Steps have released the wintry clip for their No. 1 hit single Heartbeat in HD.
The track – which was released as a double A-side with Tragedy – topped the UK charts in early 1999 and remains one of their best-loved ballads.
As part of the group’s 25th anniversary celebrations, they’ve shared a remastered version of its iconic music video, which sees the five-piece’s Christmas party get interrupted by an Ice Queen.
Steps recently rocketed to the top of the UK Charts with their ‘Platinum Collection’, making them the first British mixed-gender group to have a No. 1 album in four consecutive decades.
Speaking in an exclusive cover feature in the September 2022 issue of Retro Pop, the group look back on their pop legacy and reveal the significance of their latest milestone.
Ian ‘H’ Watkins says: “When we released our first single, everybody laughed at us. All of the cool cats laughed at us. The record company big-wigs wanted us to go away and then with every single they laughed louder, they laughed harder.
“And then 25 years later, none of those cool cats are around, all those music execs have probably been ditched, and we’re still here.”
And when it comes to the next chapter in Steps’ legacy, Claire maintains the band is living in the moment with their ongoing summer tour – but insists there’s more to come.
“I think we’ve come to realise since we got back together in 2011 that it is good for us to have little gaps here and there,” she says. “It also reminds people of the whole nostalgia of Steps as well, which is a massive part of what we are. So, we don’t want to keep ramming ourselves down people’s throats.
“Once we’re done with all the summer shows to end this little chapter, we’ll start thinking about the next one…”
