Girls Aloud "Jump". The single, which charted at number two, accompanied a new edition of "Sound of the Underground". After a brief hiatus, Girls Aloud released "The Show" in June 2004, the first single from "What Will the Neighbours Say?", the group's second album. The single entered the charts at number two. The next single, "Love Machine", also peaked at number two in September 2004. Girls Aloud then recorded a cover of The Pretenders' "I'll Stand by You" which was released as the official Children in Need charity single. The song was not well received by critics; however, the cover became Girls
Love Machine (Girls Aloud song) Love Machine (Girls Aloud song) "Love Machine" is a song recorded by British girl group Girls Aloud from their second studio album, "What Will the Neighbours Say?" (2004). It was released by Polydor Records on 13 September 2004, as the second single from the album. The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Lisa Cowling, Myra Boyle, and Shawn Lee. The instrumentation was inspired by The Smiths, and created by Powell and Coler. "Love Machine" is an uptempo song with elements of the 1980 synthpop. The single was received favourably by contemporary music critics, who