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
Girls Aloud: Home Truths the audience for that night. Girls Aloud: Home Truths Girls Aloud: Home Truths is a fly on the wall style documentary film that was broadcast as a prelude to the group's first full-length documentary series, "". The programme was first broadcast on 12 October 2005 on ITV2. The programme followed the group for six months, during preparation for their "What Will the Neighbours Say? Live" tour, the release of their tenth single, "Long Hot Summer", and recording their third studio album, "Chemistry". The programme focuses on the recording of "Models" and "". The show pulled in nearly 267,000 viewers, which