Original Sugababes announce first album in over 20 years
Sugababes announce first album in over 20 years

The original Sugababes have announced the release of their first album in more than two decades. The self-titled record will be the first from the founding trio – Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy – since their debut album One Touch in 2000 and will be released in February.

New single and album details

The English girl group will also release a brand new single, Ghost, on Thursday. The 12-track record was co-written by the members alongside a number of UK songwriters and producers and will include the tracks Jungle, Weeds and Shook, all released last year.

The cover art for the album was shared in a post on Instagram, which was captioned: “We’ve poured so much into this record and the more it came together, the clearer it became that there was only one thing we could call it: ‘SUGABABES’.”

Band history and reunion

The group formed as teenagers in London in 1998 and released the song Overload in 2000. Internal divisions saw a rotation of different members and the release of hit songs Push The Button and About You Now.

Members of the original line-up each pursued solo careers before reuniting in 2012, but they regained the name Sugababes only in 2019. The group will also release a new music video for the lead single, premiering at 5pm on Thursday.