| "Overload" | ||||
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| Single by Sugababes | ||||
| from the album One Touch | ||||
| B-side | "Lush Life" | |||
| Released | 11 September 2000 | |||
| Studio | Mayfair (London, UK) | |||
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| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | London | |||
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| "Sugababes – Overload (2021 HD Remaster)" on YouTube | ||||
"Overload" is the debut single of British girl group Sugababes. It was released on 11 September 2000 through London Records as the lead single from the group's debut studio album, One Touch (2000). At the time, the group consisted of Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. It was co-produced and co-written by British songwriters and producers Paul Simm, Felix Howard, Jony Rockstar and Cameron McVey. The general theme of the song involves a teenage girl's crush towards a boy and her finding the situation difficult to manage.
The song was listed at 432 on Pitchfork Media's Top 500 songs of the 2000s. It received an overwhelmingly positive reception from music critics.[1][2] The song features on the soundtrack to the 2001 film High Heels and Low Lifes, directed by Mel Smith, and the 2002 film 40 Days and 40 Nights, directed by Michael Lehmann. The song was nominated for "Best British Single" at the 2001 BRIT Awards and later inspired the title of the group's greatest hits compilation Overloaded: The Singles Collection. English indie pop band Bastille covered the song for the soundtrack of the 2015 film Kill Your Friends. In August 2024, the Sugababes collaborated with A Little Sound on the single "Situation", which interpolates the chorus from "Overload", alongside new lyrics for verses. The song was produced by Billen Ted and Kove.[3]
- ^ McLeay, Ben (16 December 2019). "'Overload' By Sugababes Is A Perfect Masterpiece That Was Wasted On The 2000s". Pedestrian. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Yates, Henry; Yates, Interviews by Henry (11 October 2021). "'My God, we were mobbed so much!' – how we made Overload, by Sugababes". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (30 August 2024). "A Little Sound: I honestly didn't think this summer could top last year's". Read Dork. Retrieved 31 August 2024.