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
The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits that year to sell at least 1 million units in Europe. As of 21 March 2013, the album has sold over 1,2 million units in Europe. "Something Kinda Ooooh" was released on 16 October 2006 as the lead single from "The Sound of Girls Aloud", one week prior to the album's release. The track debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart on download sales alone, before reaching its peak position at number three on the week ending 4 November 2006. The accompanying music video was directed by Stuart Gosling and produced by Jon Adams, and features the group