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Hassaan
post May 26 2016, 01:57 PM
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A thread looking at songs which have seen a significant uplift in sales/chart position after they were featured on TV, either within an advert, a performance (either by the original artist or someone covering it), or played in the background as part of a performance.

Obvious ones I can think of is Adele's "Make You Feel My Love" peaking at #4 after a performance of it on X Factor in 2010, and Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" peaking at also #4 after a performance of it on Britain's Got Talent in April 2011. Any other examples you can think of, in terms of significant uplifts?
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post May 26 2016, 02:03 PM
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post May 26 2016, 02:43 PM
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Elbow - One Day Like This.

Had never been higher than #35 until performed at the Olympics (?) - shot up to #4!
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post May 26 2016, 02:44 PM
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An obvious one is Fleur East's 'Sax' which was the ASDA adverts theme tune.

Also, Ellie Goulding's cover of 'Your Song' which was the theme tune to John Lewis' yearly advert and peaked at number 2.
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post May 26 2016, 02:49 PM
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Any song that appeared on totps in the 1970/80s!
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post May 26 2016, 02:50 PM
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Faith hill there youll be & tina turner the best
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post May 26 2016, 03:00 PM
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Iris and Don't Stop Believin'
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post May 26 2016, 04:24 PM
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Sex On Fire by Kings of Leon was rebounded into the top 5, 11 months after release because of X Factor.

All of Me by John Legend did something similar I believe, after about 6 months?
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post May 26 2016, 04:29 PM
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QUOTE(-SCOTT- @ May 26 2016, 05:24 PM) *
Sex On Fire by Kings of Leon was rebounded into the top 5, 11 months after release because of X Factor.

All of Me by John Legend did something similar I believe, after about 6 months?

Not quite with Sex On Fire, it shot back to #6.

John Legend went all the way back up to #4 from I think it was Strictly or some dancing show.
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post May 26 2016, 04:30 PM
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QUOTE(-SCOTT- @ May 26 2016, 05:24 PM) *
Sex On Fire by Kings of Leon was rebounded into the top 5, 11 months after release because of X Factor.

All of Me by John Legend did something similar I believe, after about 6 months?

I seem to recall the same happened to 'Jar of Hearts', which is why it matched its peak of #4 so many weeks after peaking their initially).

And on the subject of John Legend, let's not forget 'Ordinary People' (thanks to The Voice I believe).

'I Won't Give Up', 'Say Something' and 'A Thousand Years' are popular ones that never fail to serge up iTunes after an X Factor performance
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post May 26 2016, 04:34 PM
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All of Me surged back up after John Legend performed it on X Factor! Only a true chart saviour *.*

Beneath Your Beautiful got a very notable boost from Labrinth and Emeli Sandé's performance of it on X Factor too, it wasn't doing much beforehand at all and the performance made it into the huge hit it became.
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post May 26 2016, 04:46 PM
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"Stay" by Shakespears Sister returning to the charts after Cher Lloyd sang it on The X Factor 18 years after it had left the charts reaching No.12.

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post May 26 2016, 04:49 PM
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Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'" became a hit in 2009 because of X Factor and Glee. Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris" became a hit in 2011, also because of X Factor
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post May 26 2016, 04:49 PM
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Let's get ready to rhumble went to number 1 after a saturday night takeaway performance
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post May 26 2016, 04:51 PM
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"Beneath Your Beautiful" reached #1 because Labrinth & Emeli Sandé performed it on X Factor
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post May 26 2016, 06:19 PM
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Singin' In The Rain by Mint Royale going to #1 after George Sampson danced to this in his winning performance in BGT in 2008.
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post May 26 2016, 07:40 PM
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I think Little Mix - Salute peaked just after being performed on BGT.
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post May 26 2016, 08:16 PM
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Adele - Make You Feel My Love

Was covered in the XF and prior had only reached #26 and spent 3 weeks in the charts

Birdy - Wings

Went Top 10 2 years after release due to a TV advert
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post May 26 2016, 11:51 PM
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Someone Like You did it after the performance at the BRITs. It wasn't even a single at the time
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post May 27 2016, 12:33 AM
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Been quite a few

Remember Babylon Zoo's Spaceman ? Or The Sigur Ross Hoppípolla ? Gabrielle Aplin: Salvation ?
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