2002 in British music charts hit of his, "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word". Amazingly, despite charting for 31 years, this was only Elton's 5th UK No. 1 single. "" became the new phenomenon in the world of talent shows and it produced 2 new acts, boyband One True Voice and girl group Girls Aloud. They both released their singles in Christmas week and the girls beat the boys to the top spot, claiming the Christmas number one with their debut single, "Sound of the Underground". The song topped the charts for 4 weeks, and escalated them to great fame. They have had continued
The Promise (Girls Aloud song) the planet". As soon as Girls Aloud heard the song, they decided it should be the first single from "Out of Control". The day before the song was due to be delivered to Fascination Records, the entire backing track was ditched and replayed. Described by the band's website as a "stormer of a track", "The Promise" premièred on Switch on BBC Radio 1 on 14 September 2008. During promotion, Girls Aloud announced dates for 2009's Out of Control Tour. The song was released as a physical CD single in Ireland on 15 October 2008, followed by a digital release in