Girls Aloud by Louis Walsh until 2005 when Hilary Shaw replaced him. The new group competed with the boys' winning group, One True Voice to have 2002's Christmas number one single. Girls Aloud won the battle with their single "Sound of the Underground", produced by Brian Higgins and Xenomania. The song spent four consecutive weeks at number one and was certified platinum in March 2003. The song received critical acclaim; Alexis Petridis of "The Guardian" stated that "it proved a first: it was a reality pop record that didn't make you want to do physical harm to everyone involved in its manufacture".
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