"The Promise," Girls Aloud

[That Skipping Rope.]

Lead single off their upcoming fifth studio album.

"What we wanted to try and achieve was a classic disco element, in the same direction as Something Kinda Oooh but fresh and 2008.

"We aimed to be very in your face"

[RedDragon]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

I love SKO, so this better be good too.

lol @ the picture.

[RedDragon]

I really thought they would be the most successful pop act this christmas, since the Sugababes weren't supposed to release a new alvum until next year. Ugh.

I really want radio support for Girls Aloud, please, especially after "Call The Shots" and "Can't Speak French".

[backintime]

After the Sugababes news, this needs to be a cover of Girl Thing's "Last Ones Standing".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji6AlNnh4yg

[RedDragon]

This is fake.

[backintime]

The actual single is premiering this week.

[backintime]

Sept 8, 2008 6:34:23 GMT -5 backintime said:

The actual single is premiering this week.

Sunday at 7pm on Radio 1!

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

I'm excited about hearing this, especially since the new Sugababes' single is very disappointing.

[Robert J]

This is called "The Promise"

[backintime]

That is one crappy title. It certainly doesn't sound like the electro stomper I was hoping for

[cactus tree]

It could be this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqNZekTvzBU

Bad: It's a cover. Good: It's relatively upbeat, plus it's an awesome song.

[Phoenix]

I can't wait!

[RedDragon]

I can't wait. Even though I love "S! NNN", this single needs to be a little less risky.

[I HATE LA REID]

i can't wait for them to kick Sugababes' ass AGAIN!

[RedDragon]

This will be released on October 27. The competition for that week is Dido and Leona Lewis. Ugh, I wanted another #1 for The Aloud.

[RedDragon]

OMG.

[I HATE LA REID]

omg what?! is it good? god i missed it.

[RedDragon]

It's good. Not their best (I think). It's a progression from "Can't Speak French". Very retro, the chorous is extremely catchy, the second verse is kinda weak though. Sarah sings a lot.

Yes, it's better than "Girls".

[I HATE LA REID]

i expected A LOT more

[RedDragon]

Sarah Cheryl Nadine Nicola Kimberley Nicola+Nadine

1,2,3,4!

Everything he does better
Than anything ordinary
Everything he wants he gets
Coz everything he does is kinda necessary
So, I believe in love
Tell me can anything last forever
Life can live up to love
But baby hand on my heart
I'm never sayin' never

You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothing at all, nothing that I do
The Promise I made, promise I made
Is starting to fade, starting to fade
Babe!
You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothing at all nothing that I can not do
The Promise I made, promise I made
Is starting to fade, starting to fade

Maybe next time I'll take a ride on by
When I feel you near
Cos I can play this like I meant to now
My Alladin's lamp is down
And I gotta feel, oh baby right here
Giving up just looking into windows, yeah
I've had enough of wishing I'll find you
Baby don't ya know
I've had as much as I can take of falling, yeah
Got a lot to learn from riding through

You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothing at all, nothing that I do
The Promise I made, promise I made
Is starting to fade, starting to fade
Babe!
You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothing at all nothing, that I can not do
The Promise I made, promise I made
Is starting to fade, starting to fade

Here I am,
Walking Primrose,
Wondering when I'm gonna see you again
So here I am,
Walking Primrose,
Wondering when I'm gonna see you again
I've got my hands up ready to touch your soul
I'm gonna get the energy to wire me close to you
Got my eyes on the prize I see
Are you watching me baby?

Cos my heart is turning to solid gold
And my head is saying "honey, too good to be true"
Don't wanna look in your glittered eyes
How they spelling me everytime


You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothing at all nothing that I do
The Promise I made, promise I made
Is starting to fade, starting to fade
Babe!
You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothing at all nothing that I can not do
The Promise I made, promise I made
Is starting to fade, starting to fade

Baby it's not that hard to know you
Maybe we'll make it up and go
Maybe we'll work things out
There's only one way up and one way down
I know
If you wanna convince me start again
If you wanna be with me in my arms

You're gonna make me, make me love you (Uh-oh!)
Nothing at all nothing that I do
The Promise I made, promise I made
Is starting to fade, starting to fade
Babe! (Uh-oh!)
You're gonna make me, make me love you
Nothing at all nothing that I can not do
The Promise I made, promise I made
Is starting to fade, starting to fade
Babe!

[RedDragon]

I LOVE this now. So catchy, it's kinda a summery and sweet 70's track, with the horns mixed. Can't wait to hear the instrumental in HQ!

[RedDragon]

Popjustice's review:

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Digital Spy review:

Girls Aloud are back!

The new Girls Aloud single had its first play on Radio 1 last night and, to put it mildly, it's not what anyone was expecting. It's neither a 'Call The Shots'-style pop romp nor a floorfiller in the 'Something Kinda Ooooh' vein. Hell, it's not even a ballad.

So, what it is then? Well, if you asked Girls Aloud and Xenomania, their producers, to come up with a new song for the Dirty Dancing musical, it would probably sound like 'The Promise'. That's right, Girls Aloud have gone sixties.

"Oh balls," you're probably thinking, "Not them as well!" But 'The Promise' is actually really good - a cute, wistful pop song that feels like a semi-distant relative to to 'Can't Speak French'. There's a groovy "one, two, three, four!" intro, some nice Spectorish touches in the production and a lovely classic-sounding melody.

In summary: it's hard to get your head round at first, but Girls Aloud are still very much on form. If you haven't heard it yet, radio rips are easy enough to find on YouTube.

[backintime]

It's nice. I'm sure it will grow on me, but I don't like it as much as any of the singles from Tangled Up yet.

[Franck]

This is pretty average but I didn't expect anything better.

[RedDragon]

Yeah. I'm sure you haven't heard "Chemistry" and "Tangled Up". lol

Anyway, they ALWAYS choose the worst weeks to release their singles. They'll be competing with Dido and Leona Lewis.