Angels with Dirty Faces (Sugababes album)
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| Studio album by Sugababes | ||
| Released | September 16, 2002 (EU) | |
| Recorded | 2002 | |
| Genre | Pop, Electro & Dance | |
| Length | 41:30 | |
| Label | Island | |
| Producer(s) | Ron Tom, Xenomania | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Sugababes chronology | ||
| One Touch (2000) |
Angels with Dirty Faces (2002) |
Three (2003) |
Angels with Dirty Faces is the title of the second album by UK girl group Sugababes released in August 2002. Four singles were released from it including "Freak Like Me" and "Round Round", both of which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Freak Like Me" – 3:19
- "Blue" – 3:58
- "Round Round" – 3:59
- "Stronger" – 4:02
- "Supernatural" – 3:39
- "Angels with Dirty Faces" – 3:50
- "Virgin Sexy" – 3:47
- "Shape" – 4:12
- "Just Don't Need This" – 3:32 (UK bonus track)
- "No Man, No Cry" – 3:34 (UK bonus track)
- "Switch" – 3:39
- "More Than a Million Miles" – 3:26
- "Breathe Easy" (acoustic jam) – 4:01
- "Round Round" (alternative mix) – 6:07 (UK bonus track)
[edit] Chart success
Angels with Dirty Faces did considerably better than its predecessor, One Touch with a highest position in the UK Album Charts of number two; it stayed in the charts for forty weeks. "Freak Like Me", which sampled Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?", was the first released single and entered the charts at number one. "Round Round", produced by Xenomania was the second released single and also debuted in the UK Charts at number one. The third single released was a double A-side release of "Stronger" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", which reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The last single, "Shape," which samples Sting's single "Shape of My Heart", was the only one from the album not to achieve a position in the top ten of the UK Singles Chart; it entered at number eleven.
| Country | Date | Position | Sales | Comments |
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| United Kingdom | September 2002 | 2 | 900,000 | Platinum x3 |
| The Netherlands | September 21, 2002 | 1 | 150,000 | platinum |
| Germany | September 2002 | 6 | 400,000 | platinum x2 |
| Switzerland | September 2002 | 9 | 50,000 | gold |
| Austria | September 2002 | 11 | 50,000 | platinum |
| Japan | Novenber 2002 | 14 | 130,000 | platinum |
| France | september 2002 | 18 | 100,000 | platinum |
| Italy | september 2002 | 14 | 75,000 | platinum |
| Spain | september 2002 | 10 | 100,000 | platinum |
| Israel | octover 2002 | 25 | 10,000 | gold |
| Usa | december 2002 | 65 | 150,000 | silver |
| Philipines | november 2002 | 15 | 150,000 | platinum |
[edit] Chart statistics
- UK Weekly Chart: 2-3-7-13-21-23-22-23-24-24-28-25-21-21-19-20-20-16-10-9-10-17-21-25-25-16-11-10-12-14-18-25-27-28-33-42-46-50-52-57-76-77-79-87-77-78-89-98-87-76-78-77-99-120-145-165-187-184-134-155-189
- First week sales : 150,000
- Average sales per week : 12,672
- Average chart per week : 53.23
- Weeks at top 10 : 7 Weeks
- Weeks at top 20 : 18 Weeks
- Weeks at top 40 : 34 Weeks
- Weeks at top 75 : 40 weeks
- Weeks at top 100 : 53 weeks
- Weeks at top 200 : 61 weeks
[edit] Uses in the media
- "Virgin Sexy" was famously used in the Rimmel mascara commercials fronted by Kate Moss.
- "Round Round" appeared in the soundtrack of The Guru starring Jimi Mistry and Heather Graham.
Members: Keisha Buchanan · Heidi Range · Amelle Berrabah
Former members: Siobhán Donaghy · Mutya Buena
Discography
Albums: One Touch · Angels with Dirty Faces · Three · Taller in More Ways · Overloaded: The Singles Collection
Singles: "Overload" · "Run for Cover" · "Soul Sound" · "New Year" · "Freak Like Me" · "Round Round" · "Stronger / Angels with Dirty Faces" · "Shape" · "Hole in the Head" · "Too Lost in You" · "In the Middle" · "Caught in a Moment" · "Push the Button" · "Ugly" · "Red Dress" · "Follow Me Home" · "Easy" · "Good to Be Gone"
