"Push the Button" is a song by the English girl group the Sugababes, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album Taller in More Ways (2005). Composed by Dallas Austin and the Sugababes as an electropop and R&B; song with various computer effects, it was inspired by an infatuation that one of them (Keisha Buchanan) developed for another artist. Critics praised the song's conception and production, and some of them named it one of the best pop singles of the 2000s. The song became one of the group's most commercially successful releases, peaking at number one in Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and reaching the top five across Europe and in Australia. It was nominated for Best British Single at the 2006 BRIT Awards. Matthew Rolston directed the song's music video, which was filmed in Shepherds Bush, London; it features the Sugababes flirting with three men in an elevator. The group performed the single at Oxegen 2008, V Festival 2008, and other festivals and events. "Push the Button" appears on the soundtrack to It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006).

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_the_Button_(Sugababes_song)

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1689:

The Act of Toleration became law in England, granting freedom of worship to Nonconformists under certain circumstances, but deliberately excluding Catholics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toleration_Act_1688

1883:

New York City opened the Brooklyn Bridge (pictured) – the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge

1956:

The first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1956

1976:

In a wine competition in Paris, French judges shocked the wine industry by rating California wines higher than French ones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_of_Paris_(wine)

1991:

The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Solomon, a covert operation to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Solomon

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

dibbly-dobbler: (cricket) A slow-paced bowler. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dibbly-dobbler

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

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