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"Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" is a song performed by British girl group Spice Girls for their greatest hits album ''Greatest Hits''. It was written by the Spice Girls, Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe, whilst produced by the latter two. It was released as the only single from the album on 5 November 2007, by Virgin Records. The song was the first commercial single release to feature the group's original lineup since Geri Halliwell left in 1998. It was also the official Children in Need single of 2007. As of 2015, it is the final release from the group. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" is a midtempo ballad song, which lyrically talks about the group reuniting, and about their friendship throughout two decades together. The song received generally mixed reviews from music critics, with some calling it a "classic" from the group, while others felt it was not good enough. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" was a moderate success worldwide, peaking at number eleven on the UK singles chart, becoming the group's first single not to peak inside the top ten, or indeed the top two. However, it reached the top-ten in Italy, Scotland and Spain. An accompanying music video for "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" was directed by Anthony Mandler at Pinewood Studios and premiered in early November 2007. The video depicts the girls in a stately room, with plum colored walls and antique furniture, wearing gowns designed by Roberto Cavalli. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" was performed by the group at the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Children in Need 2007 marathon, as well as on their reunion tour, The Return of the Spice Girls, which occurred in 2007 and 2008. ==Background== The plan of a Spice Girls' reunion was first confirmed by Mel B in June 2005. She stated, "We'll get back together because we all want to. I know everyone is up for it. There is going to be a greatest hits album and we've got loads of new songs that nobody has heard yet."〔 On 28 June 2007, the group held a press conference at The O2 Arena revealing their intention to reunite. During the conference, the group confirmed their intention to embark upon a world wide concert tour, starting in Vancouver on 2 December 2007. "I want to be a Spice Girl again. We are like sisters and we have our arguments, but by the end of the day we get back together", said Emma Bunton, while Melanie Chisholm commented that the tour "will be a proper good farewell to our fans". The group's comeback single, "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)", was announced as the official Children in Need charity single for 2007, and released on radio on 23 October,〔 whilst released digitally on 5 November and commercially on 19 November 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) - Spice Girls )〕 Geri Halliwell described the single as a "big love song" and "a Spice Girl classic".〔 Chisholm, in her 2008 appearance on ''Never Mind The Buzzcocks'', commented that she thought the song was not good at all, and that at least she was against the release of any new material when the record company was trying to market the ''Greatest Hits'' release. She would later say "Headlines grew on me, it really came in to its own when we toured it, and it really felt lovely on stage". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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