Editing S Club

{{Short description|British pop group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = S Club
| image             = S Club 7 - Bournemouth 2015.jpg
| caption           = S Club in 2015
| landscape         = yes
| background        = group_or_band
| alias             = S Club 7
| origin            = [[London]], England
| genre             = {{Flatlist |
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[dance-pop]]
* [[teen pop]]
}}
| years_active      = {{Flatlist |
* 1998–2003
* 2014–2015 
* 2023–present
}}
| label             = {{Flatlist |
* [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
* [[A&M Records|A&M]]
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
* [[Universal Records|Universal]]
}}
| spinoffs          = {{Flatlist|
* [[S Club 8]]
* [[S Club Allstars]]
}}
| current_members   = <!-- A-Z -->
* [[Tina Barrett]]
* [[Jon Lee (actor)|Jon Lee]]
* [[Bradley McIntosh]]
* [[Jo O'Meara]]
* [[Rachel Stevens]]
| past_members      =
* [[Paul Cattermole]]
* [[Hannah Spearritt]]
| website           = {{URL|https://sclub7.co.uk/}}
}}

'''S Club''', formerly known as '''S Club 7''', are a British [[pop music|pop]] group formed in 1998 by [[Simon Fuller]] after he was fired as manager of the [[Spice Girls]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/apr/22/artsfeatures | title=S Club severed | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=22 April 2003}}</ref> Original members were [[Tina Barrett]], [[Paul Cattermole]], [[Jon Lee (actor)|Jon Lee]], [[Bradley McIntosh]], [[Jo O'Meara]], [[Hannah Spearritt]] and [[Rachel Stevens]]. Cattermole left the group in 2002; it disbanded in 2003. After the members performed solo and in smaller groups, the group reunited temporarily for a short tour in 2015. In 2023, the group reunited and announced a tour; however, Cattermole died of heart failure and Spearritt withdrew from the group before the tour.

The band has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/shes-movin-on-up-2zcs0wthx9c |title=She's movin' on up |work=[[The Times]] | date=13 February 2005 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20221228115708/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shes-movin-on-up-2zcs0wthx9c | archive-date=28 December 2022 | url-status=live}}</ref> They won [[Brit Awards]] in 2000 for British breakthrough act and in 2002 for best British single. In 2001, they earned the [[The Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] award.

The group has released four studio albums: ''[[S Club (album)|S Club]]'' (1999), which reached number one in the UK, ''[[7 (S Club 7 album)|7]]'' (2000), ''[[Sunshine (S Club 7 album)|Sunshine]]'' (2001), and ''[[Seeing Double (album)|Seeing Double]]'' (2002).  They had commercial success with songs including "[[Bring It All Back]]", "[[You're My Number One]]", "[[Two in a Million]]", "[[S Club Party]]", "[[Reach (S Club 7 song)|Reach]]", "[[Natural (S Club 7 song)|Natural]]", "[[Never Had a Dream Come True (S Club 7 song)|Never Had a Dream Come True]]", "[[Don't Stop Movin' (S Club 7 song)|Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}]]", "[[You (S Club 7 song)|You]]", "[[Have You Ever]]", "[[Alive (S Club song)|Alive]]", and "[[Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You]]". In July 2023, S Club released their first new single in more than 20 years, "[[These Are the Days (S Club song)|These Are the Days]]", in memory of Cattermole.

According to the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI), the group has been certified for sales of 2.8 million albums and 4.6 million singles in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified|title=Certified Awards |website=bpi.co.uk |access-date=7 August 2024}}</ref>

==History==

===1997–1998: Formation===
S Club 7 were formed by [[Simon Fuller]] after he was fired as manager of the [[Spice Girls]] in November 1997.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/368484.stm | title=Spice svengali celebrates S Club success | work=[[BBC News]] | date=14 June 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105003509/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/368484.stm | archive-date=5 January 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> He described S Club 7 as a continuation of ideas he had had for the Spice Girls, but with a softer, more uplifting image. The same songwriting team was used for both acts.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a544375/s-club-7-were-a-continuation-of-the-spice-girls-says-simon-fuller/ | last=Corner | first=Lewis | title=S Club 7 were a continuation of the Spice Girls, says Simon Fuller | work=[[Digital Spy]] | date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424013619/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a544375/s-club-7-were-a-continuation-of-the-spice-girls-says-simon-fuller/ |archive-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Fuller placed an advert in ''[[The Stage]]''<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/eighteen-years-since-bring-it-all-back-s-club-7-has-been-whittled-down-to-s-club-three/news-story/1a4b2469700ad436bad8fab213c81291 | title=Eighteen years since Bring It All Back, S Club 7 has been whittled down to S Club ... THREE | first=Matt | last=Young | work=[[News.com.au]] | date=3 February 2017}}</ref> and held auditions with more than 10,000 applicants.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://mancunion.com/2023/10/14/s-club-we-were-all-hungry-for-it/ | title=S Club: "We were all hungry for it" | first=ISSY | last=HATTON-WILLIAMS | work=[[The Mancunion]] | date=14 October 2023}}</ref> Both [[Jo O'Meara]] and [[Paul Cattermole]] were spotted by producers from Fuller's company, 19 Management, and asked to audition.<ref name="7heaven"/> [[Rachel Stevens]] was the only member who did not audition; instead, two producers approached her and asked her to record a demo tape.<ref name="7heaven">{{cite book | last=Paramor | first=Jordan |title=7 Heaven: The Official Book |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Puffin Books]] | year=2001 | isbn=0-14-131460-5 |location=Great Britain | pages=6–19, 21–22, 36, 38, 41}}</ref> According to the journalist [[Steven Poole]], after Fuller's disagreements with the Spice Girls, he picked "the blandest, most malleable characters ... nice kids who wouldn't answer back".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/12/highereducation.popandrock | title=Hits and myths | last=Poole | first=Steven | authorlink=Steven Poole | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=12 February 2005 | issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 

Once the lineup was decided, the members flew to Italy to become acquainted with each other.<ref name="sclubthing">{{cite video | people=S Club 7 | title=S Club 7: It's an S Club Thing | medium=[[VHS]] documentary | publisher=[[Warner Music Vision]] | date=22 November 1999 | time=04:15, 04:54, 05:20, 13:00, 15:30}}</ref> Stevens remarked that the group "felt comfortable with each other from the beginning".<ref name="sclubthing"/> Several members of the group said that the "S" in S Club 7 stands for Simon, after the group's creator, although the official explanation of the meaning has always been ambiguous.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a610807/s-club-7-what-does-the-s-really-stand-for/ | title=S Club 7: What does the S really stand for? | first=Lewis | last=Corner | work=[[Digital Spy]] | date=18 November 2014}}</ref> At one point they were nearly called "Sugar Club" instead of the name that stuck.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.popjustice.com/thenews/s-club-7-are-back/ | title=Popjustice - Popstars: S Club 7 | author=Mikey | work=[[Popjustice]] | date=March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424220325/http://www.popjustice.com/popstars/s-club-7/ | archive-date=24 April 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> Another theory is that the group is so-named because "S" is the first letter of the word "seven". McIntosh, in a December 2012 interview, said a lot of Fuller's success has been based on the number 19 (owning [[19 Entertainment]]); therefore as "S" is the 19th letter of the alphabet, the "S" was put into S Club 7.<ref>{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C5HDls2N-8&t=2m29s |title=Video Brunel Interviews S Club - Dec 2012 | date=December 2012 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/-C5HDls2N-8 | archive-date=2021-11-07 | via=[[YouTube]]| url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== 1999–2000: Debut and success ===
S Club 7 rose to fame in a children's television series, ''[[Miami 7]],'' first broadcast on [[CBBC]] between April and July 1999.<ref name="popfame">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/314534.stm | title=Seven up for pop fame | work=[[BBC News]] | date=8 April 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107084148/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/314534.stm | archive-date=7 January 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=cattermoleobit>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/09/paul-cattermole-obituary | title=Paul Cattermole obituary | last=Sweeting | first=Adam | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=9 April 2023 | issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The members played fictional versions of themselves and went on adventures and performed a song in each episode.<ref name="popfame"/><ref name=cattermoleobit/> In the US, the show was renamed ''S Club 7 in Miami'' and broadcast on [[History of Freeform|Fox Family]].<ref name=cattermoleobit/> By 2000, it had been sold to 100 countries and viewed by 90 million people.<ref name="Reach">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/796258.stm | title=S Club reach for the top | work=[[BBC News]] | date=18 June 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013211143/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/796258.stm|archive-date=13 October 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> The use of the television show to publicise the group was likened to [[the Monkees]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/s-club-7-reunion-tour-25th-anniversary-1235522055/ | title=S Club 7 Reuniting for 25th Anniversary Tour | first=Michele Amabile | last=Angermiller | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=13 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/11/03/like-the-monkees-in-tank-tops/ | title=LIKE THE MONKEES IN TANK TOPS | first=NANCY IMPERIALE | last=WELLONS | work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] | date=November 3, 2000 | url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB931386874222880191 | title=Hey, Hey, They're S Club 7; Sort of an Updated Monkees | first=Charles | last=Goldsmith | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=8 July 1999 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>

{{Listen
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| title        = "Bring It All Back" (1999)
| description  = S Club 7's debut single and theme music to ''[[Miami 7]]''.
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S Club 7 released their debut single, "[[Bring It All Back]]", on 9 June 1999, which ''[[The Guardian]]'' likened to [[the Jackson 5]].<ref name=cattermoleobit/> It reached number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and was [[certified platinum]].<ref name=bpi/><ref name="occ">{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7911/s-club-7/ | title=S Club - Full Official Chart History | work=[[Official Charts Company]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231040918/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7911/s-club-7/ | archive-date=31 December 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/s-club-7-where-are-they-now/ | title=S Club 7: Where Are They Now? See What the '90s British Band Members Are Doing Now | first=Johnni | last=Macke | work=[[Us Weekly]] | date=7 April 2023}}</ref> S Club 7's debut album, ''[[S Club (album)|S Club]]'', was released in October 1999. It reached number two in the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="occ"/> and was certified double platinum.<ref name=bpi/> In 2001, the group released a fashion line targeted at teenagers.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.marketingweek.com/s-club-7-pop-group-plans-fashion-line/ | title=S Club 7 pop group plans fashion line | work=[[Marketing Week]] | date=20 September 2001}}</ref>
In September 1999, "[[S Club Party]]" entered the UK charts at number two and number one in New Zealand.<ref name="occ"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://charts.nz/archive.asp?todo=show&day=26&month=12&year=1999&cat=s | title=New Zealand Singles Charts - Week Ending 26/12/1999 | work=charts.nz | date=26 December 1999 | archive-date=7 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407003816/https://charts.nz/archive.asp?todo=show&day=26&month=12&year=1999&cat=s |url-status=live}}</ref> The double A-side with the ballad "[[Two in a Million]]" and the uptempo "[[You're My Number One]]", reached number two in the UK charts in December 1999.<ref name="occ"/> 

In February 2000, S Club 7 won for British Breakthrough Act award at the [[2000 BRIT Awards]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/s-club-7-brit-awards-2023 | title=S Club 7 just reunited on the Brit Awards 2023 red carpet | first=JABEEN | last=WAHEED | work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] | date=11 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/s-club-7-where-are-they-now-130602744.html | title=S Club 7: Bankruptcy, Big Brother and fortune telling - what have the band been up to? | first=Albertina | last=Lloyd | work=[[Yahoo!]] | date=14 February 2023}}</ref> [[Hasbro]] announced a licensing deal to create S Club 7 dolls.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/6bqg4p/s-club-7-seek-to-be-next-spice-girls | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128045747/https://www.mtv.com/news/6bqg4p/s-club-7-seek-to-be-next-spice-girls | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 January 2024 | title=S Club 7 Seek To Be Next Spice Girls | first=Mark | last=Woodlief | work=[[MTV News]] | date=6 April 2000}}</ref> In April 2000, S Club's second television series, ''[[L.A. 7]]'' (renamed ''S Club 7 in L.A.'' in the US), began airing.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1233433.stm | title=S Club 7: Multi-media pop stars | work=[[BBC News]] | date=21 March 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFeEYdpVzpM | title=L.A. 7 - Behind The Camera | via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Later that year, S Club 7 starred in the television series ''S Club 7 Go Wild!'', in which they travelled the world raising awareness of [[endangered species]].<ref name=cattermoleobit/><ref>{{Cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ArauD7-m8 | title=S Club 7 -06- Natural [Go Wild! Version] (02x03) | via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> "[[Reach (S Club 7 song)|Reach]]", another retro-styled uptempo track, was released as a single in May 2000 and reached number two on the UK charts.<ref name="occ"/> {{Listen
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| title        = "Reach" (2000)
| description  = S Club 7's first single from ''[[7 (S Club 7 album)|7]]'' and theme tune to ''[[L.A. 7]]''.
| filename2    = S Club 7 - Never Had a Dream Come True.ogg
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S Club 7's second album, ''[[7 (S Club 7 album)|7]],'' was released on 12 June 2000. It reached number one in the UK charts<ref name="Reach"/><ref name="occ"/> and was certified triple platinum in the UK<ref name=bpi/><ref>{{Cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6cy8oSUDs4 | title=S Club 7 The Colour of Blue TV Show Version | via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and gold in the US.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=s+club+7#search_section | title=RIAA entry - 7 | publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904124224/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=7&artist=S%20Club%207&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=GROUP&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=ST&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=Gold&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 | archive-date=4 September 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> The second single from the album, "[[Natural (S Club 7 song)|Natural]]", reached number three in September 2000.<ref name="occ"/>
That October, S Club 7 launched the annual [[The Royal British Legion#Poppy Appeal|Poppy Appeal]] campaign with [[Dame Thora Hird]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/992252.stm | title=S Club 7 launch poppy appeal | work=[[BBC News]] | date=26 October 2000 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013211219/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/992252.stm | archive-date=13 October 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/pop-group-s-club-7-tina-hannah-paul-jon-jo-bradley-and-news-photo/830480994 | title=Poppy Appeal S Club 7 & Thora Hird | publisher=[[Getty Images]]}}</ref> Alongside numerous other artists, they contributed vocals to a cover of [[the Rolling Stones]] song "[[It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)|It's Only Rock 'N' Roll]]" for Children's Promise, an alliance of seven children's charities.{{Cn|date=April 2023}} It entered the UK charts at number nineteen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19991219/7501/ | title=Official Singles Chart Top 75 | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519180317/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19991219/7501/ | archive-date=19 May 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2000, S Club 7 recorded the ballad "[[Never Had a Dream Come True (S Club 7 song)|Never Had a Dream Come True]]", the year's official song for the [[Children in Need]] charity campaign, which became a number one in the UK and a top-ten hit in the US.<ref name=cattermoleobit/><ref name="occ"/>

===2001: ''Sunshine''===
{{Main|Sunshine (S Club 7 album)|Hollywood 7}}S Club 7 released their third studio album, ''[[Sunshine (S Club 7 album)|Sunshine]]'', on 26 November 2001. The lead single, "[[Don't Stop Movin' (S Club 7 song)|Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}]]", released in April 2001, marked a more sophisticated sound, likened to the 1983 [[Michael Jackson]] song "[[Billie Jean]]".<ref name=answering/> It reached number one,<ref name="occ"/> went platinum<ref name=bpi>{{cite web | url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified |title=BPI Entry - Don't Stop Movin' | publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]}}</ref> and became the seventh-best-selling single of 2001.<ref name="bpi-topsingles">{{cite web | url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/pdf/BestSellingSingles01-05.pdf | title=Best Selling Singles 2001-05 | publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930230017/http://www.bpi.co.uk/pdf/BestSellingSingles01-05.pdf | archive-date=30 September 2007 | url-status=dead}}</ref> It won [[The Record of the Year]]<ref name=recordoftheyear>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_1700000/1700143.stm |title=S Club 7 win Record of the Year 2001 | work=[[BBC News]] | date=9 December 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309161231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_1700000/1700143.stm | archive-date=9 March 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> and earned S Club 7 their second [[Brit Awards 2002|BRIT Award]], this time for best British single.<ref>{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es2yeIk6U3Y&list=PL0Kro0grO1E0GnLD9M9alDk3uyiUMSl5I&index=9 | title=S Club 7 win British Single presented by Simon Cowell | work=[[Brit Awards]] | date=21 November 2012 | via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> S Club 7 donated more than £200,000 to Children in Need after it reached number one.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1303504.stm | title=S Club 7 score chart hat-trick | work=[[BBC News]] | date=29 April 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106164838/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1303504.stm | archive-date=6 January 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref>{{Listen
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 |title        = "Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}" (2001)
 |description  = "Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}" went straight to number one and was [[Q (magazine)|''Q'']]{{'s}} No. 3 Guilty Pleasure in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5237492.stm | title=ELO top 'guilty secret' song list | work=[[BBC News]] | date=2 August 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408161315/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5237492.stm | archive-date=8 April 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref>
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On 20 March 2001, Cattermole, Lee and McIntosh were caught with [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] in [[Covent Garden]], London. They were cautioned by police at [[Charing Cross]] Police Station and released without charge.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1232884.stm |title=S Club 7 stars found with drugs | work=[[BBC News]] | date=21 March 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613140205/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1232884.stm |archive-date=13 June 2006 | url-status=live}}</ref> They released an apology through their publicity firm.<ref name="sorry">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1233678.stm | title=S Club boys 'sorry' after drugs bust |work=[[BBC News]] |date=21 March 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030811145705/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1233678.stm |archive-date=11 August 2003 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/gjd1xf/s-club-7-members-apologize-for-pot-bust | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413234449/https://www.mtv.com/news/gjd1xf/s-club-7-members-apologize-for-pot-bust | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 April 2023 | title=S Club 7 Members Apologize For Pot Bust | first=Corey | last=Moss | work=[[MTV News]] | date=22 March 2001}}</ref> [[BT Group|BT]] and [[Cadbury]], who had sponsorship deals with S Club 7, said they were "disappointed" but kept their contracts with the group,<ref name="sorry"/> while the [[Quaker Oats Company]] ended talks with [[19 Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1248108.stm |title=S Club Puffs deal up in smoke | work=[[BBC News]] | date=28 March 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106221857/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1248108.stm |archive-date=6 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pepsi]] signed a sponsorship deal with S Club 7 within a month of the caution.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1267034.stm | title=S Club 7 sign with Pepsi | work=[[BBC News]] |date=8 April 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021224074904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1267034.stm | archive-date=24 December 2002 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/s-club-7-35-1397130 | title=S CLUB 7 STEER CLEAR OF COKE | work=[[NME]] | date=9 April 2001}}</ref> PMS, a merchandising company, sued the group for £800,000, claiming that the drugs scandal ruined its sales.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1822751.stm | title=S Club 7 face lawsuit | work=[[BBC News]] | date=15 February 2002}}</ref>

After spending most of early 2001 rehearsing, the S Club Party 2001 tour began on 19 May 2001.<ref name="7heaven"/> Once the tour was over, the group flew to the United States to film the third series of their television show ''[[Hollywood 7]]''.<ref name="7heaven"/> The group had to continuously cope with intense schedules and early starts whilst filming for the programme.<ref name="7heaven"/>

Cattermole and Spearritt began dating in 2001 and were in a relationship until 2008.<ref name=diesage46/> The relationship was kept secret for the first six months. Cattermole later said it had been "forced" by management and did not happen "organically", as their romance had been written into ''Hollywood 7.''<ref name="love">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_1608000/1608993.stm | title=S Club 7 pair admit secret love | work=[[BBC News]] | date=19 October 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023233836/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_1608000/1608993.stm | archive-date=23 October 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''Hollywood 7'' aired alongside a new [[CBBC]] reality show, ''S Club Search'', which invited children to extend the S Club brand and audition to form a younger version of the group. The new group were to be chosen to sing with S Club 7 on [[Children in Need]] 2001 and to tour with them on their future ''S Club 7 Carnival 2002'' tour.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_1678000/1678932.stm | title=S Club Juniors reach for the stars | work=[[BBC News]] | date=27 November 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309161504/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_1678000/1678932.stm | archive-date=9 March 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> The winning children formed a new group, [[S Club Juniors]], and had six top-ten UK hits.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12040/s-club-8/ | title=S CLUB JUNIORS | work=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/where-s-club-juniors-now-20-years-b1120008.html | title=20 years on - where are the S Club Juniors now? | first=SIAN | last=BALDWIN | work=[[The Evening Standard]] | date=14 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a785195/s-club-juniors-then-and-now-what-happened-to-the-child-pop-group/ | title=What S Club Juniors look like now: what happened to the child pop group? | first=Lewis | last=Corner | work=[[Digital Spy]] | date=14 November 2023}}</ref>

In November, they recorded a second Children in Need single, "[[Have You Ever]]", co-written by [[Chris Braide]] and [[Cathy Dennis]]. The performance on the night featured many primary school children who had pre-recorded their own versions of the chorus, including the first television appearance by S Club Juniors.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/club/your_reports/newsid_1718000/1718314.stm | title=I Sang with S Club 7 | work=[[BBC News]] | date=19 December 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107054931/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/club/your_reports/newsid_1718000/1718314.stm | archive-date=7 January 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The single became the S Club 7's fourth number one<ref name="occ"/> and the 21st-biggest-selling single of 2001.<ref name="bpi-topsingles"/>

=== 2002: Cattermole's departure ===
In January 2002, S Club 7 embarked upon their second arena tour.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/s-club-7-29-1393295 | title=S CLUB BRING IT ALL BACK IN 2002 | work=[[NME]] | date=27 April 2001}}</ref> The third single from ''Sunshine'', "[[You (S Club 7 song)|You]]", reached number two in the UK.<ref name="occ" /> The group was disappointed by the choice of single, as they had hoped to continue the more contemporary sound established by "Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}". Cattermole said later that they had "wanted to be perceived as cool since the very beginning" but that their management had "taken it away".<ref name="answering" />

In 2002, Cattermole left S Club 7 to rejoin his school metal band, Skua.<ref name=diesage46>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/07/paul-cattermole-singer-with-s-club-7-dies-aged-46 | title=Paul Cattermole, singer with S Club 7, dies aged 46 | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=7 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407153554/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/07/paul-cattermole-singer-with-s-club-7-dies-aged-46 | archive-date=7 April 2023 | url-status=live | issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He later described frustration with the S Club 7 management, and said that "things were being handled so badly, I had to go".<ref name=answering>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/10/s-club-7-paul-cattermole-interview | title=Paul Cattermole: 'I've been answering S Club 7 questions for 20 years' | last=Hunt | first=Elle |work=[[The Guardian]] | date=10 September 2019 | issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Cattermole stayed with S Club 7 until June 2002, featuring in four episodes of their final television series, ''Viva S Club''. His final concert before his departure was [[Party at the Palace]], part of [[Queen Elizabeth II]]'s [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] celebrations.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_2076000/2076486.stm |title=The S Club get back to work | work=[[BBC News]] | date=30 June 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309161650/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_2076000/2076486.stm | archive-date=9 March 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Skua failed to secure a record deal.<ref name=answering/>

After Cattermole's departure, the group was renamed S Club. The remaining members re-signed their deal with Fuller and their record company.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1897561.stm |title=Paul leaves S Club 7 | work=[[BBC News]] | date=28 March 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213095626/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1897561.stm | archive-date=13 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Alive (S Club song)|Alive]]", S Club's first single without Cattermole, reached number five on the UK Singles Chart,<ref name="occ"/> and their fourth album, ''[[Seeing Double (album)|Seeing Double]]'', reached number 17.<ref name="occ"/> O'Meara announced that she would step back from performing for the remainder of the year due to a back condition.<ref name="split">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2965273.stm | title=S Club to split up | work=[[BBC News]] | date=21 April 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621161957/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2965273.stm | archive-date=21 June 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_2368000/2368477.stm | title=Jo's Not leaving S Club despite back problems | work=[[BBC News]] | date=28 October 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021023744/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_2368000/2368477.stm | archive-date=21 October 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2003: Film and breakup ===
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In April 2003, S Club released their first feature film, ''[[Seeing Double (2003 film)|Seeing Double]]'', a [[children's film|children's]] [[fantasy]], in which the group fought the evil scientist Victor Gaghan in his quest to clone the world's pop stars. The film's release was marred by rumours that the group were about to split, which they denied.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2858195.stm |title=S Club deny split rumours |work=[[BBC News]] | date=13 March 2003 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040408192214/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2858195.stm | archive-date=8 April 2004 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/03/12/seeing_double_2003_review.shtml | title=Seeing Double (2003) | first=Neil | last=Smith | work=[[BBC News]] | date=7 April 2003}}</ref>

According to Spearritt, of the [[Euro|€]]75 million the group had made for Fuller, whilst the members had received €150,000 each a year. The group members travelled economy on flights and prepared their own food and laundry when working abroad. Spearritt's parents reportedly hired lawyers to collect payments owed to them by Fuller and his management company.<ref name=struggles>{{Cite news | url=https://news.sky.com/story/s-club-7-singer-hannah-spearitt-reveals-homeless-struggles-people-think-we-must-all-be-millionaires-but-sadly-its-just-not-true-12797297 | title=S Club 7 singer Hannah Spearitt reveals homeless struggles: 'People think we must all be millionaires but sadly it's just not true' | first=Reemul | last=Balla | work=[[Sky News]] | date=29 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://closeronline.co.uk/celebrity/news/hannah-spearritt-reveals-much-money-s-club-7-made-four-years/ | title=Hannah Spearritt reveals how much money S Club 7 made in four years | first=Jack | last=White | work=[[Closer (magazine)|Closer]] | date=22 February 2016}}</ref>

Ten days after the release of ''Seeing Double'', during their ''S Club United'' tour on 21 April 2003, S Club announced on stage that they were breaking up.<ref name="split"/> They cited a mutual split, saying it was time "to move on and to face new challenges".<ref name="split"/> Spearritt said that "she and her fellow bandmates wanted to do their own thing".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/s-club-7-reunion-tour-members-group-pop-music-b1060144.html | title=S Club 7 Reunion tour: Band to dedicate show to late Paul Cattermole | first1=JESSICA | last1=KNIBBS | first2=SIAN | last2=BALDWIN | work=[[The Evening Standard]] | date=15 May 2023}}</ref> Fans expressed anger after S Club had denied rumours of a split only weeks prior.<ref name="struggle">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2967387.stm | title=Fans struggle with S Club split | first=Ian | last=Youngs | work=[[BBC News]] | date=22 April 2003 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106220325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2967387.stm | archive-date=6 January 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> Their final single was a double A-side, coupling "[[Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You]]", from their fourth album ''Seeing Double'', with a new ballad, "[[Say Goodbye (S Club song)|Say Goodbye]]", released on 26 May, which reached number two in the UK.<ref name="occ"/> On 2 June, a greatest hits album, ''[[Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7]],'' was released, containing the previously unreleased track, "Everybody Get Pumped". It reached number two in the United Kingdom.<ref name="occ"/>

===2003–2008: Solo projects===
In 2003, Stevens signed a £1.5&nbsp;million four-album deal with Polydor and Fuller.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3023032.stm |title=S Club's Rachel signs £1m deal | work=[[BBC News]] | date=26 June 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010225411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3023032.stm | archive-date=10 October 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/itv-dancing-ice-rachel-stevens-6526712 | title=ITV Dancing on Ice: Rachel Stevens opens up about still needing therapy from S Club 7 days | first=Maisie | last=Lillywhite | work=[[Bristol Post]] | date=21 January 2022}}</ref> Her debut solo album, ''[[Funky Dory]]'', reached number nine on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/peas-dido-top-uk-charts-68784/ | title=Peas, Dido Top U.K. Charts | last=Sexton | first=Paul |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=6 October 2004 }}</ref>

In 2004, Spearritt acted in the films ''[[Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London]]'' and ''[[Seed of Chucky]]'', and played the lead role of Abby Maitland for five series of the ITV science fiction series ''[[Primeval (TV series)|Primeval]]''.<ref name=25years/>

In January 2007, O'Meara joined the [[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 5)|fifth series]] of the British [[reality television]] show ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'', broadcast on [[Channel 4]]. She and other contestants [[Danielle Lloyd]] and [[Jade Goody]] were [[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 5) racism controversy|accused of making racist and bullying comments]] about the Indian contestant [[Shilpa Shetty]], including saying that Indians were thin because they were "sick all the time" as a result of undercooking their food. The incident drew record numbers of viewer complaints and international media coverage.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a820232/celebrity-big-brother-racism-controversy-jade-goody-shilpa-shetty/ | title=10 years on from the Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy, what happened next? | first=Tom | last=Eames | work=[[Digital Spy]] | date=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/24/broadcasting.channel4 | title=Celebrity Big Brother racism row timeline | last=Tryhorn | first=Chris | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=24 May 2007 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> After leaving the show, O'Meara denied that she was racist and said that the show's editing had misconstrued her behaviour.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6304429.stm |title=Big Brother star Jo denies racism | work=[[BBC News]] | date=26 January 2007}}</ref>

In 2008, O'Meara, Cattermole and McIntosh began performing at British nightclubs, universities and holiday camps as S Club 3, joined occasionally by other former members.<ref name=25years>{{cite news | title=S Club 7 25 years on - homelessness, bankruptcy, romances and serious operations | url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/club-7-25-years-homelessness-26259615 | last=Sansome |first=Jessica | work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=19 February 2023}}</ref><ref name=answering/> Cattermole later declared bankruptcy and sold his 2000 BRIT Award at auction.<ref name=diesage46/> He worked various other jobs, such as a community radio manager and as a psychic.<ref name=diesage46/>

===2014–2015: Reunion===
On 14 November 2014, S Club 7 reunited for a BBC ''Children in Need'' telethon, performing a medley of "S Club Party", "Reach", "Bring It All Back" and "Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29720935 | title=S Club 7 reunite for Children in Need |work=[[BBC News]] |date=22 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022181744/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29720935| archive-date=22 October 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/590874/s-club-7-reunion-planned-for-a-great-cause-check-out-details-and-photos | title=S Club 7 Reunion Planned, for a Great Cause—Check Out Details and Photos! | last=Heller | first=Corrine |work=[[E! Online]] |date=22 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025115404/http://www.eonline.com/news/590874/s-club-7-reunion-planned-for-a-great-cause-check-out-details-and-photos | archive-date=25 October 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/s-club-7-reuniting-for-the-1st-time-in-a-decade.html | title=S Club 7 Is Reuniting for the First Time in More Than a Decade | first=Anna | last=Silman | work=[[Vulture.com]] | date=22 October 2014 | url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.itv.com/news/2014-10-22/s-club-7-to-reunite-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade | title=S Club 7 to Bring It All Back as they reunite for first time in over a decade | work=[[itv.com]] | date=22 October 2014}}</ref>

On 28 April 2015, S Club 7 reissued ''Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7'', with a previously unreleased song, "Rain", as well as "Friday Night" from the ''S Club'' album.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a644456/s-club-7-to-bring-it-all-back-with-new-song-rain-on-updated-greatest-hits-album/ | title=S Club 7 to bring it all back with new song 'Rain' on updated greatest hits album | last=Fletcher | first=Harry | work=[[Digital Spy]] | date=28 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429121847/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a644456/s-club-7-to-bring-it-all-back-with-new-song-rain-on-updated-greatest-hits-album.html | archive-date=29 April 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a644741/s-club-7s-new-track-rain-is-pure-90s-pop/ | title=S Club 7's new track 'Rain' is pure '90s pop | first=Lewis | last=Corner | work=[[Digital Spy]] | date=29 April 2015}}</ref> In May, S Club 7 performed in UK arenas on the [[Bring It All Back 2015]] tour.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a610552/s-club-7-announce-bring-it-all-back-2015-arena-tour-dates/ |title=S Club 7 announce 'Bring It All Back' 2015 arena tour dates | last=Nissim | first=Mayer | work=[[Digital Spy]] | date=17 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123105634/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a610552/s-club-7-announce-bring-it-all-back-2015-arena-tour-dates.html |archive-date=23 November 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.popjustice.com/thenews/s-club-7-are-having-a-press-conference-on-monday-morning/ |title=S Club 7 are having a press conference on Monday morning |last=O'Mance | first=Brad | work=[[Popjustice]] |date=13 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116023503/http://www.popjustice.com/thenews/s-club-7-are-having-a-press-conference-on-monday-morning/132361 |archive-date=16 November 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref> By December 2017, the group had reverted to a trio once more and released the single, "Family".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/12/s-club-7-brit-award-ebay-paul-cattermole |title=S Club 7 member puts Brit award up for sale on eBay | last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=12 January 2018 | issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In 2019, Cattermole said that Fuller, not the group members, had been signed to Polydor as S Club 7. The members were merely affiliates and received "pittance" from merchandise.<ref name=answering/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/s-club-7-paul-cattermole-financial-situation-money-hannah-spearritt-a9100446.html | title=Paul Cattermole reveals being in S Club 7 was the 'worst situation to be in' financially | work=[[The Independent]] | date=11 September 2019}}</ref> In January 2023, Spearritt said she had been forced into homelessness, living in four temporary homes over a six-month period.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/s-club-7-hannah-spearritt-homeless-christmas-b1056273.html | title=S Club 7's Hannah Spearritt and children forced out of home before Christmas | first=MIKE | last=BEDIGAN | work=[[The Evening Standard]] | date=28 January 2023}}</ref><ref name=struggles/> She said that people wrongly assumed the members of S Club 7 were millionaires, and that they had not been on a good wage compared to the modern music industry.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/s-club-7-hannah-spearitt-homeless-b2271044.html | title=S Club 7's Hannah Spearritt left 'homeless' after landlord's housing crisis decision | work=[[The Independent]] |date=28 January 2023}}</ref>

===2023–present: Second reunion and death of Cattermole===
On 13 February 2023, S Club 7 announced on ''[[The One Show]]'' that they would reunite for a two-week 25th-anniversary tour that October.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/s-club-7-newcastle-tour-26230429 | title=S Club 7 announce huge reunion tour October 2023 including Newcastle date | last=Morris | first=Aaron | work=[[Evening Chronicle]] |date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=13 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213200336/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/s-club-7-newcastle-tour-26230429 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/s-club-7-reunited-tour-announcement-reunion-arena-tour-dates-tickets-setlist-and-more__38505/ | title=S Club 7 Reunited tour announcement: reunion arena tour dates, tickets, setlist and more | last=Smith | first=Carl | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213192351/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/s-club-7-reunited-tour-announcement-reunion-arena-tour-dates-tickets-setlist-and-more__38505/ |archive-date=13 February 2023 | url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 April, at age 46, Cattermole died of several heart conditions: cardiac arrhythmia, acute [[myocardial ischemia]] and severe [[coronary artery atheroma]] and intraplaque [[haemorrhage]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://people.com/s-club-7-paul-cattermole-cause-of-death-heart-related-issues-7507621 | title=S Club 7's Paul Cattermole Died of Heart-Related Issues, Death Certificate Shows | first1=Rachel | last1=DeSantis | first2=Kirsty | last2=Hatcher | work=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=June 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/18/paul-cattermole-s-club-7-star-died-of-natural-causes-aged-46 | title=Coroner rules Paul Cattermole, late S Club 7 star, died of natural causes | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | work=[[The Guardian]] |date=18 May 2023 | issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Following his death, ''Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7'' reached number seven on the Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/ | title=Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 14 April 2023 - 20 April 2023 |website=Official Charts |date=14 April 2023|access-date=15 April 2023}}</ref> On 14 May, the group announced they had changed their name back to S Club and that Spearritt would not join them on their coming tour, which they would honour as the Good Times Tour as a tribute to Cattermole.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/paul-cattermole-instagram-dorset-b1081006.html |title=S Club 7 rebrands as five-piece S Club following death of Paul Cattermole |last=Wright |first=Gwyn |work=[[The Evening Standard]] |date=14 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65592547.amp | title=S Club: Hannah Spearritt drops out of tour after Paul Cattermole death | work=[[BBC News]] | date=14 May 2023}}</ref> Though Lee said Spearritt remained a member, other sources reported that she had left.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/s-club-to-release-first-new-single-in-20-years-in-memory-of-paul-cattermole/ | title=S Club to release first new single in 20 years in memory of Paul Cattermole | last=Griffiths | first=George | work=[[Official Charts Company]] | date=24 July 2023}}</ref> On 30 June, "Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}" entered the vinyl charts at number one.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vinyl-singles-chart| title=Official Vinyl Singles Chart &#124; Official Charts |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>

On 26 July, S Club released their first new single in more than 20 years, "[[These Are the Days (S Club song)|These Are the Days]]", in memory of Cattermole. It was written and produced by S Club's original songwriting team; Barrett described it as "a nod to our old sound". Spearritt did not take part, saying she was still too upset by Cattermole's death.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66304106 | title=S Club: New single These Are The Days is 'tribute' to Paul Cattermole | last=McIntosh | first=Steven | work=[[BBC News]] |date=26 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2023/music/global/s-club-single-1235678220/ | title=S Club to Release First Single in 20 Years – Global Bulletin | first=Naman | last=Ramachandran | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=24 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/s-club-7-paul-cattermole-new-song-these-are-the-days-1234795342/ | title=S Club 7 Celebrate Paul Cattermole on First New Song in 20 Years 'These Are the Days' | first=JON | last=BLISTEIN | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=26 July 2023 | url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/s-club-release-first-single-in-20-years-with-these-are-the-days-listen-3473621 | title=S Club release first single in 20 years with 'These Are The Days' | first=Hollie |last=Geraghtyv| work=[[NME]] | date=26 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/these-are-the-days-s-club-announces-first-single-in-two-decades-see-release-date/articleshow/102085026.cms?from=mdr | title='These Are The Days': S Club announces first single in two decades. See release date | work=[[The Economic Times]] | date=24 July 2023}}</ref>

The group partnered with the [[British Heart Foundation]] to raise awareness of heart conditions and raise funds for research.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66749108 | title=S Club hope to 'help save one life' with British Heart Foundation link-up | first=Paul | last=Glynn | work=[[BBC News]] |date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2023/september/s-club-shine-a-spotlight-on-heart-conditions-this-september | title=S Club shine a spotlight on heart conditions this September | first=Amelia | last=Komor | work=[[British Heart Foundation]] | date=7 September 2023}}</ref> The Good Times Tour began on 12 October at the [[Manchester Arena]], with the group paying tribute to Cattermole. A review noted that the members may have been [[lip sync]]ing during some of their UK tour performances.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.classichits.ie/news/music-news/review-s-club-brought-the-wholesome-fun-to-dublin-last-night/ | title=Review: S Club Brought the Wholesome Fun to Dublin Last Night | first=Eoin | last=Glackin | work=[[Ireland's Classic Hits Radio]] | date=17 October 2023}}</ref> The group also announced their first ever North American tour as a second leg of their Good Times tour.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/music/s-club-tour-tickets-rcna122244 | title=After 25 years, S Club is bringing it all back to the stage with their 'Good Times' tour | first=Liz | last=Calvario | work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] | date=October 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/s-club-reunion-tour-north-america-dates-2024-1234910311/ | title=S Club Recall 'Delirious' Hollywood Days and Tease U.S. Reunion Tour: 'It's a Tribute to Paul' | first=Tim | last=Chan | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=17 December 2023 | url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | title=S Club taking Good Times Tour to America for first-ever US tour | url=https://retropopmagazine.com/s-club-taking-good-times-tour-to-america-for-first-ever-us-tour/ | magazine=Retropop | date=13 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010131527/https://retropopmagazine.com/s-club-taking-good-times-tour-to-america-for-first-ever-us-tour/ |archive-date=10 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67098025 | title=S Club pay tribute to 'our brother' Paul Cattermole at start of reunion tour | last=Youngs | first=Ian | work=[[BBC News]] |date=13 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.etonline.com/british-pop-group-s-club-7-postpones-show-dates-for-25th-anniversary-good-times-reunion-tour-199084 |last1=Pierre |first1=Mekishana | last2=Willis | first2=Jackie |title=British Pop Group S Club 7 Postpones 25th Anniversary Reunion Dates | work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] | publisher=[[Paramount Global]] |date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103002451/https://www.etonline.com/british-pop-group-s-club-7-postpones-show-dates-for-25th-anniversary-good-times-reunion-tour-199084 |archive-date=3 November 2023 |location=United States}}</ref>

S Club performed at the [[Jingle Bell Ball#2023|2023 Jingle Bell Ball]] on 10 December.<ref>{{cite web |last=Habbouchi |first=Hayley |title=All the nostalgia from Capital's JBB: From S Club & Busted to Take That |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/capital-jingle-bell-ball-2023-busted-s-club-take-that/ |website=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital]] |publisher=[[Global Media & Entertainment]] |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217180128/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/capital-jingle-bell-ball-2023-busted-s-club-take-that/ |archive-date=17 December 2023 |location=United Kingdom |language=en |date=11 December 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Independent Television News |author-link=ITN |title=S Club Reflect on Their Emotional Year |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/club-reflect-emotional-203207749.html-that/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=10 December 2023 |location=United Kingdom}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kaplan |first1=Ilana |title=S Club Recalls Struggling to Find Respect in Pop and Teases Possible Revival of Their TV Show (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/s-club-reflects-on-struggling-to-find-respect-as-pop-stars-interview-exclusive-8548679 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]] |access-date=28 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128054352/https://people.com/s-club-reflects-on-struggling-to-find-respect-as-pop-stars-interview-exclusive-8548679 |archive-date=28 January 2024 |location=United States |issn=0093-7673 |oclc=794712888 |language=en |date=25 January 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 March 2024, a new version of the song "Good Times", featuring McIntosh and Lee on lead vocals, was released on digital platforms in honour of Cattermole's birthday.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://virginradio.co.uk/music/137932/s-club-remember-paul-cattermole-birthday-new-release | title=S Club remember late Paul Cattermole on his birthday with special new release | work=[[Virgin Radio]] | date=7 March 2024}}</ref>

==Musical style==
The style of music S Club 7 has is usually pop, or more specifically [[bubblegum pop]]. Their first two singles had vocals shared equally amongst the seven members of the group, and it was not until their third single, "Two in a Million", that O'Meara became known as their lead vocalist. Although the band were to progressively change their style over the four years they were together, even their first album had many tracks atypical of the pop genre: "You're My Number One" and "Everybody Wants Ya" were [[Motown]]-driven, whereas "Viva La Fiesta" and "It's a Feel Good Thing" were both bouncy, salsa-driven Latino songs. Over the years their style and direction changed progressively with each new album. Their second album ''7'' had songs with styles that somewhat opposed the traditional pop songs that rival pop bands of the nineties were releasing. With the release of "Natural" in 2000, S Club 7 showcased a new [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]-lite sound. The release of their third album, ''Sunshine'', gave audiences their biggest change: the album contained tracks such as the [[disco]]-influenced "Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}" and the R&B ballad "Show Me Your Colours". The album marked a more mature approach for the band. After the departure of Cattermole, S Club released their fourth and final album, ''Seeing Double'', including the single "Alive", which was called a power-packed dance floor filler. The single has a style similar to that of their final single, "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You". The album contained dance tracks that varied from their original bubblegum pop stylings, such as the sex for the CBBC generation on "Hey Kitty Kitty".

A reviewer for ''[[The Guardian]]'', referring to "Gangsta Love", said "S Club's spiritual home is the suburban disco, not urban underground clubs, and their attempt to go [[UK garage|garage]] on "Gangsta Love" ends up amusing rather than authentic".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/nov/29/popandrock.artsfeatures3 | title=''Seeing Double'' Album Review | last=Clarke | first=Betty | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=29 November 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015135929/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,849855,00.html | archive-date=15 October 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=6|[[Brit Awards]]
| rowspan=3|[[2000 Brit Awards|2000]]
| rowspan=5|Themselves
| [[British Breakthrough Act]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/mar/04/fiachragibbons | title=Spice whirl casts shadow over Brit awards | work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 March 2000 | archive-date=2 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302135142/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/mar/04/fiachragibbons | url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| British Pop Newcomer
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Brit Award for Best Pop Act|British Pop Act]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[2001 Brit Awards|2001]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1119025.stm |title=Brits 2001: The nominations | work=[[BBC News]] | date=15 January 2001 | archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412144847/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1119025.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[2002 Brit Awards|2002]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1760402.stm | title=Brit Awards 2002: The nominations | work=[[BBC News]] | date=14 January 2002}}</ref>
|-
| "[[Don't Stop Movin' (S Club 7 song)|Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}]]"
| [[British Single of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[MTV Europe Music Awards]]
| [[2001 MTV Europe Music Awards|2001]]
| Themselves
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act|Best UK & Ireland Act]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1563069.stm | title=MTV Europe: Award nominations 2001 | work=[[BBC News]] | date=25 September 2001}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|[[Popjustice £20 Music Prize]]
| 2003
| "[[Say Goodbye (S Club song)|Say Goodbye]]"
| Best British Pop Single
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.popjustice.com/twentyquidmusicprize/ | title=The Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize | work=[[Popjustice]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914134610/http://www.popjustice.com/twentyquidmusicprize/ | archive-date=14 September 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=3|[[The Record of the Year]]
| 1999
| "[[Bring It All Back]]"
| rowspan=3|Record of the Year
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/560705.stm | title=Westlife win song award | work=[[BBC News]] | date=12 December 1999}}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| "[[Reach (S Club 7 song)|Reach]]"
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1063833.stm | title=Westlife win Record of the Year | work=[[BBC News]] | date=10 December 2000}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| "[[Don't Stop Movin' (S Club 7 song)|Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}]]"
| {{won}}
| <ref name=recordoftheyear/>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=6|[[Smash Hits Poll Winners Party]]
| rowspan=6|2002
| rowspan=3|Themselves
| Best Band on Planet Pop
| {{draw|4th place}}
| rowspan=6|
|-
| Best UK Band
| {{draw|4th place}}
|-
| Best Live Act
| {{draw|7th place}}
|-
| ''[[Sunshine (S Club 7 album)|Sunshine]]''
| Best Album
| {{draw|6th place}}
|-
| [[Rachel Stevens]]
| rowspan=2|Most Fanciable Female
| {{draw|2nd place}}
|-
| [[Hannah Spearritt]]
| {{draw|6th place}}
{{end}}

==Members==
===Timeline===
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==Discography==
{{Main|S Club discography}}

* ''[[S Club (album)|S Club]]'' (1999)
* ''[[7 (S Club 7 album)|7]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Sunshine (S Club 7 album)|Sunshine]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Seeing Double (album)|Seeing Double]]'' (2002)

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan=4|1999
| ''[[Miami 7]]''
| rowspan=3|Acting as fictionalised versions of themselves
| Sitcom; known as ''S Club 7 in Miami'' in America
|-
| ''[[Back to the '50s]]''
| rowspan=2| One-off specials; continuation of ''Miami 7'' storyline
|-
| ''[[Boyfriends & Birthdays]]''
|-
| ''[[The Greatest Store in the World]]''
| Cameo
| 
|-
| rowspan=5|2000
| ''[[L.A. 7]]''
| Acting as fictionalised versions of themselves
| Sitcom; continuation of ''Miami 7'' storyline. Known as&nbsp;''S Club 7 in L.A''&nbsp;in America
|-
| ''[[S Club 7 Go Wild!]]''
| Hosts
| Television documentary in collaboration with [[World Wide Fund for Nature]]
|-
| ''[[Artistic Differences]]''
| rowspan=2|Acting as fictionalised versions of themselves
| rowspan=2| One-off specials; continuation of ''Miami 7'' storyline
|-
| ''[[S Club 7: Christmas Special]]''
|-
| ''[[ITV Panto]]: [[Aladdin#Pantomimes|Aladdin]]''
| Acting as themselves
| Festive television special
|-
| rowspan=2|2001
| ''[[Hollywood 7]]''
| Acting as fictionalised versions of themselves
| Sitcom; continuation of ''Miami 7'' storyline. Known as&nbsp;''S Club 7 in Hollywood''&nbsp;in America
|-
| ''[[S Club Search]]''
| Performed the role of judges & mentors
| Reality TV series to find a support act for to S Club 7 for their&nbsp;2002 ''S Club 7 Carnival Tour'' 
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Viva S Club]]''
| Acting as fictionalised versions of themselves
| Sitcom; continuation of ''Miami 7'' storyline. Titled ''S Club'' on screen and known as&nbsp;''S Club 7 in Barcelona''&nbsp;in America
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film
! Year
! Title
! Roles
! Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''It's An S Club Thing''
| Themselves
| Documentary
|-
| 2002
| ''Don't Stop Movin{{'-}}''
| Themselves
| Documentary
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Seeing Double (2003 film)|Seeing Double]]''
| Acting as fictionalised versions of themselves
| Musical comedy film; continuation of ''Miami 7'' storyline
|}

==Concert tours==
* S Club Party Tour (2001)
* Carnival Tour (2002)
* S Club United Tour with [[S Club 8|S Club Juniors]] (2003)
* [[Bring It All Back 2015]] (2015)
* The Good Times Tour (2023–2024)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.sclub7.co.uk/|S CLUB｜Official Website}}
* {{discogs artist|S Club 7}}
* {{imdb name|1364410}}

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