definition of love an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Girl (In The World)
"Only Girl (In the World)" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her fifth album, '' Loud'' (2010). Serving as the album's lead single, it was released on September 10, 2010. Crystal Johnson wrote the song in collaboration with producers Stargate and Sandy Vee. Rihanna contacted Stargate before ''Loud'' production and asked them to create lively, uptempo music. "Only Girl (In the World)" was the first song composed for the album, and the singer decided to include it on the track list before she recorded her vocals. Backed by strong bass and synthesizer, it is a dance-pop and Eurodance song that has an electronic composition. Its lyrics describe Rihanna demanding physical attention from her lover. Critical response to "Only Girl (In the World)" was positive; a number of critics praised its composition and Rihanna's decision to move away from the dark themes of her previous album, ''Rated R'' (2009). The song reached number one on the United States' ''Billboard'' Hot 100 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's My Name? (Rihanna Song)
"What's My Name?" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, for her fifth studio album '' Loud'' (2010). Featuring guest vocals from Canadian rapper Drake, the song was released as the second single from ''Loud'' on October 25, 2010, through Def Jam Recordings. The electro- R&B song was produced by the Norwegian production duo Stargate, and was written by the duo along with Ester Dean, Traci Hale, and Drake. Lyrically, it incorporates themes of romance and sex. "What's My Name?" topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, giving Rihanna her third number-one single in 2010, as well as her eighth overall on the chart. The song also topped the charts in Hungary and the United Kingdom and reached the top five in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Slovakia. The song received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. An accompanying music video, directed by Philip Andelman, plays a romantic encounter between Rihanna and Drake in a grocery s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. After signing with Def Jam in 2005, she soon gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, ''Music of the Sun'' (2005) and '' A Girl Like Me'' (2006), both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and peaked within the top ten of the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Rihanna's third album, ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop and established her status as a sex symbol in the music industry. The chart-topping single "Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award and catapulted her to global stardom. She continued to mix pop, dance, and R&B genres on her next studio albums, ''Rated R'' (2009), '' Loud'' (2010), ''Talk That Talk'' (2011), and ''Unapolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Work (The Saturdays Song)
"Work" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays The Saturdays were a British-Irish girl group based in London, England. The group formed during the summer of 2007 and have been on hiatus since 2014. The lineup consists of Frankie Bridge, Una Healy, Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, and Vanessa Wh ... from their debut studio album, '' Chasing Lights'' (2008). The song was written by Ina Wroldsen, Harry Sommerdahl and Kalle Engström. It was released on 29 June 2009 as the album's fifth and final single. An accompanying music video was filmed on 16 May 2009 at Shepperton Studios. The video features a different beat to the single. The music video took concept of the band's debut tour The Work Tour. The music video would become the group's most viewed video at the time. Commercially, "Work" failed to gain the success of the band's four previous singles. It charted at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, number 21 on the Irish Singles Chart and 68 on the European Hot 100 Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up (The Saturdays Song)
"Up" is a song by British-Irish recording girl group The Saturdays from their debut studio album, ''Chasing Lights (2008)''. It was co-written by the track's producers, Josef Larossi and Andreas Romdhane of Quiz & Larossi, in collaboration with Ina Wroldsen. "Up" was first released by Fascination and Polydor Records on 13 October 2008 as the second single from ''Chasing Lights''. It was accompanied by a B-side entitled "Crashing Down"; originally recorded by the Nolans in 1982, and written by Benjamin Findon, Robert Puzey and Mike Myers, and produced by Jewels & Store. The Saturdays previously collaborated with Ina Wroldsen for their debut single "If This Is Love", as well as on six other tracks chosen for the album. Future singles including Ego, also came from collaboration with Ina Wroldsen and Rhys Barker. The song is upbeat and, has prominent pop and electropop genre characteristics. It contains lyrical influences from feelings of feminism and self-confidence in a personal r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher (The Saturdays Song)
"Higher" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays from their debut EP, '' Headlines!''. Written by Ina Wroldsen and co-written & produced by Arnthor Birgisson, the song was released on 28 October 2010 as the second and final single from the EP. In preparation for its release, the single was remixed to feature new vocals from American rapper Flo Rida after the rapper's single "Club Can't Handle Me" beat the group's previous single " Missing You" to number one; it was the second time they had lost the position to Flo Rida. Rochelle Humes jokingly said that the group would never get a number one until they collaborated with him. Flo Rida personally offered the collaboration for both his and the group's fans. Critics generally praised the song as the strongest offering from ''Headlines!'', for being infectious, catchy and feisty. An accompanying music video for the song was shot in Los Angeles at Fox Studios, at the end of August 2010, and features the girls dancing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
