Atomic Kitten had three UK number one singles; Whole Again, the fourth best selling single by a girl group of all time; Eternal Flame and The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling). They also had two UK number one albums, Right Now, a re-issue of their debut album, and Feels So Good, both going double platinum in the UK alone. Atomic Kitten sold over 10 million records worldwide. In terms of sales, Atomic Kitten are the one of the most successful European girl groups of the twenty first century, alongside the Sugababes.
The group's first single, Right Now, debuted in December 1999 and reached the UK Top 10. After their initial success, Atomic Kitten performed an Asian tour and scored their first number one hit there with Cradle. The album, also titled Right Now, was first released in Japan on 16 March 2000, and subsequently released in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2000 with a slightly modified track list. In 2000, the group also recorded a cover version of The Locomotion for the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
The Right Now album was unsuccessful upon its first release, peaking only at #39 in the UK album chart. Initially, there were no plans to focus on the global market and Atomic Kitten's record label, Innocent Records, was even considering dropping them because of their limited success. However, the record company were persuaded to allow the group to record one more single. The single, Whole Again, became their first no. 1 hit in the UK in 2001, and stayed at the top for four consecutive weeks. Due to this success, "Whole Again" was released worldwide, and reached #1 in 18 other countries. The song and video for "Whole Again" originally featured Kerry Katona; however, she left the group several days prior to the number-one position because of her pregnancy. The single was remade when Jenny Frost was added to the line-up as Katona's replacement. This led to a decision to partially re-record and re-release the album, which then went to no. 1 in August 2001. The next single, Eternal Flame, a cover version of the 1989 hit by The Bangles, also became a no.1 hit in several countries, and sold a million copies worldwide.
Following the success of "Right Now", a new album, Feels So Good, was recorded. The songwriting and production agreement with Andy McCluskey was an increasing source of tension within the group, and the girls decided to terminate the contract with McCluskey halfway through the recording of the album.
The first single off the album was It's OK!. Even though this song performed well in the charts, securing a No. 3 position in the United Kingdom, and reaching the top 20 in many other countries, it was the next single The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling), a remake of the 1965 song by The Paragons (also made famous by Blondie in 1980), which attained Atomic Kitten their third number-one single in their homeland. The single became the Kitten's second largest hit, getting into the top 10 in over 25 countries. In April 2002, Hamilton announced that she was pregnant, but rather than leave the group, she opted to continue with the scheduled 2002 tour. Hamilton filmed the music video for "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)", and made an appearance at Party in the Park before finally going on pregnancy leave.
In April 2003, the group released the album, Atomic Kitten in the United States. Until that time, the group had not focused on the American market, and the album consisted of tracks from their first two albums, Right Now and Feels So Good. Promotion for the album began with the single, The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling), appearing on the soundtrack for the Disney film, "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" starring Hilary Duff, and managed to debut and peak at #42. However, the single plummeted to #88 in it's second week. In addition, after the album only managed to peak at #102 on the US Billboard 200, it was decided the group would focus solely on the European, Oceanian, and Asian markets.
Before recording their third album, Kool & The Gang approached the group about a collaboration of their hit Ladies Night and were looking for a girl group to sing the lyrics. Atomic Kitten liked the idea and enquired whether they could use it for their next album which was subsequently named Ladies Night in honour of this collaboration.
Their first single of the album, excluding Be with You, was If You Come to Me. It secured a #3 position on the UK top 40. It became Atomic Kitten's 6th best selling single in the United Kingdom for sales of 180,000 copies. Moreover, "If You Come to Me" reached the top 30 in every single country it charted, and reached the top 10 in over 10 countries.
Atomic Kitten spent late 2002 and early 2003 in the studio recording their third and final studio album. Up until the recording of Ladies Night, the group mainly relied on songwriters, though they had occasionally co-written songs featured on their albums. While recording Ladies Night, they decided to be directly involved in the creation of eight of the fifteen songs. Ladies Night was released on 10 November 2003, and peaked at no.5 in the UK album chart.
In early 2004, a tour to support the Ladies Night album and the upcoming release of their Greatest Hits album was planned. Shortly before the tour kicked off, the group announced they would be taking an extended break after the completion of the tour.
On 23 January 2004, Natasha Hamilton decided to devote more time to her young son and wanted to take a hiatus from the group. Atomic Kitten released the single Someone Like Me/Right Now 2004" as a "goodbye" to their fans. The reunited on Valentine's Day 2005 to release the charity single Cradle 2005", a new version of the original song from their album Right Now which was a no. 1 hit in Asia back in 2000. "Cradle 2005" peaked at No. 10, selling 35,000 copies worldwide, with proceeds going to World Vision.
In 2005, the group was featured on the soundtrack of Disney's Mulan II with the song (I Wanna Be) Like Other Girls. In 2005, they also performed together in Krakow, Poland on 28 August at the Coca-Cola SoundWave Festival.
In 2006, Atomic Kitten recorded a one-off single, All Together Now (Strong Together), in association with Goleo VI, the official mascot of the FIFA World Cup 2006. The track is taken from The Official FIFA World Cup Album and was released for digital download and in CD form on 6 June 2006, in Germany, where the World Cup was held ten days later. The single was listed by the HMV website for physical release in the UK many weeks prior to the competition but was later withdrawn due to the amount of competing football records that were being released at that time. The proceeds of the single went to SOS Children's Villages.
On 4 December 2006, the group reunited again for a one-off performance of "Whole Again" and two other songs at a benefit concert for the Michael Shields appeal at the Liverpool Empire Theatre.
On 31 December 2006, Atomic Kitten performed at the Ocean Terminal in Hong Kong at Nokia's New Year's Eve celebration. The marked their second international appearance since their extended break in 2004.
Atomic Kitten released another charity single, Anyone Who Had A Heart on 27 January 2008, a version of Dionne Warwick's 1963 hit as part of the Liverpool Number One Project. The single peaked at no.77 in the UK. Their last stage performance happened on 19 January 2008, Atomic Kitten had returned to the stage for The Number One Project, where they sang "Anyone Who Had a Heart", "Whole Again" and "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)" live. Their last television performance happened on 25 January 2008, the group appeared on GMTV, talking about The Number One Project and performed "Anyone Who Had a Heart" in the studio.
Jenny Frost and Liz McClarnon embarked on solo careers, although neither were able to replicate the Kitten's success.
They returned on 12 March 2012
The group released a remake of "Whole Again" in support of England at UEFA Euro 2020, entitled "Southgate You're the One (Football's Coming Home Again)". The release of the track also marked Frost's return to the band for the first time since 2008.
The Last Goodbye
Atomic Kitten Lyrics
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Everybody here is sleeping tight
Ain't nobody gonna find us here
We'll disappear
There's a dancer in the arms of love
And he's dancing on the sky above
And the truth is that we'll never know
Aim high, shoot low
We gotta aim high, shoot low baby
[Chorus]
Ain't no headlights on the road tonight
Ain't nobody here to make it right
'Cause we couldn't seem to find a way
For love to stay
If you had another night to give
I would have another night to live
But you're never gonna see me cry the last goodbye
(Last goodbye)
Is it cloudy where you are tonight
All there neon lights shining bright
Are you looking for a place to stay
To get away (don't get away)
And the days are horses down the hill
Running fast with no time to kill
And the truth is that we'll never know
Where love will flow
Aim high, shoot low
We gotta aim high, shoot low baby
[Chorus]
If I could do it over
I'd do it all again (over again)
And if I got one more chance
I wouldn't change a thing
Aim high, shoot low
Aim high, shoot low
[Chorus: x2]
The first two lines of the song, "Ain't no headlights on the road tonight, everybody here is sleeping tight" sets up a sense of secrecy or clandestine activity. It suggests that the singer and their partner are making a getaway, leaving town under the cover of darkness. They are hoping to escape from something or someone without being detected, and they present a united front in the face of an uncertain future. The next few lines, "There's a dancer in the arms of love, and he's dancing on the sky above, and the truth is that we'll never know where love will flow," suggests that the singer has a more optimistic view of love than the rest of the world. They believe that there's hope for them yet, and that they can find happiness if they only aim high and shoot low.
The chorus of the song is both poignant and catchy, singing "Ain't no headlights on the road tonight, ain't nobody here to make it right, cause we couldn't seem to find a way for love to stay." the lyrics show the pain of a failed relationship, and how the inability to make it work has led to the couple being stuck in the middle of nowhere. However, the singer doesn't seem to be despondent, saying "If you had another night to give, I would have another night to live, but you're never gonna see me cry the last goodbye." Ultimately, this is a song about the resilience of the human spirit in the face of heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Ain't no headlights on the road tonight
There are no cars on the road at night.
Everybody here is sleeping tight
Everyone is sleeping soundly and peacefully.
Ain't nobody gonna find us here
No one will discover our location.
We'll disappear
We will vanish without a trace.
There's a dancer in the arms of love
Someone is enjoying the feeling of being deeply in love.
And he's dancing on the sky above
This person feels like they're on top of the world.
And the truth is that we'll never know
It's impossible to predict how love will unfold.
Where love will flow
Love's path is uncertain.
Aim high, shoot low
Set lofty goals but be practical in reaching them.
We gotta aim high, shoot low baby
Our focus must be on achieving great things while being grounded in reality.
Ain't nobody here to make it right
There is no one around to fix things.
โCause we couldn't seem to find a way
We couldn't figure out how to solve our problems.
For love to stay
To keep our love alive and thriving.
If you had another night to give
If we had more time together.
I would have another night to live
I'd cherish each moment we had.
But you're never gonna see me cry the last goodbye
I won't shed tears when saying my final farewell.
Is it cloudy where you are tonight
Are things looking grim for you?
All there neon lights shining bright
In the city, the bright lights are everywhere.
Are you looking for a place to stay
Are you searching for somewhere to go?
To get away
To escape from reality.
And the days are horses down the hill
Time passes quickly, like horses running down a hill.
Running fast with no time to kill
Time is fleeting and cannot be wasted.
If I could do it over
If I could turn back time.
I'd do it all again (over again)
I wouldn't change a thing about our relationship.
And if I got one more chance
Given the opportunity to start over.
I wouldn't change a thing
I would leave everything as is.
Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JAMES DEARNESS HOGARTH, JAMES MORRISON CATCHPOLE, STEVE MCEWAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Ain't no headlights on the road tonight
Everybody here is sleeping tight
Ain't nobody gonna find us here
We'll disappear
There's a dancer in the arms of love
And he's dancing on the sky above
And the truth is that we'll never know where love will flow
Aim high
Shoot low
(Gotta aim high, shoot low baby)
Ain't no headlights on the road tonight
Ain't nobody here to make it right
Cos we couldn't seem to find a way, for love to stay
If you had another night to give
I would have another night to live
But you're never gonna see me cry the last goodbye
(The last goodbye)
Is it cloudy where you are tonight?
Are the neon lights shining bright?
Are you looking for a place to stay to get away? (can't get away)
And the days are horses down the hill,
Running fast and there's no time to kill
And the truth is that we'll never know where love will flow
Aim high
Shoot low
(Gotta aim high, shoot low baby)
Ain't no headlights on the road tonight
Ain't nobody here to make it right
Cos we couldn't seem to find a way, for love to stay
If you had another night to give
I would have another night to live
But you're never gonna see me cry the last goodbye
(The last goodbye)
If I could do it over
I'd do it all again (again)
And if I got one more chance I wouldn't change a thing
Aim high
Shoot low
(Aim high, shoot low baby)
Ain't no headlights on the road tonight (tonight)
Ain't nobody here to make it right (make it right)
Cos we couldn't seem to find a way, for love to stay
If you had another night to give
I would have another night to live (night to live)
But you're never gonna see me cry the last goodbye
Ain't no headlights on the road tonight
Ain't nobody here to make it right (make it right)
Cos we couldn't seem to find a way, for love to stay (...stay)
If you had another night to give (night to give)
I would have another night to live (night to live)
But you're never gonna see me cry the last goodbye
@shelborngamtholung1365
It's 2023 and this song is still hitting meโฅ๏ธ
@raulsosabify
Yeah me too ๐ข
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Yeah me 2
@suyapaaksornsit3836
Me too โค
@0022audwk
me too i'm from korean
@chrisnagle2902
Oh god yeah!!... And I'm a fella!! ๐
@ashlovehonnsrimai3514
Anyone listening to Atomic Kitten in 2020? Oh God pl take me back to those days. ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญโคโคโค
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2021
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2021.2
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2021