SUGABABES: JUNGLE
KEISHA / MUTYA / SIOBHAN

MEGJELENÉS 2005. Október 10. / 2006. Február 27.
FELVÉTELEK 2004 Szeptember - 2005 Július / 2006 Január
MŰFAJ Pop - Electropop - R&B
HOSSZ 45:35
KIADÓ Island Records
PRODUCEREK Dallas Austin - Cameron McVey - Jony Rockstar - Guy Sigsworth - Xenomania
TAGOK Keisha Buchanan - Mutya Buena (2005) - Heidi Range - Amelle Berrabah (2006)
LIVE Taller in More Ways Tour (2006)
KISLEMEZEK AZ ALBUMRÓL
- 01: Push the Button - 2005. Szeptember 26.
- 02: Ugly - 2005. December 5.
- 03: Red Dress - 2006. Március 6.
- 04: Follow Me Home - 2006. Június 5.
< < > Three (2003)
> > > Change (2007)

TALLER IN MORE WAYS A brit Sugababes lánycsapat negyedik stúdióalbuma, amelyet az Island Records adott ki 2005. október 10-én. Elsősorban Dallas Austin és Jony Rockstar készítette, Cameron McVey, Xenomania és Guy Sigsworth további produkcióival. Az album címét az album második kislemezének egyik sora, az "Ugly" ihlette.
Az albumot a vezető kislemeze, a "Push the Button" előzte meg, amely a brit kislemezlista élére ért, míg második kislemeze, az "Ugly" szintén kereskedelmi sikert aratott. Az alapító tag Mutya Buena 2005 decemberében elhagyta a Sugababes-t, helyét Amelle Berrabah vette át. Ennek eredményeként a Taller in More Ways 2006 márciusában újra megjelent egy új dallal, a "Now You're Gone"-val, és három újra felvett számmal, amelyek Berrabah énekét tartalmazzák: "Gotta Be You", "Follow Me Home" és "Red Dress", a "Red Dress" és a "Red Dress" című kislemez pedig a negyedik és a Ways a harmadik Talleollow Me és a Ways. ill.
Megjelenésekor a Taller in More Ways általában kedvező kritikákat kapott a zenekritikusoktól. Az Egyesült Királyság albumlistájának élére került, ezzel a csoport első hazai első számú albuma lett. A British Phonographic Industry (BPI) 2× platina minősítést kapott. Emellett Írországban, Svájcban, Hollandiában és Ausztriában jutott a legjobb tíz közé. Az album népszerűsítése érdekében a csoport részt vett a Taller in More Ways Tour 2006-ban.

HÁTTÉR

A "Hole in the Head", a Sugababes harmadik stúdióalbumának első számú kislemeze, a Three (2003) 2004 júliusában jelent meg az Egyesült Államokban. Ez idő alatt a Sugababes felfedte, hogy találkozni fognak az Egyesült Államokbeli producerekkel, hogy negyedik stúdióalbumukon dolgozzanak. 2004 augusztusában a Sugababes kiadta a Caught in a Moment című számot, a Three negyedik és egyben utolsó kislemezét, és megerősítette, hogy megkezdődött a csoport negyedik albumának felvétele. A 2004 ősze és 2005 nyara közötti szünetük során felmerültek a találgatások a banda jövőjével kapcsolatban, amelyek között szerepelt a pletykák a legnagyobb slágerek albumának kiadásáról, valamint arról, hogy a csoport később feloszlik. Heidi Range, a bandatag ellenszenvének adott hangot a média spekulációival kapcsolatban, és azt mondta: "Tudod mit? Először feldühítene minket, aztán kiröhögnénk, és most már nem is figyelünk rá. A bulvársajtó azt mondják, hogy felválás előtt állunk, mióta négy évvel ezelőtt csatlakoztam a bandához, és fogalmam sincs, honnan ered."

KRITIKA

A Taller in More Ways általában kedvező kritikákat kapott a zenekritikusoktól. K. Ross Hoffman (AllMusic) az albumot az 5 csillagból 4 csillaggal jutalmazta, „a legerősebbek között” minősítve, és előnyben részesítette „az egyszerű, de hatékony elektro-pop klubos ditty 'Push The Buttont' [és] még jobb ebben a kategóriában rettenetesen funky 'Red Dress'-t, valamint a 'Follow Meket Home inspiring'-t mini-eposz". Az értékelés kevésbé volt kedvező az utolsó három vágással kapcsolatban, mondván, hogy "nem hagynak nagy benyomást". A "Gotta Be You"-t így jellemezte: "[egy dal, amely] nem tud segíteni, de elsápad Aaliyah fenséges "Try Again" című dalához képest."
Alexis Petridis, a The Guardian munkatársa azonban kedvezően fogadta a „Gotta Be You”-t, és úgy utalt Austinra, mint „[valakire, aki] egyértelműen tudja, hol rejlenek Sugababes erősségei”, és kijelentette, hogy „[Austin] egy könnyed, de mégis izgalmas, monoton crunk-hatású Be-Gotta honking You-t ad a szintetizált Be”-hez. Az 'Obsession' borítójukkal kapcsolatban kevésbé volt kedvező, és kijelentette: "sajnos a Sugababes verziója inkább lecsiszolja a széleket, mintsem fokozza az őrültséget: ami maradt, az olyan, mint az 1980-as évek karaokéja". Azt is megjegyzi, hogy "az a benyomásod, hogy boldogabbak lennének R&B-vel". Végezetül azonban kijelenti, hogy "az album találati aránya jóval magasabb, mint amit egy gyártott popzene negyedik albumától várhatna; elkerüli a nyilvánvaló buktatókat, és csúcspontjai valóban magasak", így az album 3 csillagot kapott az 5-ből.
Peter Robinson, a The Observertől 5 csillagból 5 csillagot adott az albumra, és így foglalta össze: "a menő, de mégis kommersz popkirálynők rugót adtak Peter Robinson lépésébe", bár azt mondta, "a banda csak néha ejti el a labdát: a "Better" egy kiváló dal, de túlságosan hasonlít Jamelia "Köszönöm" című dalára." Nick Southall, a Stylus Magazine B+-ra értékelte az albumot, megjegyezve a hasonlóságokat Aaliyah kislemezével, és kijelentette, hogy „a „Gotta Be You” lefegyverzően közel áll a „Try Again”-hez, ami tovább zárja, hogy „nem a legjobb album a világon, sőt nem is az év legjobb albuma, nem homályos schizeclecto meta-pop, mint Annie vagy M.fierst. akárcsak a Girls Aloud, nem ad olyan ferde egzisztenciális narratívát, mint Britney, de a „Taller in More Ways” teljesen tele van dallamokkal, és mint ilyen, nehéz ellenállni."
Az album 2005-ben a 23. helyre került az Observer Music Monthly Top 100 album listáján.

DALLISTA

01: PUSH THE BUTTON - 3:39
- Írók Sugababes - Dallas Austin
- Producerek Dallas Austin
02: GOTTA BE YOU - 3:40
- Írók Christopher Stewart - Penelope Magnet - Terius Nash
- Producerek Dallas Austin
03: FOLLOW ME HOME - 3:58
- Írók Sugababes - Jony Lipsey - Karen Poole - Jeremy Shaw
- Producerek Jony Rockstar
04: JOY DIVISION - 3:59
- Írók Sugababes - Jony Lipsey - Cameron McVey
- Producerek Jony Rockstar
05: RED DRESS - 3:38
- Írók Sugababes - Brian Higgins - Miranda Cooper - Tim Powell - Nick Coler - Shawn Lee - Lisa Cowling - Bob Bradley
- Producerek Brian Higgins - Xenomania
06: UGLY - 3:51
- Írók Dallas Austin
- Producerek Dallas Austin
07: IT AIN'T EASY - 3:05
- Írók Dallas Austin
- Producerek Dallas Austin
08: BRUISED - 3:04
- Írók Sugababes - Guy Sigsworth - Cathy Dennis
- Producerek Guy Sigsworth
09: OBSESSION - 3:52
- Írók Holly Knight - Michael Des Barres
- Producerek Dallas Austin
10: ACE REJECT - 4:15
- Írók Sugababes - Brian Higgins - Miranda Cooper - Tim Powell
- Producerek Brian Higgins - Xenomania
11: BETTER (UK only) - 3:44
- Írók Sugababes - Peter Biker - Karsten Dahlgaard - Colin Thrope
- Producerek Peter Biker - Karsten Dahlgaard
12: 2 HEARTS - 4:52
- Írók Sugababes - Jony Lipsey - Cameron McVey
- Producerek Jony Rockstar

2006 REISSUE

13: NOW YOU'RE GONE - 3:55
- Írók Keisha Buchanan - Heidi Range - Amelle Berrabah - Pete Kirtley - Tim Hawes - Niara Scarlett
- Producerek Pete Kirtley - Tim Hawes

MÁS DALOK

FAVOURITE SONG - Kislemez: Push the Button (2005)
LIKE THE WEATHER - Kislemez: Push the Button (2005)
COME TOGETHER - Kislemez: Ugly (2005)
FUTURE SHOKK! - Kislemez: Ugly (2005)
I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR - Kislemez: Red Dress (2006)
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND - Kislemez: Follow Me Home (2006)

KISLEMEZEK

PUSH THE BUTTON Egy dal, amelyet az angol lánycsapat, a Sugababes vett fel negyedik stúdióalbumukra, a Taller in More Ways (2005) számára. A Dallas Austin és a Sugababes szerzeménye az a rajongás ihlette, amelyet a csoport tagja, Keisha Buchanan egy másik művészsel együtt fejlesztett ki. Zeneileg a dal egy elektropop és R&B dal, különféle számítógépes effektusokkal. Az Island Records 2005. szeptember 23-án jelentette meg a vezető kislemezeként a Taller More Ways-ben.
A "Push the Button" pozitív kritikákat kapott a zenekritikusoktól, akik dicsérték az ötletét és a produkciót, néhányan pedig a 2000-es évek egyik legjobb poplemezének nevezték. A csapat kereskedelmileg egyik legsikeresebb kiadványává vált, a dal az első helyet érte el Ausztriában, Írországban, Új-Zélandon és az Egyesült Királyságban, valamint Európában és Ausztráliában is a legjobb öt közé jutott. A 2006-os Brit Awards-on a legjobb brit kislemez kategóriában jelölték.
Matthew Rolston rendezte a "Push the Button" kísérő klipjét, amelyet a londoni Shepherd's Bushban forgattak, és a Sugababes három férfival flörtöl egy liftben.
A Joy Anonymous 2023. december 22-én kiadta a „Joy (Push the Button)” című dal új verzióját, Sugababes nevével. Az újrafelvétel az eredeti csoporttag, Siobhán Donaghy új énekét tartalmazza.

UGLY Sugababes brit lánycsapat dala negyedik stúdióalbumukról, a Taller in More Ways (2005) címmel. A dalt Dallas Austin írta és készítette, és az inspirációt a banda tagjaira vonatkozó negatív megjegyzések közepette alkották meg. A dal 2005. december 5-én jelent meg az Egyesült Királyságban az album második kislemezeként. Az "Ugly" egy közepes tempójú pop-rock ballada, amely a személyiséggel és a testképtel kapcsolatos kérdéseket tartalmazza. Összehasonlítást kapott a TLC lánycsapat "Unpretty"-jével és Christina Aguilera "Beautiful"-jával. Az "Ugly" a zenekar utolsó kislemeze, amelyet a Sugababes második felállásában adtak ki, miután az eredeti tag, Mutya Buena 2005. december 21-én kilépett a csapatból.
Az "Ugly" pozitív kritikákat kapott a zenekritikusoktól, akik közül sokan dicsérték a mögötte rejlő érzelmes és erőt adó koncepciót. A dal a harmadik helyet érte el a brit kislemezlistán. Nemzetközi kereskedelmi sikereket ért el, ahol Dániában és Új-Zélandon az első ötbe, Csehország, Finnország, Magyarország, Írország, Hollandia és Norvégia pedig a legjobb tíz közé jutott. A dalhoz tartozó klip egy New York-i raktárban játszódik, és különböző korú és rasszú emberek mutatják be tehetségüket.

RED DRESS Sugababes brit lánycsapat dala negyedik stúdióalbumukról, a Taller in More Ways (2005) címmel. A csoport tagjai a dalt producereivel, a brit Xenomania dalszerző és produkciós csapattal együttműködve írták, azon a felfogáson alapulva, hogy a nőknek kiteniük kell testüket ahhoz, hogy észrevegyék őket. A "Red Dress" 2006. március 6-án jelent meg az Egyesült Királyságban az album harmadik kislemezeként, és ez az első, amelyen Amelle Berrabah szólaltat meg Mutya Buena 2005. decemberi távozását követően. A Sugababes az Arctic Monkeys "I Bet You Look Good" című dalának feldolgozását adta elő a Dance'sor kislemezen.
A dal egy pörgős poplemez, amely egy mintát tartalmaz a "Landslide" című filmből, amely Tony Clarke Northern soul felvétele. A kritikusok pozitív kritikákat kapott, akik dicsérték az összetételét és különösen a Xenomania közreműködését. A "Red Dress" a negyedik helyen végzett az Egyesült Királyság kislemezlistáján, a hetedik helyen a holland top 40-es holland listán, és az első húsz helyen szerepelt Írország, Új-Zéland és Norvégia kislemezlistáján. A dal klipjét Tim Royes rendezte 2006 januárjában, és a csapat tagjai piros ruhában szerepelnek benne.
A kislemez kiadásához a dalt újra felvették, hogy Berrabah énekét tartalmazza. A „single version” is tartalmaz néhány újra felvett éneket a Buchanantól és a Range-től.

FOLLOW ME HOME Sugababes brit lánycsapat dala, amelyet negyedik stúdióalbumuk, a Taller in More Ways (2005) negyedik kislemezeként adtak ki. A pop és R&B balladát Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena és Heidi Range írták, Jony Rockstar, Karen Poole és Jeremy Shaw társaságában. A producer, a Rockstar a közeli ember gondolatát dolgozta ki inspirációként. Buena a lányáról írt egy verset, míg Buchanan egy verset írt közeli barátja alapján. A dal az album negyedik kislemezeként jelent meg 2006. június 5-én, és Amelle Berrabah énekét tartalmazza Buena helyett, aki 2005 decemberében távozott a bandából.
A "Follow Me Home" vegyes kritikákat kapott a kritikusoktól. Bár hangszerelését és a csoport énekhangját dicsérték, a dalt unalmas és nem inspiráló kritika érte. A kislemez az első negyven közé jutott Írországban és az Egyesült Királyságban, valamint Romániában, Szlovákiában és a European Hot 100 kislemezlistán is felkerült. A "Follow Me Home" videoklipjét Tony Tremlett rendezte, és Prágában, Csehországban forgatták.

LIVE

TALLER IN MORE WAYS TOUR Az album megjelenésével a Sugababes brit turnét jelentett be; 2006. március 17-én Sheffieldben kezdődött, és 2006. április 10-én Londonban ért véget.

ROUND ROUND
FREAK LIKE ME
IT AIN'T EASY
GOTTA BE YOU
SHAPE/STRONGER
TOO LOST IN YOU
RUN FOR COVER
I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR
OVERLOAD
OBSESSION
CAUGHT IN A MOMENT
UGLY
FOLLOW ME HOME
HOLE IN THE HEAD
RED DRESS
PUSH THE BUTTON

DALSZÖVEGEK

SUGABABES KEISHA MUTYA HEIDI

PUSH THE BUTTON

Push the button, Push the button
Pu-push the button, Push the button

I'm busy throwing hints that he keeps missing
Don't have to think about it, I want a kiss
And everything around it but he's too distant
I wanna feel his body, I can't resist it
I know my hidden looks can be deceiving
But how obvious should a girl be?
I was taken by the early conversation piece
And I really like the way that he respect me
I've been waiting patiently for him to come and get it
I wonder if he knows that he can say it and I'm with it
I knew I had my mind made up from the very beginning
Catch this opportunity so you and me could feel it 'cause

If you're ready for me, boy
You'd better push the button and let me know
Before I get the wrong idea and go
You're gonna miss the freak that I control

I'm busy showing him what he's been missing
I'm kind of showing off for his full attention
My sexy ass has got him in a new dimension
I'm ready to do something to relieve this mission
After waiting patiently for him to come and get it
He came on through and asked me if I wanted to get with him
I knew I had my mind made up from the very beginning
Won't miss this opportunity so you and me could feel it 'cause

If you're ready for me, boy
You'd better push the button and let me know
Before I get the wrong idea and go
You're gonna miss the freak that I control

I've been dropping so many hints (Push the button, pu-push the button)
You're still not getting it (Pu-push, pu-push the button)
Now that you've heard everything I have to say (Push the button, pu-push the button)
Where we gonna go from here? (Pu-push the button, push the button)
After waiting patiently for him to come and get it
He came on through and asked me if I wanted to get with him
I knew I had my mind made up from the very beginning
Won't miss this opportunity so you and me could feel it 'cause

If you're ready for me, boy (For me, boy)
You'd better push the button and let me know (Let me know)
Before I get the wrong idea and go
You're gonna miss the freak that I control

If you're ready for me, boy (Push the button, baby)
You'd better push the button and let me know (Push the button, babe)
Before I get the wrong idea and go (Push the button, baby)
You're gonna miss the freak that I control (Baby, I control)

If you're ready for me, boy
You'd better push the button and let me know
Before I get the wrong idea and go
You're gonna miss the freak that I control

GOTTA BE YOU

Turns the lights down low, turns the lights down low (Turn low)
Turns the lights down low, turns the lights down low (Low)
Turns the light down low (Low)
Turns the light down low (Low)

Everytime there's a breakup, I feel I wake up
Everybody knows but, I feel the pain but
Y'all don't really know about, how this should be going down
Be the biggest talk in town, the rumours going round
Everybody wanna love, cause what their game does
I be just wanting to find somebody with the same 'cos
I can make y'all understand me
I know some of y'all gotta feel me
I been around the world, just trying to be your girl
I still lost you, lost you, and I know it's not because of me

It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you
It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you

I'm not making this up, to clear mistakes up
You're the one to blow it up, saying I'm doing too much
Why he get that safe key, look at how you're playing me
Betraying me, and this image of what you made me
Now you're talking this stuff, seems I'm getting dissed, what?
Newsweek, you would say today: "Look at Mutya"
You can't ever really even know me
'Cause my ass is the only thing you'll see
I been around the world (Been around the world)
Just trying to be your girl (Trying to be your girl)
I still lost you, lost you, and I know it's not because of me

It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you
It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be yo

Mmm, mmm, mmm (Everybody makes mistakes sometimes)
Mmm, mmm, mmm (My mistake just happens to be you)
Mmm, mmm, mmm (I don't have to live with regrets)
Mmm, mmm, mmm (And I should have known all along)
Mmm, mmm, mmm (It was always you)

It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you
It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you

It's you (You) it's you (You)
It's you (You) it's you (You)
It's you (You) it's you (You)
It's you (Yeah) it's you, it's you

FOLLOW ME HOME

Oh-oh
Like a light into my life, I never thought that it would feel so bright, yeah
All I wanna do is hold you tight, and I'll be with you through troubled nights
Sometimes life it drags you down, and plays you like a fool
Makes you feel so empty sometimes, it can be so cruel, oh yeah

So follow me home, you'll never be lost
We'll weather the storm, whatever the cost
I won't walk away, I'll stand by your side
I'm here for you, the rest of our lives

When you're feeling all alone, hear the words that I'm singing to you, oh
Like a seed that has been sown, as you grow, I will protect you, yeah, yeah
Sometimes life it drags you down, and plays you like a fool
Makes you feel so empty sometimes, it can be so cruel, oh yeah

So follow me home, you'll never be lost
We'll weather the storm, whatever the cost
I won't walk away, I'll stand by your side
I'm here for you, the rest of our lives

Baby all I'm trying to say, is that my heart is here to hold you
I'm never far away, take my hand so I can feel you
I've searched and I have found, I'll never let you down
We will always stand on solid ground (No matter what I'll always be around)

So follow me home, you'll never be lost (Follow me home, never be lost)
We'll weather the storm, whatever the cost
(We'll weather the storm, yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah)
I won't walk away, I'll stand by your side (I won't walk away, stand by your side)
I'm here for you, the rest of our lives (Yeah yeah)

So follow me home, you'll never be lost (So follow me home, never be lost)
We'll weather the storm, whatever the cost (Weather the storm, yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah)
I won't walk away, I'll stand by your side (I won't walk away, stand by your side)
I'm here for you, the rest of our lives (Yeah yeah)

JOY DIVISION

(Oh-oh) yeah yeah
(Oh-oh) yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Oh-oh) yeah yeah yeah

By answering one simple question
Am I really gonna relieve your tension, put it all in another dimension now
As I'm facing your sidewalk trauma
Why do you have to punish your neighbour, I must confess the prospects, they are foul
I don't know why, feel like I'll give you just one more good lesson
I ain't just some piece of meat sitting in a delicatessen

Boy, do I turn you round, when I turn you down, oh, isn't this profound? (oh-oh)
I know I turn you on, you'll never be the one, so why you hangin' on? (oh-oh)

Can your wife and your kids really be a
Part of your uncut speil and, do you actually think that you're getting mine?
Can you make me a street map of the wheel
You're chasing a ball of string through, enters at the head office in your mind
I don't know why, feel like I'll give you just one more good lesson
I ain't just some piece of meat sitting in a delicatessen

Boy, do I turn you round, when I turn you down, oh, isn't this profound? (oh-oh)
I know I turn you on, you'll never be the one, so why you hangin' on? (oh-oh)

Is it really a coincidence, or is it just a wind-up?
Do you really think you'll shake my confidence, are you scared you'll get blown up then?
You gotta face the prospects when
You try to eliminate the trends that bend, never emulate just stimulate your mind
(Oh-oh) yeah yeah
(Oh-oh) yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Oh-oh) yeah yeah yeah

Boy, do I turn you round, when I turn you down, oh, isn't this profound? (oh-oh)
I know I turn you on, you'll never be the one, so why you hangin' on? (oh-oh)

Boy, do I turn you round, when I turn you down, oh, isn't this profound? (oh-oh)
I know I turn you on, you'll never be the one, so why you hangin' on? (oh-oh)
So why you hangin' on baby?

RED DRESS

'Cause I'm cooler than the red dress
'Cause I'm cooler, cause I'm cooler
'Cause I'm cooler than the red dress
'Cause I'm cooler, cause I'm cooler

A girl's entitled to flaunt, to get what she wants
Can't say that it's wrong, no baby
A man's world, but boy can't you see
We're pulling the strings, we're taking the lead
And when you're sure, you'll never let her play you again
She'll put on your favourite smile
Unplug the phone to get you alone, Dirty dance
Her hips will send you into a trance

'Cause I'm cooler than the red dress
I'd rather catch a guy on my own
Cause what you see the man gets
And if he don't I'm better off here alone (Oh, oh)
Done the candlelight to make you stay over, I'm giving it up now, baby
If that's what I gotta do just to own you, I'm giving it up now maybe (To you)

I've played the desperate lady, jumped through all of the hoops boy
Instead of constant craving, I'll leave the chasing to you
And if you don't respect it, Ill kick with Jimmy Choos
'Cause boy if you don't love me, then I've got nothing to lose
'Cause I've been down this road before, I should have known that I was to blame
Won't put on your favourite smile
Won't unplug the phone to get you alone, dirty dance
That's not the way I get my romance

'Cause I'm cooler than the red dress
I'd rather catch a guy on my own
'Cause what you see the man gets
And if he don't I'm better off here alone

'Cause I'm cooler than the red dress
I'd rather catch a guy on my own
'Cause what you see the man gets
And if he don't I'm better off here alone (Oh, oh)
Done the candlelight to make you stay over, I'm giving it up now baby
If that's what I gotta do just to own you, I'm giving it up now baby
Done the candlelight to make you stay over, I'm giving it up now baby
If that's what I gotta do just to own you, I'm giving it up now maybe

So don't call me baby (Cooler than the red dress) I'm giving it up now maybe
So don't call me baby (Cooler than the red dress) I'm giving it up now maybe
So don't call me baby (Cooler than the red dress) I'm giving it up now maybe
So don't call me baby (Cooler than the red dress) I'm giving it up now maybe

UGLY

When I was seven, they said I was strange
I noticed that my eyes and hair weren't the same
I asked my parents if I was okay
They said you're more beautiful and that's the way
They show that they wish that they had your smile
So my confidence was up for a while
I got real comfortable with my own style
I knew that they were only jealous cause

People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then so are you, so are you

There was a time when I felt like I cared
That I was shorter than everyone there
People made me feel like life was unfair
And I did things that made me ashamed
Cause I didn't know my body would change
I grew taller than them in more ways
But there will always be the one who will say
Something bad to make them feel great

People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then so are you, so are you

Everybody talks bad about somebody
And never realize how it affects somebody
And you bet it won't be forgotten
Envy is the only thing it could be

Cause people are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then so are you, so are you

People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then so are you, so are you

So are you
People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do

IT AIN'T EASY

I get so used to being alone
My choice this time I'm in a zone, not in a place where you can't control me
Not saying I don't wan't to take a chance
Cause its all open to romance, I know it's crazy but I must say
It ain't easy being me, it ain't easy don't you know
Cause I'm not the type to let, someone take over me

It ain't easy (no) it ain't easy (that's for sure) it ain't easy (Oh oh oh oh)
It ain't easy (no) it ain't easy (oh oh) it ain't easy (oh oh oh oh)

Constantly reminded of the place I used to be
Gave up so much energy but now it's all about me

(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh)
It ain't easy, it ain't easy, it ain't easy (Oh oh oh oh)
It ain't easy, it ain't easy, it ain't easy (Oh oh oh oh) (It ain't easy being me)
It ain't easy, it ain't easy, it ain't easy (Oh oh oh oh) (It ain't easy being me)
It ain't easy, it ain't easy, it ain't easy (Oh oh oh oh)
It ain't easy, it ain't easy, it ain't easy (Oh oh oh oh)
It ain't easy, it ain't easy, it ain't easy (Oh oh oh oh)

BRUISED

Da na da na da na da na da na da na da na na
Da na da na da na da na da na da na da na na

Loves, not how it used to be
And the passion that made me strong, is clearly breaking me
I scream you shout you're my favourite enemy
I wanna hurt you like you're hurting me
Up down your moods swing with more extremity
This heartache won't go away

I bruise when you get close, feel my body choke
Bitter last blows, in the war with you
When you get close, feel my body choke
So the pain grows, in the war with you
Da na da na da na (in the war with you)
Da na da na da na na

You're chasing I'm running, the weapons keep coming
Don't do it I'll lose it, I'm seeing red
I'm on low resistance, you better keep your distance
Before you do something you might regret
I scream you shout you're my favourite enemy
I wanna hurt you like you hurting me
Up down your words come with more intensity
This heartache won't go away

Though I bruise easy with you boy
I know you still got the power to hurt me
So, stay out of my way now
Till loves gone, gone, so I can move on

I bruise when you get close, feel my body choke
Bitter last blows, in the war with you
When you get close, feel my body choke
So the pain grows, in the war with you

Still fighting in the war with you
Don't try and end the war with you
Still fighting in the war with you
Don't try and end the war with you

OBSESSION

You are an obsession, I cannot sleep
I am a possession unopened at your feet
There's no balance, no equality, be still
I will not accept defeat
I will have you, yes, I will have you
I will find a way and I will have you
Like a butterfly, a wild butterfly
I will collect you and capture you

You are an obsession, you're my obsession
Who do you want me to be, to make you sleep with me?
You are an obsession, you're my obsession
Who do you want me to be, to make you sleep with me?

I feed you, I drink you, my day and my night
I need you, I need you by sun or candlelight
You protest, you wanna leave, stay
Oh, there's no alternative
Your face appears again, I see the beauty there
But I see danger, stranger, beware
Of circumstance in your naked dreams
Your affection is not what it seems

My fantasy has turned to madness
And all my goodness has turned to badness
My need to possess you has consumed my soul
My life is trembling, I have no control
I will have you, yes, I will have you
I will find a way and I will have you
Like a butterfly, a wild butterfly
I will collect you and capture you

ACE REJECT

See my love is all I can give you, nothing more 'cause life is how I want it to be
With you and me, staying together, yeah
Take it all, I'm here boy, I got what you need here, talk to me
And help me breathe, I wanna hold on to sweet memories
'Cause wasting time, until your heart and mind realises I am the one
I won't disguise my love, for you, it's true, I can't
Wait for you to be there, all my life, I need
Someone to make me feel good, and I wish that it is you

Every journey, another sign, images always pass me by
Feel like leaving the world behind, when I think of you
Every moment I'm fighting this, had to erase all your messages
Couldn't handle the things we said, still I'm feeling you
It's driving me crazy, baby, lately you've been slipping away from me
I try to keep holding on, I can't, not for long, there's something I didn't see

We break up and make it up, back and forth we never stop
Everytime a change of heart, I can't keep up
When you say yes and I say no, when it turns hot, we make it cold
But still something between us holds together
We break up and make it up, back and forth we never stop
Everytime a change of heart, I can't keep up
When you say yes and I say no, when it turns hot, we make it cold
But still something between us holds together

You turned down the light in me, I think our time is over
And ain't it funny how sweet I dream, but the bed keeps on getting colder
Sometimes when I close my eyes, it feels like I'm living by numbers
Cos I've been holding you so damn tight, I gotta stop cos it's pulling me under
It's driving me crazy, baby, lately you've been slipping away from me
I try to keep holding on, I cannot be wrong, there's something I didn't see

BETTER

World, where I am drowning I sink so slow, the under tow
Dragging me down just like all my fears
Trying so hard not to disappear, there's nothing clear
Want something to believe in
Nearly crushed my soul (my soul)
Nearly lost control (control)
I knew I had to find some peace of mind on my own

This is the start (oo-oo) no falling apart (oo-oo)
You have to look it in the face, and recognize it's you that makes you
Right from the start (oo-oo) hand in the heart (oo-oo)
You have to look it in the face, and recognize it's you that makes you
Stronger in every way, each day a brand new play
I never hear you say I won't believe tomorrow

In dark there's no believing, you're only left with fear
Talk me out of right from wrong
Make me sing a different song, no time to hide, I'll move on...
Nearly crushed my soul (my soul)
Then I found a goal (a goal)
I knew I had to find some peace of mind on my own

Now I know (uh-uh) cause now I know I'm right (uh-uh)
You could be here with me (uh-uh)
I'll meet you now to tell you things are gonna be alright (alright)

2 HEARTS

It never seems enough, and baby when your head is full of stuff
But then again you didn't go, and thank God you didn't though
What's it gonna take, maybe for the two of us to make
It through this one, can we make it through this storm?
Everything between us makes me glow, but how could you know?
Simple things bring simple pleasures, that we know, but maybe they didn't show

Too used, two means, two minds to please
Do you, Do me, two we make totally
Two mouths, too close, two to make all of those
Two hearts, to believe, to love, oh please

Do you really wanna wait another day, cause everybody needs a little time to pay
And after when the time is up, everybody doesn't always get their say
Feels like a little price to pay, thereafter we laugh it up
Everything about us helps me grow, but how would you know?
Simple things bring simple pleasures, that we know, and baby it's time to show

Too used, two means, two minds to please
Two you's, two me's, two we make totally
Two mouths, too close, to make all of those
Two hearts, to believe, to love, oh please

You're the must have, you're the bomb, I'm in your palm
Love freely, so really, there's a calm, where's it from?
Oh-oh

Too used, two means, two minds to please
Two you's, two me's, two we make totally
Two mouths, too close, to make all of those
Two hearts, to believe, to love, oh please

FAVOURITE SONG

(On and on, on and on, on and on)
(Turn it on) Everybody's got their favourite song (On and on)
(On and on, on and on)
(Turn it on) Everybody's got their favourite song

Kinda person gotta be with, situation feeling much stare
Played around with all the danger there
I couldn't handle it, so I abandoned it, there's two people in this sad affair
Had to think it so I did declare
We lost the feeling then we lost flare
I had a problem there, it couldn't be repaired
(We, lost our way, had to pay (Harmony))
Life don't play. life don't play

(On and on) Right here from the start
(On and on) Brought out the worst in me
(On and on) (Turn it on) I'm not your play thing (Everybody's got thеir favourite song)
It's history (On and on) wanna blame the past (On and on)
So this pain will last (On and on)
Down for too long (Evеrybody's got their favourite song) It's time that we moved on

I'm a girl that likes to be alone, do my thinking on the telephone
If you misstepping in my danger zone, like a matador I take you by the horns
I need a place I gotta get away, I brought him out into my Coachella
I'm gonna share it with a boy someday, we gonna run away and make a lot of hay
(But we, lost our way, had to pay (Harmony))
Life don't play, life don't play

LIKE THE WEATHER

Rain dropping down on my skin, and I'm drowning here inside
Like I'm caught in the wind, and the movement of the tide, it makes me shiver
Sun crashing in on my heart, my emotions flipping round
Seasons end, as they stop, every time you let me down, it's never over
Boy, I never know which way to turn, am I safe in this place?
'Cause I can't seem to trust what I feel, it's so confusing

Fast like a hurricane (Fast like a hurricane)
That's how my feelings change (That's how my feelings change)
Torn between sun and rain (Torn in pain)
I love you like the weather (I love you like the weather)
Always the two extremes (Always the two extremes)
There's nothing in between (There's nothing in between)
It's either black or white (I'm alright)
I love you like the weather (I love you like the weather)

In this dilemma again, and my heart is on the run
No one knows who to blame, and the story is undone, it's never over
Boy, I never know which way to turn, am I safe in this place?
'Cause I can't seem to trust what I feel, it's so confusing

I hate you, I love you, I can't be without you, is it wrong or is it right?
I fall into nights, I keep crossing the line, guess I'm only human

(Fast like a hurricane, that's how my feelings change
Torn between sun and rain (Harmony))

COME TOGETHER

Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker, he just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger, he shoot Coca Cola
He say, "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me

He bag production, he got walrus gum boot
He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me

He roller-coaster, he got early warning
He got muddy water, he one mojo filter
He say, "One and one, and one is three"
Got to be good looking 'cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me
Come together, come together, come together, come together
Come together, come together, come together, come together

FUTURE SHOKK!

Future, future, future shokk, future, future, future shokk!
Future shokk, shokk, shokk, let's go

I just wanna see, all the people going crazy
Bugging out off key to the melody, without a doubt, this is an emergency
So scream and shout, get up, get up and jerk that body
Bass line – sick or what, this got every one of us
Now twist it up, hitting it with a future shokk!
Don't wanna stop, this is an emergency, show what you got
Get up, get up and jerk that body, get up, get up and jerk that body
(Get up, get up and jerk that body)
Get up, get up and jerk that body, get up, get up and jerk that body
(Get up, get up and jerk that body) (Jerk that body)

Feeling something gets a flush flowing through my mind
You gotta see these moves, this ain't no silly groove
Move your body to the bass, don't let the rhythm die (Future shokk!)
Just keep it burning all night, there ain't nothing in this what I wouldn’t do (oh, no)
Just watch the crowd do what you wanna do-o, this hype is moving, it's grooving
You're choosing the person to, get up and dance with you!

I just wanna see, all the people going crazy
Bugging out off key to the melody, without a doubt, this is an emergency
So scream and shout, get up, get up and jerk that body
Bass line – sick or what, this got every one of us
Now twist it up, hitting it with a future shokk!
Don't wanna stop, this is an emergency, show what you got
Get up, get up and jerk that body, get up, get up and jerk that body
(Get up, get up and jerk that body)
Get up, get up and jerk that body (Get up, get up and jerk that body!)
Get up, get up and jerk that body (yeah)
(Get up, get up and jerk that body) (yeah)

What you fighting for, no more gun and war
Makes you sick or what, everyone of us
It's a future shokk, I don't ever wanna stop
Show me what you got, I'm ready to go
I know you got that feeling, you and I we could hit the ceiling
You and I and the wheels of steel and, good omen, moments revealing
That funky solar power, cool off and take that shower
You come now, ring the alarm, head rush with that twisted charm, c’mon

I know you got the feeling, with you and I, together we can hit the ceiling
But only if you come with X amount of feeling
’Cause I don’t want a man who can't understand (Get up, get up and jerk that body)
This is all about the future, not a drop of water for the wallflower
Coming with that dirty, funky, solar power, if you stay calm, then ring the alarm
Bass line – sick or what, this got every one of us
Now twist it up, hitting it with a future shokk
Don't wanna stop, this is an emergency
Show what you got, get up, get up and jerk that body!

SUGABABES KEISHA HEIDI AMELLE

GOTTA BE YOU

Turns the lights down low, turns the lights down low (Turn low)
Turns the lights down low, turns the lights down low (Low)
Turns the light down low (Low) turns the light down low (Low)

Everytime there's a breakup, I feel wake up
Everybody knows but, I feel the pain but
Y'all don't really know about, how this should be doing down
Be the biggest talk in town, the rumours going round
Everybody wanna love, cos what their game does
I be just wanting to find somebody with the same 'cos
I can make y'all understand me
I know some of y'all gotta feel me
I been around the world, just trying to be your girl
I still lost you, lost you (And I know it's not because of me)

It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you
It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you

I'm not making this up, to clear mistakes up
You're the one to blow it up, saying I'm doing too much
Why he get that safe key, look at how you're playing me
Betraying me, and this image of what you made me
And now you're talking this stuff, seems I'm getting dissed, what?
Newsweek, you would say today: "Look at this slut"
Y'all can't ever really even know me
'Cause my ass is the only thing you'll see
I been around the world (Been around the world)
Just trying to be your girl (Trying to be your girl)
I still lost you, lost you (And I know it's not because of me)

It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you
It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you

It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you
It ain't me, it ain't me, it ain't me
I said ooh it's gotta be you, be you, be you, be you
It's you (You) it's you (You) it's you (You) it's you (You)
It's you (You) it's you (You) it's you (Yeah) it's you, it's you

FOLLOW ME HOME

So follow me home, you'll never be lost
We'll weather the storm, whatever the cost
I won't walk away, I'll stand by your side
I'm here for you, the rest of our lives

RED DRESS

'Cause I'm cooler than the red dress
'Cause I'm cooler, cause I'm cooler
'Cause I'm cooler than the red dress
'Cause I'm cooler, cause I'm cooler

A girl's entitled to flaunt, to get what she wants
Can't say that it's wrong, no baby
A man's world, but boy can't you see
We're pulling the strings, we're taking the lead
And when you're sure, you'll never let her play you again
She'll put on your favorite smile
Unplug the phone to get you alone, Dirty dance
Her hips will send you into a trance

I've played the desperate lady, jumped through all of the hoops boy
Instead of constant craving, I'll leave the chasing to you
And if you don't respect it, Ill pick with Jimmy Choos
'Cause boy if you don't love me, then I've got nothing to lose
'Cause I've been down this road before, I should have known that I was to blame
Won't put on your favourite smile
Won't unplug the phone to get you alone, dirty dance
That's not the way I get my romance

'Cause I'm cooler than the red dress
I'd rather catch a guy on my own
'Cause what you see the man gets
And if he don't I'm better off here alone

NOW YOU'RE GONE

Don't recognize what I see, who is this looking back at me?
I just can't tell, I see a pale reflection of myself
Can't cover up the way I feel, these nights will never never heal
What can I do, am I supposed to just forget you?
I'm torn up got my fingers burning, now I'm, so lost got a lot to learn
I wanna free myself as someone else, but there's no where left to turn

Tell me who are you gonna run to, where are you gonna hide?
There's so much you gotta undo, if there's nothing left inside
Tell me who's gonna make it better, when there's so much going wrong
Will I feel this way forever, or am I stronger now you're gone?
Or am I stronger now you're gone, yeah

Wish I could change who I am, be someone who don't give a damn
It's too much to take, cause my heart is set to break down
I can't pretend anymore, that things will be like they were before
Why can't you see, it's just a faded memory
I'm torn up got my fingers burning, now I'm, so lost got a lot to learn
I wanna free myself as someone else, but there's no where left to turn

What can I do, to make it through, it's only me, why can't I see?
I'm not too well, it's such a shame, it's only me

Who are you gonna run to, where are you gonna hide?
There's so much you gotta undo, if there's nothing left inside
Tell me who's gonna make it better, when there's so much going wrong
Will I feel this way forever, or am I stronger now you're gone, why can't I feel, yeah

There's so much you gotta undo, if there's nothing left inside
Tell me who's gonna make it better, when there's so much going wrong
Will I feel this way forever, or am I stronger now you're gone?

I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR

Stop making the eyes at me, I'll stop making the eyes at you
And what it is that surprises me, is that I don't really want you to
When your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night)
Oh but you're an explosion (You're dynamite)
Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand
And lighting the fuse might result in a bang, with a bang-go!

I bet that you look good on the dance floor
I don't know if you're looking for romance or
I don't know what you're looking for
I said I bet that you look good on the dance floor
Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 (From 1984)

I wish you'd stop ignoring me, cause it's sending me to despair
Without a sound yeah you're calling me, and I don't think it's very fair
When your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night)
Oh but you're an explosion (You're dynamite)
Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand
Lighting the fuse might result in a bang, ba ba bang-go!

I said I bet that you look good on the dance floor
Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
Oh there ain't no love no, Montague's or Capulets
Just banging tunes, and DJ sets 'n' dirty dance floors
And dreams of naughtiness

LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND

Oh, I've been working all week I'm tired
Yeah I've been working all week and I'm just living for the weekend
Hey, I've got some money I've just got paid
Got some money and I can't wait, at six o'clock, I'm out of here
Out there tonight is the night of my life got my name on
Run down the street Adidas on my feet, I'm on fire

Working all the time, work is such a bind
Got some money to spend, living for the weekend
When it gets too much, I live for the rush
Got some money to spend, living for the weekend

Oh man, yeah I've been working all week I'm shot
Yeah I've been working all week for what, just living for the weekend
Oh shit! So my clothes are all counterfit
So my name isn't on the list, no you can't come in, so go home boys
Slip round the back look at that there's a cracked toilet window
Drop to the floor cold as ice through the door, I'm on fire

Working all the time, work is such a bind
Got some money to spend, living for the weekend
When it gets too much, I live for the rush
Got some money to spend, living for the weekend

Can you feel it, feel the pressure rising, pushing down on me, oh Lord
Pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure
Feel the pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure
Living for the weekend, living for the weekend
Living for the weekend, living for the weekend
Living for the weekend, living for the weekend
Living for the weekend, living for the weekend

SUGABABES: JUNGLEKEISHA / MUTYA / SIOBHAN

SUGABABES: JUNGLE
KEISHA / MUTYA / SIOBHAN