Blue: A look back at all of their biggest songs from 'All Rise' to 'Curtain Falls'
They've had three Number 1 albums
Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan, better known as the band Blue, released their debut song 'All Rise' back in 2001. Since then they have had quite the career, with hits such as 'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word' featuring Elton John, 'Breathe Easy', 'One Love' and they have started 'The Greatest Hits Tour', and announced a new single 'My City'.
While we're waiting for the new song to arrive, let's take a look at some of the band's biggest songs - including some fantastic throwbacks such as 'If You Come Back' from 2001 and 'Fly By II' from 2002.
What are Blue's biggest songs?
Blue - 'All Rise' (2001)
'All Rise' was Blue's debut song and a Number 4 hit in the UK. It was written by Stargate, who also wrote many of the band's biggest hits between 2001 and 2003.
Watch the music video for 'All Rise' on YouTube.
Blue - 'Too Close' (2001)
Blue followed-up their debut success with 'Too Close', a cover of American R'n'B group Next's 1997 song. 'Too Close' was even more successful than 'All Rise' reaching Number 1 in the UK, as well as being a Top 10 hit in several other countries.
Watch the music video for 'Too Close' on YouTube.
Blue - 'If You Come Back' (2001)
'If You Come Back' was Blue's third single, and another big hit for the band, once again reaching Number 1 in the UK. The song went on to be certified Silver selling over 200,000 copies in the UK.
Watch the music video for 'If You Come Back' on YouTube.
Blue - 'Fly By II' (2002)
'Fly By II' was a remixed version of the band's album track 'Fly By' and became a Top 10 hit for Blue when it was released in 2002.
Watch the music video for 'Fly By II' on YouTube.
Blue - 'One Love' (2002)
'One Love' was Blue's lead single from their second album also called 'One Love'. The song was once again certified Silver and reached Number 3 in the UK.
Watch the music video for 'One Love' on YouTube.
Blue and Elton John - 'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word' (2002)
Blue teamed up with Elton John to cover his 1976 song, 'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word', in 2002. The song was a chart success for the band going to Number 1 in the UK and a number of other countries.
Watch the music video for 'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word' on YouTube.
Blue - 'U Make Me Wanna' (2003)
'U Make Me Wanna' was the band's third and final single from their album 'One Love'. Released in 2003, the song reached Number 4 in the UK and was another song produced by Stargate.
Watch the music video for 'U Make Me Wanna' on YouTube.
Blue - 'Guilty' (2003)
Co-written by Take That's Gary Barlow, 'Guilty' was Blue's first song from their third album. The song was a commercial success, reaching Number 2 in the UK.
Watch the music video for 'Guilty' on YouTube.
Blue - 'Breathe Easy' (2004)
'Breathe Easy' was co-written by Lee Ryan and featured on the band's third album. The song was a Top 5 hit for Blue.
The song was also released by Blue in Italian. The Italian version, called 'A chi mi dice' (To Those Who Tell Me), was very successful becoming Italy's best-selling single of 2004.
Watch the music video for 'Breathe Easy' on YouTube.
Watch the music video for 'A chi mi dice' on YouTube.
Blue - 'Bubblin'' (2004)
'Bubblin'' was Blue's last single from their album 'Guilty', as well as the English version, a French version of the song was recorded with French boyband Linkup called 'You and Me Bubblin''.
Watch the music video for 'Bubblin'' on YouTube.
Watch the music video for 'You and Me Bubblin'' on YouTube.
Blue - 'Curtain Falls' (2004)
'Curtain Falls' featured on Blue's greatest hits album 'Best of Blue' and was co-written by the band and Stargate. The song reached Number 4 in the UK and sampled Stevie Wonder's 'Pastime Paradise', which known for being featured in the 1995 hit by Coolio 'Gangsta's Paradise'.
The song was also re-recorded in French, 'Quand le rideau tombe', however the English version was more successful in France.
Watch the music video of 'Curtain Falls' on YouTube.
Did Blue break up?
Blue didn't break up, but they did have a hiatus between 2005 and 2011 because they wanted to spend time on their solo careers. In 2009, they said they would like to reform, but it didn't happen until 2011.
When did Blue get back together?
Blue reunited in 2011, releasing 'I Can' in the same year, they also released several songs until 2015, along with their albums 'Roulette' and 'Colours', which were both Top 20 albums.
Then, after a break of seven years, Blue released new music in 2022. The band's comeback single 'Haven’t Found You Yet' was released in May, then on 28th October 2022 they released their brand new sixth studio album called 'Heart & Soul'.
What are Blue doing now?
Blue have now started 'The Greatest Hits Tour', which will see the band performing across the UK. They started in Liverpool on 16th April and will continue until 11th May when they will be in Manchester.
Before their tour started, the band said: "As this is a theatre tour, we wanted it to have a different kind of feel – welcoming, more intimate with the chance to sing our biggest hits and share stories with our fans who have been with us for so many years now. We can’t wait to put this show together and get it out there!"
You can buy tickets now to see Blue on tour from Aloud.com.
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