Welcome to Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast - the first podcast dedicated to discussing and dissecting the legacy of Steps; the UK's biggest mixed-sex group of all time!
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25 Years of Gold - Part 2 - Gold & Words Are Not Enough (with Aron Baxter - Music Video Director)
In Part 2 of our Gold 25th anniversary celebrations, we dive into the release of the album 'Gold' and the single 'Words Are Not Enough'. Little did we know this would end up being the groups last official single release for 11 years. We also chat to film maker Aron Baxter who directed the music video for 'Words Are Not Enough', bringing Steps to life in animated form.
The Gold album went straight to Number 1 on the UK charts where it stayed for 3 non-consecutive weeks. In less than three months, it had sold over 900,000 copies to end up the 6th biggest album of 2001. Eventually going 4x Platinum, it has now surpassed sales of over 1.1 million copies.
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25 Sept 2026
BEST BITS: Tony Moran learns the impact of his 'One For Sorrow' remix
Clip taken from the original episode 'Tony Moran Interview - The Story Behind The Steps 'One For Sorrow' Remix' in April 2025. Catch up on the full episode now via your podcast feed.
For the first time since he created the remix back in 1999, Tony tells us about how the opportunity to work with Steps came to be and the legacy the mix has 27 years on.
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6 Sept 2026
25 Years of Gold - Part 1 - Chain Reaction (with Steve Anderson & Stuart Hayes)
We’re kicking off our Gold 25 celebrations with a special series of episodes marking 25 years of one of Steps’ most iconic eras and we’re starting with the song that launched it all, ‘Chain Reaction’.
As we dive into the story of 'Chain Reaction', we’ll hear from the band’s Musical Director Steve Anderson, who co-wrote and produced the B-side, ‘Stop Me From Loving You’, and has reworked ‘Chain Reaction’ numerous times for Steps’ live shows over the past decade.
We’re also joined by Stuart Hayes, who by the Gold era had become the group’s co-choreographer alongside Paul Domaine. Stuart was instrumental in creating one of the most iconic and gloriously camp performances of ‘Chain Reaction’ for the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party.
By the time Gold arrived, Steps had more than earned their victory lap. After four years of phenomenal success, they had racked up 12 consecutive Top 5 singles, won a BRIT Award for selling more than one million tickets across three arena tours, and most importantly, had amassed enough incredible songs to fill a Greatest Hits album!
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Shane: @stepmeister
Brad: @bradszmerling
Email: glitterstepspod@gmail.com (mailto:glitterstepspod@gmail.com)
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This podcast is recorded on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.
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YouTube views
6,000
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
108 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100
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94
YouTube
68
Engagement
68
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