Top 10 Best Songs by Sugababes

Overload is without doubt one of the most groundbreaking debut singles in pop history. Released in 2000 when the girls were barely fifteen, it shook up the industry with its cool, detached elegance and unusual rhythm. Produced by Cameron McVey (known for his work with Massive Attack and Neneh Cherry), the track combines a vintage surf guitar riff with a laid-back hip-hop groove and smooth vocal harmonies. It earned the trio a Brit Award nomination and immediately established them as the anti-pop princesses of their generation.

Push the Button was the huge international hit of 2005 from the album Taller in More Ways. Produced by Dallas Austin, the song mixes a pulsing electropop bassline with irresistible synthesizers and one of the catchiest pop hooks of the 2000s. Keisha, Mutya and Heidi sing playfully about taking the initiative in love ('If you're ready for me boy, you'd better push the button'). The track hit number one in several countries and remains a timeless dance floor classic.

Round Round gave the Sugababes their second UK number one in 2002. The song is a masterful mashup of futuristic electroclash, garage beats and catchy pop melodies. The lyrics and whirling production radiate an intoxicating energy that pulls the listener into a sonic merry-go-round. The song was used in the film The Guru and firmly established the group at the forefront of pop.

Hole in the Head opened the acclaimed 2003 album Three with plenty of punch and attitude. The track combines a tight, angular funk beat with danceable synthesizers and razor-sharp vocal lines. The lyrics mercilessly dismiss an unfaithful ex who thinks he can just come back ('I need you like a hole in the head'). The chorus is one of the group's most powerful pop statements and gave them another UK number one.

Freak Like Me is the legendary song that defined the group's artistic direction and was the first single with new member Heidi Range. Producer Richard X took Adina Howard's R&B hit Freak Like Me and brilliantly mashed it up with the cold new wave synth line of Gary Numan's Are 'Friends' Electric? When the Sugababes re-recorded it with their signature velvety yet tough vocals, a masterpiece of bootleg culture was born. The track went straight to number one in the UK and proved how forward-thinking the trio was.

Written by hit songwriter Diane Warren and made world-famous as part of the soundtrack to the ultimate romantic Christmas film Love Actually, Too Lost in You is a dramatic power ballad. The song leans on a melancholy piano melody, sweeping strings and a heavy mid-tempo beat. The vocal interplay between Mutya Buena's warm, deep alto and the bright belts of Heidi and Keisha gives the song rare intensity.

Produced by Dr. Luke, About You Now brought a fresh, energetic pop-rock sound with ripping guitars and a tight beat in 2007. The song is about rediscovering love for someone you let go of earlier. The track made history by rocketing to number one in the UK on downloads alone, and it became one of the biggest commercial hits of the group's career.

Red Dress is a highly danceable, funky song full of confidence and glamour. With its pumping bassline, tight horn accents and catchy groove, the girls sing about putting on a seductive red dress to take back control. The single version was the first to feature Amelle Berrabah after Mutya Buena's departure and proved the group's hit sound remained as strong as ever.

Stronger is an intimate, vulnerable ballad written during an emotionally difficult period full of personal doubts. Accompanied by sparse strings and a soft acoustic guitar, they sing about finding inner strength after adversity. The fragile vocals and hopeful message made it a big favorite among diehard fans and showed the maturity and authenticity of the trio.

Shape is built around a recognizable sample of Sting's timeless acoustic masterpiece Shape of My Heart. The Sugababes combined Sting's melody with contemporary R&B beats and beautiful new vocal harmonies, and Sting himself is credited as a co-writer. A beautiful song that perfectly illustrates the musical refinement of the Sugababes.