Overload (song)

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"Overload"

Single by Sugababes
from the album One Touch
Released	August 8, 2000
Format	CD single: Worldwide
Recorded	London, England
Genre	Pop
Length	4:37
Label	London Records
Writer(s)	Jony Lipsey Cameron McVey Felix Howard Paul Simm Siobhán Donaghy Mutya Buena Keisha Buchanan
Producer(s)	Cameron McVey Jony Rockstar Paul Simm
Chart positions
#2 (New Zealand) #3 (Germany, Austria) #5 (Switzerland) #6 (UK)
Sugababes singles chronology
	"Overload" (2000)	"New Year" (2000)

"Overload" is a pop song written by British group Sugababes, Jony Lipsey, Cameron McVey, Felix Howard and Paul Simm for their debut album One Touch. The song was produced by Lipsey, McVey and Simm and received a positive reception from music critics. It was released as the first single in the summer of 2000 and reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, where it sold 138,000 copies. It also reached the top ten in New Zealand, Austria and Germany, and the top twenty in the Netherlands and Ireland. In Australia the song reached the top thirty, remaining in the top fifty for four months.

The single later reached #112 on the best selling singles in the UK of 2000.

1 Music video
2 Critical response
3 Track listing and formats
4 Charts
5 Notes
6 References

[edit] Music video

Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan in a scene from the music video for "Overload".

"Overload" features a music video that was directed by Phil Poynter and filmed in London, England. The video has no plot and is known for its fresh and simplistic style, a theme that they would continue in their early videos. It features the group in a variety of outfits, singing in front of a white background, either by themselves or together as a group.

[edit] Critical response

"Overload" received a generally positive response from music critics. A review by Aidin Vaziri from Rolling Stone called the song "a pulsating, cool-headed R&B concoction" and praised the group for their mature sound which made "other girl groups...look utterly lightweight in comparison".^[1]

Debbie Guirand, in a review for ManHunt.com, called the song "catchy" and was impressed by the Sugababes' ability to write their own lyrics as they had done for "Overload".^[2] James Kimmitt, in a review for Drowned in Sound, was also impressed the by groups writing abilities and called the song "brilliant".^[3]

Although The Portland Mercury was not impressed by the Sugababes' debut album, giving it only two and a half stars out of five, the online entertainment website did give "Overload" positive reviews. The website called the song "joyously overwhelming" and gave it four out of five stars.^[4]

[edit] Track listing and formats

#	Title	Length
UK CD single
1.	"Overload"	4:35
2.	"Lush Life"	4:41
3.	"Overload" (Instrumental)	4:19
European CD single
1.	"Overload"	4:35
2.	"Lush Life"	4:41
Australian CD single
1.	"Overload"	4:35
2.	"Lush Life"	4:41
3.	"Overload" (Cappalie remix)	8:06
4.	"Overload" (Instrumental)	4:19

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart	2
Austrian Singles Chart	3
German Singles Chart	3
Swiss Singles Chart	5
UK Singles Chart	6
Polish Top 70 Singles Chart	10
Dutch Singles Chart	12
Japan Top 100 Singles Chart	12
Irish Singles Chart	13
French Top 100 Singles Chart	16
Swedish Singles Chart	18
Spanish Singles Chart	22
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	24