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S Club (formerly known as S Club 7) were a BRIT
Award-winning English pop group created by former Spice
Girls manager Simon Fuller, who rose to fame via
their own BBC
television programme.
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Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Breakup
- 3 Current
activities of former band members
- 4 S
Club Juniors / S Club 8
- 5 Discography
- 5.1 Albums
- 5.2 Number-one
singles
- 6 External
links
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History
S Club 7 first came to public attention through their
television series. The program was a sitcom based around the band
members (who played themselves) living together and trying to become
famous. The program changed its name to reflect the location it was set
in: Miami
7, LA 7, Hollywood
7, and finally Viva S
Club, set in Spain. During each episode, the members would
perform one of the songs from their current album. It was created and
partially written by Kim Fuller, who also created and wrote Spiceworld:
The Movie. They also made a hit with their 2003
film, Seeing Double. The show also became popular
in the United States,
where it originally aired on Fox Family and later on ABC
Family. The programme was retitled S Club 7 in Miami,
S Club 7 in L.A., S Club 7 in Hollywood
and Viva S Club. As well as four successful TV
shows, they created a TV special called "S Club 7 Back To The 50s"
which was a one off. It premiered on CITV in the United Kingdom.
Towards the end of the first season, in June 1999, the group
released their debut single, "Bring it All Back," an uptempo
song written by Elliot Kennedy, who had previously worked with the Spice
Girls and Take That. The single was
followed by the Stargate-produced "S Club Party," which had a peak
position of #2 in the UK in October 1999. In December 1999, a double
A-side single "Two in a
Million/You're My Number One" was released. It also had a peak position
of #2 in the UK. Whereas "S Club Party" was an uptempo song in a style
not far removed from the contemporary offerings of Britney
Spears or the Backstreet Boys, "Two in a Million"
was a ballad, co-written by Cathy Dennis, which showed
off the group's musical diversity as well as the talents of singer Jo
O'Meara. "You're My Number One," meanwhile, was a
retro-styled uptempo track with a strong swing beat and, on the
original album version, a prominent brass section. All these songs were
featured on the group's first album, S
Club, released in October 1999. The album also
included various other songs from the TV series, as well as others
(such as "Friday Night") which had not been previously performed. The
series also included some non-released tracks, such us "Down at Club S"
and "We can work it out".
S Club's second TV series, 'LA 7', began airing in March 2000.
The series introduced the song "Reach,"
another retro-styled uptempo track in a similar vein to "You're My
Number One" which was again co-written by Cathy Dennis. Released as a
single in May, it reached #2 on the UK chart and rapidly became one of
the group's well known tracks, paving the way for the group's second
album, 7. This
album was a departure from overtly pop stylings of S Club,
with a much stronger R&B/rap feel evident in a number of the
tracks. The second single from the 7 album, '"Natural," was featured lead
vocalist Rachel Stevens. Remixed from the album version, the single
reached number 3 in September 2000. It was then proposed to release
"Bring the House Down" as a further single from the album, and remixes
were commissioned; however, S Club were invited to provide the official
song of the UK's BBC Children in Need Campaign 2000 and
so a new song, the ballad "Never Had a Dream Come
True" was chosen instead.
After topping the UK charts in November 2000, the song was added to a
re-release of the 7 album, along with another new
track, a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Lately". The series also included
non-released tracks, such us "Spiritual love" and "Stand by you" (a
duet between Hannah and Tina).
"Never Had a Dream Come True" marked a more mature direction
for the group which retained their pop sensibilities whilst broadening
their appeal to a more adult audience. However, it was their next
single which really proved to their breakthrough in this respect. "Don't Stop Movin'"
was a classy dance/pop song which owed more than a little for its style
to Michael Jackson's "Billie
Jean." Also in the run-up to the single's release when the three male
members of S Club 7 were arrested in London after being found with a small amount
of cannabis
on March
20, 2001[1]. The three individuals were
cautioned by police at Charing Cross Police Station but released
without charge. A month later, "Don't Stop Movin'" topped the UK
charts. Although it was knocked off the top the following week by Geri
Halliwell's single "It's Raining Men,"
it re-occupied the top spot two weeks later for a week after Geri went
down to the number two placing.
There was then a longer than usual gap before a further single
was released. Initially it was proposed to release a "Reach"-esque song
called "You" as the next single in the
autumn, to coincide with their third TV series ('Hollywood 7').
However, S Club were then invited to once again be involved in the
Children in Need campaign, and so a ballad was felt more appropriate.
Hence the next single, in November 2001, was the Jo-led "Have You Ever
(co-written by Ivor Novello Award-winning song
writers Chris
Braide and Cathy Dennis), This again
topped the UK charts and acted as an introduction to the group's third
album, Sunshine.
This album was arguably their most accomplished yet. As well as "Never
Had a Dream Come True," "Don't Stop Movin'," and "Have You Ever," it
included a number of other very-strong tracks, notably the Rachel
Stevens-led "Show Me Your Colours," and "Stronger," an uptempo club
track with lead vocals by Tina Barrett. "Stronger" was
to become the group's tenth single, but was pulled when Paul announced
his departure, although "Stronger" was performed on Hollywood 7,
alongside with new tracks: "Everybody Get Pumped" or "Right Guy".
The group's public profile was boosted by regular appearances
by Rachel Stevens and Hannah
Spearritt as regular pin-ups in dozens of magazines and
regulars in the FHM
Top 100 Sexiest Women polls between 2000 and 2003.
When they become S Club after the breakup of Paul
Cattermole, the group performed the Elton
John song Can You Feel The Love
Tonight from The Lion King, for the Disneymania
CD collection, with lead vocalists Jon Lee and Jo
O'Meara and backers Tina Barrett, Rachel
Stevens, Bradley McIntosh and Hannah
Spearritt.
Breakup
In March 2002, Paul Cattermole announced
he was leaving to join a nu-metal band formed by his school-friends,
though he remained with S Club until June and continued to date fellow
member Hannah Spearritt. The remaining six members stayed together
under the name S Club, releasing a further album, Seeing
Double in late 2002. This album, preceded by
the single "Alive" in November 2002 (#5 UK),
built upon the strengths of the group's earlier work and adopted a
pop/dance approach with an R&B feel on several of the tracks.
However, the album stalled at number 17 on the UK charts and no further
singles were immediately forthcoming as O Meara was immobilised due to
a serious back condition.
Bradley hinted that the band was thinking about life after S
Club in February 2003, saying to Sneak magazine, "We could decide to
split after the tour if we wanted to."
S Club released their movie Seeing
Double in April 2003. The film's release was
marked by rumours that the group were about to split,
rumours which came true shortly afterwards when it was announced that,
after a final single and greatest hits album, S Club would indeed break
up. The final single was a double A-side, coupling "Love Ain't Gonna
Wait for You" from the Seeing Double album with a
new ballad, "Say Goodbye" (Chris Braide, Cathy
Dennis co-write). Like their first single, "Bring
it All Back," "Say
Goodbye" saw lead vocals shared around the group. The single reached
number 2 in the UK, beaten to the top spot by R. Kelly's Ignition
(Remix), and was included on S Club's greatest
hits album, Best - The Greatest Hits,
released in June 2003. This compilation brought together the group's
single A-sides (many of which had been remixed slightly from their
original album versions) with a previously-unreleased track, "Everybody
Get Pumped."
Current activities of former
band members
- Tina - Solo career underway with previous presenting
experience that she has done with Sky TV
- Paul - Part of an old school band - Skua
- Jon - Currently starring in Les Miserables
- Bradley - Solo Career with an album 2008. Upper Street
split up in 06'
- Jo - Hoping to make a return for a solo career [2]She
has also appeared on Big Brother.
- Hannah - One series of "Primeval" completed with a second
one on the way
- Rachel - Two albums completed and is now focusing
completely on acting.[3]
S Club Juniors / S Club 8
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Main article: S Club 8
A contest asking for children to join S Club during a
performance at Wembley Arena resulted in 9 children
forming another band, originally called S Club Juniors.
One of them, Connor, left the band early but the others kept the S Club
brand alive until 2004. The group also had a small role in Viva
S Club. When S Club split, S Club Juniors rebranded under the
name of S
Club 8. Their hits include: "One Step Closer," "Automatic High," "New
Direction," "Puppy Love" (a cover), "Fool No More," "Sundown," and
"Don't Tell Me You're Sorry." S Club 8 went on to film CBBC show I Dream
however in 2004, the group disbanded. Rochelle
Wiseman later went on to present CBBC's Smile.
Discography
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Main article: S
Club discography
Albums
| Album |
Statistics |
Singles |
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S
Club
- Released: October 4, 1999 UK, April 11, 2000 US
- Peak Chart Positions:
- UK #2
- US #112, US Heatseekers #1
- CAN #9
- BPI Certification: 2x
Platinum
- RIAA
Certification: Gold
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Singles
Released
- "Bring It All Back"
- "Two in a
Million"
- "You're My
Number One"
- "S Club Party"
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7
- Released: June 12, 2000 UK, November 14, 2000 US
- Peak Chart Positions:
- BPI Certification: 3x
Platinum
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Singles
Released
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Sunshine
- Released: November 26, 2001 UK
- Peak Chart Positions:
- BPI Certification: 2x
Platinum
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Singles
Released
- "Never Had a Dream Come
True"
- "Don't Stop Movin'"
- "Have You Ever"
- "You"
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Seeing
Double
- Released: November 25, 2002 UK
- Peak Chart Positions:
- BPI Certification: Gold
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Singles
Released
- "Alive"
- "Love Ain't
Gonna Wait for You"
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Best - The Greatest Hits
- Released: June 2, 2003 UK
- Peak Chart Positions:
- BPI Certification: Gold
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Singles
Released
- "Love Ain't
Gonna Wait for You"
- "Say
Goodbye"
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Number-one singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart positions |
Album |
| UK |
U.S. |
IRE |
AUS |
NZ |
NET |
SWE |
SWI |
| 1999 |
"Bring it All Back" |
1
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-
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3
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3
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-
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4
|
2
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-
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S
Club |
| "S Club Party" |
2
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-
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9
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-
|
1
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-
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39
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-
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| "Two in a
Million/You're My Number One" |
2
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-
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8
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23
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1
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-
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95
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| 2000 |
"Never Had a Dream Come
True" |
1
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10
|
2
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|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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| 2001 |
"Don't Stop Movin'" |
1
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|
1
|
2
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-
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-
|
1
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Sunshine |
| "Have You Ever" |
1
|
-
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4
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48
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40
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External links
| v • d • e S Club
(7) |
| Tina Barrett - Paul
Cattermole - Jon Lee - Bradley
McIntosh - Jo O'Meara - Hannah
Spearritt - Rachel Stevens |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: S
Club - 7
- Sunshine - Seeing
Double - Don't Stop Movin' (US)
- Best - The Greatest Hits |
| Singles: "Bring
it All Back" - "S Club Party" - "Two in a
Million/You're My Number One" - "Reach"
- "Natural" - "Never Had a Dream Come
True" - "Don't Stop Movin'"
- "Have You Ever" - "You"
- "Alive" - "Say
Goodbye/Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" |
| Filmography |
| Movies: Seeing
Double - Back to the 50s
(TV) - Boyfriends & Birthdays
(TV) - Christmas Special (TV) - Artistic
Differences (TV) |
| Television: Miami 7
- LA
7 - Hollywood 7 - Viva S
Club - S Club Go Wild |
| Related
bands |
| S Club 8 - Upper
Street |
