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I couldn't find a quality live audio of Siobhan's but I've done my best in this. I hope there will be good quality audios for the original lineup so I can improve this and make it sound better. Thank you!
About the music:
"Hole in the Head" is a song performed by British girl group Sugababes, released on 13 October 2003 as the lead single from their third studio album, Three. It was written by Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Niara Scarlett, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Heidi Range, and co-produced by Higgins and Jeremy Wheatley. The song was met with acclaim from critics and was a commercial success, entering at the top of the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in ten other countries. It became their second single to chart in the United States, peaking at number ninety-six on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The first Sugababes single to chart in the US was "Round Round", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
Background and development
"Hole in the Head" was written by Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Tim Powell, Nick Coler and Niara Scarlett, in collaboration with the Sugababes' members-Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Heidi Range, for the group's third studio album, Three. Higgins and Jeremy Wheatley produced the song in conjunction with the songwriting and production team Xenomania, which was founded by Higgins himself. Wheatley also completed the song's mixing process at the Townhouse Studios in London.
Composition
"Hole in the Head" is an uptempo pop song, with influences of R&B. K. Ross Hoffman of Allmusic described it as "a slice of bouncy, slightly off-kilter up-tempo pop". According to the digital sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing, "Hole in the Head" was composed in the key of F-sharp minor at a tempo of 125 beats per minute.". The Sugababes' vocal range in the song spans from the lower note of F3 to the higher note of D5. It follows the chord progression Bm-F♯m-A-E. "Hole in the Head" draws musical influences from German vocal group Boney M. and the "swagger rock" of American recording artist Madonna. The song incorporates dance beats, guitars and techno effects. "Hole in the Head" is reminiscent of the Sugababes' previous single "Round Round", which was also produced by Xenomania.
The song debuted at number nine on the Danish Singles Chart issue dated 24 October 2003.Two weeks later, it peaked at number one, and in turn became the Sugababes' first and to-date only number-one single in Denmark. "Hole in the Head" entered the Dutch Top 40 chart at number 22 and peaked at number two for three non-consecutive weeks. The song spent 12 weeks in the chart's top ten, and was placed 23rd on its 2003 list of best-performing singles. On the Norwegian Singles Chart, "Hole in the Head" debuted at number six and peaked at number two for three non-consecutive weeks. It spent a broken fourteen weeks in the chart's top ten. The song reached number five on the Austrian Singles Chart and became the group's highest-charting single in Austria since "Overload", which peaked at number three in 2001.
"Hole in the Head" made its first appearance on the Swedish Singles Chart on 5 December 2003 at number 17. The song peaked at number seven in the issue dated 23 January 2004 and became the Sugababes' first top-ten entry in Sweden. It peaked at number eight on the Swiss Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks, and number nine on the German Singles Chart. "Hole in the Head" became a top-twenty hit on the Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop chart, Finnish Singles Chart, and Hungarian Singles Chart. The single debuted and peaked at number 25 on the Australian Singles Chart, where it charted for 12 weeks. It was more successful on the New Zealand Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 11 for two non-consecutive weeks and charted for a total of 15 weeks. Upon its release in the United States, "Hole in the Head" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, number 24 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart, and number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song debuted at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated week ending 12 June 2004 and rose to number 96 the following week, before dropping off the chart.