The Official Girls Aloud Thread

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Originally Posted by drewbilation

yeah, it's not really a "stormer," is it? but I like it a lot.

I didn't hear any Nicola, though.

Yeah, calling it a "stormer" had me expecting another Sexy! No No No... or Something Kinda Ooooh, but it was pretty relaxed in my opinion. It has kind of a jazzy, classical feel to it. And yeah, I didn't hear Nicola either. At least Kimberley was in the bridge. And yay for the key change at the end.

[drewbilation]

I think that's Nicola at around 2:12ish.

here's the radio rip, Nadine's interview and the whole thing~ quality's not the best and there are a few minor glitches, but it'll hold until we get a HQ leak, anyway.

[milky_way]

^ Thank you

[°~Kitty~°]

YaY! Thanks for this =D I really like the song, so catchy^^

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according to someone on Popjustice, they'll have their first performance of "The Promise" this coming weekend on Strictly Come Dancing.

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Originally Posted by drewbilation

according to someone on Popjustice, they'll have their first performance of "The Promise" this coming weekend on Strictly Come Dancing.

Damn! That's so soon. Well I'll be watching for it.

And btw, I kind of love the song now.

I like the song!It's not a "stormer".

[bernardation]

not a stormer at all, but i guess there's something very commercial in this song.
i guess it is going to do great at the charts.

and let's not forget to mention: MUCH better than the sugababes' new song.

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Originally Posted by bernardation

not a stormer at all, but i guess there's something very commercial in this song.
i guess it is going to do great at the charts.

and let's not forget to mention: MUCH better than the sugababes' new song.

I agree, with both parts. The Sugababes' new song is far too repetitive, albeit a good song still. The Promise is really catchy and I think it could be a big success commercially. I'm dying to find out what the cover looks like.

[Partino]

Originally Posted by drewbilation

I think that's Nicola at around 2:12ish.

here's the radio rip, Nadine's interview and the whole thing~ quality's not the best and there are a few minor glitches, but it'll hold until we get a HQ leak, anyway.

thank you ... you are so awesome (not that I have to tell you that )

Originally Posted by bernardation

and let's not forget to mention: MUCH better than the sugababes' new song.

I kinda love that song. It has a certain touch in it I really love.

[drewbilation]

apparently, the video will take place at a drive-in movie theater, with dancers, and the girls will eventually end up in the movie. also, they'll be wearing '60s-styled clothing.

[Cyria]

That sounds like it could be fun. They should look good in 60s clothing.

60's clothing!So cool!

[drewbilation]

Nadine has shingles, so she's not on Live Lounge this morning. this account on YouTube is continuously uploading the show as it occurs.

edit~ besides "The Promise," they also performed One Republic's "Apologize." "The Promise" was good, but it would've been amazing with Nadine there. Sarah was very good, though - much better than I expected her to be, at least.

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music video for "The Promise" is out!

they all look amazing, but Nicola's hair is bordering on yuck.

[bondingo]

Very cute video. It was pretty much what I was expecting, but the girls looked even cuter than I anticipated.

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Originally Posted by Herald.ie

Nadine struck down by skin virus and ordered to rest for a month

POP STAR Nadine Coyle (23) has been forced to quit the music business for one month after being struck down with shingles.

Doctors have ordered bed rest for the Girls Aloud singer in order to beat the virus.

The Derry girl was given an emergency medical appointment after falling sick earlier this week. She was suffering with a soaring temperatureand agonising pain and nearly collapsed in her LA apartment.

Worried friends rushed the singer to the doctors, who diagnosed shingles.

The illness, a skin complaint caused by the same virus as chickenpox, is often associated with stress or illness that affects the immune system.

Her bandmate and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole said Nadine has been confined to bed.

"She is really ill with it and can't come to any engagements," said Cheryl. "Poor Nadine was complaining of feeling unwell for a while but it really hit her badly in the last few days.

"She couldn't even get on the plane because she was so unwell so it's really important for her to get a break now. We're all rooting for her and hope she gets well soon. She can have all the time off she needs to get better," said Cheryl.

People close to Nadine have put her recent exhaustion down to her gruelling schedule with Girls Aloud and her transatlantic commuting.

"She is on long-haul flights every couple of weeks because she spends so much time in Los Angeles," said a friend. "It leaves her feeling very tired and everything has caught up with her recently. Everyone is telling her to slow down a bit because she can't keep up this schedule. It's clearly making her ill.

"She's also the main singer in the band so that comes with a lot of stress and pressure too," the friend added. "She needs to get her energy levels up and then she can rejoin the girls next month."

Nadine, who is dating NY Giants American Football star Jason Bell, has spent most of the past two months in LA, where her family run an Irish theme bar.

****. hope she's better in time for the X Factor performance.

[howtousesexy]

Aww poor Nadine. Hope she gets better soon.

And the music video is pretty cool, really like it.

[Re:★]

Remember when a wasp attacked Nadine at the V Festival...?





Way to make something hilarious even funnier. Get well soon Nads!

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album title is possibly "Out Of Control?"

Originally Posted by BBC

Girls Aloud say their bosses want to call the group's new album Out Of Control - because the pop stars can't be told what to do.

The group release their new single, The Promise, on 27 October. The album is expected to follow two weeks later.

"It basically came from the record company," singer Kimberley Walsh told the BBC.

"They said: 'We don't know what to say, you lot are out of control. We can't tell you anything.'"

"So that's where that came from. 'Out of control' means you can't tell us what to do."

The group were very much "involved in the direction" of the record, Walsh adds, which follows on from the soul influences of the single.

"The whole album's a lot older sounding," she confirms. "It wasn't intentional - it was just kind of how it went, you know?"

'Out of the ordinary'

The Promise sees the group take inspiration from the 1960s, adding their trademark sassy lyrics and cut 'n' paste song structures to the mix.

"The '60s thing is quite prominent," Bradford-born Walsh says.

"But it's out of the ordinary. Not really what you'd expect."

The Promise is the five-piece's 19th single - an astonishing feat in the flash-in-the-pan world of pop music.

"It's mad, isn't it?" says an incredulous Walsh. "We still have to pinch ourselves."

Indeed, it's a wonder they have had time to record a new album at all, as their side-projects multiply.

Youngest member Nicola Roberts, 22, has launched a range of make-up for women with pale skin.

Irish star Nadine Coyle, 23, now lives permanently in Los Angeles, where she runs - of all things - a candle shop.

The group's most recognisable face, however, is Cheryl Cole - who can currently be seen every weekend on The X Factor.

In January, it was alleged that her footballer husband, Ashley Cole, had cheated on her, triggering months of tabloid speculation about her marriage and her health.

Fans, many of whom were hostile to the Chelsea defender in the wake of the alleged affair, initially believed the lyrics of The Promise would be a barely-veiled reference to his wedding vows.

"Oh no, it's nothing to do with that at all," says Walsh with more than a hint of surprise.

"I think people sometimes read a little too far into things."

Tabloid revelations

The 26-year-old, who is often referred to as the "mother" of the group, is understandably protective of her friend and colleague.

Along with Roberts, she flew out to Thailand to provide support to Cole in the weeks following the tabloid revelations.

"I like to be there for them if they need me," she says of her bandmates.

"I just have that kind of instinct. I'm a little bit more sensible and I guess I'm a little bit older as well."

The family mentality is one of the keys to Girls Aloud's longevity.

Unusually for the music industry, they are surrounded by a stable team - from their writers and managers right down to the wardrobe and choreography teams.

"Everyone who works with us now has been there for a while and they don't hold anything back, which I like," says Walsh.

"You don't need people blowing smoke up your arse, do you?"

The group's harshest critics, she notes, are the girls themselves.

"But I think that's a good thing," Walsh adds. "That's how you push yourself further."

Pushing forward

After contributing several tracks to 2005's Chemistry, they only had two writing credits on last year's Tangled Up - including the hit single Sexy! No No No.

"It's a time issue, which I know is bad - but we've always got so much going on," Walsh said.

"But this year I think a few of us have written bits and pieces and we've been quite involved in the direction of how it's going. So we're really pleased."

Many groups at this stage in their career would be thinking about taking a year off, or branching out into solo projects.

But Girls Aloud are pushing forward with a new album - their fifth - not to mention an autobiography, a TV special and a tour.

But, despite all their success, Walsh confesses that the group are worried about how the new sound will go down.

"We do still get nervous," she says. "When you don't get nervous you have to worry, haven't you?"

"It means that you don't care about it."

The Promise is out on 27 October.