"Reach" | ||||
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Single by S Club 7 | ||||
from the album 7 | ||||
B-side | "Someday, Someway" | |||
Released | 22 May 2000 | |||
Format | Compact Disc single, cassette | |||
Recorded | London, England, United Kingdom | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:02 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Writer(s) | Cathy Dennis, Andrew Todd | |||
Producer(s) | Cathy Dennis, Andrew Todd | |||
S Club 7 singles chronology | ||||
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"Reach" is a song by the English pop group S Club 7. It was released as a single on 22 May 2000. "Reach" is an up-tempo track co-written by Cathy Dennis and Republica keyboardist Andy Todd. The song debut at its number two peak on the UK Singles Chart, with first week sales of almost 124,000 (more than the first week sales of their two previous singles).
It spent three weeks at its peak, unable to dislodge Sonique's "It Feels So Good" from number one. It is one of the group's most popular songs. "Reach" was the theme tune to the second series of the group's CBBC series, L.A. 7 and was the last song at every live show of CBeebies. The song has sold 588,000 copies in the United Kingdom, according to the Official Charts Company.
"Reach", the fourth single from S Club 7, is an uptempo, feel-good track. The song discusses how, if you follow your dreams, and "reach for the stars", you're destined to fulfill your goals. Like songs before it, "Reach" sees vocals shared around the group.
"Reach" was originally recorded for S Club 7's first album, and was performed by the group as a featured track on the Boyfriends & Birthdays television special which aired on 12 December 1999. This track instantly became popular and, after some minor adjustments, was chosen as the first single from the group's second album "7". The song was a popular track on all three of the band's arena tours. The group often commented on how audience members of all ages would "go crazy" for the song.
On the "S Club United" tour, a clip from the "Reach" video of Paul singing was played during his part, due to his departure from the band the year before. The Almighty remix of "Reach", featuring on the "Never Had a Dream Come True", has Jon singing Jo's first verse, however there has been no official word on why these vocals exist or indeed why they were used on the band's official remixes. The band later recorded a "United" version of the song with S Club 8 following Cattermole's departure from the band.