Sats interview on BBC Breakfast News
The Sats had an early morning as they had an interview on BBC’s Breakfast News show this morning.
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CMU SSQ Interviews The Saturdays
Right, here come the all important facts, people. Consisting of Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman – formerly of S Club 8 formerly S Club Juniors – along with Mollie King, Una Healy and Vanessa White, The Saturdays released their debut single ‘If This Is Love’ in July 2008. Their debut album ‘Chasing Lights’ duly followed in October, peaking at number nine in the good old music charts, exactly the same position reached by their second album, ‘Wordshaker’, which was released exactly a year later. I reckon there’s some voodoo at play. This week the girl group release new single ‘Missing You’, the opening track from their new mini-album ‘Headlines’, which follows on 16 Aug. Knowing just how many fans The Saturdays have among the CMU faithful, we stalked Vanessa for a whole week until we persuaded her to answer our Same Six Questions.
Q1 How did you start out making music?
When we first got together we were in the studio loads. We had lots and lots of tracks and worked with a writer called Ina Wroldsen, who worked with us for most of the first album. We took it from there really, and just carried on.
Q2 What inspired your latest album?
There are loads of tracks on it that we like, and which we enjoyed writing and recording. We had a bit of a break at the beginning of the year, but wanted to get these songs out in 2010, before we start work on our next full album. So that’s where the idea of a mini-album came from. We haven’t really changed in the direction that we’ve been going down from the very beginning. It’s nothing too different from the albums before it’s just a more updated version I’d say.
Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
We all sit in a room together, whether it’s three of us, or two of us, and we sit there and think about what we want to write about. And just chat and feed off each other really.
Q4 Which artists influence your work?
Really cool pop tracks. Acts like us, straight up pop!
Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
I’d say it’s fun pop!
Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future?
We want it to do well, obviously. We really like it, so we just hope everyone else does! Obviously, after this, we’ve got the more singles coming out from the album, plus we’ve got a book and a jewellery range, so it’s all going on! We definitely want to do more albums and keep developing our sound and style into the future.
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The Sats Don’t Want No Scrubs
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The Saturdays have been busy shooting special performances for their upcoming, access-all-areas TV show ’24/7′. In this week’s flip we go behind-the scenes of the set for the very first time!
As well as a quick chat with the director of the show, we’ve also got a special ‘first ever’ clip of the Sats performing an acoustic version of ‘Missing You’.
And with all the album, single and TV show excitement, the Sats are in typically high spirits. Head over to the video section now for TLC magic, monkey massages and some reeeeeally bad jokes!
If you haven’t purchased the EP for ”Missing You” from iTunes yet, do it here to get it up at the charts! It’s the single and 3 great remixes for just 1.99, so please support the girls! You can now also order the physical single for Missing You from HMV for just 1.99 as well – so please buy it!
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Digitalspy Review: ”Headlines!”
“I’m doing nothing / ‘Cause then at least I’m doing nothing wrong.” A lyric which evidently doesn’t describe The Saturdays’ work ethic. Two albums, six top ten singles, their own TV show, book, jewellery line… it’s all go for Una and co. Headlines! arrives just ten months after the group’s second album, Wordshaker, failed to do the business sales-wise, despite peaking at a very respectable number nine on the charts. Abandoning their sophomore set, the ladies have instead opted to release this “mini-album” featuring tracks that they couldn’t bear to hang onto for their next full-length long-player. Was it worth the effort? Hell yes!
Sitting next to Wordshaker singles ‘Ego’ and ‘Forever Is Over’ is the eight-track set’s own trailer track, ‘Missing You’. It’s hard to knock a ballad with a dance routine and, after a few spins, its chorus implants itself in your brain no matter how much you claim to dislike it at first. However, as enjoyable as ‘Missing You’ is, after hearing several of the other newbies here it’s tough not to wonder, ‘Just who chooses this group’s lead singles?’
So, what should have launched Headlines!? Well, that would be the group’s recently confirmed next single. Move over ‘Up’, shift along ‘Ego’, for there’s a new Sats classic in town. The synth-laden ‘Higher’ has become an instant fan fave following recent live performances and, thanks to its infectious chorus and super-sassy lyrics, it’s not hard to see why. Una Healy’s middle 8 isn’t quite as thrilling on record as it is on stage, but don’t let the ill-advised use of Auto-Tune spoil this moment of close-to pop perfection.
Also nestling among the new tracks is ‘Died In Your Eyes’, originally recorded by US pop upstart Kristinia DeBarge. Though few are likely to realise that it’s a cover – poor Kristinia! – it’s a shame that one of Headlines!‘ five new songs turns out to be second-hand. That said, it’s still a decent Tedderish pop ballad with lyrics that prove The Saturdays can “do” vulnerable when they want to.
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Digitalspy Interview: Mollie
We’ll be honest with you – we were a little concerned when everything went quiet in the Saturdays camp post-‘Ego’, but with Girls Aloud on shaky ground and Sugababes M.I.A., we’re pleased to see Frankie, Mollie, Rochelle, Una and Vanessa picking up the slack. Back with the stomping electropop ballad ‘Missing You’ and mini-album Headlines!, the girls are firmly positioning themselves to pinch the crown for ‘Britain’s Top Girlband’. But first, can they score that elusive No.1 hit? We gave Mollie a call to find out if they’re feeling confident.
Are you enjoying performing the new single?
“I love this single and I love the dance routine! You know what we’re like – even though it’s a ballad we still wanted to have a dance. Thankfully it’s got a trancey beat which lends itself to a bit of a routine. We actually performed the track’s club remix on Alan Carr’s show the other day.”
Does that mean you have to do the routine faster?
“It does! It’s already quite complicated so that was… interesting! So much fun though.”
What’s the response to the single been like?
“We’re really pleased with the response it’s had. Whenever we put a single out, we get a sense in the first couple of weeks how people are responding to it, and this seems to be the best yet. The radio stations are loving it and the fans seem to be as well. It’s sort of a new direction for us, but not so much as to alienate our fans. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the album.”
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Mollie reveals … Who was she missing?
Find out in the video!
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Final competition day, with Frankie!
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It’s time for our final ‘The Saturdays Are Missing Who?’ clip. Today it’s Frankie’s turn to describe someone she misses!
Simply watch her in the video above, then tweet the name of the person you think she is talking about. For example, if you think she’s talking about boyfriend Dougie, then tweet:
#FrankieIsMissing DOUGIE http://tiny.cc/9a58n
We’ll be announcing the winner next week!
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Who is Una Missing?
Day 4 of the competition, and this time it’s Una’s turn… Can you guess who she’s missing? Read the details below the video!
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It’s time for the fourth round of our week long competition, ‘The Saturdays Are Missing Who?’. Today it’s Una’s turn to describe someone she misses!
Simply watch her in the video above, then tweet the name of the person you think she is talking about. For example, if you think she’s talking about boyfriend Ben, then tweet:
#UnaIsMissing BEN http://tiny.cc/k4ueh
We’ll be announcing the winner next week!
And be sure to check by www.thesaturdays.co.uk again tomorrow. We’ll have our final ‘Missing Who’ competition clip – it’s Frankie’s turn!
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