Editing S Club 8 (section)

===2003–2023: ''Sundown'', "I Dream", split, Instagram live series===

The group joined the S Club United tour in April 2003, billed as S Club 8, releasing a fifth single, "[[Fool No More]]", on 30 June. It reached number 4 in the UK chart. A second single, "Sundown", was released in the UK on 29 September 2003 reaching number 4 in the UK. The album, ''[[Sundown (S Club 8 album)|Sundown]]'', was released on 13 October 2003 and reached number 13. The record company perceived the album as a failure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://frankiesandford.net/?page_id=35 |title=Biography |publisher=frankiesandford.net |access-date=19 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221210651/http://frankiesandford.net/?page_id=35 |archive-date=21 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In a review for BBC Music, Jack Smith stated that some of ''Sundown''{{'}}s tracks, "come across as brattier, livelier, younger relatives of... S Club('s)", and that "the album only really flags when the '8 attempt to do more grown-up songs".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bcbd |title= S Club 8 Sundown Review |publisher=BBC|access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> The third single, "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry", was released on 29 December 2003 in the UK where it reached number 11.

After this, the band turned to [[acting]] and were cast in the show, ''[[I Dream]]'' which portrayed S Club 8 as members of a larger ensemble cast. Despite the show being tailored around them, every member of S Club 8 still had to [[audition]]. ''I Dream'' revolved around the summer school Avalon Heights, run by Professor Toone (played by [[Christopher Lloyd]] of ''[[Back to the Future]]'' fame), where the characters tried to improve their talents in the [[performing arts]]. On 15 November 2004, the show's theme tune "[[Dreaming (I Dream song)|Dreaming]]" was released as a single, sung by members Sandford and Goldspink. The single charted at number 19. On 29 November 2004 an album titled ''[[Welcome to Avalon Heights]]'' was released, containing songs from the show performed by S Club 8 members and the rest of the cast. The album debuted at number 133.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=364&Itemid=111 |title=We've been to the end of the year |publisher=Popjustice |date=1 January 2005 |access-date=1 January 2011}}</ref> The group disbanded in 2005.

In 2020, during the [[COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom|Covid-19 lockdown]], member Asforis (now Perry) held an [[Instagram]] live series, interviewing the other seven members in turn over the course of seven weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CAh9ysSHZY7/?igsh=bjB3Mzg4cGZ5aTNz |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

In 2023, when S Club 7 reunited for ''The Good Times tour'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to get S Club 7 tickets for UK reunion tour 2023 {{!}} Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/going-out/tickets/s-club-7-new-dates-tickets/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.radiotimes.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> many fans asked if S Club 8 would also be reuniting. Members Franks and Renfree held an Instagram Live Q&A to confirm that S Club 8 had not been asked to reunite for the tour.  Both Franks and Renfree encouraged fans to “make some noise” in support, to encourage a paid opportunity for a professional reunion. A petition was started shortly after, aiming for an initial 500 signatures. As of 2025, it has garnered 324 signatures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/tv/Co8AX-0qozGMRHz2tzpEevI__17l5ZWGwLjmkI0/?igsh=MXV1bG9iejZpZGs0bQ== |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2RG_P0IZWk/?igsh=aTlvcGxmZW1vY2V1 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>