Background and Release
British girl group the Sugababes were formed in 1998 by founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Donaghy and Buena first met during an accapella gig, where they heard each other sing and later performed a duet. The duo decided to work together on a new song, and while they were in the studio, Buchanan came to visit her friend Buena. Their manager, Ron Tom, concluded that the trio were to join together as a band, known as the Sugababes. They later signed to London Records and began writing songs for their debut album One Touch.
"New Year" was written by the group's members in collaboration with Cameron McVey, Jony Lipsey, Matt Rowe and Felix Howard. The song was produced by McVey, Lipsey and Paul Simm. It was recorded and engineered by Goetz Botzenhardt at Bear Studios, and mixed by its producers at Metropolis Studios. London Records released "New Year" in the United Kingdom on 18 December 2000 as the second single from One Touch. Multiple B-sides were featured to accompany the single, including "Forever", "Little Lady Love" and "Sugababes on the Run". "New Year" was omitted from the group's greatest hits album Overloaded: The Singles Collection.
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