Songs Written by Xenomania - The Boy Does Nothing, Sweet about Me, Sound of the Underground, on a Mission, Sanctuary, Knockdown (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: The Boy Does Nothing, Sweet About Me, Sound of the Underground, on a Mission, Sanctuary, Knockdown. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "The Boy Does Nothing" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Alesha Dixon. It is the lead single from her second studio album, The Alesha Show. The song was written by Alesha along with the help of Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Carla-Marie Williams, and other members of Xenomania. The single was her first since 2006 after "Knockdown" was released in October of that year. It was also her first since signing with her new record label Asylum Records. The song, described as being "the stand-out track" on The Alesha Show, received predominately good reviews and became a commercial success, charting within the top 10 on the majority charts it entered. Dixon stated that despite the song's title, "The Boy Does Nothing," the song is "not a male-bashing kind of record," explaining that "the lyrical content is just cheeky more than anything." Dixon had worked with Brian Higgins, of Xenomania, on her previous single, "Knockdown," but it failed to enter the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, resulting in Dixon being dropped by her record label, Polydor Records. In early 2007, still with no recording contract, Dixon received a phone call from Higgins, who asked if she would like to continue working together. Dixon stated, "The plan was to make the whole record with Brian without talking to any record labels, we were just going to wait until we had made something special and then approach people with a finished album." However Dixon's profile was raised when she signed up to compete in Strictly Come Dancing, which she eventually won. Soon afterwards, Dixon signed a deal w...http: //booksllc.net/?id=17944337