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The story goes that during the recording sessions for Sweet 7, the then-newest Sugababe, Jade Ewen, had not yet joined the group. Following the departure of Mutya Buena and with Keisha Buchanan’s position temporarily in flux during production, the label brought in session singers to flesh out the demos.
The track in question, "Get Sexy," was a sample-heavy banger built around Right Said Fred’s "I’m Too Sexy." On the album sampler circulated to press and radio, the song—labeled "Ke Better"—featured a distinct vocal delivery that lacked Keisha's soulful ad-libs but possessed a very specific, slightly slurred, punk-pop attitude. sugababes sweet 7 album sampler featuring ke better
Ke$ha, who was on the verge of breaking out globally with "Tik Tok," was known around this time for providing backing vocals and demos for various artists (she famously sang the "Ricki Lake" line on Flo Rida’s "Right Round"). Listeners immediately noticed the resemblance in the vocal fry and cadence on "Ke Better."
While never officially confirmed by the label in press releases, the consensus among the fan community is that this version serves as a Ke$ha demo that accidentally (or intentionally) made its way onto a promotional disc under a typo-riddled title. Check the: The story goes that during the
The tragedy of the Sweet 7 sampler is that it represents a timeline that never happened. In September 2009, following a much-publicized "rift" (allegedly a physical altercation with Amelle Berrabah), Keisha was fired. Within 24 hours, Jade Ewen (Eurovision contestant) was announced as her replacement.
Jade Ewen was tasked with an impossible job: re-record Keisha’s vocals for the already-printed Sweet 7 album. The result was uncanny valley pop. While Jade is a powerhouse vocalist, she lacks Keisha’s unique texture—the low, almost masculine growl that defined early Sugababes hits. Fans immediately noticed
The sampler, therefore, is the only place to hear Sweet 7 as it was intended. Compare the two versions:
Fans immediately noticed. When the album finally charted at a disappointing #14 in the UK (the lowest for a Sugababes studio album at the time), critics pointed to the "soulless" re-recordings. They were missing the Keisha grit preserved only on that promo sampler.