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We should have seen this coming.

Here’s a screen shot from the latest Sugababes video, “Get Sexy.” I was watching it about a week ago and I actually thought to myself, Amelle Berrabah is front-and-center for most of the clip. Surely Keisha Buchannan, who was the girl groups’ only remaining founding member at the time of the singles’ U.K. release, is not pleased with this.

Call it ESP or at the very least an eerie premonition. But if you watch “Get Sexy” again you will see what I mean. Then when rumors swirled last week that Amelle was quitting, I thought, Oh shit! If that’s true, they’ll have to re-shoot the entire thing.

But those rumors weren’t completely accurate. According to the official press release, Amelle and Heidi Range will continue on as Sugababes with new member Jade Ewen (version 4.0 for those of you keeping score). Keisha will remain signed with Island Records as a solo artist. And so the dramatic saga continues…

And here it is, the clip for hot new Sugababes single “Get Sexy.” The slick video is just as smokin’ as the song — you can tell that the record label is throwing some cash into promoting the group this time around. Stateside success is truly imminent.

Check out the artwork for the single below. I am getting excited about hearing the upcoming album!

British girl group Sugababes are primed for mega-success with their brand-spankin’ new single, “Get Sexy.” The song debuted on Britain’s Radio 1 yesterday, and my immediate reaction to the daring hip-pop/electro track is WOW. The ladies recently signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Records, a major coup. And if anything can finally make a name for them in America, “Get Sexy” is it. Have a listen to the radio rip:

At first I wasn’t so sure about the Right Said Fred-inspired chorus (!!!) — “And I’m so sexy in this club, so sexy in this club, so sexy it hurts.” If I had more time I’d photoshop bald heads on that American Apparel ad above! But on second thought, it totally works and in the end the club-ready production will surely transcend the reference. See you on this side of the Atlantic very soon, girls! I have a feeling that this is your time.

The last two posts were a little bit butch, so I thought it was a good time to balance that out with the latest Sugababes video! Enjoy the clip for “No Can Do,” an-actually-quite-good single that could have been recorded in the golden era of ’60s girl groups — though it somehow seems altogether modern at the same time.

The video features the trio vamping it up amongst a gaggle of mostly-naked men in several interesting positions (haha, it’s not at dirty as it sounds). Yes, the ‘babes definitely know how to please their fans. And of course that primarily consists of gay men and saucy straight women.

The clip opens with Amelle lying amongst several of the hunks, shot from above. I’m not complaining — I think it’s an entertaining video — but when I look at that first bit I can’t help but think Kylie did it better.

If the video above becomes unavailable, watch it here.