Black Coffee (All Saints song) Coffee" was written by Tom Nichols, Alexander von Soos and Kirsty Bertarelli. It is unique for being the only All Saints original single not to be written by group member Shaznay Lewis. Instead, the song was initially recorded by Kirsty under the title "I Wouldn't Wanna Be". She first wrote the song, basing it on her relationship with Swiss entrepreneur Ernesto Bertarelli who she met on his yacht off the coast of Sardinia in 1997. Gary Davies, a BBC Radio 1 DJ and Kirsty's manager, passed on the track's production to Nichols who was also under his management at the
Black Coffee (All Saints song) of "Black Coffee" were marred by in-group tension and fighting. The group were not on speaking terms at the time of their "Children in Need" performance on 17 November 2000 after Nicole announced her pregnancy the night before. According to the Appleton sisters, they were completely ignored by Lewis and Blatt during their performance at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party on 10 December 2000. The performance was later criticised by "The Guardian"s Betty Clarke who wrote, "Only All Saints let the side down, going through the motions..." At the Capital FM Christmas Party, Natalie and Lewis nearly came to