After All Saints' torch ballad Never Ever had finally reached Number 1 after an agonising nine-week climb, the quartet had fully established themselves as the UK's premier girl band.
To secure their place at the top, they didn't take any chances with its follow-up, boldly opting for a double A-side release.
Braver still was that both releases were covers - of Red Hot Chili Peppers' rock anthem Under The Bridge and LaBelle's disco classic Lady Marmalade.
On paper it read like career suicide, but the reality was very different; both were smartly re-worked with new lyrics and of-the-moment R&B pop production in-keeping with the group's coolly sophisticated aesthetic.
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