Girls Aloud Are A Critically Acclaimed British-Irish Girl Group Comprising Nicola Roberts Nadine Coyle Cheryl Kimberley Walsh And Sarah Harding. The Band Was Formed On The Reality TV Show Popstars The Rivals In Which A Girl Band Was Pitted Against A Boy Band In The Race For The UK Christmas Number One Single In 2002. Girls Aloud Came Out On Top With Their Debut Single Sound Of The Underground Hitting Number One And Earning Them A Place In The Guinness Book Of World Records As The First Girl Band In British History To Debut At Number One. Read More On Last.Fm
In 2007 British Girl Groups Girls Aloud And Sugababes Recorded A Cover Of "Walk This Way" Originally Performed By Aerosmith As The Official Comic Relief Charity Single. Their Version Was Produced By American Producer Dallas Austin Making It Girls Aloud's First Single Not To Be Produced By Xenomania. The Track Charted At Number One On The UK Singles Chart Giving Girls Aloud Their Third Number 1 And Sugababes Their Fifth. The Music Video Was A Comic Re-Enactment Of The Run-D.M.C. Video. "Walk This Way" Was Promoted Through Numerous Live Appearances And Has Been Included On Tours By Both Girls Aloud And Sugababes. Contemporary Music Critics Criticised The Cover Version But Supported The Single Due To Its Fundraising Nature. While The Run-D.M.C. Cover Is Nearly Identical To The Original Version The Girls Aloud/Sugababes Version Has A Few Changes Tweaked Into The Song The Additional Line "Walk This Way You Wanna Talk This Way" Is Added The Vocoder Is Added The Lyrics Are Moved Around And The Beat Is Slightly Sped Up And Realized On A Drum Machine To Add A Further Dance-Pop Feel To The Song.