"S Club Party" is a song by British

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. It was released on 20 September 1999 as the second single from their debut studio album, ''

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'' (1999). The song was written by Mikkel Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen, and Hugh Atkins and produced by

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. "S Club Party" received a mixed reception from

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. Despite this, it reached the top spot in New Zealand and peaked at number two in the United Kingdom and Australia. It was certified platinum in Australia and gold in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Single information

"S Club Party", the band's second single, is a song that is described as an "introduction to the band". Each line of the song's second verse describes a different member of

: " Tina's doin' her dance,

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's gettin' down on the floor, while

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's screamin' out for more. Wanna see

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swing? Wanna see

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do her thing? Then we got Jo, she's got the flow - get ready everybody 'cause here we go!" Following the departure of Paul Cattermole from the band, they recorded a "United" version of the song with S Club 8, which omits the second verse and replaces it with the chant, "Ooh, ooh!" and extra

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vocals by S Club 8 vocalists Aaron Renfree,

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, Stacey McClean and

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. The single contains two

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, "Viva La Fiesta" and "Our Time Has Come". "Viva La Fiesta" later made the final track listing of the band's debut album, although "Our Time Has Come" remained as a B-side. "Our Time Has Come" was written at the same time as the band's debut single, " Bring It All Back", and was again produced by

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. The track was a contender to be the band's debut single alongside "Bring It All Back", and was written as a contrast: while "Bring It All Back" features lead vocals from the girls, "Our Time Has Come" features lead vocals from the boys. ''Our Time Has Come'' was one of only three singles from the band's debut album era not to be performed on ''

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'', but it was performed live during the band's ''S Club Party - Live'' tour in 2001. Remixes by Dave Way and

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were released on CD2, while the Australian CD single includes an extended version of "Bring It All Back".

Music video

The music video for the track was filmed in the Californian desert on the set of the ''

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'' special. The 50s gang challenge S Club 7 to a race, mirroring the famous race in '' Grease''. The theme of the video is the

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in the 1950s. The group then sing "S Club Party" and they go on to win the race. Each member of the group also has their own "S" shot, where they draw an S in the sky whilst jumping in the air. When the group sing the song in the TV movie, ''Back to the '50s'', it differs slightly from the music video. In the movie version, some scenes were cut out or shortened. In the music video, it shows some clips from the movie and all of S Club 7 have more single shots including Hannah, Jon and Tina. The music video version also has a different ending, with S Club 7 dancing in front of the camera having fun and dancing in the back of a truck with everyone from the movie dancing around them.

Track listings

* UK CD1 # "S Club Party" # "Viva La Fiesta" # "Our Time Has Come" # "S Club Party" (CD ROM video) * UK CD2 # "S Club Party" # "S Club Party" (Dave's Git Down Party Mix) # "S Club Party" (Jason Nevins Club Mix) * UK and Australasian cassette single # "S Club Party" – 3:30 # "Viva La Fiesta" – 3:09 * Australasian CD single # "S Club Party" # "Viva La Fiesta" # "Our Time Has Come" # " Bring It All Back" # "S Club Party" (CD ROM video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at StarGate Studios (Norway) * Mastered at Transfermation (London, England) Personnel * Mikkel Eriksen – writing * Hallgeir Rustan – writing * Tor Erik Hermansen – writing * Hugh Atkins – writing *

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– keyboards, programming *

– production * Jeremy Wheatley – additional production and mix * Noel Summerville – mastering * Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control S Club 7 songs 19 Recordings singles 1999 singles 1999 songs Music television series theme songs Number-one singles in New Zealand Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers) Songs about parties Songs written by Hallgeir Rustan Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen