Ten (Girls Aloud album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ten
| type = greatest
| artist = Girls Aloud
| cover = Ten by Girls Aloud.png
| alt =
| released = 26 November 2012
| recorded = November 2002 – May 2012
| genre = Pop
| length = 61:01
| label = Polydor
| producer =
| prev_title = Out of Control
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ten
| type = Greatest hits
| single1 = Something New
| single1date = 18 November 2012
| single2 = Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me
| single2date = 17 December 2012
}}
}}
Ten is the second greatest hits and final album released by English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud, released in commemoration of the group's tenth anniversary. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2012 through Polydor Records.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501368_162-57536077/girls-aloud-to-make-comeback/ |title=Girls Aloud to make comeback |publisher=CBS News |access-date=19 October 2012 |date=19 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20001884 |title=Girls Aloud reveal reunion plans |last=Savage |first=Mark |publisher=BBC News |access-date=19 October 2012 |date=19 October 2012}} The album consists of fourteen of Girls Aloud's singles, including the number-one singles "Sound of the Underground", "I'll Stand by You" and "The Promise", and four new tracks.
The album was praised by contemporary music critics, who noted songwriting and production team Xenomania's creativity and Girls Aloud's strong collection of hit singles. The album was promoted with Girls Aloud's final singles, "Something New" and "Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me", as well as Ten: The Hits Tour (2013).{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/girls%20aloud/|title=GIRLS ALOUD |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=17 December 2012 |access-date=29 December 2014}}
Background
Ten was the first album released by the group since their fifth and final studio album Out of Control (2008). After signing a three-album deal with Fascination Records in February 2009, the group announced in July of that year that they would be taking a year-long hiatus to pursue solo projects, and returning in 2010 with a new studio album, which didn't happen. In August 2012, Cheryl Cole confirmed Girls Aloud's reunion would occur in November.{{cite web |url=http://musiceyz.co.uk/2012/08/14/girls-aloud-reunion-date-confirmed/ |website=Music Eyz |title=Cheryl Cole confirms Girls Aloud Reunion will be in November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923235435/http://musiceyz.co.uk/2012/08/14/girls-aloud-reunion-date-confirmed/ |archive-date=23 September 2012 }} A few days later on 31 August, Cole confirmed to BBC Radio 1 and Capital FM that the girls' new single would be released in November, teasing the lyrics "I just wanna dance". Prior to the album's announcement the group's official website, a countdown appeared a week beforehand, fuelling speculation started by Cole in August.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/something-new-girls-aloud-unveil-comeback-track-8213798.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/something-new-girls-aloud-unveil-comeback-track-8213798.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Something New: Girls Aloud unveil comeback track|date=16 October 2012|access-date=21 October 2012|work=The Independent}} The album was officially announced on 19 October 2012, with all five members appearing at a press conference announcing the single to the public.{{cite web|url=http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/gossip/the-juice/girls-aloud-announce-tour-unveil-something-video-faint-124724057.html|title=Girls Aloud announce tour and unveil Something New video, we faint from excitement|author=Ellie|website=uk.omg.yahoo.com|date=19 October 2012|access-date=21 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021234718/http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/gossip/the-juice/girls-aloud-announce-tour-unveil-something-video-faint-124724057.html|archive-date=21 October 2012}}
Material
Eight tracks from Girls Aloud's first greatest hits album, The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits (2006) are included on Ten, namely "Sound of the Underground", "No Good Advice", "Jump", "The Show", "Love Machine", "I'll Stand by You", "Biology" and "Something Kinda Ooooh". The singles after the group's first and before their second greatest hits album such as "Sexy! No No No...", "Call the Shots", "Can't Speak French", "The Promise", "The Loving Kind" and "Untouchable" made the track listing of Ten. The only singles after their first greatest hits album that weren't included on the group's second greatest hits album are "Walk This Way" and "I Think We're Alone Now".
The track listing of the deluxe edition's bonus disc was decided by the fans, voting for their choices on Girls Aloud's official website.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a432742/girls-aloud-ten-fan-voted-cd-two-tracklisting-confirmed.html |title=Girls Aloud 'Ten' fan-voted CD Two tracklisting confirmed – Music News |publisher=Digital Spy |date=23 October 2012 |access-date=2016-03-20}}
Four new songs appear on the album. Girls Aloud's longtime collaborator, songwriting and production team Xenomania wrote "Something New" and "Every Now and Then". Girls Aloud member, Nicola Roberts co-wrote the track "On the Metro" alongside Jason Pebworth, George Astasio, Jon Shave and Dan Stein, and Rachel Moulden wrote the track, "Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me". The inclusion of these two tracks makes Ten the first album since their debut, Sound of the Underground, not to be produced exclusively by Xenomania.
Release
Ten was released in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2012.{{ cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/oct/19/girls-aloud-comeback-tour-album | title=Girls Aloud announce comeback tour and album | last=Jonze | first=Tim | work=The Guardian | date=19 October 2012 | access-date=1 December 2012 }} The album is available in three editions. The standard edition features one disc containing eighteen tracks, including four new songs.{{ cite web | url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=81309 | title=Girls Aloud: Ten (2012) | work=HMV | access-date=1 December 2012 }} The deluxe edition features a bonus disc with a track listing voted by the group's fans. The HMV release of the deluxe edition included exclusive badges.{{ cite web | url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=121375 | title=Girls Aloud Ten: 2cd: Deluxe Edition: Hmv Exclusive: Includes Badges (2012) | work=HMV | access-date=1 December 2012 }} A limited edition box set was made available on Girls Aloud's official website. The set is packaged inside a collector's box and includes the deluxe edition of the album with a gatefold cover, the never-before-released The Passions of Girls Aloud on a two-disc set, six exclusive art prints, and a golden ticket to win one of ten prizes.{{ cite web | url=http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/girls-aloud-ten-greatest-hits-deluxe-box-set/invt/0602537175093/ | title=Girls Aloud TEN Greatest Hits Deluxe Box Set | work=Universal Music | access-date=1 December 2012 }}
Promotion
In addition to performances of "Something New" on Children in Need 2012 and Strictly Come Dancing, Girls Aloud performed their 2008 single "The Promise" at the 2012 Royal Variety Performance in London in November 2012.{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20410112 | title=Girls Aloud and One Direction at Royal Variety Show | work=BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat | access-date=1 December 2012 | archive-date=28 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128062033/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20410112 | url-status=dead }} It was televised on 3 December 2012 to over eight million viewers.{{ cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/04/tv-ratings-royal-variety-performance | title=ITV1's Royal Variety Performance takes ratings crown | last=Deans | first=Jason | work=The Guardian | date=4 December 2012 | access-date=15 December 2012 }} They performed a headlining set at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball, performing five songs – "Something Kinda Ooooh", "The Promise", "Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me", "Call the Shots", and Something New".{{ cite web | url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/girls-aloud/news/jingle-bell-ball-2012-review/ | title=Girls Aloud kick off day two of Jingle Bell Ball 2012 with explosive performance | work=Capital FM | date=9 December 2012 | access-date=15 December 2012 }} On 14 December, Girls Aloud appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, performing their 2004 single "Love Machine" and a mash-up of Labrinth and Emeli Sandé's "Beneath Your Beautiful" with their song "Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me".{{ cite web | url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/98504/WATCH-Girls-Aloud-Stun-In-Radio-1-Live-Lounge-With-Labrinth-And-Emeli-Sande-Mash-Up | title=WATCH: Girls Aloud stun in Radio 1 Live Lounge with Labrinth and Emeli Sande Mash-Up | work=Entertainmentwise | date=14 December 2012 | access-date=15 December 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216021202/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/98504/WATCH-Girls-Aloud-Stun-In-Radio-1-Live-Lounge-With-Labrinth-And-Emeli-Sande-Mash-Up | archive-date=16 December 2012 }} On the same date, Girls Aloud performed "Love Machine" on The Graham Norton Show on BBC One.[http://www.muumuse.com/2012/12/girls-aloud-perform-love-machine-on-the-graham-norton-show.html/ Girls Aloud Perform "Love Machine" on The Graham Norton Show]
A documentary special entitled Girls Aloud: Ten Years at the Top aired on ITV on 15 December 2012.{{cite web | url=http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/10-years-of-girls-aloud | title=10 Years of Girls Aloud | work=ITV Media | access-date=19 November 2012 | archive-date=4 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104234829/http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/10-years-of-girls-aloud | url-status=dead }}{{ cite web | url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/tenyearsofgirlsaloud/week51/default.html | title=Girls Aloud: Ten Years at the Top | work=ITV Press Centre | access-date=1 December 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216043003/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/tenyearsofgirlsaloud/week51/default.html | archive-date=16 December 2012 }} The documentary explored the band's history, their individual successes, and their tenth anniversary reunion, also featuring behind-the-scenes access to their comeback preparations, culminating in their performance at the Royal Variety. The documentary attracted 2.5 million viewers on ITV.[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a445528/celebrity-take-me-out-pulls-in-38m-viewers.html Celebrity 'Take Me Out' pulls in 3.8m viewers]
On 21 February 2013, the group embarked on Ten: The Hits Tour. The tour was the group's first tour in four years and their first tour since they returned from their three-year hiatus.{{cite web|url=http://www.girlsaloud.com/tour |title=Girls Aloud 2013 Tour Dates |website=girlsaloud.com |date=19 October 2012 |access-date=22 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/girls-aloud/366923-girls-aloud-reform-tour-dates-2013-ten |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022001822/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/girls-aloud/366923-girls-aloud-reform-tour-dates-2013-ten |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2012 |title=Girls Aloud Announce 2013 Tour Dates & Greatest Hits |publisher=MTV UK |date=19 October 2012 |access-date=22 October 2012}} It ended on 20 March 2013, with their final performance at Echo Arena Liverpool, which was followed by the official disbandment of Girls Aloud.
Singles
The lead single from the album, "Something New" was released on 16 November 2012. The song premiered on Capital FM on 16 October 2012. The song received generally positive views from critics, praising its unusual structure as well as the production.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/susana-novo-v/girls-aloud-are-back-with-something-new_b_1970396.html|title=Girls Aloud Are Back With Something New|date=16 October 2012|access-date=21 October 2012|author=Susana Novo Vázquez|website=HuffPost|location=UK}} The song was also the official single for Children in Need and it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20121125/7501/ |title=Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=26 November 2012}}
The second single, "Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me", premiered on BBC Radio 2 on 13 November 2012, while the digital release took place on 17 December 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a437640/girls-aloud-to-debut-new-song-beautiful-cause-you-love-me-on-tuesday.html|title=Girls Aloud to debut new song 'Beautiful Cause You Love Me' on Tuesday|last=Taylor|first=Francis|date=12 November 2012|access-date=2 January 2013|publisher=Digital Spy}} It was also sent to mainstream radio in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm |title=New Releases – UK Forthcoming Singles |access-date=31 December 2012 |publisher=Radio1 Greece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221101934/http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm|archive-date=21 December 2012 |url-status=dead}} Lyrically, the song was compared to Sugababes' "Ugly", TLC's "Unpretty" and Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper", while musically it was compared to the Spice Girls' "Too Much".{{ cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/girls-aloud/13877 | title=Girls Aloud – 'Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me' | work=NME | date=13 November 2012 | access-date=1 December 2012 }}{{ cite web | url=http://popcrush.com/girls-aloud-beautiful-cause-you-love-me/ | title=Girls Aloud, 'Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me' | author=Amy Sciarretto | work=PopCrush | access-date=1 December 2012 }}
Critical reception
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| rev2 = Daily Express
| rev3 = Digital Spy
| rev4 = Drowned in Sound
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev6 = So So Gay
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| rev7 = State
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Ten received positive reviews from music critics. Ian Wade of BBC Music hailed it as "incredible proof of how perfect pop can be in the right hands", placed it "up there with Gold, Substance and Discography in terms of greatest-hits sets" and concluded by stating that "if it's the last long-player Girls Aloud put their name to, their legacy is assured."{{cite web|last=Wade |first=Ian |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fjcg |title= Girls Aloud Ten Review |publisher=BBC |date=23 November 2012 |access-date=2012-11-26}} Robert Copsey of Digital Spy awarded the album five stars out of five, praised the inclusion of the songs "Black Jacks" and "Memory of You" in the bonus disc tracklist and called Ten "a {{Sic|hide=y|carefully|-}}balanced collection that should please both casual and dedicated fans."{{cite web|last=Copsey |first=Robert |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a440455/girls-aloud-ten-album-review.html |title=Ten – Girls Aloud |publisher=Digital Spy |date=23 November 2012 |access-date=2012-11-26}} Simon Gage of the Daily Express wrote that Girls Aloud are "celebrating their decade with an album that includes greatest hits [...] and [...] a number of new tracks that are in the main pumped-up crowd-pleasing pop" and noted that "you’d have to be mad not to go with it."{{cite web|last=Gage |first=Simon |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/360025 |title=CD REVIEW: GIRLS ALOUD: TEN |work=Daily Express |date=23 November 2012 |access-date=2012-11-27}} Lee Williscroft-Ferris of So So Gay noticed that "Girls Aloud's success lies in having stuck with a winning formula to carve out a distinctive, instantly recognisable sound for themselves, while never becoming tedious or predictable", called Ten "an essential addition to anyone's music collection" and described it as "a true testament to Girls Aloud's prowess as a manufactured girlband, who have stood the test of time through a combination of clever marketing, wise adherence to a successful musical direction and the chemistry which binds the five individuals together as an act."{{cite web |last=Williscroft-Ferris |first=Lee |url=http://sosogay.co.uk/music-review/album-review-girls-aloud-ten/ |title=Album review: Girls Aloud – Ten |website=So So Gay |date=26 November 2012 |access-date=2012-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130050730/http://sosogay.co.uk/music-review/album-review-girls-aloud-ten/ |archive-date=30 November 2012 }}
David Edwards of Drowned in Sound praised the band's production team, Xenomania, for crafting "wondrous and weird, dirty and daunting, sexy and sublime songs" and noticed that Girls Aloud "for most of their career, [...] delivered blindingly good pop music." However, he criticised the choice of singles included in the album as well as the covers, while praising songs like "Call the Shots", which he described as "an impeccable piece of melodic layering and dynamic majesty" and "Biology", which he hailed as "their absolute masterpiece, [...] a beautiful Frankenstein's monster of modern pop." He eventually called Girls Aloud "the greatest British pop band of the past ten years."{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=David |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17362/reviews/4145789 |title=Girls Aloud – Ten |website=Drowned in Sound |date=28 November 2012 |access-date=2012-12-01 |archive-date=30 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130091540/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17362/reviews/4145789 |url-status=dead }} Douglas Wolk of Pitchfork compared them to The Supremes and described them as "a group whose presence is all about charm and restraint, and whose behind-the-scenes powerhouse is a brilliantly original writing and production team." He highly commended the complexity of the songs "Biology" and "Love Machine", but felt that the covers and the new tracks, particularly "Beautiful Cause You Love Me", "just drag the album down." He went on to suggest that "they may have a second wave in them" and concluded by writing that "the virtue of Girls Aloud's best songs [...] is that the next part is always even better than the one you're listening to until, suddenly, they're over."{{cite web|last=Wolk |first=Douglas |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17467-ten/ |title=Girls Aloud: Ten |website=Pitchfork |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=2012-12-08}} Commenting on the new tracks, Phil Udell of State felt that "they have managed to maintain the quality" and noted that the singles "Love Machine", "The Show" and "Biology" "still prove the highlight of their career so far, fizzing with an excitement and joy that's hard to beat."{{cite web |last=Udell |first=Phil |url=http://www.state.ie/album-reviews/girls-aloud-ten |title=Girls Aloud – Ten |work=State |date=30 November 2012 |access-date=2012-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212040654/http://www.state.ie/album-reviews/girls-aloud-ten |archive-date=12 December 2012 |url-status=dead }} Si Hawkins of The National wrote that Girls Aloud were "a breath of fresh air [...] back in 2002 [...] and have remained a guilty pleasure ever since", highlighted "On the Metro" as the standout new track and called Ten "a fine body of work."{{cite web|last=Hawkins |first=Si |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/girls-aloud-ten |title=Girls Aloud: Ten |work=The National |date=4 December 2012 |access-date=2012-12-04}} In his review of the album, Andy Kellman of AllMusic noticed that "despite the amount of new material, some of which is not up to par with the earlier smashes and certain album cuts, this is a handy sampling of Girls Aloud's biggest moments."{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ten-mw0002443150 |title=Girls Aloud – Ten review |publisher=AllMusic |date=December 2012 |access-date=2012-12-24}} Jon O'Brien of omg! praised the band's ability "to cram more hooks into each song than most of their rivals could manage in their entire career" and although he criticised all of the new tracks except "Something New", he eventually called Ten a "triumphant retrospective".{{cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |url=http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/news/girls-aloud-ten-review-154100183.html |title=Girls Aloud – Ten review |website=Yahoo! News |date=25 November 2012 |access-date=2012-11-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105165940/http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/news/girls-aloud-ten-review-154100183.html |archive-date=5 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Commercial performance
Ten entered the UK Albums Chart at number nine on 2 December 2012.{{cite web|url=http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/gossip/110--pop/olly-murs-scores-chart-double-girls-aloud-beaten-084529029.html| title=Olly Murs scores a chart double, Girls Aloud beaten to the top spot yet again|publisher=Yahoo! OMG UK |date=3 December 2012 |access-date=2012-12-05}} The following week, the album dropped seventeen spots to number twenty-six. It spent a total of fifteen weeks on the official UK Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12811/girls-aloud/|title=Girls Aloud {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=17 September 2019}} As of 21 March 2013, Ten has sold 156,000 copies in the United Kingdom, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC).{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1554238/girls-aloud-a-whole-lotta-chart-history|title=Girls Aloud: A Whole Lotta Chart History|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=21 March 2013|access-date=21 March 2013|magazine=Billboard}} Following the untimely death of Sarah Harding, the album saw a resurgence in popularity in September 2021 with chart sales increasing by 320% and the album entered the top 100 at 61 on 16 September 2021 (week ending).{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sales-and-streams-of-girls-alouds-back-catalogue-soar-in-tribute-to-late-member-sarah-harding__34011/|title= Sarah Harding: Sales and streams of Girls Aloud's back catalogue soar in tribute|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=10 September 2021}}
Track listing
- All tracks produced by Brian Higgins and Xenomania, except where indicated.
{{Track listing
| headline = Ten{{nobold| – Standard edition}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 61:01
| title1 = Something New
| note1 = new recording, 2012
| writer1 = {{hlist|Brian Higgins|Wayne Hector|Tim Deal|Matt Gray|Carla Marie Williams|Tove Nilsson|Nicola Roberts|Florence Arnold}}
| extra1 = Higgins
| length1 = 3:20
| title2 = The Promise
| note2 = radio edit) (from Out of Control, 2008
| writer2 = {{hlist|Miranda Cooper|Higgins|Jason Resch|Kieran Jones|Williams|Nick Coler|Tim Powell}}
| length2 = 3:43
| title3 = The Loving Kind
| note3 = radio mix) (from Out of Control
| writer3 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Neil Tennant|Chris Lowe}}
| length3 = 3:59
| title4 = Untouchable
| note4 = radio mix) (from Out of Control
| writer4 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Gray}}
| length4 = 3:48
| title5 = Sexy! No No No...
| note5 = from Tangled Up, 2007
| writer5 = {{hlist|Pete Agnew|Myra Antonia Boyle|Manny Charlton|Cheryl Cole|Coler|Cooper|Lisa Cowling|Nadine Coyle|Gray|Sarah Harding|Higgins|Dan McCafferty|Powell|Roberts|Darrell Sweet|Kimberley Walsh|Williams}}
| length5 = 3:18
| title6 = Call the Shots
| note6 = from Tangled Up
| writer6 = {{hlist|Higgins|Cooper|Powell|Giselle Sommerville|Cowling}}
| length6 = 3:43
| title7 = Can't Speak French
| note7 = Jeremy Wheatley radio edit) (from Tangled Up
| writer7 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Coler|Jody Lei|Williams}}
| length7 = 3:19
| title8 = Something Kinda Ooooh
| note8 = from The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits, 2006
| writer8 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Coler|Lei|Sommerville}}
| length8 = 3:20
| title9 = Biology
| note9 = from Chemistry, 2005
| writer9 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Cowling|Powell|Sommerville}}
| length9 = 3:35
| title10 = The Show
| note10 = from What Will the Neighbours Say?, 2004
| writer10 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Cowling|Jon Shave|Powell}}
| length10 = 3:36
| title11 = Love Machine
| note11 = from What Will the Neighbours Say?
| writer11 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Coler|Cowling|Myra Boyle|Shawn Lee}}
| length11 = 3:25
| title12 = I'll Stand by You
| note12 = from What Will the Neighbours Say?
| writer12 = {{hlist|Tom Kelly|Chrissie Hynde|William Steinberg}}
| length12 = 3:43
| title13 = Jump
| note13 = from Sound of the Underground, 2003 (reissue) and What Will the Neighbours Say?
| writer13 = {{hlist|Marti Sharron|Gary Paul Skardina|Steve Mitchell}}
| length13 = 3:39
| title14 = No Good Advice
| note14 = from Sound of the Underground
| writer14 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Cowling|Coler|Lene Nystrøm}}
| length14 = 3:47
| title15 = Sound of the Underground
| note15 = from Sound of the Underground
| writer15 = {{hlist|Cooper|Niara Scarlett|Higgins}}
| length15 = 3:41
| title16 = On the Metro
| note16 = new recording, 2012
| writer16 = {{hlist|Nicola Roberts|Jason Pebworth|George Astasio|Shave|Dan Stein}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|The Invisible Men|DJ Fresh}}
| length16 = 3:12
| title17 = Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me
| note17 = new recording, 2012
| writer17 = Rachel Moulden
| extra17 = Jim Eliot
| length17 = 3:28
| title18 = Every Now and Then
| note18 = new recording, 2012
| writer18 = {{hlist|Higgins|Hector|Cooper|Annie Yuill|André Tegeler|Jaxon Bellina|Deal|Gray}}
| extra18 = Higgins
| length18 = 4:25
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Ten{{nobold| – Deluxe edition (disc 2)}}
| total_length = 35:07
| title1 = Graffiti My Soul
| note1 = from What Will the Neighbours Say?
| writer1 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Cowling|Peplab}}
| length1 = 3:14
| title2 = Wake Me Up
| note2 = performance edit) (from What Will the Neighbours Say?
| writer2 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Cowling|Lee|Paul Woods|Yusra Maru'e}}
| length2 = 3:10
| title3 = Wild Horses
| note3 = from Chemistry
| writer3 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Coler|Cowling|Boyle|Lee}}
| length3 = 3:23
| title4 = Swinging London Town
| note4 = from Chemistry
| writer4 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Gray}}
| length4 = 4:02
| title5 = Whole Lotta History
| note5 = original Ash Howes mix) (from Chemistry
| writer5 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Cowling|Sommervile|Larcombe}}
| length5 = 3:47
| title6 = Crazy Fool
| note6 = B-side to "Whole Lotta History"
| writer6 = {{hlist|Cole|Cooper|Coyle|Harding|Higgins|Nicola Roberts|Shave|Walsh}}
| length6 = 3:34
| title7 = Girl Overboard
| note7 = from Tangled Up
| writer7 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Coler|Lei}}
| length7 = 4:09
| title8 = Black Jacks
| note8 = from Tangled Up
| writer8 = {{hlist|Cooper|Higgins|Powell|Coler|Cowling}}
| length8 = 4:20
| title9 = Hoxton Heroes
| note9 = B-side to "Can't Speak French"
| writer9 = {{hlist|Cole|Cooper|Coyle|Harding|Higgins|Powell|Owen Parker|Roberts|Walsh}}
| length9 = 3:00
| title10 = Memory of You
| note10 = B-side to "The Loving Kind"
| writer10 = {{hlist|Cole|Cooper|Coyle|Harding|Higgins|Powell|Roberts|Sommerville|Walsh}}
| length10 = 3:48
}}
{{Track listing
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| total_length = 93:31
| title1 = The Passions of Girls Aloud: Sarah
| length1 = 46:01
| title2 = The Passions of Girls Aloud: Cheryl
| length2 = 47:30
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{{Track listing
| headline = Ten{{nobold| – Deluxe edition (disc 4)}}
| total_length = 93:59
| title1 = The Passions of Girls Aloud: Kimberley
| length1 = 48:13
| title2 = The Passions of Girls Aloud: Nicola
| length2 = 45:46
}}
Charts
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|+ Weekly chart performance for Ten !scope="col"|Chart (2012) !scope="col"|Peak |
{{album chart|Ireland2|17|artist=Girls Aloud|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 September 2019}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|12|date=20121202|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 September 2019}} |
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=20121202|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 September 2019}} |
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|+ 2021 weekly chart performance for Ten !scope="col"|Chart (2021) !scope="col"|Peak |
{{album chart|UK2|61|date=20210916|rowheader=true|refname=UK2022}} |
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|+ 2024 weekly chart performance for Ten !scope="col"|Chart (2024) !scope="col"|Peak |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Ten !scope="col"|Chart (2012) !scope="col"|Position |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Girls Aloud|title=Ten|relyear=2012|certyear=2022|id=6510-2111-2|access-date=15 May 2022}}
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See also
References
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Category:2012 greatest hits albums
Category:Albums produced by Jim Eliot