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Not that that's a bad thing at all, though.
Lift It Higher: The Saturdays Discography Rate
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Not that that's a bad thing at all, though.
Wasn't the Chuckie remix the first time we heard it? Such an AMAZING song, such anticipation, such high hopes and didn't even make top 5 (anywhere). Honestly deserving of a top 4 position for the video alone.
I'm a little tipsy (play along with me) But Notorious is their best single and their second best song. Just flawless.
I'm a little tipsy (play along with me) But Notorious is their best single and their second best song. Just flawless.
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That would be such a perfect acoustic if it wasn't for Una's awful vocals that are those fucking ugly "waoooo-nvfgvjfbgjfbjfgbfghjfgb". Rochelle/Vanessa surprisingly nailed it during the second verse, it should have been theirs to start with. (Well, technically, Frankie and Mollie would be the most suited, but I guess they don't have the confidence.)
I have such issues with that Ina vocal when it comes to the live performances. I'm most appreciative of the fact that Una has stopped wailing her way through these, but at the same time they always feel so weak live. They really need someone to sing over the backing track, you know, just not Una...
I have such issues with that Ina vocal when it comes to the live performances. I'm most appreciative of the fact that Una has stopped wailing her way through these, but at the same time they always feel so weak live. They really need someone to sing over the backing track, you know, just not Una...
Dang! Oh Notorious, you deserve so much better! Frankie's energy still gives me life!
The So You Think You Can Dance performance and the music video (up until they strut into the mediocre night club scene) were just amazing and cemented my love for them.
I remember during the video shoot the director asked who that vocal was and Una triumphantly claimed it as her own - true queen.
The So You Think You Can Dance performance and the music video (up until they strut into the mediocre night club scene) were just amazing and cemented my love for them.
AMAZING.
I remember during the video shoot the director asked who that vocal was and Una triumphantly claimed it as her own - true queen.
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It's better than Work though.
They/them, he/him
Your rebirth is spectacular. While Una will always be my queen, i also devote much of my time in venerating before the perfection of Mollie Elizabeth.
But she seemingly willingly laid claim to that part during the Notorious video shoot.
She just looks so awkward, especially in the So You Think You Can Dance performance. She knows she didn't sing it but she has to pretend she did. I live for when the camera pans to her in that performance and it's like a wild Una caught in the headlights.
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Which song is ready to make a move? Out of the rate, that is...
This is the final call for all destinations...
This is where you're in or out!
7. Up
Score: 8.991
Highest Score: 11 x 3 (Mr. Humes, Utopia, MrJames), 10 x 23 (Daniel!, CasuallyCrazed, lalaclairi_, Pim-Em-Elle, tylerc904, Hudweiser, DJHazey, JamesJupiter, 2014, phily693, LPMA, Vixen, Call My Name, Robsolete, flapjack-, Jacket, Lost In Japan., Jacques, SophiaSophia, Jam, MollieSwift21, Remorque, imaduck)
Lowest Score: 5 x 2 (Sweet Music, Philllll)
Ah, memories… this was the second single to come from the girls, and is the final song to leave from Chasing Lights, making it the first album to lose all of its songs. There’s definitely good reason for “Up” being the best-loved track from the record though, with that thunderous chorus still hitting as hard as it ever has even after seven years. The bold lyrics paired with that high octane, siren-laden production made for a fantastic statement song for the group, and it has endured as one of their trademark songs. It was the first top five single for The Saturdays, peaking at #5, and is their second best selling song, shifting a pretty impressive 350,000 copies. It was honoured quite nicely during the greatest hits campaign, with the album taking its title from a lyric in the song, and adverts being adorned with the slogan “up is where we go from here!”. Ha.
Firstly, Blob takes us back: “Even though I love 'If This Is Love', 'Up' was the first Saturdays track that really grabbed my attention and pulled me in. Flawless video, amazing dance routine and one of their stand out tracks,” and Pim-Em-Elle also looks back fondly: “first ever Saturdays song I heard (and watched). I liked it and was intrigued when I first saw them with the colours and everything. Frankie's hair especially. I downloaded it and added it to my mp3 player. Now I love it so much”. that boy is a monster credits it as the song that made him prick his ears up: “Such a stomper, this is when I went from mildly interested to completely perched for an album” Call My Name says: “ICONIC. Has one of their best choruses to date, and I loved the video and the multicolour tights,” and Utopia goes with that buzzword too, and gives it an 11: “This song IS The Saturdays. Iconic,” and tylerc904 recognises it as “obviously one of their signature tunes,” though adds: “but has actually sunk a bit in my rankings. Still Top 5 though”. MrJames was another to give it an 11, and had this to say: “I feel a little bit guilty for giving out my 11 on the second song, but I think it's the right decision. To me, this is The Saturdays in their purest form and the blueprint of their entire career. It still sounds really cool and fresh and I think it's *something* of a shame that they never quite returned to this sound”.
Some found it dated, however. What rubbish. Philllll says: “Never liked this song. Could not sound more dated or irritating, what kind of bug noise is this”. Wrong. Deborux is more favourable: “this is still so great, although the production is a bit dated already. This was my introduction to Una and how much I love her voice. I really wish they’d stuck to stuff like this *sigh*,” but GhettoPrincess is wrong as well: “Time has not been kind to this one, never been a big fan of it but Vanessa's vocals are great on it”. runrocketboy is getting left behind: “this song has faded for me over time. It used to be just amazing to me, but it just sounds dated now,” but Guy (“This song sadly has not aged very well. That being said, Up surely should have been their debut single. I decided to give it a 9 for nostalgia's sake, and for being the girls' first proper hit”) and Entropy (“Up hasn’t aged that well for me over the years. It is clearly still a banger though (not the album edit obviously), and a fine second single. Una and Vanessa sound brilliant in this. It was also a perfect follow up single to their debut, without Up I doubt they would have made it that far. So for that reason it definitely deserves a high score.”) at least speak some sense.
Vixen uses the dreaded ‘d’-word too, but redeems herself: “You know what? A year ago, I would have given this a 8, maybe a 9. It did sound dated and I couldn’t see the appeal anymore beyond a good chorus...But that was before the Greatest Hits Tour. That changed everything. Somehow, it managed to give some life back to the track and I’m in love with it again. Una's tone works so well on this, I definitely miss that voice these days. Also, I do wish they had done some harmonies during Vanessa’s pre-chorus like they usually do when they perform it acoustically. That would have been lush, but ‘Up’ is still a brilliant effort nonetheless. It’s glossy, upbeat and somehow a bit quirky. One of their best on a long list of amazing singles”. CasuallyCrazed gives the naysayers the truth: “Their first moment of greatness, the single version still feels fresh in 2015,” and imaduck calls it their best song, but doesn’t give it an 11: “Still their magnum opus, the album version is obviously horrific, but I was utterly obsessed with the song and video when it came out, the slow mo jumping is everything”.
On the topic of different versions, the banging single mix obviously gained the most supporters, with Jam saying: “single edit only, no real time for the flat album version,” and adds that: “This was the song that made me interested, back when all I had to go on was those videos from people’s phones when they supported Girls Aloud”. Mikey1701 also likes the beefed up version: “I rated the single edit. The extra layer of production takes what is a deeply average song and makes it into something incredible. This was the moment I realised that these girls were something special. The song is still strong and its evident that it's been the blue prints for many of their big pop moments in following years,” and Jacket calls it perfect pop: “A massive y@s. I’m rating the single version obviously. The production, Vanessa’s vocals and the melody all combine to make this up here with their best. Literally a prime example of how The Saturdays used to make perfect pop”. Mr. Humes also thinks it’s perfection, and proves it by giving it his 11: “Infectious chorus, sharp production, amazing lyrics (specially the 'all destinations' bit). I'm even ignoring the fact that Rochelle and Mollie don't have any solos in this. Pure pop perfection moment. I pretend the album version doesn't exist, though,” and Totto would have bumped off a point if it was the album version: “The album version would be a 8. I’m actually trying to hate this song, because the lack of Rochelle, but this song has prefect catchy “verse-prechorus-chorus” combination. This is how a pop song should sound like”.
Midnight though, like with “Work”, goes with the inferior version. Always the contrarian: “Lyrically, it's among the finest moments on the debut album. I much prefer the album mix over the single mix. The latter is simply too busy and it doesn't quite work for these ears. I love that dark and loud chorus. Indeed, it can only go uuuuup, uuuuup!”. DJHazey is being lifted higher, but doesn’t know which version is responsible: “I have no idea what version of the song I've loved all of these years, because apparently there is one that is sooo much better. Mine is 3:23 if that helps any... [it’s the single version, thank God] What I do know is that this song makes you move on up; I mean you've got to be dead not be struck by the ways the girls all take that structured melody and ride it to the moon through a massive & slaying chorus. I love everything that Una is doing obviously, but the part that should bring in any new-comers is the second Vanessa delivers "This is the crossing at the main intersection, up is where we go from here" ...daring you to assume you even have another choice in the matter”.
WhenTheSunGoesDown says: “Love me a good 'wall of noise' song,” but phily693 thinks it’s quite the opposite: “Cheap as fuck video, but a fabulous song. Actually very simplistic, and a song only a girl band with pop at their core could get away with. It always annoyed me how it’s not clear what colour Rochelle is in the video: pink or red?” This is not the time for doubts. munro also thinks the song is amazing in its simplicity: “I've always loved this song, it’s so simple yet so good,” 2014 is still hooked: “Still as brilliant as ever, Una and Vanessa own it, the chorus is so infectious too,” and lastly, Jersey likes the unashamedly pure pop nature of the song: “Living for those literally bops designed through an 80's concept. What a wonderful single”.
Truly wonderful.
This is the final call for all destinations...
This is where you're in or out!
7. Up
Score: 8.991
Highest Score: 11 x 3 (Mr. Humes, Utopia, MrJames), 10 x 23 (Daniel!, CasuallyCrazed, lalaclairi_, Pim-Em-Elle, tylerc904, Hudweiser, DJHazey, JamesJupiter, 2014, phily693, LPMA, Vixen, Call My Name, Robsolete, flapjack-, Jacket, Lost In Japan., Jacques, SophiaSophia, Jam, MollieSwift21, Remorque, imaduck)
Lowest Score: 5 x 2 (Sweet Music, Philllll)
Ah, memories… this was the second single to come from the girls, and is the final song to leave from Chasing Lights, making it the first album to lose all of its songs. There’s definitely good reason for “Up” being the best-loved track from the record though, with that thunderous chorus still hitting as hard as it ever has even after seven years. The bold lyrics paired with that high octane, siren-laden production made for a fantastic statement song for the group, and it has endured as one of their trademark songs. It was the first top five single for The Saturdays, peaking at #5, and is their second best selling song, shifting a pretty impressive 350,000 copies. It was honoured quite nicely during the greatest hits campaign, with the album taking its title from a lyric in the song, and adverts being adorned with the slogan “up is where we go from here!”. Ha.
Firstly, Blob takes us back: “Even though I love 'If This Is Love', 'Up' was the first Saturdays track that really grabbed my attention and pulled me in. Flawless video, amazing dance routine and one of their stand out tracks,” and Pim-Em-Elle also looks back fondly: “first ever Saturdays song I heard (and watched). I liked it and was intrigued when I first saw them with the colours and everything. Frankie's hair especially. I downloaded it and added it to my mp3 player. Now I love it so much”. that boy is a monster credits it as the song that made him prick his ears up: “Such a stomper, this is when I went from mildly interested to completely perched for an album” Call My Name says: “ICONIC. Has one of their best choruses to date, and I loved the video and the multicolour tights,” and Utopia goes with that buzzword too, and gives it an 11: “This song IS The Saturdays. Iconic,” and tylerc904 recognises it as “obviously one of their signature tunes,” though adds: “but has actually sunk a bit in my rankings. Still Top 5 though”. MrJames was another to give it an 11, and had this to say: “I feel a little bit guilty for giving out my 11 on the second song, but I think it's the right decision. To me, this is The Saturdays in their purest form and the blueprint of their entire career. It still sounds really cool and fresh and I think it's *something* of a shame that they never quite returned to this sound”.
Some found it dated, however. What rubbish. Philllll says: “Never liked this song. Could not sound more dated or irritating, what kind of bug noise is this”. Wrong. Deborux is more favourable: “this is still so great, although the production is a bit dated already. This was my introduction to Una and how much I love her voice. I really wish they’d stuck to stuff like this *sigh*,” but GhettoPrincess is wrong as well: “Time has not been kind to this one, never been a big fan of it but Vanessa's vocals are great on it”. runrocketboy is getting left behind: “this song has faded for me over time. It used to be just amazing to me, but it just sounds dated now,” but Guy (“This song sadly has not aged very well. That being said, Up surely should have been their debut single. I decided to give it a 9 for nostalgia's sake, and for being the girls' first proper hit”) and Entropy (“Up hasn’t aged that well for me over the years. It is clearly still a banger though (not the album edit obviously), and a fine second single. Una and Vanessa sound brilliant in this. It was also a perfect follow up single to their debut, without Up I doubt they would have made it that far. So for that reason it definitely deserves a high score.”) at least speak some sense.
Vixen uses the dreaded ‘d’-word too, but redeems herself: “You know what? A year ago, I would have given this a 8, maybe a 9. It did sound dated and I couldn’t see the appeal anymore beyond a good chorus...But that was before the Greatest Hits Tour. That changed everything. Somehow, it managed to give some life back to the track and I’m in love with it again. Una's tone works so well on this, I definitely miss that voice these days. Also, I do wish they had done some harmonies during Vanessa’s pre-chorus like they usually do when they perform it acoustically. That would have been lush, but ‘Up’ is still a brilliant effort nonetheless. It’s glossy, upbeat and somehow a bit quirky. One of their best on a long list of amazing singles”. CasuallyCrazed gives the naysayers the truth: “Their first moment of greatness, the single version still feels fresh in 2015,” and imaduck calls it their best song, but doesn’t give it an 11: “Still their magnum opus, the album version is obviously horrific, but I was utterly obsessed with the song and video when it came out, the slow mo jumping is everything”.
On the topic of different versions, the banging single mix obviously gained the most supporters, with Jam saying: “single edit only, no real time for the flat album version,” and adds that: “This was the song that made me interested, back when all I had to go on was those videos from people’s phones when they supported Girls Aloud”. Mikey1701 also likes the beefed up version: “I rated the single edit. The extra layer of production takes what is a deeply average song and makes it into something incredible. This was the moment I realised that these girls were something special. The song is still strong and its evident that it's been the blue prints for many of their big pop moments in following years,” and Jacket calls it perfect pop: “A massive y@s. I’m rating the single version obviously. The production, Vanessa’s vocals and the melody all combine to make this up here with their best. Literally a prime example of how The Saturdays used to make perfect pop”. Mr. Humes also thinks it’s perfection, and proves it by giving it his 11: “Infectious chorus, sharp production, amazing lyrics (specially the 'all destinations' bit). I'm even ignoring the fact that Rochelle and Mollie don't have any solos in this. Pure pop perfection moment. I pretend the album version doesn't exist, though,” and Totto would have bumped off a point if it was the album version: “The album version would be a 8. I’m actually trying to hate this song, because the lack of Rochelle, but this song has prefect catchy “verse-prechorus-chorus” combination. This is how a pop song should sound like”.
Midnight though, like with “Work”, goes with the inferior version. Always the contrarian: “Lyrically, it's among the finest moments on the debut album. I much prefer the album mix over the single mix. The latter is simply too busy and it doesn't quite work for these ears. I love that dark and loud chorus. Indeed, it can only go uuuuup, uuuuup!”. DJHazey is being lifted higher, but doesn’t know which version is responsible: “I have no idea what version of the song I've loved all of these years, because apparently there is one that is sooo much better. Mine is 3:23 if that helps any... [it’s the single version, thank God] What I do know is that this song makes you move on up; I mean you've got to be dead not be struck by the ways the girls all take that structured melody and ride it to the moon through a massive & slaying chorus. I love everything that Una is doing obviously, but the part that should bring in any new-comers is the second Vanessa delivers "This is the crossing at the main intersection, up is where we go from here" ...daring you to assume you even have another choice in the matter”.
WhenTheSunGoesDown says: “Love me a good 'wall of noise' song,” but phily693 thinks it’s quite the opposite: “Cheap as fuck video, but a fabulous song. Actually very simplistic, and a song only a girl band with pop at their core could get away with. It always annoyed me how it’s not clear what colour Rochelle is in the video: pink or red?” This is not the time for doubts. munro also thinks the song is amazing in its simplicity: “I've always loved this song, it’s so simple yet so good,” 2014 is still hooked: “Still as brilliant as ever, Una and Vanessa own it, the chorus is so infectious too,” and lastly, Jersey likes the unashamedly pure pop nature of the song: “Living for those literally bops designed through an 80's concept. What a wonderful single”.
Truly wonderful.
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I wish this had made the top 5. This song made me love The Saturdays and honestly they could have released any sort of shit afterwards and I would have stuck with them purely because of the strength of this song. The production is so layered and detailed that I didn't truly appreciate until I heard the instrumental - the added noises and effects on each successive chorus gives me life. A truly flawless pop song.
The single version is amazing the album version sounds like one of those badly made karaoke tracks as the production is so basic. Chasing Lights is a strong debut album but the production of some songs lets it down so it feels a bit dated now. But whole the aesthetic with the use of individual colours for the girls in the imagery throughout Chasing Lights was a genius plan.
Album Average:
Chasing Lights: 7.833
Album Average:
Chasing Lights: 7.833
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Up did deserve a better placing but I am heavily bitter about the existence of Higher and All Fired still managing to hang on?!