"The Show"
Single by Girls Aloud
from the album What Will The Neighbours Say?
Released	June 28, 2004 (UK) June 3, 2006 (Australia)
Format	CD single, 3" pocket CD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop
Length	3:38
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Lisa Cowling, Jon Shave, Tim Powell, Xenomania
Producer(s)	Xenomania
Chart positions
#1 (Greece) #2 (UK) #5 (Ireland)
Girls Aloud singles chronology
"Jump (for My Love)" (2003)	"The Show" (2004)	"Love Machine" (2004)
Alternate cover
Australian single cover

"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. In the UK it has sold in excess of 75,000 copies. There were no additional b-sides, only remixes and an interview, titled "The After Show". Image File history File links THESHOW.jpg Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Girls Aloud are a pop group from the United Kingdom. ... What Will the Neighbours Say? is the second album by British all-girl pop group Girls Aloud. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... 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. ... Xenomania members Niara Scarlett and Giselle Sommerville on the sleeve to their 2004 Mania single Looking For A Place To Go. Xenomania are one of the UKs leading pop production houses, put together by writer and producer Brian Higgins. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Girls Aloud are a pop group from the United Kingdom. ... Jump (for My Love) was a major hit of the 1980s, performed by the Pointer Sisters. ... Love Machine was second single from Girls Alouds second album What Will the Neighbours Say?. It charted at #2 in the UK in September of 2004, and was their first single in the UK download chart. ... Image File history File linksMetadata The_Show. ... Girls Aloud are a pop group from the United Kingdom. ... What Will the Neighbours Say? is the second album by British all-girl pop group Girls Aloud. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...

The music video

Girls Aloud in the music video for "The Show." Pictured from left to right are Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, and Cheryl Cole (2004).

The music video for "The Show" takes place in a salon called "Curls Allowed," where each member of the band plays a character working in the salon. Nicola is "Chelsea Tanner," who sprays insulting messages with fake bronzer onto her male customers, Nadine is "Frenchie," who ineptly tries to give her male customers facials, Sarah is "Supa Styler," a hair stylist who fails to satisfy any of her customers, Cheryl is "Maxi Wax," who makes the waxing process as painful as possible, and Kimberley is "The Boss," who looks on amusedly as her employees take their revenge on the salon's male customers. Image File history File links GirlsAloud_TS.jpg‎ Summary British music group Girls Aloud in a screenshot from their 2004 single, The Show. ... Image File history File links GirlsAloud_TS.jpg‎ Summary British music group Girls Aloud in a screenshot from their 2004 single, The Show. ... Sarah Harding on stage Sarah Nicole Harding (born 17 November 1981, in Ascot, Berkshire) is an English singer in the girl group Girls Aloud who grew up in Stockport, Cheshire, England. ... Kimberley Walsh. ... Coyle on stage Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born June 15, 1985 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a singer in the all-girl group Girls Aloud. ... Nicola on stage Nicola Maria Roberts (born October 5, 1985 in Stamford, England), an English pop star from Runcorn is the youngest member of Girls Aloud. ... Cheryl Cole Cheryl Ann Cole, née Tweedy, (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and member of the girl group Girls Aloud. ...

Song information

The single showed off a brand new look for the girls. It was backed by a promotional campaign prior to its premiere featuring 5 empty chairs with each of the girls' names on. This built up excitement over the new look and later featured on the single cover with the girls in their seats. "The Show" was released on a 3" pocket format a few weeks after its initial release. This limited edition version was part of a trial, which was subsequently scrapped, by Universal Records. Universal Records was founded in 1996, when Universal Music was created following the purchase of MCA Records by Seagram in 1996. ...

"The Show" was released in Australia on June 3rd 2006, as the second single off the album Chemistry. The single received poor airplay and little attention by the media. "The Show" debuted at number 67 on the ARIA Singles chart, being the lowest new entry that week, but the video got a substantial amount of play. Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia[1] meaning alchemy) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms, such as molecules, crystals, and metals. ...

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Track Listing and Formats

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Charts

Chart positions