In memory of...

Before we bury the hatchet on this whole Sugababes fiasco once and for all, let's recall some of their great moments from the past.

"Overload" (2000)

Few debut singles are as affecting as "Overload". Ten years down the road, it still manages to sound more hip than anyone in teen pop at the time could ever dream of reaching. The magic lies in its ability to ooze indie-cool whilst retaining the youthful naivety appropriate to the age of its singers. A fantastic introduction to the Sugababes catalogue.

"Round Round" (2002)

A few months before Xenomania changed the face of British pop with the very first of twenty Girls Aloud singles, they put together this rather brilliant tune and got the 'babes their second number 1 hit. Riding a garage-pop groove and boasting a chorus that sort of feels like it's going "round round", the track expertly showcases the varying shades of the girls' vocals - Mutya's husky growl, Keisha's soulful croon, and Heidi's quivering softness.

"Push The Button" (2005)

2005 was really a year when it started becoming cool to like pop music, and Sugababes joined the pack with "Push The Button". It's a simple, straightforward electropop tune, but it's the details that count. There's the buzzing, tinkering noises whirring in the background, the "ooohs" behind the chorus' lead-in; the chorus itself, come to think of it, is just about as catchy as the flu. It's so mainstream and yet so very clever and knowing all in the same breath, and those are the qualities of a great pop tune.

"Ace Reject" (2005)

Wistful, contemplative, subdued, and altogether lovely, this is truly one of the group's finest, albeit heart-wrenching, moments.

"Easy" (2006)

All right, it's really not one of their best songs. It's sleazy at best, it's got none of the satisfying aloofness of their previous hits, but by golly we love it because of that chorus. And that's all we need to say about this.

"My Love Is Pink" (2007)

We here at Mp3s and Cookies haven't really enjoyed any Sugababes output beyond 2007, so that particular year stands as a sort of watershed year for them, in our opinion. "My Love Is Pink" is one of just a handful of great songs on the otherwise "meh" Change album. Again produced by Xenomania, it's expertly crafted and rather sophisticated for something aimed squarely at the dancefloor, and probably one of the last times that we've felt the girls resembled any of their past incarnations.

And there we have it. Thank you for the music, Sugababes.