Sound of the Underground (song) Spinner.com named "Sound of the Underground" the eighth best British song of the 2000s. "Sound of the Underground" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 22 December 2002. Girls Aloud sold just over 213,000 copies, while One True Voice's "Sacred Trust" sold only 147,000. Girls Aloud stayed at number one for a second and third week, the final chart of 2002 and the first chart of 2003. The single spent another week at number one, bringing "Sound of the Underground" to a total of four consecutive weeks at number one in the UK. It spent two weeks
Tangled Up (Girls Aloud album) November that year, the band performed their single "Call the Shots" on various charity and television shows, such as UNICEF and "The X Factor", and performed a Christmas special for "Top of the Pops" in December. The following year, Girls Aloud performed "Can't Speak French" on various shows such as the 2008 V Festival. Through 2007 and 2008, Girls Aloud had also recorded several television specials and shows that promoted themselves and the work from "Tangled Up". The group performed and made a cameo appearance in the British teen film "St Trinian's"; they also provided vocals to the soundtrack, whilst