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| Single by Sugababes from the album Change |
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| B-side | "I Can't Take It No More" | |||||||||||||
| Released | December 17, 2007 (UK)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download, digital single, CD single | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||||||||||||
| Length | 3:37 (Album Version) , 3:17 (Radio Edit) | |||||||||||||
| Label | Island | |||||||||||||
| Writer | DEEKAY, Niara Scarlett, Heidi Range, Keisha Buchanan, Amelle Berrabah | |||||||||||||
| Producer | DEEKAY | |||||||||||||
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"Change" is a pop ballad written by DEEKAY, Niara Scarlett, Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Keisha Buchanan for the Sugababes fifth studio album, Change. It also was produced by DEEKAY and released as the album's second single on December 17, 2007 in the UK.[1]
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Release and reception
As of the 28 November the song has been added to the A-List on Radio 1. One of the first reviews of the single was by website Digital Spy who gave it 4 out of 5 stars saying: "A gentle, sweeping lament that lets the girls sprinkle their extra-tight harmonies over plinky-plonky keys and lots of lovely 'whoosh!' effects, its a million miles from the dirty-gal bite of 'Freak Like Me' or bump 'n' grind filth of 'Push The Button'. Nevertheless, it should appeal to those who appreciate the 'Babes for their vocal abilities rather than their ample curves.
Music video
The music video for "Change" was directed by Fatima Robinson. The video made it's premiere on the 16 November on Channel 4 at 00:05. By November 17 2007 the video had also debuted on music channels. In the video the girls represent the four seasons of the year. Keisha Buchanan (top left) as Spring, Heidi Range (bottom left) as Autumn, and Amelle Berrabah (top and bottom right) as Summer and Winter. The girls also come together to represent both night and day. The music video has had very positive views from fans saying that the girls have taken a different direction and have gone for a more artistic look.
Formats and Tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Change".
| # | Title | Time |
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| CD1: Island / 1755605 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Change" [Radio Edit] | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Change" [Wideboys Remix] | 6:42 |
| CD2: Island / 1755606 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Change" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Change" [Wideboys Remix] | 6:42 |
| 3. | "I Can't Take It No More" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "About You Now" [Radio 1 Live Lounge] | 2:42 |
| USB: Island / 1755581 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Change" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Change" [Wideboys Edit] | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Change" [Vito Benito Edit] | 3:33 |
| 4. | "About You Now" [Radio 1 Live Lounge] | 2:42 |
Chart performance
In the UK, "Change" debuted at #85 on downloads alone, on week dated 25 November 2007, and climbed to #36 on it's next week, still on downloads alone. On 2 December 2007, the song climbed 10 places to #26, and stayed there the next week, still on downloads alone. After it's physical release in the UK, it charted at #13 on the Christmas week chart. The last single to miss the top 10 was 2006's 'Follow Me Home'. On it's downloads alone, "Change" sold over 15,000 downloads. In it's first week sales of physical release, it's sales were 11,912, bringing it's total sales to 26,000 in the UK alone. It is currently being outsold by previous single "About You Now", the success of which likely contributed to "Change" failing to reach the top 10. In Ireland, it debuted at #47, the week before the physical release came out. It climbed to #21 on week dated 14 December 2007.
