Editing Liberty X (section)

===2005–2007: ''X'' and split===
In mid-2005, it was announced that Liberty X had left [[V2 Records]] and signed to independent label Unique Corp Records. Their third album, ''[[X (Liberty X album)|X]]'', was released in October 2005. The first single, "[[Song 4 Lovers]]" (featuring [[Rev Run]] of [[Run–D.M.C.]], who also co-wrote the track), had been recorded when they were signed to V2, but they re-recorded it because V2 did not consider the song suitable as a Liberty X single. It was released in September 2005 and was well-received, achieving a large amount of television and radio airplay; it entered the UK charts at number five to become their first top ten hit in two years. ''X'', however, peaked at number 27, failing to match the success of "Song 4 Lovers", and sold just 10,000 copies in the UK.

In late October, the group announced they had been asked to record the official 2005 [[Children in Need]] single, so they teamed up with producer Rod Gammons to record two tracks for double A-side release: "[[A Night to Remember (Shalamar song)|A Night to Remember]]" (a cover of the [[Shalamar]] song) and "[[Everybody Dance (Chic song)|Everybody Dance]]" (a ([[Chic (band)|Chic]] cover). The group performed both singles live on the night, 18 November 2005. The double A-side single entered at number six in the UK; it also peaked at number 16 in France, becoming their biggest hit there since "Just a Little".

In May 2006, the band were featured in the line up of [[Aberystwyth University]] [[May ball]], alongside [[Chesney Hawkes]] and [[BodyRockers]]. Their set was cut short when a [[smoke bomb]] was set off during the first two minutes, filling the room with smoke. Firefighters gave the all-clear after 50 minutes, but Liberty X failed to reappear. Students were told the band were not returning to finish their set, met by jeers from the crowd, who had paid £37 each for the evening.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4750529.stm|title=Smoke alert ruins Liberty X show|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

Liberty X returned in June 2006 with the single "[[X (Liberty X song)|X]]", a remixed version of the ''X'' album track. It peaked at number 47. The re-release of the album, which contains "A Night to Remember" and the new version of "X", failed to attract significant consumer interest. "X" also reached just number 89 in France. Despite rumours of splitting, Liberty X announced in 2006 that they were still together but concentrating on solo projects. Michelle Heaton wrote on the group's official site that they would be releasing a new single in the new year (2007), a song from a forthcoming film, but this did not happen. Heaton married her partner of four years, [[Andy Scott-Lee]], Taylor got engaged to cricket star [[Kevin Pietersen]], Simm appeared on [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[The Games (UK TV series)|The Games]]: Champion of Champions'' (competing for his team), and Lundon wrote tracks for what would have been the band's fourth album. On 20 May 2007, Liberty X posted a message on their website that said they would no longer record together after the tour:

{{blockquote|All of us have separate projects we're working on and are excited about. We're still the best of friends and we'll still be doing all the dates on the current club tour. Also, we still intend to come together sometimes as Liberty X, for one-off events.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=2007-05-24|title=Liberty X split up|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a58198/liberty-x-split-up/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-05-21|title=Liberty X split up|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/liberty-1313655|access-date=2021-06-17|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref>}}

The group performed their last gig on 2 September 2007, alongside [[Liz McClarnon]], [[Lisa Scott-Lee]] and Stonefoxx at the Wiltshire Crime Stoppers charity event held in the grounds of Bowood House, near Chippenham in Wiltshire.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liberty X video exclusive|url=https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/1660667.liberty-x-video-exclusive/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Wiltshire Times|date=3 September 2007 |language=en}}</ref> The band reunited in August 2008 to perform at [[Belfast]]'s [[gay pride]] celebrations, the first time they had been on stage together in over a year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=2012-05-01|title=Liberty X reuniting for new album, tour?|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a379342/liberty-x-reuniting-for-new-album-tour/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>