Ten years prior to that, and we were bothered with this at number one.
Title: “Have You Ever”
Artist: S Club 7
Nationality: English
Genre: Pop
Written by: Cathy Dennis, Andrew Frampton, Chris Braide
Original release date: November 17 2001
Progress to the top: Straight in, then a pretty standard slip down the charts till by January of 2002 it was outside the top 40, after which it continued on a fairly predictable slide - with the odd bump - to the bottom, exiting the chart at the beginning of March.
Weeks spent at number one: 1
From the album: Sunshine
What do I know about this artist? Created by the same guy who made the Spice Girls, Simon Fuller, they became another franchise and helped in the general slide towards mediocrity that is pop music today.
What do I think of this single? Christ on toast! It’s a basic sugary ballad with nothing new or original about it. I feel like I put on about three pounds just listening to the damn thing. Bet it only got to number one because of the charity thing. Also, did not hear any children’s voices (see below).
What have I learned about this single? Song was played on, though not written for, the BBC charity programme
Children in Need, and apparently features the voices of kids from a whole lot of schools across Britain. Meh.
My rating: B-