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"Whole Again"
Song
B-side"Locomotion"
"Holiday"

"Whole Again" was the fifth single for Atomic Kitten, and their first single released in Europe, Germany, Australia, and Ireland. This single was given a release from Virgin Records, explaining in November 2000 that Atomic Kitten were to be dropped. However they persuaded Innocent Records to release one more single, first being released in the UK to see if their first single was to be a success in their region.[1] Atomic Kitten scored their first number-one hit in the UK in 2001 with "Whole Again".

Song information

The song and video for "Whole Again" originally featured Kerry Katona; however, she left the group several days prior to the number-one position because of her pregnancy.[2] The video was remade when Jenny Frost was added to the line-up as a replacement. The video included the girls in a variety of ever-changing outfits. It was criticised because of its similarities to the Sugababes single Overload.

The single opened with a first week's sale of 69,286 copies[3] and the success of "Whole Again" with 960,600 copies[4] sold in the United Kingdom was such that it was decided to remaster and rerelease the album which went straight to number one on its second appearance in the chart and to release "Eternal Flame", which was not featured on the original album, as a single as well. "Whole Again" has become the longest stay since Westlife at New Year in 1999/2000 and also the 4th biggest selling single of 2000 and the only single which increased the weekly sales during each week on number 1. "Whole Again" entered number 1 in 19 countries and is the 4th best selling girl group single of all time, after Wannabe, 2 Become 1 and Say You'll Be There by Spice Girls, as well as being the best-selling girl group single of the decade.

Thus far Atomic Kitten was only released in the UK, Japan and Asia, but it was decided to release the single globally and to release the album in Europe and Australia as well. In the UK, "Whole Again" stayed at number one for 4 consecutive weeks, and a month later was released in Australia, as well as Germany, where it secured a number one position for six consecutive weeks and another single for the album, "You Are", was released for the audiences in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

The track appeared on the edition of the group's second album Feels So Good released in continental Europe and Asia, with Katona's spoken-word vocals in the final verse dubbed out and replaced with new ones by Frost. The group asked UK radio stations to play this mix instead of the original, but none complied.

In December 2007, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) recorded a version of "Whole Again", for inclusion on the Liverpool - The Number Ones Album charity album, celebrating Liverpool as a 2008 European Capital of Culture. The song's co-author Andy McCluskey is the co-founder of OMD, who reformed and toured in 2007.[5]

Whole Again was also covered by Almighty Records artist Natalie Browne. Almighty Definitive Mix (7:30), Almighty Radio Edit (3:32).

Track listings

CD 1/European CD/
1. "Whole Again" 3.03
2. "Holiday" 3.13
3. "Whole Again" (Whirlwind mix) 3.05
CD 2
1. "Whole Again" 3.03
2. "Whole Again" (Original version) 3:19
3. "Locomotion" 3:32

Whole Again was also remixed by M*A*S*H (7:16)

Credits and personnel

Lyrics and Music Bill Padley, Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey and Jeremy Godfrey
Producer Engine/Padley & Godfrey
Vocals initial release Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon and Kerry Katona
Vocals 2002 rerelease Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon and Jenny Frost
Backing vocals Angie Giles, Bill Padley
Keyboards and programming Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Bill Padley and Jeremy Godfrey

Charts

Country Date Position Certification Sales
United Kingdom February 2001 1 Platinum[6] 934,600[4]
Germany April 2001 1 Platinum[7] 200,000 in its first week.[citation needed]
New Zealand 15 April 2001 1[8] 2x Platinum[9] 20,000
Austria 20 May 22001 1[10]   unk
The Netherlands April 2001 1[11] Gold[12] 40,000
Republic of Ireland 1 February 2001 1[13]   unk
Switzerland 6March 2001 2[14] Gold[15] 20,000
Australia 3 June 2001 2[16] 2x Platinum[17] 140,000
Belgium (Flanders) 5 May 2001 4[18]    
Sweden 10 May 2001 4[19] Gold[20] 20,000
Denmark 8 June 2001 10[21]    
France 20 October 2001 21[22]    

Total sales in Worldwide: 1,294,600+

Covers

"Whole Again" was covered by The Sick Anchors and Chiara in 2002 and by No Secrets and Play in 2003.

References

  1. ^ BBC Atomic Kitten's perfect year. Accessed August 24, 2006
  2. ^ BBC McFadden and Katona tie knot. Accessed August 24, 2006
  3. ^ theofficialcharts.com "Whole Again" page. Accessed August 24, 2006
  4. ^ a b ChartWatch Atomic Kitten page. Last update: 12 October 2004
  5. ^ "OMD News for 10 & 20 December 2007". Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  6. ^ BPI.co.uk Certification "Whole Again" Accessed 29 October 2006
  7. ^ IFPI Certification "Whole Again"
  8. ^ Charts.org.nz "Whole Again" page Accessed 29 October 2006
  9. ^ Rianz.org.nz Chart 2 September 2001 Accessed 2 November 2006
  10. ^ AustrianCharts.at "Whole Again" page. Accessed 28 October 2006
  11. ^ Top4000.nl Week 24, 2001
  12. ^ NVPI.nl Dutch certification database Accessed 4 November 2006
  13. ^ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search (Accessed: November 2, 2006)
  14. ^ SwissCharts.com "Whole Again" page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
  15. ^ SwissCharts.com Certifications 2001 Accessed: October 29, 2006
  16. ^ Australian-Charts.com "Whole Again" page. Accessed: November 24, 2006
  17. ^ Aria.com.au Certifications 2001 Accessed: October 29, 2006
  18. ^ Ultratop.be "Whole Again" page. Accessed: July 21, 2008
  19. ^ Swedish-Charts.com "Whole Again" page. Accessed: July 21, 2008
  20. ^ IFPI, Gold & Platinum certifications
  21. ^ Danish-Charts.com "Whole Again" page. Accessed: July 21, 2008
  22. ^ LesCharts.com "Whole Again" page Accessed: October 29, 2006
Preceded by UK number one single
4 February 2001 - 3 March 2001 		Succeeded by
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