"Natural" by S Club 7

S Club 7

S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, were a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, consisting of members Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, de facto lead singer Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens. The group rose to fame by starring in their...

, was released as a single on 11 September 2000. It is a slow R&B oriented ballad with Rachel Stevens

Rachel Stevens

Rachel Lauren Stevens is an English singer-songwriter, actress, presenter, dancer, television personality and model. She is a former member of the successful pop group S Club, and launched a solo recording career in 2003, releasing seven singles and two albums in the UK between 2003 and 2005...

 singing lead vocals. The track was written by Cathy Dennis

Cathy Dennis

Cathy Dennis is a British dance-oriented pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress...

 and A. Todd. It is an English cover of French singer Norma Ray

Norma Ray

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's late 90

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s hit Tous Les Maux D'Amour, both which sample Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers...

's Pavane

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.

Song information and music video

Natural, S Club 7's fifth single, features Rachel Stevens

Rachel Stevens

Rachel Lauren Stevens is an English singer-songwriter, actress, presenter, dancer, television personality and model. She is a former member of the successful pop group S Club, and launched a solo recording career in 2003, releasing seven singles and two albums in the UK between 2003 and 2005...

 as lead vocals. It describes love for an individual as a natural occurrence.

Unlike previous music videos Reach

Reach (S Club 7 song)

"Reach" is a song by S Club 7, released as a single on 22 May 2000. "Reach" is an up-tempo track co-written by Cathy Dennis and Andrew Todd .. The lyrics were probably inspired by a Shirley Bassey double A-side of "Reach For The Stars" and "Climb Every Mountain" although the song itself sounds...

and S Club Party

S Club Party

"S Club Party" is a dance-pop song written by Mikkel Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan and Tor Erik Hermansen for S Club 7's debut album S Club . Released in the UK on 20 September 1999, the song was produced and written by Stargate and received a mixed reception from music critics...

, does not involve a narrative. Instead, the group is initially shown relaxing on a tropical beach. The video progress to show Paul, Jon, and Bradley fish in the water as the girls observe from the beach while sunbathing. Several waterfall montages are used. The video ends with the group relaxing around a campfire.

There are two different edits of the music video. The second version replaces footage of Rachel on the beach with Paul, Jon, and Bradley collecting coconuts from the trees. Close ups and dance routines are prominently featured. Overall screen time focused on Rachel is reduced to feature the other members. It is unknown which version was intended as the original video.

There are also two different versions of the song. The album version, included on the original release of 7

7 (S Club 7 album)

7 is the second album by British pop group S Club 7. It was released by Polydor Records on 12 June 2000, and 14 November 2000 in North America. The album was primarily produced by Cathy Dennis and Simon Ellis...

, features a R&B style production. The single version is mixed with heavier pop music themes, including the use of a vocoder

Vocoder

A vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...

, and the male vocals are more predominant.

Formats and track listings

Natural as a single was released under various formats, differing based on region.

#	Title
UK CD 1
1.	"Natural" (Single version)
2.	"Natural" (Crash 'n' Burn mix)
3.	"Natural" (Full Crew mix)
4.	"Natural" (video)
UK CD 2
1.	"Natural" (Single version)
2.	"If It's Love"
3.	"You're My Number One" (Almighty mix)
4.	Picture gallery (CD-ROM feature)
UK cassette
1.	"Natural" (Spike mix)
2.	"Natural" (Full Crew mix edit)
US CD single
1.	"Natural" (Spike mix)
2.	7 7 (S Club 7 album) 7 is the second album by British pop group S Club 7. It was released by Polydor Records on 12 June 2000, and 14 November 2000 in North America. The album was primarily produced by Cathy Dennis and Simon Ellis... album snippets
France CD Single
1.	"Natural" (Single version)
2.	"Natural" (Route 66 slow n'low mix)
3.	"Natural" (Full Crew mix edit)

Official versions

1. "Natural" (Album version)
2. "Natural" (Single version) / (Spike mix)
3. "Natural" (Almighty mix)
4. "Natural" (Crash & Burn mix)
5. "Natural" (Demo version)
6. "Natural" (Full Crew mix)
7. "Natural" (Full Crew mix edit)
8. "Natural" (Route 66 Slow n'Low mix)
9. "Natural" (Sharp Boys Club vocal)
10. "Natural" (Sharp Boys Prance dub)
11. "Natural" (Sharp "Club Vocal" remix)
12. "Natural" (Sugar & Spice Season 2 Soundtrack)

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	45
French Singles Chart	67
German Singles Chart	42
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	17
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	64
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	3