New Year (Sugababes song)

"New Year"
Single by Sugababes
from the album One Touch
Released	December 18, 2000
Format	CD single, vinyl single, digital download
Recorded	London, England
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	3:50
Label	London
Writer(s)	Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Jony Lipsey, Cameron McVey, Felix Howard, Paul Simm, Matt Rowe
Producer	Cameron McVey, Jony Rockstar, Paul Simm
Sugababes singles chronology
"Overload" (2000) "New Year" (2000) "Run for Cover" (2001) Audio sample file info · help

"New Year" is a R&B song performed by English girl group the Sugababes. It was written by Sugababes members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan; as well as Jony Lipsey, Cameron McVey, Felix Howard, Matt Rowe and Paul Simm for their debut studio album One Touch. It was co-produced by Lipsey, McVey and Simm. The song was released as the album's second single in the winter of 2000 and charted within the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart and the top thirty of the Irish Singles Chart. However, the single failed to chart anywhere else.

Music video

The music video for "New Year" was directed by Alex Hamming and filmed in London, England. The video, like their previous video for "Overload", does not have a plot and features the group singing in front of a white background. Throughout the video, various computer graphics including falling snow, letters and butterflies appear on the screen, as well as shades of pink and blue.

Tracklisting

UK CD1

1. "New Year" - 3:50
2. "Sugababes on the Run" (Lucas, Ron Tom, Don-e, Secon) - 3:34
3. "Forever" (Matt Rowe, Themis, Sugababes) - 2:55

UK CD2

1. "New Year" - 3:50
2. "Little Lady Love" [About 2 Mix] - 5:06
3. "New Year" [Protest Mix] - 4:10
4. "New Year" [Video] - 3:50

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart[1]	25
UK Singles Chart[2]	12

Official versions and appearances

These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on of "New Year."

Version	Release appearance
Album version	'"New Year" single, One Touch
Protest mix	"New Year" single
Video
Video extract	"Run for Cover" single
2001 mix	'"New Year" promo

References

1. ^ "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.ie. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2007-04-29. 
2. ^ "UK Top 40 Hit Database". everyHit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 

External links

• Sugababes.com — official website.