On Your Radar (album)
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On Your Radar is the third full-length studio album by British
-Irish
pop
girl-group The Saturdays
. The album was released 21 November 2011 under Fascination Records
. The follow-up to the 2009 studio album Wordshaker
, On Your Radar is the third full-length studio album by the group after the release of Headlines!
(2010), a mini-album that was later extended to feature more tracks from their second album Wordshaker
. The album was recorded in Los Angeles
and London
. Steve Mac
, who has been instrumental in the production of the band's previous albums, serves as a major collaborator. Additional producers and songwriters include Lucas Secon
, Taio Cruz
, Labrinth
, Tracklacers
, Space Cowboy
and Brian Higgins
.
The band have revealed that the album will feature dance
and R&B music, with "clubbier" and "sexier" sounds, as well as ballads. They also said that they have "grown" as artists since the previous studio album, which was released in 2009. The album was influenced by Britney Spears
, Rihanna
and Katy Perry
, as well as Adele
and John Mayer
and Jay-Z
. The album's lead single "Notorious
" was released on 22 May 2011. The song was compared to The Black Eyed Peas
, Kelis
and Rihanna
, and received generally positive reviews. The second single from the album, "All Fired Up
", was released in September 2011 which also gained positive reviews and third single, "My Heart Takes Over
", will be released in November 2011.
The album will be released across Europe
in the hope of cracking the European music industry. In order to promote the album, the band performed on the UK's ‘’So You Think You Can Dance
’’ and ‘’T4 on the Beach
’’. The album consists of duets with Travie McCoy
and Chipmunk
however, the Chipmunk track was the official remix of “Notorious” and did not appear on the album. After Una Healy
announced her pregnancy, fans thought that On Your Radar would be the last album from the band, however they stated they would not split and Healy still had full commitment to the band. Upon the release of the album, the band will take on their third headlining concert tour, All Fired Up Tour
. The band confirmed that the tour is set to have a big production.
Headlines they announced that it would build or "act as a bridge" between their 2009 album, Wordshaker
and the upcoming album (2011). When the band began recording the album, they announced they would start taking risks in their music. Mollie King
announced that their new sound is "dance floor" music. Una Healy
also said Dance music
is massive at the moment so it's a dance track, but it also has something unique behind it. [Notorious] Got this drop-out chorus where it's just the beat and you can only hear our voices - there aren't many tracks like that, so it's a bit different." Where in an interview with Vanessa White
she said their new music would be a lot "sexier" and "definitely a different sound" while also saying their sound is more R&B. She also stated that the music is a lot sexier and more exciting than it used to be. She stated; "Our new album’s going to be a lot sexier than our old one, it’s definitely a different sound, we’re really excited about it, We’ve all grown up a bit now and that shows. It’s also a lot more R&B than anything we’ve done before, it’s very cool. Every time I think about the new single Notorious it makes me want to dance." White also said that the band have "grown as artists" since their first album Chasing Lights
(2008).
While the band were on The Headlines Tour
in February 2011, Rochelle Wiseman
confirmed that the band would be working with record producer
Labrinth
in the hope that he would write and produce a smash hit as he did with Tinie Tempah
. They later confirmed to be working with Alphabeat
. Taio Cruz
was confirmed to be having an involvement within the album including writing and producing for the band. Space Cowboy
, who co-produced Lady Gaga
's smash hits "Just Dance" and "Poker Face
", has been confirmed to be working on the upcoming album. On twitter
it was confirmed that Carl Falk
and Rami Yacoub
had been working in the studio with the band and recorded a song titled "White Lies". After it was posted [Falk and Yacoub posted on twitter to Mollie King] "Looking forward to record my song White Lies with u guys tomorrow!" which the pair have been confirmed to have produced. Digital Spy
confirmed that the band were working with Xenomania
's Brian Higgins
. The band also revealed that they have been writing their own tracks for the album. "We've been in the studio writing loads, but we're also going to go somewhere quite remote for a week and just work on loads of songs together". The band also revealed that they have "writing boot camp days" where the band go and write lyrics for the full day. As of May 2011, the band have written eight of the songs recorded. They stressed that they wanted to record as many songs as they could to make sure they give the album the best chance of becoming a hit and making it the best album to-date. It was also revealed by Example
himself that he turned down the opportunity to record a collaboration with the band. He stated, "if he does not know them, he will not record with them; it's nothing personal." The band confirmed that this album will be their first to be released globally as they are planning to break the European music market. The album will be released in Germany
on the same day as the United Kingdom
.
After the release of "Notorious" the band released a clothing line with high street store Miss Selfridge
. The t-shirts feature lyrics from the band's songs "Notorious" and "Higher
". The t-shirts were designed by the band themselves. Chipmunk
was later revealed to be working with the band on the album. It was confirmed that he would feature on the official remix version "Notorious", the band's first single from the album. It was revealed that the band had began working with Miranda Cooper
, who has previously worked with Kylie Minogue
, and Tinie Tempah
producer MNEK
. and Tracklacers
. The band revealed that a lot of the songs are about love, taking inspiration from their boyfriends, David Gandy
[King], Wayne Bridge
[Sandford], Marvin Humes
[Wiseman] and Ben Foden
[Healy]. White, the only single member of the band, said "All Fired Up
" is definitely the dancingest song we've ever made and it's the danciest track on the album too but there are lots of different styles on the album. We understand that dance music is very big at the moment and when you're a pop act you can venture into different genres. We've done all sorts in the past, Forever Is Over
was pop-rock almost and there are lots of ballads on the new album too. She also said in September 2011 that they had "Pretty much finished the album, we're just adding the finishing touches to it now really I think. It's really exciting for us because we've actually written half of this album ourselves and we’re so excited to be selecting the songs that have made it onto the album. The band revealed the their album will be released around Europe
however, they do not have the time to promote it, however they will promote it in 2012 after they have finished the tour. The band confirmed that "All Fired Up" sold the most copies in its first three days of release than any of their previous singles. Despite this it only managed to chart at number-three on the UK Singles Chart. After Healy announced her pregnancy, rumour spread that the band would take a two year break after the release of the album, however the band rubbished the rumour and said they were at the busiest they have ever been and "that's the way they like it".
, which is featured on the album cover's image above the band.
" is produced by Steve Mac
has been described as "Black Eyed Peas-esque" saying their new music sounds like something The Black Eyed Peas
or Rihanna
would release. The band described the songs lyrics as "playful" with a "drop-out chorus" and the song is often labelled "it’s a very cool" by the band. Wonderland magazine asked the band to describe their new music in five words. They responded with "current", "fun", "naughty", "girly" and "dancy" When Wonderland questionned the band asking if the whole album would be like "Notorious
". Vanessa White
said that the album was in working progress. She said they want a massive bunch of songs to pick from and they'll get the best ones from that. Where Una Healy
stated, "I think every artist needs to, sort of, reinvent themselves and we don’t want any track to sound like it could have been on our previous albums. It’s going to be a step up from the last album but we’ll keep it The Saturdays-esque." Rochelle Wiseman
said that "Notorious" does not influence the albums sound. She said that there are many different styles on the album, and they have records a fair few ballads. She went onto say that the new album will not have the same kind of feel to the previous albums. The band said that there is not a specific sound that is influencing the band. They said they like to into the studio and pick a beat and they build up the track from that moment on. They went onto say they've not thought about influencing on other artists songs as they want them to be all original. Mollie King
said that the band get into twos or threes to write lyrics, she said although the band spend a lot of time together they also still have their five separate lives and yet they have so much to talk about, which means they never run out on lyrics as there are "so many dramas" going on around them, as she said "we're five girls after all". While in an interview with Sugarscape
the band confirmed that they want the whole album to be "fresh" and have a completely different sound from their previous albums, so it does not sound like the band are releasing the same type of music. They also said that the music would be "current" meaning they will release music which the public are interested in at the moment. However, they did say there would be some type of their "original sound" on the album as they want to "make everyone welcome" on the album.
It was confirmed that the band been recording at Dean Street Studios, London
. and Tracklacers
studios in Kent. The sound of the album will have a more edgier and dancing sound from the band. However, the band said that whey will still have their pop edge, but "this time around" they have taken the album through a bit of a more dancey route. They also went onto say that they want their music to reflect on their live shows, saying they want their concerts to be like "one big giant party" making the show and their music fun for everyone. They late said that the best night you could have out was at their December tour due to their music being "bigger and better" than before. According to Mollie King on the bands official website the bands influences are coming from Britney Spears
' dance-pop style, Adele
and John Mayer
's pop rock
style, where taking a dancier style to Rihanna
and Katy Perry
's style. The band stated their newest music is "definitely more clubbier" than their previous material. They said that the lyrics has a "lot of man-bashing" singing about how girls are better than boys, then calling themselves feisty on the album. They went onto say that the album sound is not a "typical girlband sound", they also said "the great thing about pop music you get to try lots of different music". The band said that the album tracks which they have recorded so far [June 2011] sounds great and different. They are writing a lot at the moment as they want the album to be bigger and better. "All Fired Up" track was labelled as the band as a "floor filler" "All Fired Up" was explained as think "Ibiza closing party meets Miami poolside rave – the girls continue to blow us away as their signature pop vocals are played over a synth dance beat creating this anthemic dance banger." It was revealed by the band that Travie McCoy
would feature a guest rap on the album.
, The Black Eyed Peas
and Kelis
, featuring a "drop-out chorus" where it's just the beat and you can only hear our voices - there aren't many tracks like that, so it's a bit different." "Notorious" song is about doing a lot of "man bashing" throughout the song it states that girls are better than boys. The second single from the album "All Fired Up" is a dance-pop song and has gathered comparisons to artists Lady Gaga
and David Guetta
. The Saturdays revealed that they recorded a dance track due to the dance music being "huge at the moment". The band explained "All Fired Up" by saying, "Ibiza closing party meets Miami poolside rave – the girls continue to blow us away as their signature pop vocals are played over a synth dance beat creating this anthemic dance banger." Critics also wrote, "Vanessa [White] demands in a hazy and heavily synthesised fashion on the intro of 'All Fired Up'." "Their fun, girlish vibe and unabashed pop sensibility has been traded for a cookie-cutter electro-pop sound." The album has got more dance tracks on like singles "Notorious" and "All Fired Up" but the band did stress that the whole album is not like that. They went onto say that they've got some classic "The Saturdays's tracks" on the album, and the album will feature a few ballads which the band intended to welcome everyone on the album.
According to the band the lyrics that they have wrote have took big inspiration from the relationships they are in and their past relationships. Una Healy said "I dig into the past for inspiration and remember all the bad boyfriends I had and all the crap things they did to me." Emeli Sandé
said that she wrote a track for the band which was very dark and a strong ballad. She said that the lyrics are dark and very honest. The band admitted that they had focused on a particular sound after some of their favourite artists released that type of music. Rochelle Wiseman said that "Someone Like You
" by Adele and "She Makes Me Wanna
" by JLS
and Dev
was a big influence in what they wanted their records to sound like. They later confessed that they wished they recorded "Lick Ya Down
" by Cover Drive. The band revealed that there are lot of tearjerkers on the album. Madonna
was a big inspiration for the album. Jay-Z
had a lot of inspiration for the album also.
Recording "The Way You Watch Me" the band heard the track which Travie McCoy
sent to them. The band said as soon as they heard the song they fell in love with it, describing the song as "flirty", "fun" and "playful". Mollie King
said the song is a "roadtrip" song which people would like to listen to it in a car. Although the band recorded the collaboration with McCoy the band didn't actually meet him. The lyrics of "Faster" have been labelled as "romantic" by the band but with and Uptempo dance beat track. It is a dance
with a pop edge. "For Myself" is a track the band co-wrote with Viktoria Hansen
, the song is about a turbulent relationship and no matter what you argue a lot. The band said that "White Lies" linked them back to their first studio album, Chasing Lights
(2008). "Wish I Didn't Know" is a pop ballad The background of the song is about your ex, who you still love being with someone else. "My Heart Takes Over" is a "sad song" according to the band. They said that the song pulls on your heart strings. "Get Ready, Get Set" was defined by the band as a "feel good uptempo song" The band wrote the song, they said when they were writing the lyrics they were trying to be "steamy" which was "embarrassing" for them. "Do What You Want With Me" was written by Jaz Rogers and he wrote the song to try and extend who "The Saturdays" are. Vanessa White
said when she first recorded the song "she wasn't feeling it". The song has a lot of different elements and took a long time to get it right. The song also is a Dubstep
song and the band said it was the "coolest" song on the album. "Last Call" is Frankie Sandford
's favourite song on the album, she explained the song as a "heart melt ballad". The song was written by Charlie Holmes
and Lucie Silvas
. The song is about love and the band said the lyrics hit you straight away. And the song is the most personal song to everyone, the band and the song-writers. "Move On U" was written by the band themselves and they wanted the lyrics to be "Sexy" and "Flirtatious". They also said that the song is a "little rude". "Move On U" is also an uptempo track and according but it has the sing-along element to it. "Promise Me" is about a boys who promises stuff, but do not stick to their promises. They defined the song as "very party". "I Say Ok" is a Tongue-in-cheek
song. The lyrics of the song are quite basic so everyone knows what the song is about. They said the song is the most pop
song on the album.
for the single to large fans. They began to post comments on twitter
posting, "Who's Notorious?" or using "#imnotorious" The band appeared on reality TV show, So You Think You Can Dance: The Results Show
, where the band performed their new single to help boost the awareness of the new single and upcoming album. It was confirmed that the band would in fact perform at the Enjoy Summer Festival 2011
in Wales
. Via the bands official website, they started a competition "Reveal Your Notorious Side!" which fans would enter the competition by telling the band about your most notorious moments. Asking if you're friends classed you as the cheeky-one, the feisty one or the naughty one. The winner of the competition would get the chance to meet the band and "win some fantastic prizes". The band flew to Norway
and Germany
to promote their upcoming single and album. Upon the release of "Notorious" the band's reality TV show, The Saturdays: What Goes On Tour aired in late May 2011
showing behind the scenes. Una Healy
said they wanted their fans to see how it is on tour and what their friendship is like in the band and how they never have argument and they have good banter. The Saturdays also appeared on Great British Hairdresser on Channel 4
.
The Saturdays began to promote their album by appearing on talks shows including The Graham Norton Show
talking about their album, singles and tour. They also featured a performance on Lorraine
, to promote their single "Notorious". They appeared on morning talk and news show, Daybreak
, where the band spoke about their upcoming tour and album. They performed "Notorious" on T4
and Friday Download
. The Saturdays also confirmed that they would be appearing at a number of Summer Festivals. They first appeared at theme park, Alton Towers
at the Alton Towers Live Concerts, where they performed a number of their hits. Due to the band releasing their single, "Notorious" they appeared at the Live Lounge
performing a cover of Aloe Blacc
's hit single "I Need a Dollar
". They were confirmed to be appearing at T4 on the Beach
for their third time. As well as appearing at Towneley Festival. During their promotional tour, the band appeared at Glamour Awards
where the band won Band of the Year. It was also confirmed by the band that they would, in fact, be performing at the V Festival
. They also confirmed themselves to be performing at T in the Park
It was later announced that the band would become ambassadors for Nintendo 3DS
game, Nintendogs + Cats
, which the band recorded a number of TV adverts to promote. It was confirmed by Una Healy
herself that she was, in fact, pregnant with her first child to rugby star, Ben Foden
.
from February 2011, which is not available anywhere else. Also the original stand alone album will be sold on the bands website, HMV, Play.com and Amazon.com
". The track was produced by Steve Mac
and written by himself and Ina Wroldsen
whom the pair have previously work together on a number of singles for the band including "Ego
". The single premiered on Chris Moyles
's breakfast show on May 20, 2011 on BBC Radio 1
. The song has been described as "big" and that it was "quite amazing" and often getting comparison to music by The Black Eyed Peas
, Kelis
and Rihanna
. Music Entertainment
said, The Saturdays are back and they are bringing a tougher, edgier sound." While other critics were surprised at the song calling it "sexy". Radio presenter Aled Jones tweeted, "Just heard the new songs from The Saturdays
and Black Eyed Peas :) didn't expect The Saturdays song to sound like it did!" The band flew out to Los Angeles
to film the music video for "Notorious" According to the band, they took the music video influences outline from TV series, Ugly Betty
. Where PopDash stated the band teased us for the music video all week and seeing them partying in the club as well as they're secretaries scene waiting to clock off for the day; they stated it was a bit like the Boots
advert but with a better song on it. The single was officially released on May 22, 2011, a week later it entered the UK Singles Charts at number-eight, becoming the bands ninth top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. It also entered the Irish Singles Charts at number nineteen. The official remix of the song was revealed to feature guest vocals from Chipmunk
. "All Fired Up" was confirmed to be the second single from the album after the band announced their first-arena-tour however, the bands third tour overall. The date is still yet officially confirmed but rumoured to be released in 4 September 2011. It was revealed that the song was written by Xenomania
who have wrote songs for fellow pop band, Girls Aloud
. The song was also produced by MNEK
who produced a number of Tinie Tempah
's hits. It will receive its first ever airplay on BBC Radio 1
on 22 July 2011, when Scott Mills
airs it on his 'Ready For The Weekend' show between 6-7pm. Upon the release of "All Fired Up" it became a chart success after it debuted at number-three on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the Irish Singles Chart. The band confirmed that their will be a third single released before the album in November, the single was also confirmed to be a ballad. It was confirmed on 28 September 2011, that "My Heart Takes Over
" would be the third single released from the album. It received its first radio airplay on 29 September 2011 on the The Chris Moyles Show
, and a video was shot in Iceland. It was confirmed on November 21, 2011 by Greg James
on BBC Radio 1, that "Faster" was set to be the fourth single released off the album.
in early 2011 the band confirmed that they would in fact be touring again later in the year. The band revealed the tour dates for December 2011 in June 2011 via the band's official website and originally consisted of eleven shows across the United Kingdom
. It was later announced that the tour was to travel to Belfast
and Dublin taking the total number of dates to thirteen. They said "It's an arena tour so we're forced to go all out for a big production." Mollie King
said that fans should expect a lot of bright colors and brightly colored blocks for the production. Una Healy
said about the tour; "Well the tour is not until December but we’ve been busy auditioning dancers and we’re planning to discuss choreography in the next few weeks. We’re really busy with the album at the moment and that’s due out in November so it’s a busy time and we’re just trying to fit it all in."
found the Saturdays "perennially short on tunes and heavy on lipgloss" and stated that "they've professed to heading in a "clubbier" direction, which sadly means lots of boring bangers that are more filler than floor-filling." Simon Gage of the Daily Express
wrote that "there is not an original thought or sound on this collection", but noted that "whatever The Saturdays’ real input into this new album, it doesn’t seem to have damaged the brand too much." Stephen Moore of the Islington Gazette
wrote that "half the album is thrill-free filler and dodgy attempts at heartfelt slowies, but the rest is passably poppy at least." Matthew Horton of Virgin Media
called it "unremarkable" and noticed that "the major issue is an off-the-peg production sheen that lumps On Your Radar with any old pop-rave album on the market right now." However, he praised the songs produced by Xenomania
and Steve Mac
and labeled the song "Do What You Want With Me" as "the big standout [...], which peaks, dips and soars through glacial chords and shows a bit of endeavour." Lewis Corner of Digital Spy
complimented "the girls' newfound enthusiasm for slipping on a pair of Louboutins and hitting the dancefloor" while praising the singles Notorious
and All Fired Up
, but felt that "their initial energy soon starts to wane at the back-end" and concluded by saying that "the result is a jumble sale of hits and misses which, unfortunately, sees the girls' identity slip steadily off the radar." Mike Diver of BBC Music
called the album "as much of a nuisance as a neighbour’s car alarm blaring away at 3am" and described it as "an unforgiving listen which aims to attract the nightclubbing crowd at the expense of its central performers’ more appealing comfort zones." However, he highlighted the ballads "Wish I Didn't Know" and "Last Call" as the standout tracks. Andy Gill from The Independent
described On Your Radar as "an album that seeks not to separate itself from the herd, but to bury itself so deeply in its midst as to be virtually invisible" and felt that "the rote expressions of devotion, (frankly risible) and regret are organised into a vacillating cycle of submission and reproach that offers scant opportunities for imaginative connection."
More favourable reviews came from John Earls of the Daily Star, who wrote that the album will have "a few converts throwing their best girlband dance shapes" and Sarah Kwong from Cosmopolitan who noted that "the girl group have taken their feisty, finger-snapping lyrics and given them harder, cooler beats." David Griffiths of 4Music
noticed that "The Saturdays continue to go from strength to strength" and praised the "hooky chorus and slamming beats" of the song "White Lies", which he described as "the best of the bunch". The reviewer from Newsround
praised the album's abundance of "stomping electro anthems [...] to wave your arms/sing along/shake your body to" and felt that it "certainly doesn't disappoint".
, a major drop from their previous release, Headlines!
, which reached number ten. While all previous albums peaked within the Top 10
in the United Kingdom
, On Your Radar charted at number 23 with sales of 18,044 units, thus becoming the band's lowest charting album to date in the UK.
on 30 September 2011.
a sub-lable of Polydor Records
.
United States
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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-Irish
Ireland
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pop
Pop music
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girl-group The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...
. The album was released 21 November 2011 under Fascination Records
Fascination Records
Fascination Records is a UK-based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as an imprint of Polydor Records. The label was launched in spring 2006, and is managed by former TOTP Magazine editor Peter Loraine...
. The follow-up to the 2009 studio album Wordshaker
Wordshaker
"Wordshaker" generated generally favorable reviews amongst critics upon its release. Allmusic's Matthew Chisling awarded the album three out of five stars, praising the girls and the album for "combining aggressive basslines and vocals that are a pinch of prowess". Chisling's praised tracks like...
, On Your Radar is the third full-length studio album by the group after the release of Headlines!
Headlines!
Headlines! is the first extended play and third major release by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was released in Ireland on 13 August 2010 and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2010 by Fascination Records...
(2010), a mini-album that was later extended to feature more tracks from their second album Wordshaker
Wordshaker
"Wordshaker" generated generally favorable reviews amongst critics upon its release. Allmusic's Matthew Chisling awarded the album three out of five stars, praising the girls and the album for "combining aggressive basslines and vocals that are a pinch of prowess". Chisling's praised tracks like...
. The album was recorded in Los Angeles
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and London
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. Steve Mac
Steve Mac
Steve Mac , is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.He has produced more than 22 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide...
, who has been instrumental in the production of the band's previous albums, serves as a major collaborator. Additional producers and songwriters include Lucas Secon
Lucas Secon
Lucas Secon, also known by the stage name Lucas, is a world-renowned Danish-American Grammy , MTV Award and Emmy Award-nominated record producer, songwriter,Golden Poets Award winner, DJ, rapper, singer and artist/conceptualist. He lives in London, United Kingdom.Secon has contributed to seven...
, Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz
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, Labrinth
Labrinth
Timothy McKenzie , better known by his stage name Labrinth, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. McKenzie is signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco, becoming the first non-talent show signing in six years...
, Tracklacers
Tracklacers
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, Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy (musician)
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and Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
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.
The band have revealed that the album will feature dance
Dance music
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and R&B music, with "clubbier" and "sexier" sounds, as well as ballads. They also said that they have "grown" as artists since the previous studio album, which was released in 2009. The album was influenced by Britney Spears
Britney Spears
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, Rihanna
Rihanna
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and Katy Perry
Katy Perry
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, as well as Adele
Adele (singer)
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and John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
and Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
. The album's lead single "Notorious
Notorious (The Saturdays song)
"Notorious" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released as the lead single from the third studio album, On Your Radar. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac, who also produced the song. The single was released digitally on 22 May 2011. "Notorious" was recorded in 2011...
" was released on 22 May 2011. The song was compared to The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
, Kelis
Kelis
Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
and Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, and received generally positive reviews. The second single from the album, "All Fired Up
All Fired Up (song)
"All Fired Up" is the second single released from girl-group The Saturdays's third studio album, On Your Radar. The single is their eleventh single released to date. The single was released on 4 September 2011. The song was written by Xenomania, Tim Deal, Matt Gray, Annie Yuill, Miranda Cooper, and...
", was released in September 2011 which also gained positive reviews and third single, "My Heart Takes Over
My Heart Takes Over
"My Heart Takes Over" is the third single released from girl-group The Saturdays's third studio album, On Your Radar. The single is their twelfth single released to date. The single was released on 13 November 2011. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac. The song was also produced by...
", will be released in November 2011.
The album will be released across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in the hope of cracking the European music industry. In order to promote the album, the band performed on the UK's ‘’So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (UK)
So You Think You Can Dance is a televised dance competition and reality show that launched in the United Kingdom in January 2010 and similar to the version of the program that has began airing in the USA in 2005. The show is broadcast on BBC One. The content of the show is similar premise to the...
’’ and ‘’T4 on the Beach
T4 on the Beach
T4 On The Beach is a British one day music event which is held on the beach at Weston-super-Mare and televised for Channel 4. The event began in 2003 as Pop Beach in Great Yarmouth, changing to the current title and venue in 2005....
’’. The album consists of duets with Travie McCoy
Travie McCoy
Travie Lazarus McCoy is an American singer and rapper. He is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes. He released his debut solo album Lazarus on June 8, 2010....
and Chipmunk
Chipmunk
Chipmunks are small striped squirrels native to North America and Asia. They are usually classed either as a single genus with three subgenera, or as three genera.-Etymology and taxonomy:...
however, the Chipmunk track was the official remix of “Notorious” and did not appear on the album. After Una Healy
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being one fifth of girl group The Saturdays...
announced her pregnancy, fans thought that On Your Radar would be the last album from the band, however they stated they would not split and Healy still had full commitment to the band. Upon the release of the album, the band will take on their third headlining concert tour, All Fired Up Tour
All Fired Up Tour
The All Fired Up Tour is the third headlining concert tour by British-Irish pop band The Saturdays. It is their first tour of arenas and is scheduled to take place in December 2011.-Background:...
. The band confirmed that the tour is set to have a big production.
Background and development
After the band released their Extended playExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Headlines they announced that it would build or "act as a bridge" between their 2009 album, Wordshaker
Wordshaker
"Wordshaker" generated generally favorable reviews amongst critics upon its release. Allmusic's Matthew Chisling awarded the album three out of five stars, praising the girls and the album for "combining aggressive basslines and vocals that are a pinch of prowess". Chisling's praised tracks like...
and the upcoming album (2011). When the band began recording the album, they announced they would start taking risks in their music. Mollie King
Mollie King
Mollie Elizabeth King is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for being a member of girl group, The Saturdays. In the band, King has successfully enjoyed ten top-ten and five top-five singles on the UK Singles Chart and three top-ten albums on the UK Albums Chart...
announced that their new sound is "dance floor" music. Una Healy
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being one fifth of girl group The Saturdays...
also said Dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
is massive at the moment so it's a dance track, but it also has something unique behind it. [Notorious] Got this drop-out chorus where it's just the beat and you can only hear our voices - there aren't many tracks like that, so it's a bit different." Where in an interview with Vanessa White
Vanessa White
Vanessa Karen White is an English pop singer and songwriter. White was born to a Nigerian father and Spanish-Filipino mother. She rose to fame in 2008 as a member of English/Irish girl-group The Saturdays. She is the youngest member of the band. White is noted for her extensive vocal range.-Early...
she said their new music would be a lot "sexier" and "definitely a different sound" while also saying their sound is more R&B. She also stated that the music is a lot sexier and more exciting than it used to be. She stated; "Our new album’s going to be a lot sexier than our old one, it’s definitely a different sound, we’re really excited about it, We’ve all grown up a bit now and that shows. It’s also a lot more R&B than anything we’ve done before, it’s very cool. Every time I think about the new single Notorious it makes me want to dance." White also said that the band have "grown as artists" since their first album Chasing Lights
Chasing Lights
Chasing Lights is the debut album by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released on 27 October 2008 by Fascination Records. The album was re-issued on 16 March 2009 to include their cover of Depeche Mode's 1981 song "Just Can't Get Enough"....
(2008).
While the band were on The Headlines Tour
The Headlines Tour
The Headlines Tour is the second headlining concert tour by British pop band, The Saturdays. The tour consisted of dates in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and for the first time Republic of Ireland. The setlist included songs from the band's two studio albums: Chasing Lights and...
in February 2011, Rochelle Wiseman
Rochelle Wiseman
Rochelle Eulah Eileen Wiseman is an English singer, actress and television presenter. She is best known for her work in pop groups S Club 8 and The Saturdays...
confirmed that the band would be working with record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Labrinth
Labrinth
Timothy McKenzie , better known by his stage name Labrinth, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. McKenzie is signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco, becoming the first non-talent show signing in six years...
in the hope that he would write and produce a smash hit as he did with Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu , better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper. He made his first mixtape in 2007 with 28 songs, freestyles and remixes, the album features Mz Bratt, Chipmunk and G-Unit...
. They later confirmed to be working with Alphabeat
Alphabeat
Alphabeat are a Danish pop band from Silkeborg, fronted by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders SG and signed to Polydor Records. Their single "Fascination" was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2007 and a significant hit in the United Kingdom in 2008...
. Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...
was confirmed to be having an involvement within the album including writing and producing for the band. Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy (musician)
Nick Dresti , better known by his stage name Space Cowboy, is a DJ and twice Grammy Award nominated producer, who was born in Paris and raised in England.-Biography:...
, who co-produced Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
's smash hits "Just Dance" and "Poker Face
Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)
"Poker Face" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga from her debut album, The Fame. Produced by RedOne, it was released as the album's second single in late 2008 for some markets and in early 2009 for the rest of the world...
", has been confirmed to be working on the upcoming album. On twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
it was confirmed that Carl Falk
Carl Falk
Carl Falk is a Swedish composer, producer, song writer and musician.Falk began playing violin at the young age of five, moving on to playing drums and piano before settling on the guitar as his instrument of choice...
and Rami Yacoub
Rami Yacoub
Rami Yacoub is a Swedish music producer and songwriter of Palestinian descent, and former member of the successful songwriting/production houses Cheiron Studios and Maratone...
had been working in the studio with the band and recorded a song titled "White Lies". After it was posted [Falk and Yacoub posted on twitter to Mollie King] "Looking forward to record my song White Lies with u guys tomorrow!" which the pair have been confirmed to have produced. Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
confirmed that the band were working with Xenomania
Xenomania
Xenomania is a British songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed after Higgins met Miranda Cooper, Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, and Sugababes...
's Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County.-Early life, education and career:A native of...
. The band also revealed that they have been writing their own tracks for the album. "We've been in the studio writing loads, but we're also going to go somewhere quite remote for a week and just work on loads of songs together". The band also revealed that they have "writing boot camp days" where the band go and write lyrics for the full day. As of May 2011, the band have written eight of the songs recorded. They stressed that they wanted to record as many songs as they could to make sure they give the album the best chance of becoming a hit and making it the best album to-date. It was also revealed by Example
Example (rapper)
Elliot John Gleave , better known by his stage name Example, is an English singer and rapper signed to Data Records. His name arose due to his initials being E.G., which is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "exempli gratia", which means, "for example".Example's third album Playing In The Shadows...
himself that he turned down the opportunity to record a collaboration with the band. He stated, "if he does not know them, he will not record with them; it's nothing personal." The band confirmed that this album will be their first to be released globally as they are planning to break the European music market. The album will be released in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
on the same day as the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
After the release of "Notorious" the band released a clothing line with high street store Miss Selfridge
Miss Selfridge
Miss Selfridge is a nationwide UK high street store which began as the young fashion section of Selfridges department store in London in 1966. Miss Selfridge got its name when Charles Clore, the owner of Selfridges at the time, saw a window display in the Bonwit Teller store in New York which...
. The t-shirts feature lyrics from the band's songs "Notorious" and "Higher
Higher (The Saturdays song)
"Higher" is the award winning song performed by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays taken from their mini-album, Headlines!. Written by Ina Wroldsen and co-written & produced by Arnthor Birgisson, the song confirmed to be the mini-album's second single when it was released on 1 November 2010 by...
". The t-shirts were designed by the band themselves. Chipmunk
Chipmunk (rapper)
Jahmaal Noel Fyffe known by his stage name Chipmunk, is a British hip hop rapper and songwriter from Tottenham, London....
was later revealed to be working with the band on the album. It was confirmed that he would feature on the official remix version "Notorious", the band's first single from the album. It was revealed that the band had began working with Miranda Cooper
Miranda Cooper
Miranda Eleanor De Fonbrune Cooper has been on the UK charts longer than any other female songwriter in the country. In 2007 Harper's Bazaar wrote of her: ‘If it's a hit you want, you'd better talk to Cooper...
, who has previously worked with Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, and Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu , better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper. He made his first mixtape in 2007 with 28 songs, freestyles and remixes, the album features Mz Bratt, Chipmunk and G-Unit...
producer MNEK
MNEK
Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike professionally known as MNEK , is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He is of Nigerian-Igbo descent. He is signed to EMI Music Publishing. He is known for his retro style, colourful glasses, and hi-top fade...
. and Tracklacers
Tracklacers
Tracklacers are a British Songwriting and production team consisting of Jon Keep & Steve Daly based between Studios in London & LA and known as the team behind JLS. Their styles include pop, electro, rock, dubstep, and urban.-2007-2008:...
. The band revealed that a lot of the songs are about love, taking inspiration from their boyfriends, David Gandy
David Gandy
David James Gandy is an English model.-Career:Gandy began modeling in 2002 after winning a daytime-TV model search competition . At the time he had a job delivering cars to a car magazine...
[King], Wayne Bridge
Wayne Bridge
Wayne Michael Bridge is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester City.A graduate of the Southampton Academy where he made his debut in 1998, he has also played for Chelsea and Fulham during his Premiership career....
[Sandford], Marvin Humes
Marvin Humes
Marvin Richard James Humes is an English singer and actor. Humes is currently a member of the boyband JLS. JLS were the runners up to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008...
[Wiseman] and Ben Foden
Ben Foden
Benjamin Foden is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints and England. He plays at fullback or scrum-half, but can also operate on the wing...
[Healy]. White, the only single member of the band, said "All Fired Up
All Fired Up (song)
"All Fired Up" is the second single released from girl-group The Saturdays's third studio album, On Your Radar. The single is their eleventh single released to date. The single was released on 4 September 2011. The song was written by Xenomania, Tim Deal, Matt Gray, Annie Yuill, Miranda Cooper, and...
" is definitely the dancingest song we've ever made and it's the danciest track on the album too but there are lots of different styles on the album. We understand that dance music is very big at the moment and when you're a pop act you can venture into different genres. We've done all sorts in the past, Forever Is Over
Forever Is Over
"Forever Is Over" is a single by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The track was released by digital download on October 3, 2009, and CD single the following day. The song was written by, Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters, James Bourne and produced by The Runaways...
was pop-rock almost and there are lots of ballads on the new album too. She also said in September 2011 that they had "Pretty much finished the album, we're just adding the finishing touches to it now really I think. It's really exciting for us because we've actually written half of this album ourselves and we’re so excited to be selecting the songs that have made it onto the album. The band revealed the their album will be released around Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
however, they do not have the time to promote it, however they will promote it in 2012 after they have finished the tour. The band confirmed that "All Fired Up" sold the most copies in its first three days of release than any of their previous singles. Despite this it only managed to chart at number-three on the UK Singles Chart. After Healy announced her pregnancy, rumour spread that the band would take a two year break after the release of the album, however the band rubbished the rumour and said they were at the busiest they have ever been and "that's the way they like it".
Artwork and titling
The band spoke in an interview with Capital FM about the new album's artwork. The band stated "We cant tell you [the name] yet, but we just made the final approval of our album cover. You won't know what to expect because its so different. We are all naked for a start!" The band confessed that they decided upon going naked for the album cover due to feeling exposed as, having written the majority of the album themselves, it will be a lot more personal than the previous three albums. It was confirmed on 29 September 2011 that the album would be titled On Your Radar, a lyric taken from the album's second single "All Fired Up". They also revealed that the artwork for the album would be released a week from 29 September 2011. The album cover was taken by Elisabeth Hoff. The album cover features the band from shoulders up, with a white and gray background. The band's logo is designed by ZipZip
Zip or ZIP most commonly refers to:*Zipper or zip, a device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric together*ZIP code, the USPS Zone Improvement Plan used in postal addresses in the USA*Zip drive, a removable data storage format...
, which is featured on the album cover's image above the band.
Composition and recording
The albums lead single, "NotoriousNotorious (The Saturdays song)
"Notorious" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released as the lead single from the third studio album, On Your Radar. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac, who also produced the song. The single was released digitally on 22 May 2011. "Notorious" was recorded in 2011...
" is produced by Steve Mac
Steve Mac
Steve Mac , is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.He has produced more than 22 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide...
has been described as "Black Eyed Peas-esque" saying their new music sounds like something The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
or Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
would release. The band described the songs lyrics as "playful" with a "drop-out chorus" and the song is often labelled "it’s a very cool" by the band. Wonderland magazine asked the band to describe their new music in five words. They responded with "current", "fun", "naughty", "girly" and "dancy" When Wonderland questionned the band asking if the whole album would be like "Notorious
Notorious (The Saturdays song)
"Notorious" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released as the lead single from the third studio album, On Your Radar. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac, who also produced the song. The single was released digitally on 22 May 2011. "Notorious" was recorded in 2011...
". Vanessa White
Vanessa White
Vanessa Karen White is an English pop singer and songwriter. White was born to a Nigerian father and Spanish-Filipino mother. She rose to fame in 2008 as a member of English/Irish girl-group The Saturdays. She is the youngest member of the band. White is noted for her extensive vocal range.-Early...
said that the album was in working progress. She said they want a massive bunch of songs to pick from and they'll get the best ones from that. Where Una Healy
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being one fifth of girl group The Saturdays...
stated, "I think every artist needs to, sort of, reinvent themselves and we don’t want any track to sound like it could have been on our previous albums. It’s going to be a step up from the last album but we’ll keep it The Saturdays-esque." Rochelle Wiseman
Rochelle Wiseman
Rochelle Eulah Eileen Wiseman is an English singer, actress and television presenter. She is best known for her work in pop groups S Club 8 and The Saturdays...
said that "Notorious" does not influence the albums sound. She said that there are many different styles on the album, and they have records a fair few ballads. She went onto say that the new album will not have the same kind of feel to the previous albums. The band said that there is not a specific sound that is influencing the band. They said they like to into the studio and pick a beat and they build up the track from that moment on. They went onto say they've not thought about influencing on other artists songs as they want them to be all original. Mollie King
Mollie King
Mollie Elizabeth King is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for being a member of girl group, The Saturdays. In the band, King has successfully enjoyed ten top-ten and five top-five singles on the UK Singles Chart and three top-ten albums on the UK Albums Chart...
said that the band get into twos or threes to write lyrics, she said although the band spend a lot of time together they also still have their five separate lives and yet they have so much to talk about, which means they never run out on lyrics as there are "so many dramas" going on around them, as she said "we're five girls after all". While in an interview with Sugarscape
Sugarscape
Sugarscape is a model artificially intelligent agent-based social simulation following some or all rules presented by Joshua M. Epstein & Robert Axtell in their book Growing Artificial Societies.-Origin:...
the band confirmed that they want the whole album to be "fresh" and have a completely different sound from their previous albums, so it does not sound like the band are releasing the same type of music. They also said that the music would be "current" meaning they will release music which the public are interested in at the moment. However, they did say there would be some type of their "original sound" on the album as they want to "make everyone welcome" on the album.
It was confirmed that the band been recording at Dean Street Studios, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. and Tracklacers
Tracklacers
Tracklacers are a British Songwriting and production team consisting of Jon Keep & Steve Daly based between Studios in London & LA and known as the team behind JLS. Their styles include pop, electro, rock, dubstep, and urban.-2007-2008:...
studios in Kent. The sound of the album will have a more edgier and dancing sound from the band. However, the band said that whey will still have their pop edge, but "this time around" they have taken the album through a bit of a more dancey route. They also went onto say that they want their music to reflect on their live shows, saying they want their concerts to be like "one big giant party" making the show and their music fun for everyone. They late said that the best night you could have out was at their December tour due to their music being "bigger and better" than before. According to Mollie King on the bands official website the bands influences are coming from Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
' dance-pop style, Adele
Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008...
and John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
's pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
style, where taking a dancier style to Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
and Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
's style. The band stated their newest music is "definitely more clubbier" than their previous material. They said that the lyrics has a "lot of man-bashing" singing about how girls are better than boys, then calling themselves feisty on the album. They went onto say that the album sound is not a "typical girlband sound", they also said "the great thing about pop music you get to try lots of different music". The band said that the album tracks which they have recorded so far [June 2011] sounds great and different. They are writing a lot at the moment as they want the album to be bigger and better. "All Fired Up" track was labelled as the band as a "floor filler" "All Fired Up" was explained as think "Ibiza closing party meets Miami poolside rave – the girls continue to blow us away as their signature pop vocals are played over a synth dance beat creating this anthemic dance banger." It was revealed by the band that Travie McCoy
Travie McCoy
Travie Lazarus McCoy is an American singer and rapper. He is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes. He released his debut solo album Lazarus on June 8, 2010....
would feature a guest rap on the album.
Music and lyrics
The album lead single with the track "Notorious" and the track has been compared to artists RihannaRihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
and Kelis
Kelis
Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
, featuring a "drop-out chorus" where it's just the beat and you can only hear our voices - there aren't many tracks like that, so it's a bit different." "Notorious" song is about doing a lot of "man bashing" throughout the song it states that girls are better than boys. The second single from the album "All Fired Up" is a dance-pop song and has gathered comparisons to artists Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
and David Guetta
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
. The Saturdays revealed that they recorded a dance track due to the dance music being "huge at the moment". The band explained "All Fired Up" by saying, "Ibiza closing party meets Miami poolside rave – the girls continue to blow us away as their signature pop vocals are played over a synth dance beat creating this anthemic dance banger." Critics also wrote, "Vanessa [White] demands in a hazy and heavily synthesised fashion on the intro of 'All Fired Up'." "Their fun, girlish vibe and unabashed pop sensibility has been traded for a cookie-cutter electro-pop sound." The album has got more dance tracks on like singles "Notorious" and "All Fired Up" but the band did stress that the whole album is not like that. They went onto say that they've got some classic "The Saturdays's tracks" on the album, and the album will feature a few ballads which the band intended to welcome everyone on the album.
According to the band the lyrics that they have wrote have took big inspiration from the relationships they are in and their past relationships. Una Healy said "I dig into the past for inspiration and remember all the bad boyfriends I had and all the crap things they did to me." Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Adele Emeli Sandé , known by her stage name Emeli Sande, is a Scottish R&B and Soul recording artist and songwriter, from Aberdeen, Scotland...
said that she wrote a track for the band which was very dark and a strong ballad. She said that the lyrics are dark and very honest. The band admitted that they had focused on a particular sound after some of their favourite artists released that type of music. Rochelle Wiseman said that "Someone Like You
Someone Like You
Someone Like You may refer to:In film and theater:*Someone Like You , a 2001 film*Someone Like You , a West End musical*Unnaipol Oruvan, an Indian film directed by Chakri Toleti...
" by Adele and "She Makes Me Wanna
She Makes Me Wanna
"She Makes Me Wanna" is a dance-pop song by English boy band JLS from their upcoming third studio album Jukebox. The song was released as the album's lead single on 22 July 2011 by Epic Records. It features vocals from American recording artist Dev. The song was written by JLS, Teddy Sky, Jimmy...
" by JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...
and Dev
Dev (singer)
Devin Star Tailes , better known by her stage name Dev, is an American singer. She was discovered by The Cataracs via MySpace after her friend Shane Crislip, posted her singing to some beats...
was a big influence in what they wanted their records to sound like. They later confessed that they wished they recorded "Lick Ya Down
Lick Ya Down
"Lick Ya Down" is the debut song recorded by Barbados-based pop group Cover Drive. The song was released as a single on August 28, 2011 as a digital download in the United Kingdom from their debut album Bajan Style...
" by Cover Drive. The band revealed that there are lot of tearjerkers on the album. Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
was a big inspiration for the album. Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
had a lot of inspiration for the album also.
This [All Fired Up] is definitely the dancingist song we’ve ever made and it’s the danciest track on the album too but there are lots of different styles on the album. We understand that dance music is very big at the moment and when you’re a pop act you can venture into differ rent genres. We’ve done al sorts in the past, Forever Is Over was pop-rock almost and there are lots of ballads on the new album too.
Recording "The Way You Watch Me" the band heard the track which Travie McCoy
Travie McCoy
Travie Lazarus McCoy is an American singer and rapper. He is the lead vocalist of the alternative hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes. He released his debut solo album Lazarus on June 8, 2010....
sent to them. The band said as soon as they heard the song they fell in love with it, describing the song as "flirty", "fun" and "playful". Mollie King
Mollie King
Mollie Elizabeth King is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for being a member of girl group, The Saturdays. In the band, King has successfully enjoyed ten top-ten and five top-five singles on the UK Singles Chart and three top-ten albums on the UK Albums Chart...
said the song is a "roadtrip" song which people would like to listen to it in a car. Although the band recorded the collaboration with McCoy the band didn't actually meet him. The lyrics of "Faster" have been labelled as "romantic" by the band but with and Uptempo dance beat track. It is a dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
with a pop edge. "For Myself" is a track the band co-wrote with Viktoria Hansen
Viktoria Hansen
Viktoria Hansen was born in Aarhus, Denmark. Viktoria is a Singer Songwriter, Recording Artist, Vocal Coach in the field of music. Viktoria's professional career started in musical theatre at age 13 in her home town Aarhus, Denmark....
, the song is about a turbulent relationship and no matter what you argue a lot. The band said that "White Lies" linked them back to their first studio album, Chasing Lights
Chasing Lights
Chasing Lights is the debut album by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released on 27 October 2008 by Fascination Records. The album was re-issued on 16 March 2009 to include their cover of Depeche Mode's 1981 song "Just Can't Get Enough"....
(2008). "Wish I Didn't Know" is a pop ballad The background of the song is about your ex, who you still love being with someone else. "My Heart Takes Over" is a "sad song" according to the band. They said that the song pulls on your heart strings. "Get Ready, Get Set" was defined by the band as a "feel good uptempo song" The band wrote the song, they said when they were writing the lyrics they were trying to be "steamy" which was "embarrassing" for them. "Do What You Want With Me" was written by Jaz Rogers and he wrote the song to try and extend who "The Saturdays" are. Vanessa White
Vanessa White
Vanessa Karen White is an English pop singer and songwriter. White was born to a Nigerian father and Spanish-Filipino mother. She rose to fame in 2008 as a member of English/Irish girl-group The Saturdays. She is the youngest member of the band. White is noted for her extensive vocal range.-Early...
said when she first recorded the song "she wasn't feeling it". The song has a lot of different elements and took a long time to get it right. The song also is a Dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
song and the band said it was the "coolest" song on the album. "Last Call" is Frankie Sandford
Frankie Sandford
Francesca "Frankie" Sandford is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and currently a member of girl group The Saturdays; under the record label of Fascination Records and Polydor Records. The band have had huge success, releasing eleven singles of which ten have charted inside the top 10 on...
's favourite song on the album, she explained the song as a "heart melt ballad". The song was written by Charlie Holmes
Charlie Holmes
Charlie Holmes was an alto jazz saxophonist of the swing era. He also played clarinet in jazz and oboe for the Boston Civic Symphony Orchestra in 1926....
and Lucie Silvas
Lucie Silvas
Lucie Silvas is a British singer-songwriter.- Early life :...
. The song is about love and the band said the lyrics hit you straight away. And the song is the most personal song to everyone, the band and the song-writers. "Move On U" was written by the band themselves and they wanted the lyrics to be "Sexy" and "Flirtatious". They also said that the song is a "little rude". "Move On U" is also an uptempo track and according but it has the sing-along element to it. "Promise Me" is about a boys who promises stuff, but do not stick to their promises. They defined the song as "very party". "I Say Ok" is a Tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek is a phrase used as a figure of speech to imply that a statement or other production is humorously intended and it should not be taken at face value. The facial expression typically indicates that one is joking or making a mental effort. In the past, it may also have indicated...
song. The lyrics of the song are quite basic so everyone knows what the song is about. They said the song is the most pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song on the album.
Marketing and promotion
Upon the release of the lead single from the album, the band began to promote their single by teasing fans with "lyric teasers" revealing a lyric from the song everyday until it was released, they also began to release snipped clips of the music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the single to large fans. They began to post comments on twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
posting, "Who's Notorious?" or using "#imnotorious" The band appeared on reality TV show, So You Think You Can Dance: The Results Show
So You Think You Can Dance (UK)
So You Think You Can Dance is a televised dance competition and reality show that launched in the United Kingdom in January 2010 and similar to the version of the program that has began airing in the USA in 2005. The show is broadcast on BBC One. The content of the show is similar premise to the...
, where the band performed their new single to help boost the awareness of the new single and upcoming album. It was confirmed that the band would in fact perform at the Enjoy Summer Festival 2011
Parc y Scarlets
Parc y Scarlets is a rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, that opened in November 2008 as the new home of the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. The ground replaced Stradey Park, the home of Llanelli's rugby teams for almost 130 years...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Via the bands official website, they started a competition "Reveal Your Notorious Side!" which fans would enter the competition by telling the band about your most notorious moments. Asking if you're friends classed you as the cheeky-one, the feisty one or the naughty one. The winner of the competition would get the chance to meet the band and "win some fantastic prizes". The band flew to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to promote their upcoming single and album. Upon the release of "Notorious" the band's reality TV show, The Saturdays: What Goes On Tour aired in late May 2011
May 2011
May 2011 was the fifth month of the current year. It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from May 2011....
showing behind the scenes. Una Healy
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being one fifth of girl group The Saturdays...
said they wanted their fans to see how it is on tour and what their friendship is like in the band and how they never have argument and they have good banter. The Saturdays also appeared on Great British Hairdresser on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
.
The Saturdays began to promote their album by appearing on talks shows including The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show is a British comedy chat show that is broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom. It was originally shown on BBC Two from February 2007 to May 2009 until it moved to BBC One from October 2009...
talking about their album, singles and tour. They also featured a performance on Lorraine
Lorraine (TV programme)
Lorraine is the early weekday morning, lifestyle and entertainment show for the British ITV network, presented by Lorraine Kelly. ITV Breakfast produces Lorraine, which airs every weekday from 08:30 until 09:25, following Daybreak...
, to promote their single "Notorious". They appeared on morning talk and news show, Daybreak
Daybreak (ITV)
Daybreak is the weekday breakfast television programme on the British commercial ITV network that broadcasts on weekday mornings from 06:00 to 08:30 and is currently presented by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from Monday to Thursday with Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway on Fridays...
, where the band spoke about their upcoming tour and album. They performed "Notorious" on T4
T4 (Channel 4)
T4 is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 from about 09:00 until 14:00 on Saturdays and 17:00 on Sundays. It also airs on weekdays in the school holidays. The slot has a separate station identification on screen graphic from Channel 4 and E4. The logo of T4 is noticeably the top right segment of the...
and Friday Download
Friday Download
Friday Download is a British children's television programme that airs on CBBC . The series gives the viewers a download feature on the latest trends, such as in television programmes, films, fashions, video games, dance routines and many more...
. The Saturdays also confirmed that they would be appearing at a number of Summer Festivals. They first appeared at theme park, Alton Towers
Alton Towers
Alton Towers is a theme park and resort located in Staffordshire, England. It attracts around 2.7 million visitors per year making it the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom. Alton Towers is also the 9th most visited theme park in Europe...
at the Alton Towers Live Concerts, where they performed a number of their hits. Due to the band releasing their single, "Notorious" they appeared at the Live Lounge
Live Lounge
The Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio station BBC Radio 1. Originally hosted by Jo Whiley on her mid-morning radio show and now hosted by Fearne Cotton, it exhibits well-known artists usually performing one song of their own and one by another artist, in an acoustic format...
performing a cover of Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc is an American soul singer, rapper, and musician.-Early career and Shine Through :...
's hit single "I Need a Dollar
I Need a Dollar
"I Need a Dollar" is a song performed by American singer Aloe Blacc. Blacc co-wrote the song with Leon Michels, Nick Movshon and Jeff Dynamite....
". They were confirmed to be appearing at T4 on the Beach
T4 on the Beach
T4 On The Beach is a British one day music event which is held on the beach at Weston-super-Mare and televised for Channel 4. The event began in 2003 as Pop Beach in Great Yarmouth, changing to the current title and venue in 2005....
for their third time. As well as appearing at Towneley Festival. During their promotional tour, the band appeared at Glamour Awards
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
where the band won Band of the Year. It was also confirmed by the band that they would, in fact, be performing at the V Festival
V Festival
The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. The event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and...
. They also confirmed themselves to be performing at T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
It was later announced that the band would become ambassadors for Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...
game, Nintendogs + Cats
Nintendogs + Cats
is a real-time pet simulation video game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is a sequel to the Nintendogs games for the Nintendo DS systems. It was announced alongside the 3DS during Nintendo's E3 press conference, and is a launch title, being released February 26, 2011 in Japan, March 25, 2011 in Europe...
, which the band recorded a number of TV adverts to promote. It was confirmed by Una Healy
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being one fifth of girl group The Saturdays...
herself that she was, in fact, pregnant with her first child to rugby star, Ben Foden
Ben Foden
Benjamin Foden is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints and England. He plays at fullback or scrum-half, but can also operate on the wing...
.
Editions of the album
The album will be released in a number of different versions. A Collectors edition was made available through HMV, which sees the album sold with slipcases showing each individual members. A Deluxe Fan edition containing a DVD of music videos, a 16 page booklet with lyrics and a DVD of the bands The Headlines TourThe Headlines Tour
The Headlines Tour is the second headlining concert tour by British pop band, The Saturdays. The tour consisted of dates in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and for the first time Republic of Ireland. The setlist included songs from the band's two studio albums: Chasing Lights and...
from February 2011, which is not available anywhere else. Also the original stand alone album will be sold on the bands website, HMV, Play.com and Amazon.com
Singles
The albums lead single was confirmed to be "NotoriousNotorious (The Saturdays song)
"Notorious" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released as the lead single from the third studio album, On Your Radar. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac, who also produced the song. The single was released digitally on 22 May 2011. "Notorious" was recorded in 2011...
". The track was produced by Steve Mac
Steve Mac
Steve Mac , is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.He has produced more than 22 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide...
and written by himself and Ina Wroldsen
Ina Wroldsen
Ina Wroldsen, born in 1984, is a Norwegian songwriter.Wroldsen is currently living in London.-Discography:Songs written/co-written by Ina Wroldsen....
whom the pair have previously work together on a number of singles for the band including "Ego
Ego (The Saturdays song)
"Ego" is the second official single from girl group The Saturdays' second studio album, Wordshaker, and their seventh single overall. The song is a strong electropop song. The song was written by Steve Mac and co-written by Ins Wrolsen and Rhys Barker, who has previously worked on the bands...
". The single premiered on Chris Moyles
Chris Moyles
Christopher David Moyles is an English radio and television presenter and author, who currently presents The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night on Channel 4....
's breakfast show on May 20, 2011 on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. The song has been described as "big" and that it was "quite amazing" and often getting comparison to music by The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
, Kelis
Kelis
Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
and Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
. Music Entertainment
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
said, The Saturdays are back and they are bringing a tougher, edgier sound." While other critics were surprised at the song calling it "sexy". Radio presenter Aled Jones tweeted, "Just heard the new songs from The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...
and Black Eyed Peas :) didn't expect The Saturdays song to sound like it did!" The band flew out to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to film the music video for "Notorious" According to the band, they took the music video influences outline from TV series, Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
. Where PopDash stated the band teased us for the music video all week and seeing them partying in the club as well as they're secretaries scene waiting to clock off for the day; they stated it was a bit like the Boots
Boots UK
Boots UK Limited , is a leading pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom, with outlets in most high streets throughout the country...
advert but with a better song on it. The single was officially released on May 22, 2011, a week later it entered the UK Singles Charts at number-eight, becoming the bands ninth top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. It also entered the Irish Singles Charts at number nineteen. The official remix of the song was revealed to feature guest vocals from Chipmunk
Chipmunk (rapper)
Jahmaal Noel Fyffe known by his stage name Chipmunk, is a British hip hop rapper and songwriter from Tottenham, London....
. "All Fired Up" was confirmed to be the second single from the album after the band announced their first-arena-tour however, the bands third tour overall. The date is still yet officially confirmed but rumoured to be released in 4 September 2011. It was revealed that the song was written by Xenomania
Xenomania
Xenomania is a British songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed after Higgins met Miranda Cooper, Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, and Sugababes...
who have wrote songs for fellow pop band, Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
. The song was also produced by MNEK
MNEK
Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike professionally known as MNEK , is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He is of Nigerian-Igbo descent. He is signed to EMI Music Publishing. He is known for his retro style, colourful glasses, and hi-top fade...
who produced a number of Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu , better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper. He made his first mixtape in 2007 with 28 songs, freestyles and remixes, the album features Mz Bratt, Chipmunk and G-Unit...
's hits. It will receive its first ever airplay on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
on 22 July 2011, when Scott Mills
Scott Mills
Scott Robert Mills is a British radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1...
airs it on his 'Ready For The Weekend' show between 6-7pm. Upon the release of "All Fired Up" it became a chart success after it debuted at number-three on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the Irish Singles Chart. The band confirmed that their will be a third single released before the album in November, the single was also confirmed to be a ballad. It was confirmed on 28 September 2011, that "My Heart Takes Over
My Heart Takes Over
"My Heart Takes Over" is the third single released from girl-group The Saturdays's third studio album, On Your Radar. The single is their twelfth single released to date. The single was released on 13 November 2011. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac. The song was also produced by...
" would be the third single released from the album. It received its first radio airplay on 29 September 2011 on the The Chris Moyles Show
The Chris Moyles Show
The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show presenter on 5 January 2004. From 2004 to 2007, the show was broadcast 6:55–10:00 am each weekday, but since 15 October 2007 it has started from...
, and a video was shot in Iceland. It was confirmed on November 21, 2011 by Greg James
Greg James
Greg James may refer to:*Greg James , BBC Radio 1 DJ and broadcaster*Greg James , Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales...
on BBC Radio 1, that "Faster" was set to be the fourth single released off the album.
Tour
While performing on The Headlines TourThe Headlines Tour
The Headlines Tour is the second headlining concert tour by British pop band, The Saturdays. The tour consisted of dates in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and for the first time Republic of Ireland. The setlist included songs from the band's two studio albums: Chasing Lights and...
in early 2011 the band confirmed that they would in fact be touring again later in the year. The band revealed the tour dates for December 2011 in June 2011 via the band's official website and originally consisted of eleven shows across the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was later announced that the tour was to travel to Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
and Dublin taking the total number of dates to thirteen. They said "It's an arena tour so we're forced to go all out for a big production." Mollie King
Mollie King
Mollie Elizabeth King is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for being a member of girl group, The Saturdays. In the band, King has successfully enjoyed ten top-ten and five top-five singles on the UK Singles Chart and three top-ten albums on the UK Albums Chart...
said that fans should expect a lot of bright colors and brightly colored blocks for the production. Una Healy
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being one fifth of girl group The Saturdays...
said about the tour; "Well the tour is not until December but we’ve been busy auditioning dancers and we’re planning to discuss choreography in the next few weeks. We’re really busy with the album at the moment and that’s due out in November so it’s a busy time and we’re just trying to fit it all in."
Critical response
On Your Radar has garnered mixed reviews, with many reviewers criticising its lack of identity and individuality. Hermione Hoby of The ObserverThe Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
found the Saturdays "perennially short on tunes and heavy on lipgloss" and stated that "they've professed to heading in a "clubbier" direction, which sadly means lots of boring bangers that are more filler than floor-filling." Simon Gage of the Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
wrote that "there is not an original thought or sound on this collection", but noted that "whatever The Saturdays’ real input into this new album, it doesn’t seem to have damaged the brand too much." Stephen Moore of the Islington Gazette
Islington gazette
The Islington Gazette is a weekly paid-for newspaper covering news relating to the borough of Islington in north London, UK. There are two editions, the Islington Gazette and the Islington Gazette EC1 that covers the south of the borough which used to be known as the borough of Finsbury...
wrote that "half the album is thrill-free filler and dodgy attempts at heartfelt slowies, but the rest is passably poppy at least." Matthew Horton of Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
called it "unremarkable" and noticed that "the major issue is an off-the-peg production sheen that lumps On Your Radar with any old pop-rave album on the market right now." However, he praised the songs produced by Xenomania
Xenomania
Xenomania is a British songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed after Higgins met Miranda Cooper, Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, and Sugababes...
and Steve Mac
Steve Mac
Steve Mac , is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.He has produced more than 22 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide...
and labeled the song "Do What You Want With Me" as "the big standout [...], which peaks, dips and soars through glacial chords and shows a bit of endeavour." Lewis Corner of Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
complimented "the girls' newfound enthusiasm for slipping on a pair of Louboutins and hitting the dancefloor" while praising the singles Notorious
Notorious (The Saturdays song)
"Notorious" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released as the lead single from the third studio album, On Your Radar. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac, who also produced the song. The single was released digitally on 22 May 2011. "Notorious" was recorded in 2011...
and All Fired Up
All Fired Up (song)
"All Fired Up" is the second single released from girl-group The Saturdays's third studio album, On Your Radar. The single is their eleventh single released to date. The single was released on 4 September 2011. The song was written by Xenomania, Tim Deal, Matt Gray, Annie Yuill, Miranda Cooper, and...
, but felt that "their initial energy soon starts to wane at the back-end" and concluded by saying that "the result is a jumble sale of hits and misses which, unfortunately, sees the girls' identity slip steadily off the radar." Mike Diver of BBC Music
BBC Music
BBC Music is a team working in the department of Audio and Music Interactive at the BBC. Responsible for the BBC Music website - the portal site to music content across the BBC website....
called the album "as much of a nuisance as a neighbour’s car alarm blaring away at 3am" and described it as "an unforgiving listen which aims to attract the nightclubbing crowd at the expense of its central performers’ more appealing comfort zones." However, he highlighted the ballads "Wish I Didn't Know" and "Last Call" as the standout tracks. Andy Gill from The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
described On Your Radar as "an album that seeks not to separate itself from the herd, but to bury itself so deeply in its midst as to be virtually invisible" and felt that "the rote expressions of devotion, (frankly risible) and regret are organised into a vacillating cycle of submission and reproach that offers scant opportunities for imaginative connection."
More favourable reviews came from John Earls of the Daily Star, who wrote that the album will have "a few converts throwing their best girlband dance shapes" and Sarah Kwong from Cosmopolitan who noted that "the girl group have taken their feisty, finger-snapping lyrics and given them harder, cooler beats." David Griffiths of 4Music
4Music
4Music is a music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and available on some digital television providers in the Republic of Ireland - its web component can be found at with its own and pages. It is the only channel within the Box Television Network to be branded under Channel 4 and...
noticed that "The Saturdays continue to go from strength to strength" and praised the "hooky chorus and slamming beats" of the song "White Lies", which he described as "the best of the bunch". The reviewer from Newsround
Newsround
Newsround is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children...
praised the album's abundance of "stomping electro anthems [...] to wave your arms/sing along/shake your body to" and felt that it "certainly doesn't disappoint".
Commercial performance
On Your Radar debuted at number forty-three in the Irish Albums ChartIrish Albums Chart
The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...
, a major drop from their previous release, Headlines!
Headlines!
Headlines! is the first extended play and third major release by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was released in Ireland on 13 August 2010 and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2010 by Fascination Records...
, which reached number ten. While all previous albums peaked within the Top 10
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, On Your Radar charted at number 23 with sales of 18,044 units, thus becoming the band's lowest charting album to date in the UK.
Track listing
The track list was confirmed by Digital SpyDigital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
on 30 September 2011.
Preview Bonus
On 11/11/11 the band released a preview video of the new album with clips from the music videos of Notorious, All Fired Up, My Heart Takes Over and of the Headlines tour from early 2011. After the video had received 1000 'Likes' the track 'Turn Myself In' which debuted during the tour but was dropped from the album became available to watch on YouTube. The video shows the girls performance on tour after it was filmed during a date in London.Credits
On Your Radar was recorded from August 2010 until September 2011, and released under the record license to Fascination RecordsFascination Records
Fascination Records is a UK-based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as an imprint of Polydor Records. The label was launched in spring 2006, and is managed by former TOTP Magazine editor Peter Loraine...
a sub-lable of Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
.
Personnel
- Fredrik Anderson - rhythm arrangement, keyboards, programming
- Dick Beetham - mastering
- Louis BiancanielloLouis BiancanielloLouis John Biancaniello is a songwriter, record producer, and musician.-Background:Louis' skills were developed while working alongside producer Narada Michael Walden with whom he produced hits for Shanice "I Love Your Smile", Whitney Houston "I'm Every Woman" from the Grammy winning album The...
- producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, audio mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
, keyboards, programming - Arnthor BirgissonArnthor BirgissonArnthor Birgisson born on February 12, 1976, in Reykjavik, Iceland, is a Swedish songwriter and producer. His music can be described as a mixture of pop and R&B...
- producer, vocal arranger - Barry Blue - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Griffin Boice - producer, audio mixing, programming
- James BourneJames BourneJames Elliot Bourne is an English singer-songwriter and co-founder of pop bands Son of Dork and Busted. He is currently pursuing a solo career under the name Future Boy. His albums have sold over six million copies...
- guitar - RaVaughn Brown - additional vocals
- Chippe Carlson - rhythm arrangement, keyboards, programming
- Richard Edgeler - assistant audio mixing
- Serban Gheana - audio mixing
- Choukri Gustmann - engineer
- John Hanes - engineer
- Lukas HilbertLukas HilbertLukas Hilbert is a German composer, lyricist, music producer and singer.-Biography:Hilbert founded a musical band called The Future with his brother, Kieran, and the drummer, Maik Buchwald, when he was twelve years' old...
- producer - Charlie Holmes - producer, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
- Ash Howes - audio mixing
- David Kreuger - producer, vocal arranger, rhythm arrangement, keyboards, programming
- Paul Lamalfa - assistant recording engineer
- Chris Laws - engineer, Pro ToolsPro ToolsPro Tools is a digital audio workstation platform for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, developed and manufactured by Avid Technology. It is widely used by professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music production, film scoring, film, and television...
, programming - Steve MacSteve MacSteve Mac , is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.He has produced more than 22 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide...
- producer, keyboard, vocal arranger, songwriter - Per Magnusson - producer, vocal arranger, rhythm arrangement, keyboards, programming
- Esbjörn Öhrwall - guitars
- Daniel Pursey - engineer, drums, percussion
- James Reynolds - audio mixing, additional production, synths
- Tim Roberts - assistant engineer, assistant audio mixer
- Ben Robbins - recording
- Ben Roulston - engineer
- Finlay Dow-Smith (StarsmithStarsmithStarsmith is a songwriter, producer, remixer and DJ. He studied a classical music degree at the University of Surrey majoring in performance on saxophone...
) - additional producer, remixer - Toby Scott - engineer
- Matt Gray - engineer
- Sam WattersSam WattersSam Watters is a Grammy nominated American songwriter, record producer, singer, and record executive. Watters was a member of the multi-platinum selling 1990’s R&B group Color Me Badd and co-authored many of their hits including “I Wanna Sex You Up”, “I Adore Mi Amor”, and “All 4 Love”...
- producer, audio mixing - Brio Taliaferro - additional producer, audio mixing
- Jeremy Wheatley - additional producer, audio mixing
- Ina WroldsenIna WroldsenIna Wroldsen, born in 1984, is a Norwegian songwriter.Wroldsen is currently living in London.-Discography:Songs written/co-written by Ina Wroldsen....
- additional vocals, vocal arranger, songwriter - Chris Young - vocal producer
Recording locations
Sweden- Fishhead Studio (Göteborg)
United States
- Homesite 13 (Novato, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) - NTC Studios, (Hollywood, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) - Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
- The Beat Suite, (Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California)
United Kingdom
- Universal Studio (LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - Rokstone Studios (London)
- Dean Street Studios (London)
- NTC Studios (London)
- Rockin' Horse Studions (London)
- Twenty One Studios (London)
Chart performance
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
43 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
23 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 21 November 2011 | CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... , Limited Deluxe Edition |
Polydor Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... |
| Australia | 18 November 2011 | digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
Polydor Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... |