Whole Again
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| Single by Atomic Kitten | ||||
| from the album Right Now | ||||
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| Released | 29 January 2001 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
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| "Whole Again" (Jenny Frost version) on YouTube | ||||
"Whole Again" is a song by the English girl group Atomic Kitten for their debut studio album, Right Now (2000). It was co-written by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark members and Atomic Kitten founders Andy McCluskey and Stuart Kershaw, along with Jem Godfrey and Bill Padley, with production helmed by McCluskey and Kershaw under their production moniker Engine. Godfrey and Padley are credited as additional producers.
"Whole Again" is the group's biggest-selling single and was the final single to feature founding member Kerry Katona, who left the group midway through promoting the single; she was then replaced by new member Jenny Frost from fellow English girl group Precious, who re-recorded Katona's spoken parts for promotion. As a result, the music video was reshot and Frost's vocals appeared on the reissue of Right Now. "Whole Again" was released as the fifth UK single (and sixth overall) from the album and became an international success, reaching number one in several countries and selling over a million copies in the UK alone.
The four writers were nominated for the Ivor Novello Award for excellence in songwriting, and Billboard ranked the track number 96 on their list of the "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time". Multiple artists, including OMD, have covered the song.