‘Sound of the Underground’ by Girls Aloud was the anthem to every night out
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Girls Aloud’s debut single – a Christmas No 1 in 2002, recorded just days after the band formed on Popstars: The Rivals – has somehow, quite incongruously, become “our song” over the years. And now at every event where there’s a sound system and space for all of us to dance, “Sound of the Underground” is inevitably played. open image in gallery Sarah Harding on ‘Popstars: The Rivals’ I’ve burst into tears of joy many, many times over the years when we’ve danced to “Sound of the Underground” – looking around at the greatest loves of my life, all spinning and screaming their way through it. I’ll be holding my girlfriends all the tighter the next time we’re together, and we’ll be singing “Sound of the Underground” louder than ever, spinning faster than ever.
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