Atomic Kitten

Released: October 23, 2000

Songwriter: Stuart Kershaw Andy McCluskey Martin Forster

Producer: Engine

[Verse 1]
Lately in my life I'm finding it harder to be
Certain of feelings that I thought would always be
Playing the game was easy, saying the things that pleased me
But through it all, I can see the love has slipped away

[Chorus]
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Take this love away from me
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Set my soul and spirit free
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Take this love away from me
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Let me be what I can be
Go and just leave me
Go make it easy on yourself

[Verse 2]
Lately in my life I'm finding I struggle if I
Picture myself no longer underneath your spell

[Chorus]
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Take this love away from me
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Set my soul and spirit free
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Take this love away from me
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Let me be what I can be
Go and just leave me
Go make it easy on yourself

[Bridge]
I can't stand to see you
Couldn't bare to feel you
It's tearing my heart
In two

[Chorus]
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Take this love away from me
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Set my soul and spirit free
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Take this love away from me
(Bye now, gotta say, say goodbye now)
Let me be what I can be
Go and just leave me
Go make it easy on yourself

[Outro]
Bye now, take this love away from me
Bye now, can't you see what I can see
Bye now, that with you I'll never be
Bye now, so take your love away from me
Go and just leave me
Go make it easy on yourself

Atomic Kitten are an English girl group formed in Liverpool in 1998 and put together by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) frontman Andy McCluskey, who served as a principal songwriter during their early years. The original line-up consisted of Kerry Katona, Liz McClarnon and Heidi Range. Range was later replaced by Natasha Hamilton and eventually went on to join Sugababes.

The group’s debut album Right Now was released in October 2000 and peaked at number 39 in the UK. After four top ten singles, Katona quit the group and was replaced by former Precious singer Jenny Frost. “Whole Again” (recorded before Katona left), their next single, became their most successful song when it topped the UK singles chart for four weeks and became the 13th best-selling single of the 2000s. The group re-released their debut album, with some tracks re-recorded with Frost’s vocals. In the UK, the album hit number one, going double platinum after selling over 600,000 copies.

Between 2002 and 2004, the group released a further two studio albums, Feels So Good (which also went double platinum in the UK) and Ladies Night, and a greatest hits album before announcing a break following their 2004 tour.

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