"Love Machine"
Single by Girls Aloud from the album What Will the Neighbours Say?
B-side	"Androgynous Girls"
Released	September 13, 2004
Format	CD single, 7" picture disc
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop
Length	3:27
Label	Polydor
Writer	Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Tim Powell Nick Coler Lisa Cowling Myra Boyle Shawn Lee
Producer	Xenomania
Girls Aloud singles chronology
"The Show" (2004) "Love Machine" (2004) "I'll Stand by You" (2004)
The Sound of Girls Aloud track listing
"Sound of the Underground" (1) "Love Machine" (2) "Biology" (3)
Alternate cover
UK Maxi CD cover
Audio sample
Info "Love Machine" (help· info)

"Love Machine" was second single from Girls Aloud's second album What Will the Neighbours Say?. It charted at #2 in the UK in September of 2004. It was also their first single on the UK download chart, managing to reach #6. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Girls Aloud are a British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... What Will the Neighbours Say? is the second album by British all-girl pop group Girls Aloud. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... 1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Miranda Cooper is a member of the UK-based Xenomania writing and production team founded by Brian Higgins. ... Brian Higgins is a British music producer who has written and produced albums and tracks for several pop music singers and groups (most notably Girls Aloud) through his Xenomania production group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Xenomania members Niara Scarlett and Giselle Sommerville on the sleeve to their 2004 Mania single Looking For A Place. Xenomania are one of the UKs leading pop production houses, put together by writer and producer Brian Higgins. ... Girls Aloud are a British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... The Show was the fifth single from Girls Aloud and the first from their second album, What Will the Neighbours Say?. It kept up their run of successful top three singles in the UK charts, debuting at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. ... Ill Stand by You is a 1994 song recorded by The Pretenders from their sixth studio album, Last of the Independents. ... Alternative covers Limited Edition Bonus CD cover. ... The Sound of Girls Aloud track listing Sound of the Underground (1) Love Machine (2) Alternate cover UK CD 2 cover Audio sample Info Sound of the Underground (help· info) Sound of the Underground is the first single to be released by Popstars winners Girls Aloud. ... The Sound of Girls Aloud track listing Love Machine (2) Biology (3) No Good Advice (4) Alternate cover UK Maxi CD cover Audio sample Biology is a song recorded by the British pop girlgroup Girls Aloud. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links LoveMachineSample. ... Image File history File links LoveMachineSample. ... Girls Aloud are a British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... What Will the Neighbours Say? is the second album by British all-girl pop group Girls Aloud. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Release information

An early demo of "Love Machine" was included on the Popjustice compilation album Popjustice: 100% Solid Pop Music; this version was sung by Cheryl Cole and Nadine Coyle and features radically different lyrics from the released versions, even excluding the phrase "Love Machine". Popjustice is a music website founded in 2000 and is the work of UK freelance music journalist Peter Robinson, who has worked for NME, The Guardian, Attitude and many others. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... Cheryl Ann Cole, (née Tweedy) (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and member of the girl group Girls Aloud. ... Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born June 15, 1985, Derry, Northern Ireland) is a singer from the all-girl group Girls Aloud. ...

The group tried to stop the single being released as they thought the beginning of the song would irritate people. It has since become one of their favourite singles to perform.

Upon its release, "Love Machine" was nominated for 'Record of The Year 2004' and came in 6th place.^{[citation needed]} The single sold in excess of 100,000 copies, of which 35,800 in the first week of release. It spent a total of 7 weeks in the UK Top 40. The B-side, "Androgynous Girls", has become popular amongst fans of the group. “B-Sides” redirects here. ...

"Love Machine" is often considered one of their 'signature songs', alongside "Sound of the Underground", "Biology" and "Something Kinda Ooooh" . The dance routine in particular for this track, which involves the alternate moving of the arms back and forth in the chorus, is often considered to be their most popular. The Sound of Girls Aloud track listing Sound of the Underground (1) Love Machine (2) Alternate cover UK CD 2 cover Audio sample Info Sound of the Underground (help· info) Sound of the Underground is the first single to be released by Popstars winners Girls Aloud. ... The Sound of Girls Aloud track listing Love Machine (2) Biology (3) No Good Advice (4) Alternate cover UK Maxi CD cover Audio sample Biology is a song recorded by the British pop girlgroup Girls Aloud. ... The Sound of Girls Aloud track listing Life Got Cold (10) Something Kinda Ooooh (11) Whole Lotta History (12) Alternate cover UK Maxi CD cover Audio sample Info Something Kinda Ooooh (help· info) Something Kinda Ooooh was the thirteenth single to be released by British girl band Girls Aloud. ...

The song contains a reference to Frankie Goes to Hollywood, in the lyrics "We're living in two tribes/and heading for war." Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) was a UK New wave band that was popular in early 1980s. ... Two Tribes is the title track of the second single by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in May 1984 (see 1984 in music). ...

Music video

Girls Aloud in the music video for "Love Machine". From left to right: Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts & Sarah Harding.

The video for "Love Machine" takes place in the fictitious Eskimo Club, a nightclub which the band members, dressed for a night on the town, enter. Image File history File links GirlsAloud_LoveMachine. ... Image File history File links GirlsAloud_LoveMachine. ... Cheryl Ann Cole, (née Tweedy) (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and member of the girl group Girls Aloud. ... Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born June 15, 1985, Derry, Northern Ireland) is a singer from the all-girl group Girls Aloud. ... Kimberley Jane Walsh (born November 20, 1981) is an English singer and member of pop group Girls Aloud. ... Nicola Maria Roberts (born 5 October 1985, Runcorn, Cheshire) is an English pop singer, and one fifth of British girl group Girls Aloud. ... For the Jurassic Park character, Dr. Sarah Harding, see List of characters in Jurassic Park Sarah Nicole Harding (born 17 November 1981, in Ascot) is an English singer in the girl group Girls Aloud, and model. ...

Though Cheryl initially sets her eye on a musician at the club, the girls make their way to a table. However, they are soon distracted by the men in the Eskimo Club and the tricks they pull to try to get the girls' attention.

In a separate setting of a dark background and flashing lights, the girls begin to dance, and eventually they release their inhibitions and begin dancing in the Eskimo Club as well. At the end of the video the girls walk at of the club tired and barefoot.

Variations

On the Chemistry Tour just before the second chorus of the song, there was an interlude. The girls sang 1 Thing by Amerie. then after the interlude the girls carried on from where they left off in Love Machine. The Chemistry Tour was in 2006, Girls Alouds first arena-based concert tour. ... 1 Thing is a 2005 single by American R&B singer Amerie. ... Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980[1]), better known as Amerie, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. ...

On the Greatest Hits Tour the girls peformed it with a Big Band feel, which was present in the whole set. it included another breakdown which featured Cheryl disrupting the routine and taking a swig of Champagne.

Track listings and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Love Machine".

The Show was the fifth single from Girls Aloud and the first from their second album, What Will the Neighbours Say?. It kept up their run of successful top three singles in the UK charts, debuting at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. ...

Charts

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Covers

The song was famously covered by the Arctic Monkeys on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. The band have since found the hit has become a favourite of their fans who "chant for 'Love Machine'"; now they "[shrug] off requests with an effortlessly breezy 'not a chance'".^[1] However their earlier responses to these requests had caused controversy, lead singer Alex Turner telling fans at the Sheffield Octagon: Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... Jo Whiley, host of the Live Lounge. ... Alexander David Turner[1] (born 6 January 1986)[2] is an English musician and member of Sheffield band, Arctic Monkeys. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ...

The song has also been covered by singer Tiffany and on Comic Relief does Fame Academy by Blue Peter presenter Zöe Salmon, and musical group A2M. Tiffany Renee Darwish (born October 2, 1971), known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer who had a number of teen pop hits during the late 1980s. ... Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities (students) sing as students of the Academy. ... For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ... Zöe Salmon (born 7 January 1980, in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a British television presenter, currently hosting the childrens television show Blue Peter. ...

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