After the shockingly disastrous reaction to their album Catfights and Spotlights, the Sugababes have come back from a long recording session in Los Angeles with their new single, called "Get Sexy". They hope that this song will bring the girls back to the top of the charts and even score them some US success (they recently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records) by returning to their dance-pop roots.
And what a return it is; "Get Sexy" is their most danceable track since "Hole in the Head". Thanks to its synthy, GaGa-like sound, courtesy of the up-and-coming The Smeezingtons, it is guaranteed to fill up the clubs. However, it is also their most uninspiring, and blatantly lazy single ever.
Lyrically, its essentially about how sexy they are, which may be true. However, it gets kind of repetitive after the first 200 times they sing it. What's just bordering on pathetic is the sample from the iconic and cheesy 90's song "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred. I mean, off all the songs in the world, why that song? What's next, a song sampling "The Macarena"? The most interesting part of the song is the intro, which is inspired by Michael Jackson's 1988 single "Another Part of Me". After that, the song quickly melts into the huge, post-MJ pot called typical.
By the time Amelle sings "If I had a dime, for every single time, these boys stop and stare, I'd be a billionaire", you just want to yell at the girls, "we get it! You're sexy!"
Why don't you prove that you can make music that is a bit more interesting, instead?
Rating: 6/10
Check out their new single (due out on August 31st) below:
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