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| Single by Girls Aloud from the album Chemistry |
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| B-side | "Nobody But You" | ||||
| Released | November 14, 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Dance Pop, Swing pop | ||||
| Length | 3:36 | ||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Lisa Cowling Giselle Sommerville |
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| Producer | Xenomania | ||||
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"Biology" is a song recorded by the British pop girl group Girls Aloud. Released on 14 November 2005, it was the second single released from their third studio album Chemistry.
The introduction and subsequent verses in that style are sampled from The Animals' 1965 track "Club a Go Go".
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Release and reception
The art cover for the "Biology" maxi CD single (pictured right) was inspired by UK punk band X-Ray Spex's album cover Germ Free Adolescents. Both covers show each member in a different pose, trapped inside a large vial. Both "Biology" and the album Germ Free Adolescents are akin in respect to their scientific references, both visually and terminologically.original research?
Peter Cashmore, writing for The Guardian, described "Biology" as "the best pop single of the last decade".1 It received some of the best critical reviews among all of their singles for its unique sounds and multi-song structure.citation needed
In September 2006, the single followed in the footsteps of "No Good Advice" and "Wake Me Up" to become the winner of the Popjustice £20 Music Prize - beating Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" and Sugababes' "Push the Button."
Music video
The music video for "Biology" consisted only of group shots. The video began with a curtain being drawn back to reveal the band members posed in black jazz dresses as Nadine sang perched upon a black grand piano. In a sequence of disjointed choreography, the girls changed into frilly pink and purple dresses as the scene changed to a room with flowery wallpaper with digitised butterflies floating by. The band then changes into red and black outfits and black outfits as the scene changed twice more.
Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Biology".
| # | Title | Time |
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| CD1: Polydor / 9875296 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Biology" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "The Show" [Tony Lemezma Club Mix] | 5:46 |
| CD2: Polydor / 9875297 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Biology" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Nobody But You" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Biology" [Tony Lamezma Remix] | 5:15 |
| 4. | "Biology" [Video] | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Biology" [Karaoke Video] | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Biology" [Game] | 3:34 |
Versions and appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:
"Biology"
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Album Version | "Biology" single, Chemistry, The Sound of Girls Aloud, Popjustice: 100% Solid Pop Music |
| Tony Lamezma Remix | "Biology" single, Mixed Up, Popjustice: 100% Solid Pop Music |
| Video | "Biology" single, The Greatest Hits Live [DVD], Style [DVD] |
| Live from Wembley | UK iTunes extras download, Girls A Live bonus CD |
Charts
The single saw a return to the top five on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four.2 The song spent a total of eight weeks in the top forty. The song eventually became the biggest single from Chemistry, and their sixth overall best seller. "Biology" peaked at number twenty-six on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 7 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 26 |
Live Performances
The band performed the song at the following events:
- Chemistry Tour
- The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour
- Tangled Up Tour
- V Festival 2006
- T4 on the Beach 2007
- WhatUWant
- Sunrise
- Top of the Pops
- Sketch
- G-A-Y
- Children in Need 2005
- The Album Chart Show 2007
- Ministry of Mayhem
- CD:UK
References
- ^ Peter Cashmore (2006-10-21). "New releases". The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ "Madonna dominates UK chart". Billboard (2005-11-21). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
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