Love Machine (Girls Aloud song)

"Love Machine" is a song performed by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken from their second studio album What Will the Neighbours Say? (2004). The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania. Known for its nonsensical lyrics and a backing track inspired by The Smiths, "Love Machine" was released as a single in September 2004. It continued Girls Aloud's string of hits by becoming their three consecutive single to chart within the top four on the UK Singles Chart.

The music video follows Girls Aloud on a night out, dealing with male affection at a fictitious nightclub. "Love Machine" was promoted through numerous live appearances and has since been performed on each one of Girls Aloud's concert tours. The song and its "bouncy drums, perky guitars and ditsy lyrics" received praise from contemporary music critics. Research carried out for Nokia showed "Love Machine" to be the second "most exhilarating" song ever.

Background and composition

The song is written in C major with a time signature in common time and a tempo of 88 beats per minute. The vocal range spans from F₃ to B₄. The chord progression varies throughout the song, but chords used include G, F, E, D, Bb, and C. The song...
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