Girls Aloud EXCLUSIVE: Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts reveal moment that 'saved' group's career
officialcharts.comGirls Aloud's Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts have spoken candidly about the way the group's fourth single Jump "saved" their career.
Recorded for the soundtrack to romantic comedy movie Love Actually and released in November 2003, the group's club-ready cover of The Pointer Sisters classic peaked at Number 2 on the Official Singles Chart.
At this point, the all-female five piece – Nicola, Kimberley, Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle and Sarah Harding – had already scored three sizeable Official Chart hits: a Number 1 with their iconic debut single Sound of the Underground, followed by a Number 2 with No Good Advice and a Number 3 with Life Got Cold.
However, according to Kimberley, it was Jump's success that persuaded their record label to invest in a second Girls Aloud album. "It was a make-or-break song for us as a band," she recalls in the liner essay for the upcoming 20th anniversary re-release of the group’s debut album, Sound of the Underground. "Jump saved our career," Nicola agrees in the liner essay. "It was four on the floor so it could be played in the clubs, but it was also familiar enough to be played on the radio.
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