"S Club Party" | ||||
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Single by S Club 7 | ||||
from the album S Club | ||||
B-side | "Our Time Has Come" | |||
Released | 20 September 1999 | |||
Format | CD single, cassette | |||
Recorded | 1998, London, England | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Producer(s) | Stargate | |||
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"S Club Party" is a song by British pop group S Club 7. It was released on 20 September 1999 as the second single from their debut studio album S Club (1999). The song was written by Mikkel Eriksen and Hallgeir Rustan of Stargate and Tor Erik Hermansen, and produced by Stargate.
"S Club Party" received a mixed reception from music critics. Despite this, it reached the top spot in New Zealand and peaked at number two in the United Kingdom and Australia. It was also certified gold in the United Kingdom for sales of over 400,000.
"S Club Party", the band's second single, is a song that is described as an "introduction to the band". Each line of the song's second verse describes a different member of S Club 7: "Tina's doin' her dance, Jon's lookin' for romance, Paul's gettin' down on the floor, while Hannah's screamin' out for more. Wanna see Bradley swing? Wanna see Rachel do her thing? Then we got Jo, she's got the flow - get ready everybody 'cause here we go!" Following the departure of Paul Cattermole from the band, they recorded a "United" version of the song with S Club 8, which omits the second verse and replaces it with the chant, "Ooh, ooh!" and extra ad lib vocals by S Club 8 vocalists Aaron Renfree, Frankie Sandford, Jay Asforis, Stacey McClean and Rochelle Humes.
The single contains two B-sides, "Viva La Fiesta" and "Our Time Has Come". "Viva La Fiesta" later made the final track listing of the band's debut album, although Our Time Has Come remained as a B-side. "Our Time Has Come" was written at the same time as the band's debut single, "Bring It All Back", and was again produced by Eliot Kennedy. The track was a contender to be the band's debut single alongside "Bring It All Back", and was written as a contrast: while "Bring It All Back" features lead vocals from the girls, "Our Time Has Come" features lead vocals from the boys. Our Time Has Come was one of only three singles from the band's debut album era not to be performed on Miami 7, but it was performed live during the band's S Club Party - Live tour in 2001. Remixes by Dave Way and Jason Nevins were released on CD2, while the Australian CD single includes an extended version of "Bring It All Back".