Biology (song)
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{{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]]."
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==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.
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== 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]]
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