The Show (song)

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"The Show"
Single by Girls Aloud
from the album What Will The Neighbours Say?
Released	June 28, 2004 (UK) June 3, 2006 (Australia)
Format	CD single, 3" pocket CD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop
Length	3:38
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Lisa Cowling Jon Shave Tim Powell Xenomania
Producer(s)	Xenomania
Chart positions
#1 (Greece) #2 (UK) #5 (Ireland)
Girls Aloud singles chronology
"Jump (for My Love)" (2003)	"The Show" (2004)	"Love Machine" (2004)
Alternate cover
UK Maxi CD/Australian cover
Audio sample
Play "The Show" (in browser) (help·info)

"The Show" was the fifth single from Girls Aloud and the first from their second album, What Will the Neighbours Say?. It kept up their run of successful top three singles in the UK charts, debuting at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. In the UK it has sold in excess of 75,000 copies. There were no additional b-sides, only remixes and an interview, titled "The After Show".

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The single showed off a brand new look for the girls. It was backed by a promotional campaign prior to its premiere featuring 5 empty chairs with each of the girls' names on. This built up excitement over the new look and later featured on the single cover with the girls in their seats. "The Show" was released on a 3" pocket format a few weeks after its initial release. This limited edition version was part of a trial, which was subsequently scrapped, by Universal Records.

"The Show" was released in Australia on June 3rd 2006, as the second single off the album Chemistry. The single received poor airplay and little attention by the media. "The Show" debuted at #67 on the ARIA Singles chart, being the lowest new entry that week, but the video got a substantial amount of play.

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Girls Aloud in the music video for "The Show". From left to right: Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts & Cheryl Cole.

The music video for "The Show" takes place in a salon called "Curls Allowed," where each member of the band plays a character working in the salon.

Nicola is "Chelsea Tanner," who sprays insulting messages with fake bronzer onto her male customers, Nadine is "Frenchie", who ineptly tries to give her male customers facials, Sarah is "Supa Styler", a hair stylist who fails to satisfy any of her customers, Cheryl is "Maxi Wax", who makes the waxing process as painful as possible, and Kimberley is "The Boss", who looks on amusedly as her employees take their revenge on the salon's male customers.

[edit] Track listings and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "The Show".

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