Theme to St. Trinian's

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Name = Theme to St. Trinian's


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Type = Theme song
Artist = Girls Aloud
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Released = December 10, 2007
track_no = 1
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:31
Writer = Charlie Mole
Ali Thompson
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Label = Fascination Records
Producer = Brian Higgins
Xenomania
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"Theme to St. Trinian's" is a song recorded by the British pop girl group Girls Aloud for the "". Written by the film's score composer Charlie Mole and Ali Thompson, "St. Trinian's" features production from long-time collaborators Xenomania. To date, the song is their only non-single to chart.

Release and reception

The song was written specifically for the "St. Trinian's" film by Charlie Mole, who composed the music, with lyrics from Ali Thompson. The theme was then recorded by Girls Aloud. It was revealed in April 2007 that Girls Aloud would make a cameo appearance as the "naughty" St. Trinian's School Band, when they were photographed in school uniforms at the movie's set. [ cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=449560&in_page_id=1773 | title=Girls Aloud cause mischief at St. Trinian's with sexy school uniform | publisher=Daily Mail | date=2007-04-20 | accessdate=2008-04-23 ] Girls Aloud perform "Theme to St Trinian's" at the end of the movie. A music video for the song was released to music video stations to promote the film and the soundtrack. The video is comprised of Girls Aloud performing the song in the movie, as well as various clips of scenes from throughout the film.

Digital Spy called the song "an electro-glam-sci-fi-rock romp" and gave the song a positive response. cite web | url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a81394/st-trinians-soundtrack-yay-or-nay.html | title='St. Trinian's' Soundtrack: Yay or Nay? | work=The Sound | publisher=The Sound | author=Nick Levine | date=2007-12-10 | accessdate=2008-04-23 ] On the other hand, InTheNews.co.uk called it a "below-average song". [ cite web | url=http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/music/st-trinians-%E2%80%93-soundtrack-$1179952.htm | title=St Trinian's - The Soundtrack | publisher=InTheNews.co.uk | author=Richard Fox | date=2007-12-17 | accessdate=2008-04-23 ] Girls Aloud also contributed an exclusive song entitled "On My Way To Satisfaction" to the soundtrack, which Digital Spy called "a fuzz-rockin' cousin to the Aloud's 2005 single 'Wake Me Up'".

Charts

"Theme to St. Trinian's" debuted at number ninety-six on the UK Singles Chart on 5 January 2008, due to high download sales. cite web | url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=33616 | title=Theme to St. Trinian's | publisher=ChartStats.com | accessdate=2008-04-23 ] It rose to number fifty-one a week later. The song was then removed from the iTunes Store, but readded in April 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.girlsaloud.co.uk Girls Aloud's official website]
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