#Suggababes push the button download
Its total chart sales to date (including physical, download and streaming equivalent sales) stand at 850,000 chart units. Push The Button debuted at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart 17 years ago this week and spent three weeks at the summit, selling 78,000 copies in its opening week and earned the group their fourth chart-topper.
MORE: Sugababes' complete Official UK Chart history The result was a dancey, joyous singalong that immediately stood out for sparse electropop production, and even drew comparisons to ABBA. The song - written by the group about Keisha's failed flirting with another singer - was produced by US hitmaker Dallas Austin, who had turned out global hits for TLC, Pink and Janet Jackson. Their sullen attitude and deadpan delivery that had become the trio's signature style was still largely in tact, but the sound and image had undergone a significant primp and preen. However, the release of Push The Button marked a significant shift in the Sugababes brand.
There was room for both: Girls Aloud were neon-bright, quirky and reckless, while Sugababes offered something moodier, often R&B-tinged and killer harmonies. Back in the Noughties, when it came to British girl groups, there were only two that mattered - Girls Aloud and Sugababes.
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