This Week's New Singles

It may be a week scarce on big new releases, but it does provide perhaps two of the most unlikeliest chart comebacks of the year.

It's been nine years since Gina G last graced the Top 40. Since then we've seen her being booted out early on Reborn In The USA, her completely pointless Song For Europe entry but at last she gets a chance to release something again. And "Tonight's The Night" (****) is actually pretty good in a sub-par Dannii Minogue kinda way. The sending-herself-up video is also very funny and it's a shame that this will probably miss the top 75 altogether.

It's been even longer since David Hasselhoff's solitary hit single in 1993. But now witnessing a renaissance thanks to his autobiography and appearance in the new Adam Sandler film, he's back to unleash his deadly 80s perm on us again. "Jump In My Car" is literally unreviewable. Yes, it's bad. It is really bad. But just when you think he's seriously trying to be the next Billy Ray Cyrus, the whole chorus flips on its head, he proves that he does have a sense of humour and you actually end up quite liking it. Radio 1's Scott Mills has been campaigning for this to get to #1. It certainly wouldn't be the worst we've had this year.

Nerina Pallot's inconsistent career doesn't look like changing with the bizarre decision to release "Sophia" (***) as the second single from the rather good Fires album. A lovely Sarah McLachlan piano-led ballad it may be, but single material it is not.

What on earth has happened to Bob Sinclair. It was only six years ago that he released the anthemic "Feel For You", now he's reduced to whistling songs and novelty garbage like "Rock This Party" (*) , a Jive Bunny-style megamix of early 90s dance featuring a Fatman Scoop soundalike. The video may be cute but come on.

Nicole Sherzinger releases what will surely be the first of many attempts to break free from The Pussycat Dolls. Let's face it, the other girls are about as useful as a chocolate fireguard but she's going to have to do better than this P.Diddy duet if she wants to go solo. "Come To Me" (**) is as pedestrian as R&B gets.

Ross Copperman may not have the most showbiz name but despite it being a hybrid of every Coldplay, Muse and Radiohead song you've ever heard, "As I Choke" (****) ties with Gina G for Single Of The Week.

Razorlight continue to sound like this decade's Boomtown Rats with "America" (***). Not something the world exactly needed and the hyperbole over their new album ("the best guitar album since Definitely Maybe" according to Q magazine) is complete claptrap. But worryingly, this is the third single I've liked from them in a row.

Elsewhere Javine attempts yet another comeback by teaming up with dance producers Soul Avengers on the formulaic "Don't Let The Morning Come" (**), Yummy Bingham, surely not her real name, screeches her way through the tuneless "Come Get It" (*) and Ne-Yo is still as slushy and schmaltzy as ever on "Stay." (**)