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".
Long Hot Summer (Girls Aloud song) and performed the single the weekend ahead of its release, accompanied by a Jeep as a prop. They also performed the song on shows such as "GMTV", "Ministry of Mayhem", "Pepsi Max Downloaded", "Smile", "Top of the Pops", and "Top of the Pops Reloaded". Girls Aloud also performed at London gay nightclub G-A-Y to promote the release of "Long Hot Summer". They also appeared at the summer open-air concerts Big Gay Out, Live on the Lawn, and pop2thepark. Girls Aloud performed "Long Hot Summer" on 2005's Chemistry Tour and 2006's . These are the formats and track listings of major