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Soul Sound" is a song by British girl group Sugababes from their debut studio album One Touch (2000). It was written by Charlotte Gordon Cumming during a trip to Kenya, Africa, where she was inspired to compose it based on her experiences there. Produced by Ron Tom, "Soul Sound" is a pop song featuring guitar and bass instrumentation. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2001 as the album's fourth and final single. Critics praised the song for the group's demeanour although some regarded it as inferior in comparison to the album's other tracks.

"Soul Sound"Single by Sugababesfrom the album One TouchReleased16 July 2001Recorded

Matrix Recording Studios

(London, UK)

Genre

Pop rock

R&B

Length4:30LabelLondonSongwriter(s)Charlotte EdwardsProducer(s)Ron TomSugababes singles chronology"Run for Cover"
(2001)"Soul Sound"
(2001)"Freak like Me"
(2002)To promote the song, a music video was directed by Max & Dania; it features the Sugababes in an apartment where their souls are released by the music. The trio performed "Soul Sound" at Manchester Ampersand and at the London Notre Dame Hall. The song became the group's lowest-charting single at the time, peaking at number thirty on the UK Singles Chart, and remains one of their lowest-selling singles to date. It was the final single that they released through London Records. It was also their last single to feature original member Siobhán Donaghy, who left the group shortly after the song's release, until the original group members reformed as Mutya Keisha Siobhan (later regaining the Sugababes name) in 2011.[1]Background and composition
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"I hung out with the girls for a year while they recorded their album. I was shocked by how young they were. But they were lovely and it was really interesting for me to watch them grow and develop as artists. I am so pleased and proud to be able to say I was a part of that. Ideally that's what I want to be able to do. I like performing but what would please me more is just to write songs and see other people covering them."

—Charlotte Gordon Cumming.[2]
"Soul Sound" was written by the Scottish musician Charlotte Gordon Cumming during her trip to Kenya.[3][4] Her inspiration to write the song stemmed from Africa, a continent which she visited frequently with her family as a child.[4] According to Cumming, "In Africa I feel extremely alive, but also very small. The song was the essence of how I felt: seeing the beauty and horror of a place, and going into a heightened state."[4] She elaborated, "My songs are all about who I am and what I am feeling, which is why they can take so much out of me to perform—and I always feel a lot when I go to Africa".[2]Cumming had spent a year with the Sugababes while they recorded their debut studio album One Touch (2000); according to the Daily Record, the trio's management were desperate for them to sing "Soul Sound".[2] The song was produced by Ron Tom, who mixed and programmed it in collaboration with Mark Frank.[5] Individuals who provide backing vocals on the song include Xavier Barnet and the Kenyan-born British singer Lamya.[5] "Soul Sound" was recorded at the Matrix Recording Studios in London, England.[5]

"Soul Sound" is a pop record that experiments with pop-rock balladry.[6][7] The song features guitar and bass instrumentation.[5] John Mulvey of NME characteristed the song as having "tasteful slippery beats, tasteful acoustic guitars, [and] the usual indolent harmonies".[8] The song's lyrics immediately begin with a sense of decision through the line "I Touch the sky", and largely focus on the enjoyment of life.[8]Reception
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"Soul Sound" received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The Sunday Mirror's Ian Hyland rated the song nine out of ten stars and described it as "[p]ure class from the ever-smiling teens".[9] According to AllMusic's Dean Carlson, "Soul Sound" is a representation that "the jitters of youth are [on One Touch] though tempered by shrewd ambition and a clever and unpredictable production aesthetic".[10] John Mulvey of NME stated that while the song lacked the quality of the trio's debut single "Overload", it "is pretty good nevertheless".[8] He elaborated, "the best thing about Sugababes is how they sound like they really can't be arsed with anything, let alone any of this pop star business [...] Enough with the dance routines and shit-eating grins—does this mean total lack of enthusiasm's the way forward for teen pop?"[8] Stylus Magazine writer Scott Plagenhoef described the single as "marvelous lilting [and] hopeful",[11] while Stephen Robinson from Hot Press was less favourable and criticised the song's pop-rock experimentation, which according to him "doesn't work quite so well".[7] Neil Western of the South China Morning Post felt that "Soul Sound", along with the album's title track, "lack sparkle".[12]Commercial
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The song was released in the United Kingdom