Sound of the Underground (album) written with the aim of launching their own girl group. The song was originally recorded in 2001 by London girl group Orchid, who disbanded before gaining a firm record deal. It was chosen by Girls Aloud's manager Louis Walsh as their debut single. "Sound of the Underground" was 2002's Christmas number one single and spent a further three weeks at number one. "Sound of the Underground" and another Xenomania production, Sugababes' "Round Round", have been called "two huge groundbreaking hits", credited with reshaping British pop music for the 2000s. Following the single's success, Girls Aloud proceeded to begin recording their
Love Machine (Girls Aloud song) Show" the same day. To further promote the greatest hits, "Love Machine" was also included on a promotional megamix. In 2013, the song was performed during the . English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys covered the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Love Machine". Love Machine (Girls Aloud song) "Love Machine" is a song recorded by British girl group Girls Aloud from their second studio album, "What Will the Neighbours Say?" (2004). It was released by Polydor Records on 13 September 2004, as the second single from