Girls Aloud: 'Untouchable'

Released on Monday, Apr 27 2009

Published Thursday, Apr 2 2009, 09:16 BST | By Nick Levine | 59 comments

The original version of 'Untouchable' serves as the centrepiece on Girls Aloud's Out of Control album: it's a declaration of mutual solidarity, a raved up torch song and a pop tour de force all rolled into one. It also runs to a whopping six minutes and 51 seconds, which only George Michael thinks is a realistic length for a pop single.

Consequently, 'Untouchable' has been been chopped and changed for its single release. It now comes in a shade under four minutes and the girls' vocals, for no apparent reason, have acquired a bit of vocoder in the edit. Some of the epic quality of the original has been lost, but 'Untouchable' remains surprising, thrilling and strangely moving - in short, classic Girls Aloud.

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Ross, on November 28th, 2010
It was okay back then...

Michelle, London, on August 13th, 2009
Pure epic. I love it.

kateeeeeeeeeeeee, on May 2nd, 2009
loveit <3 reallllllllllly want them to release miss you bow wow. its amazing. along with this best off the album :D

Ravena, UK, on April 29th, 2009
Best release from Out of Control

Katie, Notts, on April 27th, 2009
I definitely agree with you DS on your comment about it being 'strangely moving' - I don't know what it is but it is. I think Untouchable is the epitome of a great Girls Aloud song. Hope it charts well!

Jen, on April 26th, 2009
It is an amzing song but i wish they would have released miss you bow wow instead. :)

Viola , on April 23rd, 2009
I think it's a very good song, the album and the single version too. It deserve to be a top10 single. The video is amazing!

Kath, Rexicaricophalipitorious, on April 20th, 2009
4 stars? Seriously? Total pants. Beautiful robots? Sounds exactly like most of their other songs to me. Cheryl barely in tune, Sarah screeching. Kimberley pretty much talking. Nicole and Nadine are wasted in Girls Aloud.

D, on April 17th, 2009
it is brill

tyrone williams, on April 17th, 2009
bb i agree with everything you said if your being serious the sugababes rock they are classy, talented, hardworking, diverse(dont stay safe) real women and have the vocals what more can i say. even though their album didnt do well their music is much better than the loving kind with songs such as every heart broken, unbreakable heart etc cant wait for their next album. anyways let me talk about ga untouchable isn't a bad song its definetly a bit better than the loving kind.

Emma, Cheshire, on April 16th, 2009
I absolutely hated this song when i first heard it but now i love it. i was driving along the M6 in my car when it suddenly hit me that it was infact a girls aloud classic.

xxx, on April 15th, 2009
they cant sing

Kim, London, on April 15th, 2009
BEST GIRLS ALOUD SONG EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bossyboots, on April 15th, 2009
I seriously think that this song is not as good as Biology,Sound of the Underground and Something kinda ooh. Personally I think they have run out ideas. I love the Saturdays

BB, on April 15th, 2009
Boring like all their other songs were are the Sugababes? They are Britain's BEST and REAL girlband not plastic skinny chicks like them. I think there's a chance that it will miss the top ten because it's has not enter the top forty. So Haha!

Bryan, on April 14th, 2009
generic music nothing out the ordinary

sophieee from newcastle (:, on April 14th, 2009
ah love it. 'tis rather amazing. x

Maninblack, London, on April 14th, 2009
Bland wallpaper music with no direction.

Amy Lee, London, on April 13th, 2009
love is the key should of been the single this doesnt cut it for me sorry

Clare,NI, on April 12th, 2009
fab song! hope they get another top 10 single with this but i prefer the original 6 minute version

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