Thunderbugs were a British

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 girl group

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, briefly popular in 1999. Unlike most other girl groups, they played their own instruments

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. Their one hit

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, "Friends Forever", reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart

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 in September 1999. Their follow-up single

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, "It's About Time You Were Mine", failed to reach the Top 40 in December 1999. Due to this flop, the album

Album

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, Delicious

Delicious (Thunderbugs album)

Delicious is an album by short-lived British female band Thunderbugs. Its lead single, "Friends Forever", reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1999.[1] Their follow-up single, "It's About Time You Were Mine", failed to reach the Top 40 in December 1999. Due to this flop, the album...

, was postponed and ultimately released on minidisc in the UK, and on CD in continental Europe, in 2000.

Members of the group

• Jane Vaughan: lead vocals
• Stef Maillard: bass
  Bass guitar
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   and backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Nicky Shaw: drums
  Drum kit
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   and backing vocals
• Brigitta Jansen: guitar
  Guitar
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Singles

• "Friends Forever" (1999) - UK
  UK Singles Chart
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  #5
• "It's About Time You Were Mine" (1999) - UK #43