page_title: The Other Guys (University of St Andrews)
section_title: 2012
hierarchical_section_title: The Other Guys (University of St Andrews) / History / 2012
caption_attribution_description: English: The Other Guys' St Andrews Girls Video Teaser
context_page_description: The Other Guys is an all-male a cappella ensemble from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. The group was founded in 2004 and has been one of the groups responsible for the rise of collegiate a cappella in Scotland.
  The group uploads their musical parody videos, to YouTube, including "Royal Romance", a tribute to the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton based upon Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance", and their follow-up video "St Andrews Girls", a cover of Katy Perry's "California Gurls", which was released in conjunction with a charity single raising money for Breast Cancer Care. More recent parodies include charity single It's Raining Men and 24K Meghan. The group competes nationally and has travelled internationally on several tours.
context_section_description: On 3 March 2012, the group competed for the fourth time in The Voice Festival UK, entering the St Andrews Regional Round. The group won the round, as well as the award for 'Outstanding Performance', and progressed to the final in London, where they won the award for 'Outstanding Arrangement' for their song 'Skinny Love'. Shortly afterwards, the group performed for the English National Ballet at their annual Gala Fundraiser held in The Dorchester. Pictures of the performance were published in Tatler.
  In April 2012 the group revealed plans for their latest project, a charity video and single in aid of Breast Cancer Care entitled "St Andrews Girls". As part of the filming process, the group invited girls from St Andrews to be a part of the video during a special day of recording in St Salvator's Quad, St Andrews, on 22 April 2012. The single was released onto YouTube on 15 May 2012.
  The group went on tour between 10 and 15 July, performing in several venues in Nottingham, Oxford and London, including The Half Moon in Putney.
  The group's Christmas EP, entitled The Other Guys' Christmas was released on 26 November 2012, and contained 8 tracks, including an original, entitled "Christmas Gets Worse Every Year", written and arranged by friend of the group, Oscar Foxley. As of 12 January 2013, the song had peaked at number 2 on the Amazon.com Bestsellers Chart, had amassed over 130,000 views on YouTube, and had attracted media attention on Classic FM, BBC Reporting Scotland and the Scottish Daily Mail on Sunday. In the first week the song was eligible for the Official Charts, it reached number 9 on the independent chart and number 32 on the Scottish charts.
caption: Promotional Teaser for the "St Andrews Girls" charity single and video
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