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
Something New (Girls Aloud song) before the encore. These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Something New". Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Ten". Personnel Something New (Girls Aloud song) "Something New" is a song recorded by British girl group Girls Aloud from their second compilation album, "Ten" (2012). It was released by Polydor Records on 16 November 2012, as the first single from the album and the official single for "Children in Need 2012". In February 2009, the group signed a new record deal with Fascination Records that would see the group release another three studio albums; however,