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"Hole in the Head" is a song performed by British girl group Sugababes, released on 13 October 2003 as the lead single from their third studio album, Three. It was written by Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Niara Scarlett, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Heidi Range, and co-produced by Higgins and Jeremy Wheatley. The song was met with acclaim from critics and was a commercial success, entering at the top of the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in ten other countries. It became their second single to chart in the United States after "Round Round", peaking at number ninety-six on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
"Hole in the Head" was written by Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Tim Powell, Nick Coler and Niara Scarlett, in collaboration with the Sugababes' members—Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Heidi Range, for the group's third studio album, Three. Higgins and Jeremy Wheatley produced the song in conjunction with the songwriting and production team Xenomania, which was founded by Higgins himself. Wheatley also completed the song's mixing process at the Townhouse Studios in London.
"Hole in the Head" is an uptempo pop song, with influences of R&B. K. Ross Hoffman of Allmusic described it as "a slice of bouncy, slightly off-kilter up-tempo pop". According to the digital sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing, "Hole in the Head" was composed in the key of F-sharp minor at a tempo of 125 beats per minute.". The Sugababes' vocal range in the song spans from the lower note of F3 to the higher note of D5. It follows the chord progression Bm—F♯m—A—E. "Hole in the Head" draws musical influences from German vocal group Boney M. and the "swagger rock" of American recording artist Madonna. The song incorporates dance beats, guitars and techno effects. "Hole in the Head" is reminiscent of the Sugababes' previous single "Round Round", which was also produced by Xenomania.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Overloaded: The Singles Collection.
Songwriting – Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Niara Scarlett, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Heidi Range
Production – Brian Higgins, Xenomania, Jeremy Wheatley
Additional vocal production – Yoad Nevo
Mixing – Jeremy Wheatley at the Townhouse Studios
Keyboards – Brian Higgins, Tim Powell
Programming – Tim Powell, Nick Coler
Guitars – Nick Coler, Shawn Lee
Vocals – Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Heidi Range
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