All Fired Up (song)
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"All Fired Up" is the second single released from girl-group The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...

's third studio album, On Your Radar. The single is their eleventh single released to date. The single was released on 4 September 2011. The song was written by Xenomania
Xenomania
Xenomania is a British songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed after Higgins met Miranda Cooper, Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, and Sugababes...

, Tim Deal, Matt Gray
Matt Gray
Matt Gray is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Third Lanark and Manchester City. After leaving City in 1967, Gray emigrated to South Africa, where he continued his football career.- References :...

, Annie Yuill, Miranda Cooper
Miranda Cooper
Miranda Eleanor De Fonbrune Cooper has been on the UK charts longer than any other female songwriter in the country. In 2007 Harper's Bazaar wrote of her: ‘If it's a hit you want, you'd better talk to Cooper...

, and Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy (musician)
Nick Dresti , better known by his stage name Space Cowboy, is a DJ and twice Grammy Award nominated producer, who was born in Paris and raised in England.-Biography:...

. The song was also produced by Space Cowboy, Xenomania's Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County.-Early life, education and career:A native of...

 and MNEK
MNEK
Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike professionally known as MNEK , is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He is of Nigerian-Igbo descent. He is signed to EMI Music Publishing. He is known for his retro style, colourful glasses, and hi-top fade...

, and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...

. Described by critics as an "anthemic dance banger", the electro-pop song was inspired by the music of Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

 and Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

, and was noted for its "synth dance beat". The track received its first airplay on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 on 22 July 2011, when Scott Mills
Scott Mills
Scott Robert Mills is a British radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1...

 aired it on his Ready for the Weekend. The remix EP was released with five different remixes.

"All Fired Up" received positive reviews from critics, with many commending the song's "girlish vibe and unabashed pop sensibility". The song was performed live on television for the first time on This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...

. Before the release of the single the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 for "All Fired Up" was released on 10th August 2011. The music video was originally due to be released on August 9, 2011 at 10:30 am on the band's official website; however due to technical issues it was uploaded a date late. According to the band, the music video is a lot more fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...

-based and a lot more graphic-y as they said they wanted something different due to all their previous music videos having a storyline to them; this one is just a lot more fashion. Within the digital download EP the band released a cover of "I Need a Dollar
I Need a Dollar
"I Need a Dollar" is a song performed by American singer Aloe Blacc. Blacc co-wrote the song with Leon Michels, Nick Movshon and Jeff Dynamite....

" by Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc is an American soul singer, rapper, and musician.-Early career and Shine Through :...

.

"All Fired Up" received commercial success after it charted at number-six on the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

, becoming the band's fifth top ten single in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. The single also found success in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 after it charted at number-three on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 behind Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...

 and Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

's "Moves Like Jagger
Moves Like Jagger
"Moves Like Jagger" was written and produced by, Benjamin Levin and Shellback, while additional writing was done by Adam Levine and Ammar Malik. When asked about the song, Levine said, "It was one of those songs that was definitely a risk; it's a bold statement. We've never really released a song...

" and Pixie Lott
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album Turn It...

's "All About Tonight
All About Tonight (Pixie Lott song)
"All About Tonight" is a song by English recording artist Pixie Lott from her upcoming second studio album, Young Foolish Happy. It was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2011 as the album's lead single. The song premiered on BBC Radio 1's The Chris Moyles Show on 11 July 2011...

". The single became the band's tenth top ten single in the UK of eleven singles released. The single also had identical chart success as the band's 2010 single "Missing You
Missing You (The Saturdays song)
"Missing You" is a song performed by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, taken from their first mini album, Headlines!. Written by Alexander Kronlund and Lukas Hilbert with production from Hilbert and James Reynolds, the song was released as the collection's lead single on 5 August as a digital...

", charting at number three and six in the UK and Ireland simultaneously.

Background and composition

"All Fired Up" was written by Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins (producer)
Brian Thomas Higgins is a British music producer who has written and produced albums and tracks for several highly successful pop music singers and groups, most notably Girls Aloud, through his Xenomania production group...

, Tim Deal, Matt Gray
Matt Gray
Matt Gray is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Third Lanark and Manchester City. After leaving City in 1967, Gray emigrated to South Africa, where he continued his football career.- References :...

, Annie Yuill and Miranda Cooper
Miranda Cooper
Miranda Eleanor De Fonbrune Cooper has been on the UK charts longer than any other female songwriter in the country. In 2007 Harper's Bazaar wrote of her: ‘If it's a hit you want, you'd better talk to Cooper...

 and was produced by Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy may refer to any of the following:* "Space Cowboy" , from the album Banaroo's World* Space Cowboy, song from the Jonzun Crew album Lost in Space...

, Brian Higgins and MNEK
MNEK
Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike professionally known as MNEK , is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He is of Nigerian-Igbo descent. He is signed to EMI Music Publishing. He is known for his retro style, colourful glasses, and hi-top fade...

. The song was recorded in 2011 after the band said they wanted to try some music which was a lot more "sexier" and "definitely a different sound". The song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...

. The band revealed that a lot of the songs on the album (including "All Fired Up") are about love which the inspiration of the songs came from their celebrity boyfriends; David Gandy
David Gandy
David James Gandy is an English model.-Career:Gandy began modeling in 2002 after winning a daytime-TV model search competition . At the time he had a job delivering cars to a car magazine...

 [Mollie King], Wayne Bridge
Wayne Bridge
Wayne Michael Bridge is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester City.A graduate of the Southampton Academy where he made his debut in 1998, he has also played for Chelsea and Fulham during his Premiership career....

 [Frankie Sandford], Marvin Humes
Marvin Humes
Marvin Richard James Humes is an English singer and actor. Humes is currently a member of the boyband JLS. JLS were the runners up to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008...

 [Rochelle Wiseman], and Ben Foden
Ben Foden
Benjamin Foden is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints and England. He plays at fullback or scrum-half, but can also operate on the wing...

 [Una Healy]. However, Vanessa who is the only single one drew inspiration as she loved to party and the song is a very party song. However, the band did point that they were singing about how girls are better than boys, then calling themselves feisty on the album.
"All Fired Up" is an electro house and dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...

 track and the second single released from the band's upcoming third studio album. It was confirmed that Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy may refer to any of the following:* "Space Cowboy" , from the album Banaroo's World* Space Cowboy, song from the Jonzun Crew album Lost in Space...

 would be working on their newest album, however; it was confirmed that he would be working on the production of "All Fired Up" Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....

 also confirmed that the band were working with Xenomania
Xenomania
Xenomania is a British songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed after Higgins met Miranda Cooper, Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, and Sugababes...

's Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County.-Early life, education and career:A native of...

. The band confirmed that they wanted Space Cowboy to get involved in the album after he lead Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...

 to huge success whom we worked with on tracks ("Just Dance" and "Poker Face
Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)
"Poker Face" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga from her debut album, The Fame. Produced by RedOne, it was released as the album's second single in late 2008 for some markets and in early 2009 for the rest of the world...

"). The band wanted to work with MNEK
MNEK
Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike professionally known as MNEK , is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He is of Nigerian-Igbo descent. He is signed to EMI Music Publishing. He is known for his retro style, colourful glasses, and hi-top fade...

 after he produced a lot of Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu , better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper. He made his first mixtape in 2007 with 28 songs, freestyles and remixes, the album features Mz Bratt, Chipmunk and G-Unit...

's smash hits, and they are big fans of his music. When the band was asked to explain the single they said; "All Fired Up" was explained as think "Ibiza closing party meets Miami poolside rave – the girls continue to blow us away as their signature pop vocals are played over a synth dance beat creating this anthemic dance banger." The band labelled the track as their "floor filler". The song was speculated as the second single from the band's album, due to the band announcing the All Fired Up Tour
All Fired Up Tour
The All Fired Up Tour is the third headlining concert tour by British-Irish pop band The Saturdays. It is their first tour of arenas and is scheduled to take place in December 2011.-Background:...

a few month before they revealed the "All Fired Up" as the second single. The band shared their confidence with releasing the track due to them saying "Dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 is huge right now" however, they said they could on judge the reaction from twitter and when the band have performed the song and the song has been requested a lot on the radio. The band confirmed that "All Fired Up" would be a have a "departure from dance music" as they said "It won't be any more dancey than "All Fired Up", that's as dancey as we'll get now. Our next single will be something along the lines of a ballad. There are a couple of ballads on the album." They went onto say if they made it anymore dancey the song would be "too hardcore" The band revealed that Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

 and Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

's dance-pop style influenced the band to want to record a dance track. They said that the song is "definitely more clubbier" than their previous material. The band said releasing dance tracks is not means that they do not just have a "typical girl band sound", they also said "the great thing about pop music you get to try lots of different music". The track receive its first ever airplay on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 on 22 July 2011, when Scott Mills
Scott Mills
Scott Robert Mills is a British radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1...

 airs it on his 'Ready For The Weekend' show between 6-7pm. In an interview, Una Healy
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being one fifth of girl group The Saturdays...

 said; "This is [All Fired Up] definitely the danciest song we’ve ever made and it’s the danciest track on the album too but there are lots of different styles on the album. We understand that dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 is very big at the moment and when you're a pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 act you can venture into differ rent genres."

Release

"All Fired Up" was confirmed to be the second single from The Saturdays upcoming third studio album, which it would feature in. The band confirmed that the release of the song would be a departure from dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 from their album. The track was first revealed almost two months before its release after Scott Mills
Scott Mills
Scott Robert Mills is a British radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1...

 premiered the song on his BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 show Ready For the Weekend on the 22 July 2011. The song was accepted onto all A lists at Radio stations and became one of the most requested songs to play. The digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

 release was on 4 September, 2011; if customers you pre-ordered the single you would get an exclusive track of the band performing "I Need a Dollar
I Need a Dollar
"I Need a Dollar" is a song performed by American singer Aloe Blacc. Blacc co-wrote the song with Leon Michels, Nick Movshon and Jeff Dynamite....

" by Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc is an American soul singer, rapper, and musician.-Early career and Shine Through :...

 from the album, Good Things
Good Things (Aloe Blacc album)
Good Things is the second studio album by American soul singer Aloe Blacc, the album was released on September 28, 2010 in the U.S and 26 November 2010 in the UK by Stones Throw Records.-Critical reception:...

. The single was released with b-side "Ladykiller" which was written by the band members themselves [Mollie, Frankie, Vanessa, Una and Rochelle] and was co-produced by The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...

 and The Alias. The karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...

 version of "All Fired Up" was released in the digital download package. Upon the release their was a digital remixes
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

 EP which featured remixes of "All Fired Up" by a number of DJs; two from The Alias, Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy may refer to any of the following:* "Space Cowboy" , from the album Banaroo's World* Space Cowboy, song from the Jonzun Crew album Lost in Space...

 and Tom Staar which was made available from September 2, 2011. The CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...

 was made available to be from stores from September 5, 2011. On the CD single featured "All Fired Up", the b-side "Ladykiller" and a behind the scene footage from the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 of the single.

The band decided to release "All Fired Up" with radio airplay and the music video weeks before release, after they released "Notorious
Notorious (The Saturdays song)
"Notorious" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released as the lead single from the third studio album, On Your Radar. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac, who also produced the song. The single was released digitally on 22 May 2011. "Notorious" was recorded in 2011...

" without any radio airplay or the music video being released until two days before the actual release of the single. The decision of giving "All Fired Up" more airplay and promotion before the release came about after "Notorious" only charted at number-eight on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 and number nineteen on the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

. "All Fired Up" was speculated the second single from the bands third studio album after they announced that the tour would be titled All Fired Up Tour
All Fired Up Tour
The All Fired Up Tour is the third headlining concert tour by British-Irish pop band The Saturdays. It is their first tour of arenas and is scheduled to take place in December 2011.-Background:...

the band later confirmed that the single would be in fact "All Fired Up". It was later announced that the band would become ambassadors for Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...

game, Nintendogs + Cats
Nintendogs + Cats
is a real-time pet simulation video game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is a sequel to the Nintendogs games for the Nintendo DS systems. It was announced alongside the 3DS during Nintendo's E3 press conference, and is a launch title, being released February 26, 2011 in Japan, March 25, 2011 in Europe...

; which the band recorded a number of TV adverts to promote; and "All Fired Up" is played in the background of the advert.

Critical reception

Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....

said; "Blow my mind, DJ, blow my mind," The Saturdays member Vanessa [White] demands in a hazy and heavily synthesised fashion on the intro of the new The Saturdays single. Opening with what feels as if we've caught her in the middle of a boozy night out, it not only makes a change from her usual ad-libbing duties, but marks a sizable shift for a group whose image relied on being squeaky clean... until now, that is. We make the party super naughty," Rochelle [Wiseman] teases before strutting her stuff on the bar, while serial good-girl Mollie [King] unleashes her inner animal as she chants "getcha claws out" over a thumping Xenomania
Xenomania
Xenomania is a British songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed after Higgins met Miranda Cooper, Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, and Sugababes...

-helmed beat. Meanwhile, Frankie [Sandford] finds herself on "the edge of desire" in a quiet corner with her fella and Una [Healy] urges hers not to forget her anytime soon. Given the result is handbag house-pop at its very best, we can't see that being much of a problem." Overall, Digital Spy decided upon the reward the band a four out of 5 stars. Gigulate said; "Their fun, girlish vibe and unabashed pop sensibility has been traded for a cookie-cutter electro-pop sound."

UK Stand Up praised the song after they said not only is the song different music from what the band are normally creating, and they like to see them taking risks. They went onto say that not only will current fans love "All Fired Up" but will "open doors" to new fans for the band and new paths will be available to walk down for "new generation fans". They also said they were happy to see the band are taking new steps and moving away from the pop music. They finally said "This mature sound is very upbeat and guaranteed to have you on your feet within seconds". Rapper, Example
Example (rapper)
Elliot John Gleave , better known by his stage name Example, is an English singer and rapper signed to Data Records. His name arose due to his initials being E.G., which is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "exempli gratia", which means, "for example".Example's third album Playing In The Shadows...

 turned down an opportunity to collaborate with the band and later went onto "slag" their music off. He went onto label the band as just "miming back-up dancers" the band re-acted to the rapper's claims and said he should "grow a pair" and say it to their faces instead of saying it to the paparazzi. They also called him a "silly, silly boy" as the band have to play at a number of festivals with him, and are planning on confronting him. The members of the band wanted to meet with the rapper to have it out with him, however there was no said that this happened.

Not all reviews were positive for "All Fired Up", Grant Howitt from FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...

said; "It’s about having a good old dance. Fair enough. It’s a fine topic for a pop song, being as it is number three on a list of three possible pop topics (“I fancy you, which is a good thing” and “You don’t fancy me, which is a bad thing” are the other two), and we can imagine having a good old boogie to it ourselves. After a few, obviously, it’s not something we’d go into sober." However, Cool FM
Cool FM
97.4 Cool FM is a commercial radio station, based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, owned and operated by Bauer Radio and part of the Big City Network. The station began broadcasting in 1990 when its parent station Downtown Radio ceased simulcasting and split its AM and FM frequencies into two...

said the girls continue to blow them away as their signature pop vocals are played over a synth dance beat creating this anthemic dance banger. OK! Magazine said they love The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...

 new song, and that ever since they first heard the track that they could not get the song out their heads.

Commercial reception

When asked about the single, the band said, "Well "Notorious
Notorious (The Saturdays song)
"Notorious" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released as the lead single from the third studio album, On Your Radar. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac, who also produced the song. The single was released digitally on 22 May 2011. "Notorious" was recorded in 2011...

" did fantastically well and we’d be delighted to get into the top ten again. "All Fired Up" has had fantastic feedback from the fans on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...

 and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

 so we’re confident but at the same time we’d never say that if it doesn’t get to number one then it’s not a hit because we have lots of songs that’s people love that didn’t get to the top." According to the midweek charts, Lott is due to be at number one on Sunday, however; it is said that The Saturdays could take over as they are only 1,000 copies behind Lott. It was later said that Lott was up 1,200 more than the band. Upon on release, the single entered the Irish Singles Charts at number-six becoming the band's fifth top ten hit in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. It was predicted during the midweek charts that "All Fired Up" would debut at number-two on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, behind Pixie Lott. However it was revealed that "All Fired Up" had debuted at number-three on the official charts; behind Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera's "Move Like Jagger" [number-two] and Pixie Lott [number one]. It was also confirmed that "All Fired Up" debuted at number-three on the Scottish Singles Chart. The band confirmed that "All Fired Up" sold the most copies than any of the other singles have before in three days. Despite it still charting at number-three on the UK Singles Chart.

Background and release

The video for the single was set to premiere on August 9, 2011 at 10:30am. An official teaser clip was released prior to the premiere. On the band's official site, there was a countdown clock, counting down to the premiere. However, due to technical issues, the premiere was initially set postponed until 11:00am and later until 11:30am. Eventually it was confirmed on the group's official Facebook page that the video premiere would take place on August 10, 2011 instead. The band said; We wanted this one [music video] to be kinda graphic-y and more fashion-based, which I think it is. It's different for us, because it hasn't got a storyline, which a lot of our videos have done. Like, "Ego
Ego (The Saturdays song)
"Ego" is the second official single from girl group The Saturdays' second studio album, Wordshaker, and their seventh single overall. The song is a strong electropop song. The song was written by Steve Mac and co-written by Ins Wrolsen and Rhys Barker, who has previously worked on the bands...

" we were super heroes, "Notorious
Notorious (The Saturdays song)
"Notorious" is a song by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released as the lead single from the third studio album, On Your Radar. The song was written by Ina Wroldsen and Steve Mac, who also produced the song. The single was released digitally on 22 May 2011. "Notorious" was recorded in 2011...

" we were secretaries. It's more...perhaps cooler, this one. It's just different for us.

Synopsis and Plot

During the opening scene of "All Fired Up" music video is puddles of water with a reflection of lights on them, as the clip changes it shows Vanessa White
Vanessa White
Vanessa Karen White is an English pop singer and songwriter. White was born to a Nigerian father and Spanish-Filipino mother. She rose to fame in 2008 as a member of English/Irish girl-group The Saturdays. She is the youngest member of the band. White is noted for her extensive vocal range.-Early...

 standing with one hand on her hip singing "Blow my mind, DJ blow my mind, come on" then Frankie Sandford
Frankie Sandford
Francesca "Frankie" Sandford is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and currently a member of girl group The Saturdays; under the record label of Fascination Records and Polydor Records. The band have had huge success, releasing eleven singles of which ten have charted inside the top 10 on...

 and Mollie King
Mollie King
Mollie Elizabeth King is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for being a member of girl group, The Saturdays. In the band, King has successfully enjoyed ten top-ten and five top-five singles on the UK Singles Chart and three top-ten albums on the UK Albums Chart...

 appear from behind White, and later a view from above them you see Rochelle Wiseman
Rochelle Wiseman
Rochelle Eulah Eileen Wiseman is an English singer, actress and television presenter. She is best known for her work in pop groups S Club 8 and The Saturdays...

 and Una Healy
Una Healy
Una Theresa Imogene Healy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known for being one fifth of girl group The Saturdays...

. As the song begins to kick in, the band start to do a simple dance routine wearing black leather dresses and shoes, with a veil attached. As the chorus begins the band members are seen at different scenes, in a different room by themselves singing the chorus. There is also scenes were woman in black body catsuits (with just their hair out of the suits) dancing in the puddles of water. Throughout the video the band are seen wearing fashionable outfits, in the middle of the chorus; all the band members are seen standing in a circle wearing neutral colour dresses posing, not moving, where the platform they are standing on is turning. They are often seen whipping their hair at "blow my mind" as a symbol of them getting their minds/heads blow off. As the video is beginning to follow out the girls are seen crouching down with their fists up doing a simple dance. As Healy's last part of the video/song she is singing "keep me on your radar" and the girls have their hands to their head as if they are looking for someone. As its ending it shows all the images of the members posing at different points.

Reception

OK! Magazine said; Well now The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...

’ brand new video for "All Fired Up" has landed on our desks and we're finding it hard to continue the rest of our day after experiencing horrid flashbacks of the girls looking fitter than we'll ever be. The magazine went onto say that plus the band are looking ever so glamorous for what appears to be just flooding an empty (and very posh) parking lot. They went onto says that "the girls wow in a series of ensembles and seem switch from black and white silver to gold outfits just by flipping their hair."

Live performances and promotion

The Saturdays debuted the track first at the Audley End Picnic Concert and on Tonight's The Night
Tonight's The Night
-Films:* Tonight's the Night , a 1934 British film starring Leslie Fuller* An alternative title for the 1954 film Happy Ever After-Musicals:*To-Night's the Night...

 for the song's first televised performance. They then performed the track at V Festival
V Festival
The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. The event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and...

 where the audience gave the band a huge screams and claps. They also performed the song at a number of other festivals which they appeared at around the country. To help promote the single, they appeared on This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...

 where they sang the song live. They are set to perform the song on the The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show is a British comedy chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 - in the Saturday 9:45pm timeslot - following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010.-Production:The show is filmed...

. Due to the bands third headlining tour being titled All Fired Up Tour
All Fired Up Tour
The All Fired Up Tour is the third headlining concert tour by British-Irish pop band The Saturdays. It is their first tour of arenas and is scheduled to take place in December 2011.-Background:...

, "All Fired Up" will appear in the setlist for the tour. The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...

 performed live on Something for the Weekend
Something for the Weekend (2000s BBC TV series)
Something for the Weekend is a British television series, broadcast on BBC Two on Sunday mornings. It features cookery, drinks, interviews with celebrity guests and clips from the week's television, as well as classic clips in the 'Deja View' section...

 on BBC2. The band went into discuss the song live on air on The Vodafone Big Top 40. The band will appear and perform "All Fired Up" on The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime TV chat show broadcast between 3 and 4pm weekdays on the ITV Network.-Format:The programme made its debut on ITV in 2007. It focused on the theme of "The Best of British" focusing on food, entertainment and celebrities in a mid-afternoon slot...

. The band will also be available to chat on Capital Breakfast 5 September 2011.

Formats and track listings

  • Digital UK single
  1. "All Fired Up" - 3:14
  2. "All Fired Up" (Karaoke Version) - 3:12
  3. "Ladykiller" - 3:20
  4. "I Need a Dollar
    I Need a Dollar
    "I Need a Dollar" is a song performed by American singer Aloe Blacc. Blacc co-wrote the song with Leon Michels, Nick Movshon and Jeff Dynamite....

     / Buzzin'
    Buzzin' (Mann song)
    "Buzzin" is a song by American hip hop artist Mann. Written by Mann, The Jackie Boyz and J.R. Rotem and produced by the latter, the song was released as a single on October 25, 2010 and serves as the lead single from Mann's upcoming debut album Mann's World. "Buzzin'" is an R&B hip hop song and is...

    "

  • CD single
  1. "All Fired Up" - 3:15
  2. "All Fired Up (Music Video) - 3:23
  3. "All Fired Up" (Behind The Scenes Video)

  • Maxi-single
  1. "All Fired Up" (Extended Mix)
  2. "Ladykiller" - 3:22
  3. "All Fired Up" (The Alias Club Mix)
  4. "All Fired Up" (Tom Staar Club Mix)

  • Remix EP
  1. "All Fired Up" (Extended Mix) - 6:05
  2. "All Fired Up" (Alias Radio Edit) - 2:53
  3. "All Fired Up" (Space Cowboy Remix) - 4:59
  4. "All Fired Up" (Tom Staar Club Mix) - 6:07
  5. "All Fired Up" (The Alias Club Mix) - 6:06


Credits and personnel

"All Fired Up" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...

, London
London
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.

  • Brian Higgins
    Brian Higgins
    Brian Higgins is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County.-Early life, education and career:A native of...

     – vocals recorder
    Sound recording and reproduction
    Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...

    , producer, writer
  • Miranda Cooper
    Miranda Cooper
    Miranda Eleanor De Fonbrune Cooper has been on the UK charts longer than any other female songwriter in the country. In 2007 Harper's Bazaar wrote of her: ‘If it's a hit you want, you'd better talk to Cooper...

     – recorder, writer
  • Space Cowboy
    Space Cowboy
    Space Cowboy may refer to any of the following:* "Space Cowboy" , from the album Banaroo's World* Space Cowboy, song from the Jonzun Crew album Lost in Space...

     – mixer
    Mix engineer
    A mix engineer, also referred to as "mixing engineer", is a person who, once all instruments, voices, and sounds, etc., have been recorded, creates what is called the final version of a song, hence the term "mix engineer"...

    , producer, writer
  • The Saturdays
    The Saturdays
    The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...

     – vocals

  • Uzoechi "MNEK" Emenike
    MNEK
    Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike professionally known as MNEK , is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He is of Nigerian-Igbo descent. He is signed to EMI Music Publishing. He is known for his retro style, colourful glasses, and hi-top fade...

     – producer, writer
  • Annie Yuill – recorder, writer
  • Matt Gray
    Matt Gray
    Matt Gray is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Third Lanark and Manchester City. After leaving City in 1967, Gray emigrated to South Africa, where he continued his football career.- References :...

     - recorder, writer
  • Tim Deal – mix assistant


Charts

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Release and radio history

List of release dates, record label and format details
Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom 22 July 2011 Radio airplay Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...

Ireland 4 September 2011 Digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

United Kingdom 4 September 2011
5 September 2011 CD Single, CD Maxi

See also

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