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"The Promise"
Song
B-side"TBA"

"The Promise" is the nineteenth single by the British girl group Girls Aloud, and the first single to be taken from the band's as yet untitled fifth studio album.[2] It will be released in digital and physical form on 27 October 2008.[1]

The song is currently C-Listed on Radio 1's Playlist.

Release and reception

"The Promise" premièred on Switch on BBC Radio 1 on 14 September 2008,[3] and has been described by the band's website as a "stormer of a track".[2] Girls Aloud performed "The Promise" on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge, as well as a cover of Timbaland and OneRepublic's "Apologize".[4] Nadine Coyle was not present, as she was ill with shingles.[5]

The song is notable for its 1960s influence.[6] It has also received comparisons to Girls Aloud's previous single, "Can't Speak French".[6] Digital Spy referred to the single as "a cute, wistful pop song" with "some nice Spectorish touches in the production and a lovely, classic-sounding melody."[6]

Track listings and formats

An exclusive remix of "The Promise" will be available on iTunes, while a limited edition picture disc will be available exclusively through Girls Aloud's official website.[7]

Music video

File:The Promise Video.jpg
Roberts and Walsh in the music video for "The Promise" (2008).

Filming for "The Promise" music video was on 15 September 2008. [8] The video premièred on AOL's website on 25 September 2008.[9]

In the music video, Girls Aloud are at a '60s drive-in movie theatre, watching themselves perform "The Promise" in shimmering sequined dresses.[10] They are performing with a band in black-and-white and also imitating girl groups such as The Supremes.[11] Meanwhile at the drive-in, Girls Aloud are chatted up by men. Sarah Harding gets out of the car and walks in front of the screen to sing her "Here I am, walking Primrose..." verse, while the other girls laugh and Kimberley Walsh sounds her horn at Sarah. The music video features flickering and flashes to represent the films of the time.

References

  1. ^ a b "Add The Promise to your profile!". Girls Aloud. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  2. ^ a b "The Promise". Girls Aloud. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  3. ^ "This Week's Show". BBC. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  4. ^ "Girls Aloud - Live Lounge Tour 2008". BBC Radio 1. BBC. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  5. ^ "Nadine Coyle suffering from shingles". Rte.ie. Radio Telefís Éireann. 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  6. ^ a b c Nick Levine (2008-09-15). "Girls Aloud are back!". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  7. ^ Tom Thorogood (2008-09-12). "Girls Aloud announce new single". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  8. ^ "Switch: 14/09/2008". BBC Switch. 2008-09-14. {{cite episode}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. ^ "See the video for The Promise!". Girls Aloud. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  10. ^ Andrei Harmsworth (2008-09-26). "Grls Aloud swing back to the sixties". Metro. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  11. ^ Nadie Mendoza (2008-09-26). "Girls Aloud step back in time". The Sun. News International. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
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