As OfficialSteps tease new material, we've ranked every single they've ever released...
The world needs to rid itself of the concept of guilty pleasure. If something gives you joy, and it doesn't hurt anyone else, then it should be guilt-free, whether that's classic pop music, a vintage rom-com or a book you just can't put down. Case in point? The prevailing appeal of Steps. The band - made up of Claire, Faye, Lisa, H and Lee - have been delivering pop hits for more than 20 years, and are now teasing a return via social media.
The news has had us revisiting their impressive canon, and pondering the 25 singles - at the very least, an insanely impressive output from any band - that brought joy over the years. Some, however, have been stronger choices than others. So, to celebrate their forthcoming new album What The Future Holds, we're ranking their entire discography.
A word, before we begin on what is sure to be a contentious list. B-sides have been treated separately rather than as one unit with their A-sides. Covers are included, H and Claire's sneaky side-step into a double act of their own is expunged from the record, and the band's part in Thank ABBA For The Music is not included for two reasons. Firstly, so many artists were involved that it arguably can't be considered a Steps song.
It also forced poor Lisa to do those classic echo lines that she and Liberty X's Michelle were lumbered with for half of their lives, and Claire's cowboy hat/pigtail combo should never have seen the light of day.Again, this is so close to being a good pop song, but it's just so samey, almost a carbon copy of Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart and a sign that Steps were losing their grip on the fun, floor-filling tunes they had delivered so consistently at this point.
One of the most disco-inspired singles in the band's oeuvre, it's high energy with a truly catchy chorus.The first of Steps' songs to show their ABBA influence - it's basically The Winner Takes It All on a sugar high - it's an up-tempo treatment of heartbreak that was the only single to go anywhere near the Billboard 100. Claire's vocals in this are pure and gorgeous, but actually annoyed the other four. Oh well.I'm not going to apologise for putting this so high.
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