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S Club Party

"S Club Party" is a song by British pop group S Club 7. It was released on 20 September 1999 as the second single from their debut studio album, S Club (1999). The song was written by Mikkel Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen, and Hugh Atkins and produced by StarGate.

"S Club Party"
Single by S Club 7
from the album S Club
B-side
  • "Viva La Fiesta"
  • "Our Time Has Come"
Released20 September 1999 (1999-09-20)[1]
StudioStarGate (Norway)
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Mikkel Eriksen
  • Hallgeir Rustan
  • Tor Erik Hermansen
  • Hugh Atkins
Producer(s)StarGate
S Club 7 singles chronology
"Bring It All Back"
(1999) 		"S Club Party"
(1999) 		"Two in a Million" / "You're My Number One"
(1999)
Music video
"S Club Party" on YouTube

"S Club Party" received a mixed reception from music critics. Despite this, it reached the top spot in New Zealand and peaked at number two in the United Kingdom and Australia. It was certified platinum in Australia and gold in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Single information edit

"S Club Party", the band's second single, is a song that is described as an "introduction to the band". Each line of the song's second verse describes a different member of S Club 7: "Tina's doin' her dance, Jon's lookin' for romance, Paul's gettin' down on the floor, while Hannah's screamin' out for more. Wanna see Bradley swing? Wanna see Rachel do her thing? Then we got Jo, she's got the flow - get ready everybody 'cause here we go!" Following the departure of Paul Cattermole from the band, they recorded a "United" version of the song with S Club 8, which omits the second verse and replaces it with the chant, "Ooh, ooh!" and extra ad lib vocals by S Club 8 vocalists Aaron Renfree, Frankie Sandford, Jay Asforis, Stacey McClean and Rochelle Humes.

The single contains two B-sides, "Viva La Fiesta" and "Our Time Has Come". "Viva La Fiesta" later made the final track listing of the band's debut album, although "Our Time Has Come" remained as a B-side. "Our Time Has Come" was written at the same time as the band's debut single, "Bring It All Back", and was again produced by Eliot Kennedy. The track was a contender to be the band's debut single alongside "Bring It All Back", and was written as a contrast: while "Bring It All Back" features lead vocals from the girls, "Our Time Has Come" features lead vocals from the boys. Our Time Has Come was one of only three singles from the band's debut album era not to be performed on Miami 7, but it was performed live during the band's S Club Party - Live tour in 2001. Remixes of "S Club Party" by Dave Way and Jason Nevins were released on CD2, while the Australian CD single includes an extended version of "Bring It All Back".

Music video edit

The music video for the track was filmed in the Californian desert on the set of the Back to the '50s special.[2] The 50s gang challenge S Club 7 to a race, mirroring the famous race in Grease. The theme of the video is the United States in the 1950s. The group then sing "S Club Party" and they go on to win the race. Each member of the group also has their own "S" shot, where they draw an S in the sky whilst jumping in the air. When the group sing the song in the TV movie, Back to the '50s, it differs slightly from the music video. In the movie version, some scenes were cut out or shortened. In the music video, it shows some clips from the movie and all of S Club 7 have more single shots including Hannah, Jon and Tina. The music video version also has a different ending, with S Club 7 dancing in front of the camera having fun and dancing in the back of a truck with everyone from the movie dancing around them. A longer version of the video has the band being challenged to a race upon arrival. It ends with the leader of the gang complementing S Club 7's victory before the band drives away.

Track listings edit

Credits and personnel edit

Credits are lifted from the S Club album booklet.[8]

Studios

  • Recorded at StarGate Studios (Norway)
  • Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

  • Mikkel Eriksen – writing
  • Hallgeir Rustan – writing
  • Tor Erik Hermansen – writing
  • Hugh Atkins – writing
  • Steve Hilton – keyboards, programming
  • StarGate – production
  • Jeremy Wheatley – additional production and mix
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 400,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Reviews – For Records Released on 20 September 1999" (PDF). Music Week. 11 September 1999. p. 24. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7 inlay booklet" (Press release). Universal Music. 2 June 2003.
  3. ^ S Club Party (UK CD1 liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 1999. 561 417-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ S Club Party (UK CD2 liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 1999. 561 418-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ S Club Party (UK & Australasian cassette single sleeve). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 1999. 561 417-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ S Club Party (Australasian CD single liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 1999. 561 417-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "S Club Party – EP by S Club 7 on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ^ S Club (UK CD album booklet). S Club 7. Polydor Records. 1999. 543 103-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "S Club 7 – S Club Party". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  10. ^ "S Club 7 – S Club Party" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 42. 16 October 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  12. ^ "S Club 7 – S Club Party" (in French). Les classement single.
  13. ^ "S Club 7 – S Club Party" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – S Club Party". Irish Singles Chart.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  16. ^ "S Club 7 – S Club Party" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ^ "S Club 7 – S Club Party". Top 40 Singles.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "S Club 7 – S Club Party". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
  22. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000". ARIA. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  24. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – S Club 7 – S Club Party". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  25. ^ "British single certifications – S Club 7 – S Club Party". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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