[1] It predominantly explored their highly publicised and acrimonious split on Boxing Day in 2001, as well as revealing what each member had been doing during the previous ten years and the truth, causes and effects of their disbandment.

[1] It further showed how they could repair their professional, and personal, relationships as a five-piece for the release of their second greatest hits album, The Ultimate Collection (2011), and formal discussions of officially reforming.

[10] On 18 September 2017, Steps announced that the album would be reissued on 27 October with five new songs, including a Christmas track, as well as previously unreleased remixes, and called Tears on the Dancefloor: Crying at the Disco.

[16] She wrote that the group were "back with a bang" and noted the positive audience reaction to "5,6,7,8", commenting that "fans went crazy for the old school classic in such a manner you would think it was still in the charts.

[17] She added that small touches such as Ian "H" Watkins being partnered with a male dancer and the group embracing each other during their rendition of "Heartbeat" considering that they were not on speaking terms in 2009 "shows how far they've come.