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}} "Love Machine" is a song recorded by British girl group Girls Aloud from their second studio album, ''What Will the Neighbours Say?'' (2004). It was released by Polydor Records on 13 September 2004, as the second single from the album. The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Lisa Cowling, Myra Boyle, and Shawn Lee. The instrumentation was inspired by The Smiths, and created by Powell and Coler. "Love Machine" is an uptempo pop rock and teen pop song with elements of the 1980 synthpop. The single was received favourably by contemporary music critics, who deemed it as joyful track that was different from the single releases by other artists at the time. According to research carried out for Nokia in 2006, "Love Machine" is the second "most exhilarating" song ever. "Love Machine" debuted and peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, continuing the band's string of hits by becoming their sixth consecutive single to chart within the top three. The song also peaked inside the top ten in Europe and Ireland. The accompanying music video was directed by Stuart Gosling, and portrays the five members in a nightclub/restaurant scene dancing and sipping champagne whilst singing their pop number. Girls Aloud performed "Love Machine" on all of their tours and on several live appearances, including at Disney Channel Kids Awards, TMF Awards 2005, and at ''The Girls Aloud Party'' TV special in 2008. English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys covered the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. ==Background and release== Following a brief hiatus, Polydor Records enlisted Brian Higgins and Xenomania to produce Girls Aloud's second album in its entirety, following the success of their debut album ''Sound of the Underground''. Higgins explained that Polydor were not going to continue with the group's contract unless he produced songs for the album. He continued, saying that his initial reaction was that he thought he would only be required to produce a couple of songs, however Polydor insisted that he produce the album in its entirety and that they thought only he understood what they wanted.〔 The album was recorded from April to September 2004, although its lead single "The Show" was released in June 2004. Bandmate Nicola Roberts said that "Love Machine" was recorded in 18 parts over three days.〔 Roberts also revealed that the band initially was in disagreement with Polydor regarding its release as a single, with Sarah Harding adding that all the girls wanted to release "Deadlines & Diets" instead. However, "Love Machine" was picked as the second single from ''What Will the Neighbours Say?'', being released on 13 September 2004.〔 "The pressure to come up with singles was, as always, immense. But () we were able to have a lot of fun working on ideas that were maybe a little too odd to be on the radio," Higgins said.〔 It was released on three different CD single formats, as well as an additional 7" picture disc, making it Girls Aloud's first single available on vinyl.〔 The first disc included a Flip & Fill remix of "The Show".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Girls Aloud – Love Machine (CD, Single) )〕 For the sleeve of the second CD, Artwork design group Form invented five fake magazines, one for each member, and used "Love Machine" lyrics as the headlines.〔 The disc included an exclusive previously unreleased b-side entitled "Androgynous Girls",〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Girls Aloud – Love Machine (CD, Maxi, Enh) )〕 which had been initially considered to be released as the lead single of the album. The Gravitas Disco Mix of "Love Machine" was also included. The maxi-CD also included a task-based game, created by design agency Holler. The 7" picture disc included the radio edit and Tony Lamezma Remix of "Love Machine".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Girls Aloud – Love Machine (Vinyl) )〕 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「Love Machine (Girls Aloud song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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