Girls Aloud have released the Alternate Vocal Mix of the debut single, Sound Of The Underground, across digital platforms.
The group is celebrating 20 years since the release of their first album of the same name with a series of reissues due next month, featuring the original LP plus a bunch of additional content.
Included is the alternative version of the chart-topping track, which features Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Sarah Harding singing on different lines.
Listen to Sound Of The Underground (Alternate Vocal Mix) below.
Alongside the single, a newly-edited version of the classic music video has been released, created from the original 35mm films by editor and director Chris Fox.
“You never know what you might find when you dig into the raw footage from a music video and we were amazed to find that director Phil Griffin had recorded each of the girls singing every line of the song… In total, the band recorded about four hours of footage and there were so many beautiful moments to squeeze into the video,” says Chris.
“I wanted to give each section of the shoot its moment to shine: the performance, the slow motion, the glitter drop. There are fewer fast-paced cuts so we can soak up every moment and bask in the glory of Girls Aloud.
“The film negatives were rescanned in true 4K – giving fans a crystal-clear look into the past – and the final edit was colour graded to closely match the original music video.”
Check out the new video below.
Released in the spring of 2003 following the group’s victory on ‘Popstars: The Rivals’, ‘Sound Of The Underground’ features the chart-topping title track, which was the 2002 Christmas No. 1 and remained at the top spot for four weeks.
Follow-ups No Good Advice, Life Got Cold and Jump all peaked in the Top 3 and the album peaked at No. 2.
The classic album will be released as a 3 CD deluxe edition featuring two discs of bonus content, alongside a 24-page booklet with brand-new sleeve notes and unseen photos.
It’s also available on vinyl for the very first time, with a pair of green coloured vinyl and limited edition picture disc pressings.
The 3CD tracklist will also be replicated on streaming and digital across all platforms.
‘Sound Of The Underground’ is out June 16 via Polydor and available to pre-order now.
