Round Round
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| Single by Sugababes from the album Angels with Dirty Faces |
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| B-side | "Groove is Going On" | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2002 | ||||
| Format | CD Single | ||||
| Recorded | 2002 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Rock, R&B/Soul, Electronic, Dance | ||||
| Length | 3:57 | ||||
| Label | Island | ||||
| Writer(s) | Mutya Buena Keisha Buchanan Miranda Cooper Niara Scarlett Brian Higgins Tim Powell Nick Coler Heidi Range Shawn Lee Lisa Cowling |
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| Producer | Kevin Bacon Jonathan Quarmby |
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| Certification | Gold (ARIA) Silver (BPI) | ||||
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"Round Round" is a pop song written by Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Miranda Cooper, Niara Scarlett, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Heidi Range, Shawn Lee, Lisa Cowling for the Sugababes' second studio album Angels with Dirty Faces. Produced by Kevin Bacon, and Jonathan Quarmby it was released as the album's second single in autumn 2002. The song peaked at number one on the UK singles chart and became the group's second number-one single in the UK.
It is based around a sample of "Tango Forte" by Dublex Inc..[1]
It is also an original soundtrack of the movie The Guru.
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[edit] Music video
The music video for "Round Round" has the group performing on a rotating platform, while being surrounded by a stationary tornado with dust and rubble accumlating in it.
There is a rusty caged wall with an audience watching, a pair of sunglasses and a ring get sucked into the tornado from them.
When Heidi's verse comes up everything comes to a stand still (including the tornado).
The girls slowly walk around 3 male dancers in the middle.
In the end chorus it appears the tornado has disappeared.
[edit] Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Round Round".
| # | Title | Time |
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| European CD single 1 | ||
| 1. | "Round Round" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Groove Is Going On" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Freak Like Me" [Girls On Top Dancehall Mix] | 3:30 |
| UK CD single 2/US CD single | ||
| 1. | "Round Round" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Round Round" [Craigie & Crichton Mix] | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Round Round" [Soulwax Mix] | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Round Round" [Seani B Mix] | 4:25 |
| Australasian CD single | ||
| 1. | "Round Round" [Album Version] | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Round Round" [Craigie & Crichton Mix] | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Round Round" [Soulwax Mix] | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Freak Like Me" [Girls On Top Dancehall Mix] | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Groove Is Going On" | 4:04 |
[edit] Charts
"Round Round" debuted at #1 on the UK singles chart and remained at the top spot for a week, giving the group their second UK #1 single. "Round Round" was also a success elsewhere reaching #2 in Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand. The track also reached #15 in Germany and #8 in Austria. In Australia, "Round Round" debuted at #21 and several weeks later, rose to a peak of #13 and was certified Gold by ARIA, giving the girls their first Australian top twenty hit. The song was also the Sugababes' best selling Australian single, up until the release of their 2005 hit "Push the Button" which reached #3 and was certified Platinum. Despite lower sales of "Round Round" in the UK, it is still more successful than "Freak Like Me", which also reached #1 on the UK singles chart and sold 235,000 copies, while the song has sold 225,000 copies. The Single sold 2.293.00 copies in 2002 alone.[1]
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[edit] Official Versions and Appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:
"Round Round"
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| Album Version | "Round Round" single, Overloaded: The Singles Collection, The Guru, Angels with Dirty Faces, |
| Craigie & Crichton Mix | "Round Round" single |
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| Seani B Mix | |
| Alternative Mix | Angels with Dirty Faces |
| Video | Overloaded: The Videos Collection |
| M.A.N.D.Y. Radio Mix | Overloaded: The Remix Collection |
| Sessions at AOL | Overloaded: The Live Collection |
| Preceded by "Colourblind" by Darius Danesh |
UK number-one single August 18, 2002 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Tha Crossroads" by Blazin' Squad |
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