Biology (song) 4233700 220548388 2008-06-20T11:47:38Z 24.158.183.204 /* Music video */ {{Infobox Single | Name = Biology | Cover = BiologyCoverCD2.jpg | Artist = [[Girls Aloud]] | from Album = [[Chemistry (album)|Chemistry]] | B-side = "Nobody But You" | Released = November 14, 2005 | Format = [[CD single]] | Recorded = 2005 | Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] | Length = 3:36 | Label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] | Writer = [[Miranda Cooper]] <br /> [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]] <br /> Lisa Cowling <br /> Giselle Sommerville | Producer = [[Xenomania]] | Last single = "[[Long Hot Summer (Girls Aloud song)|Long Hot Summer]]"<br />(2005) | This single = "'''Biology'''"<br />(2005) | Next single = "[[See the Day#Girls Aloud version|See the Day]]"<br />(2005) | Misc = {{Extra tracklisting | Album = [[The Sound of Girls Aloud]] | Type = compilation | prev_track = "[[Love Machine (Girls Aloud song)|Love Machine]]" | prev_no = 2 | this_track = "'''Biology'''" | track_no = 3 | next_track = "[[No Good Advice]]" | next_no = 4 }} {{Extra album cover | Upper caption = Alternate cover | Background = khaki | Cover = Biology-CD2.jpg | Lower caption = UK Maxi CD cover }} {{Audiosample | Upper caption = Audio sample | Name = Biology | Audio file = BiologySample.ogg }} }} "'''Biology'''" is a song recorded by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[pop music|pop]] [[girl group]] [[Girls Aloud]]. Released on 14 November 2005, it was the second single released from their third studio album ''[[Chemistry (album)|Chemistry]]''. ==Release and reception== [[Image:X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents album cover.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Germ Free Adolescents]] album cover]] The art cover for the "Biology" maxi CD single (pictured right) was inspired by [[UK]] [[punk rock|punk]] band [[X-Ray Spex]]'s album cover ''[[Germ Free Adolescents]]''. Both covers show each member in a different pose, trapped inside a large vial. Both "Biology" and the album ''Germ Free Adolescents'' are akin in respect to their scientific references, both visually and terminologically.{{or|date=February 2008}} Peter Cashmore, writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'', described "Biology" as "the best pop single of the last decade".<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/music/story/0,,1925924,00.html | title=New releases | publisher=[[The Guardian]] | date=2006-10-21 | accessdate=2008-02-28 | author=Peter Cashmore }}</ref> It received some of the best critical reviews among all of their singles for its unique sounds and multi-song structure.{{fact|date=February 2008}} [[2006 in British music|In September 2006]], the single followed in the footsteps of "[[No Good Advice]]" and "[[Wake Me Up]]" to become the winner of the [[Popjustice £20 Music Prize]] - beating [[Muse (band)|Muse]]'s "[[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]" and [[Sugababes]]' "[[Push the Button (song)|Push the Button]]." <br clear="left" /> ==Music video== [[Image:GirlsAloud Biology.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Girls Aloud in the music video for "Biology". From left to right: [[Kimberley Walsh]], [[Sarah Harding]], [[Nadine Coyle]], [[Cheryl Cole]] & [[Nicola Roberts]].]] The music video for "Biology" consisted only of group shots. The video began with a curtain being drawn back to reveal the band members posed in black jazz dresses as Nadine sang perched upon a black grand piano. In a sequence of disjointed choreography, the girls changed into frilly pink and purple dresses as the scene changed to a room with flowery wallpaper with digitised butterflies floating by. The band then changes into red and black outfits and black outfits as the scene changed twice more. <br clear="left" /> == Track listings and formats == These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Biology". {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Title !! Time |- | colspan=3 bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align=center | '''CD1: Polydor / 9875296 (UK)''' |- | 1. || "Biology" || 3:34 |- | 2. || "[[The Show (song)|The Show]]" [Tony Lemezma Club Mix] || 5:46 |- | colspan=3 bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align=center | '''CD2: Polydor / 9875297 (UK)''' |- | 1. || "Biology" || 3:34 |- | 2. || "Nobody But You" || 4:10 |- | 3. || "Biology" [Tony Lamezma Remix] || 5:15 |- | 4. || "Biology" <small>[Video]</small> || 3:34 |- | 5. || "Biology" <small>[Karaoke Video]</small> || 3:34 |- | 6. || "Biology" <small>[Game]</small> || 3:34 |} === Versions and appearances === These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of: '''"Biology"''' {|class="wikitable" ! width="200"| Version ! width="250"| Release appearance |- | Album Version | '''"Biology"''' single, <br /> ''[[Chemistry (album)|Chemistry]]'', <br /> ''[[The Sound of Girls Aloud]]'', <br /> ''[[Popjustice: 100% Solid Pop Music]]'' |- | Tony Lamezma Remix | '''"Biology"''' single, <br /> ''[[Tangled Up|Mixed Up]]'', <br /> ''[[Popjustice: 100% Solid Pop Music]]'' |- | Video | '''"Biology"''' single, <br /> ''The Greatest Hits Live'' [DVD],<br /> ''[[Style (DVD)|Style]]'' [DVD] |- | Live from [[Wembley Arena|Wembley]] | UK [[iTunes]] extras download |} == Charts == The single saw a return to the top five on the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at number four.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001525483 | title=Madonna dominates UK chart | publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=2005-11-21 | accessdate=2008-02-28 }}</ref> The song spent a total of eight weeks in the top forty. "Biology" also managed to reach number two on the [[UK Download Chart]]. The song eventually became the biggest single from ''[[Chemistry (album)|Chemistry]]'', and their sixth overall best seller. "Biology" peaked at number twenty-six on the [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]]. {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (2006) !align="left"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|[[UK Download Chart]] |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]] |align="center"|4 |- |align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]] |align="center"|7 |- |align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]] |align="center"|26 |} == References == {{reflist}} {{Girls Aloud}} [[Category:2005 singles]] [[Category:Girls Aloud songs]] [[Category:Songs produced by Xenomania]] [[Category:Songs that sample previously recorded songs]] [[it:Biology]] [[pl:Biology]] [[ro:Biology]]