Steps (pop group)
Steps were formed in May 1997 by Tim Byrne, Barry Upton and Steve Crosby. They have released six studio albums, three compilation albums and 23 singles. The group has sold over 20 million records worldwide. They disbanded in December 2001. They reformed in May 2011 for a four-part documentary series on Sky Living titled Steps: Reunion. Their fifth studio album Tears on the Dancefloor was released in April 2017.
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Steps are a British dance-pop group. They were formed in May 1997 by Tim Byrne, Barry Upton and Steve Crosby. They have released six studio albums, three compilation albums and 23 singles. The group has sold over 20 million records worldwide. They disbanded in December 2001. They reformed in May 2011 for a four-part documentary series on Sky Living titled Steps: Reunion. Their fifth studio album Tears on the Dancefloor was released in April 2017. Steps’ sixth studio album What the Future Holds was released on 27 November 2020. Their final album of greatest hits, Gold, was the group’s second number-one album in the UK. The band reformed for a second time on 1 January 2017 in celebration of their 20th anniversary, and later announced their fifth album Light Up The World, which will be released on 12 November 2012, alongside a six-date Christmas tour, starting from 30 November and ending on 5 December. It was preceded by two singles. Their first single was a techno line dance song. Despite only peaking at number 14, it was their first hit both in theUK and internationally. The track remains one of the highest-selling singles never to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Its release in Australia gave the group their first number one in 1998. Their penultimate single reached number five in the British charts while their final album was Gold, which was their second number one album. The album entered the charts at number one, becoming the band’s third album to achieve this feat.
The first single, \”5,6,7,8\” was not typical of what became their style, but it achieved considerable longevity in the fast-paced singles climate of 1997–1998, racking up over four months on the British chart. Despite this, the single achieved considerableongevity in theFastpaced singlesclimate of 1997-1998. The song remains a top 10 hit in Australia, with its release in 1998 giving the band their first No. 1 single in the country. The single is still a top-10 hit in the Australian charts. It is also one of their most successful singles, with 14 consecutive top 5 singles in the US and Europe. Their last single reached No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 4 in the European charts. Their second single, “I’ve Got A Girl’s Eyes For You,” was their last UK number one single. It peaked at No. 3 in the United States in April 1998. They also had a No. 2 single in Australia in May 1998, and a number 3 single in Europe in June 1998. When H & Claire departed, the group disbanded. Tim Byrne founded a management and production company, Byrne Blood, with former BMG head of marketing and video, Victoria Blood, which took over sole management of Steps and was also instrumental in the creation and management of A1. After auditions, the original line-up of Watkins, Scott-Lee, Derek O’Brien, Maddy Chan, and Mitch Stevens was finalised and the band started shooting promotional images and recording tracks.
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