Life Got Cold
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| Single by Girls Aloud from the album Sound of the Underground |
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| B-side | "Girls On Film" "Lights, Music, Camera, Action" |
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| Released | August 18, 2003 | ||||
| Format | CD single, Cassette | ||||
| Recorded | 2003 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:55 | ||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | Miranda Cooper Noel Gallagher Lisa Cowling Nick Coler Brian Higgins Xenomania |
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| Producer | Xenomania | ||||
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"Life Got Cold" was the third single released by UK pop group Girls Aloud from their debut album Sound of the Underground. It was their third consecutive top three hit in the UK, and the third top two hit in Ireland.
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[edit] Release and reception
"Life Got Cold" was not the original choice for the group's third single. Polydor Records originally chose "Some Kind of Miracle" but that plan was dropped after a huge fan response to this release. "Life Got Cold" was released in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2003. The single featured a cover of the Duran Duran song "Girls On Film" as the b-side, as well as remixes. The cassette features "Lights, Music, Camera Action" as a b-side.
Many reviewers criticised the track, alluding that the riff of the chorus ripped off the 1995 Oasis hit "Wonderwall". A BBC review called the song a "charming ballad", but also stated "part of the chorus sounds like it is going to turn into Wonderwall by Oasis."[1] A source told The Sun that Girls Aloud "are all big Oasis fans so I’m sure they won’t mind comparisons with their classic love song."[2]
The song was given a reggae reworking for the The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour.
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Life Got Cold" depicted the band members frozen or in stunted movement wandering around an abandoned city setting. Both group and individual shots are shown in various scenes, including an abandoned bus, a kitchen, an alley, and a street curb.
[edit] Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Life Got Cold".
| # | Title | Time |
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| CD1: Polydor / 9810656 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Life Got Cold" [Album Version] | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Girls on Film" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "No Good Advice" [Doublefunk Vocal Mix] | 7:30 |
| 4. | "Life Got Cold" [Video] | 4:00 |
| 5. | Photo Gallery | |
| CD2: Polydor / 9810657 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Life Got Cold" [Album Version] | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Life Got Cold" [Radio Edit] | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Life Got Cold" [29 Palms Remix Edit] | 6:54 |
| 4. | "Life Got Cold" [Stella Browne Edit] | 5:26 |
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| 1. | "Life Got Cold" [Album Version] | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Life Got Cold" [Radio Edit] | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Lights, Music, Camera, Action" | 3:10 |
[edit] Versions and appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:
"Life Got Cold"
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Album Version | "Life Got Cold" single, Sound of the Underground The Sound of Girls Aloud |
| Radio Edit | "Life Got Cold" single |
| 29 Palms Remix Edit | "Life Got Cold" single |
| Stella Browne Edit | |
| Video | Girls on Film [DVD], Style [DVD] |
| Reggae Version | The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour |
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Album Version | "Life Got Cold" single, Sound of the Underground [re-issue] |
[edit] Charts
"Life Got Cold" debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The song spent a total of nine weeks in the top seventy-five.[4]
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 3 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 8 |
| Netherlands Top 40 | 11 |
| Romanian Singles Chart | 78 |
| UK Singles Chart (2003 Year-End) | 92 |
[edit] References
- ^ Girls Aloud trounce pop rivals. BBC News (2003-05-23). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ New Girls Aloud track borrowed. Digital Spy (2003-07-24). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Fame Academy's Lemar dances in at two. CBBC Newsround (2003-08-24). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ a b Life Got Cold. ChartStats.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ Life Got Cold. aCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
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