Though hardly explicit to start with, some of the lyrics were rewritten to be more family-friendly ( “It’s not the things you do that tease and hurt me bad, but it’s the way you do the things you do to me” became: “It’s not the things you do that try and hurt me so, but it’s the way you do the things you do for me”, while: “A moment’s pain for a lifetime’s pleasure” became: “A moment’s rain for a lifetime’s treasure”) and the song subsequently picked up a reasonable amount of airplay through Radio Disney. The song was featured prominently in the opening titles of The Lizzie McGuire Movie, a theatrically released spin-off from the Disney Channel TV show starring Hilary Duff. Not only was The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling) another big hit across Europe and Australia for Atomic Kitten, but it also gained some exposure in America. But there’s a structure and identity to The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling) that is – in some respects – unique to Atomic Kitten, giving them a higher stake in the track than would usually be the case. Of course, naysayers would still label this as a glorified karaoke cover. Which it does, to the extent it’s a surprise more acts didn’t do the same during the late ’90s and early ’00s, given the sheer number of covers released during that time. Unlike the previous attempt to insert a rap verse, there’s a concerted effort made to fit this cohesively within the original lyrics. It’s an approach that works well in giving the song somewhere to go – by slipping in a key change where there wasn’t one previously – and using the transition to add something tangibly feel-good. So, there was every chance that The Tide Is High – remix or not – was already doomed, if not to failure, then certainly to underperform against the label’s expectations.Īnd on that note, the big selling point of The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling) – as alluded to in the newly-bracketed title – is an additional bridge written specifically for this version: “Every time that I get the feeling, you give me something to believe in, every time that I got you near me, I know the way that I want it to be…”. If anything, it seemed to intensify, even after they split. The backlash to her relationship with Ritchie Neville never really went away. Though it’s debatable whether it would’ve made a difference because Billie Piper wasn’t really being judged by the quality of her music anymore. Yet, there’s a bizarre charm about the whole thing that somehow works, though Innocent Records allegedly – and very sensibly – planned to remix the track before release. It sounds like a mid-tempo that’s been sped up so that it’s off-beat with scratchy production added for effect and a rap verse ( “Yeah, that’s right, she’s got the real tight ditty, if you’re getting down, I got the keys to your city”) which samples one of Billie Piper’s own songs ( Girlfriend). Her take on The Tide Is High was certainly…something and probably has to be heard to be believed. However, after being subjected to death threats – resulting in a high-profile court case – Billie Piper walked away from the music industry, and all remaining plans for the album were shelved. She recorded the song for her Walk Of Life album, and it was poised to be the single that would (hopefully) turn things around for her after the title track peaked at #25.
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