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post Jul 19 2018, 08:56 PM
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Friday 20th July 2018

Last week's top 5:

Singles
01 24 61 Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds ~ Three Lions
02 01 16 George Ezra ~ Shotgun
03 03 08 Clean Bandit ~ Solo (feat. Demi Lovato)
04 NE 01 Drake ~ In My Feelings
05 02 02 Drake ~ Don't Matter To Me (feat. Michael Jackson)

Albums
01 01 02 Drake ~ Scorpion
02 03 29 Motion Picture Cast Recording ~ The Greatest Showman
03 NE 01 Years & Years ~ Palo Santo
04 04 16 George Ezra ~ Staying At Tamara's
05 NE 01 Tom Grennan ~ Lighting Matches

SINGLES:



Drake looks set for his 5th chart topper today



George Ezra and Clean Bandit Featuring Demi Lovato should complete the top 3



New entries may come from Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, loud Luxury Featuring Brando, and Martin Garrix featuring Khalid

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Have The Vamps done enough to grab No 1?



Drake and The Greatest Showman are hoping to complete the top 3.

Have a chat and enjoy the chart as it unfolds here between 4 and 5.45 biggrin.gif

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post Jul 19 2018, 08:58 PM
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Retro Top 10 - 20th July

2017



1- WILD THOUGHTS- DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller (51,308)
2- DESPACITO (REMIX)- Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber (46,575)
3- UNFORGETTABLE- French Montana Featuring Swae Lee (39,142)
4- FEELS- Calvin Harris Featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (37,645)
5- MAMA- Jonas Blue Featuring William Singe (36,510)
6- STRIP THAT DOWN- Liam Payne Featuring Quavo (31,133)
7- YOUR SONG- Rita Ora (29,969)
8- POWER- Little Mix Featuring Stormzy (28,606)
9- PRETTY GIRL- Maggie Lindemann (28,244)
10- 2U- David Guetta Featuring Justin Bieber (27,536)



2013



1- WAKE ME UP- Avicii (266,524)
2- BLURRED LINES- Robin Thicke Featuring TI & Pharrell (78,640)
3- LOVE ME AGAIN- John Newman (61,745)
4- I LOVE IT- Icona Pop Featuring Charli XCX (47,983)
5- BANG BANG- Will.i.am (42,734)
6- LA LA LA- Naughty Boy Featuring Sam Smith (38,487)
7- RELOAD- Sebastian Ingrosso/ Tommy Trash/ John Martin (37,276)
8- COME AND GET IT- Selena Gomez (36,834)
9- JACK- Breach (32,895)
10- LET HER GO- Passenger (31,827)



2008



1- DANCE WIV ME- Dizzee Rascal Ft Calvin Harris (41,879)
2- ONE FOR THE RADIO- McFly (36,239)
3- ALL SUMMER LONG- Kid Rock (31,645)
4- ALL I EVER WANTED- Basshunter (27,800)
5- NO AIR- Jordin Sparks Ft Chris Brown (24,600)
6- CLOSER- Ne-Yo (19,800)
7- GIVE IT 2 ME- Madonna (19,310)
8- STAY WITH ME- Ironik (18,500)
9- SHUT UP AND LET ME GO- Ting Tings (13,108)
10- FOREVER- Chris Brown (12,700)


2003



1- CRAZY IN LOVE- Beyonce (34,589)
2- SATISFACTION- Benni Benassi (28,100)
3- NO LETTING GO- Wayne Wonder (15,500)
4- BRING ME TO LIFE- Evanescence (15,000)
5- PASS IT ON- The Coral (15,000)
6- FEEL GOOD TIME- Pink Ft William Orbit (15,000)
7- INVISIBLE- D-Side (14,000)
8- REAL THINGS- Javine (13,000)
9- FAST FOOD SONG- Fast Food Rockers (13,000)
10- FLY ON THE WINGS OF LOVE- XTM & DJ Chucky (12,000)



1998



1- DEEPER UNDERGROUND- Jamiroquai (89,000)
2- FREAK ME- Another Level (74,000)
3- GHETTO SUPASTAR- Pras Michel/ ODB/ Mya (61,000)*
4- YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT- Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta (56,000)*
5- LIFE IS A FLOWER- Ace Of Base (49,000)*
6- C’EST LA VIE- B*Witched (47,000)*
7- SAVE TONIGHT- Eagle Eye Cherry (41,000)*
8- BECAUSE WE WANT TO- Billie (31,000)*
9- KISS THE GIRL- Peter Andre (30,000)*
10- MAS QUE NADA- Echobeatz (28,000)*


Sales courtesy of MW. *denotes an estimate- thanks to Gezza
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Movement | This Week | Last Week | Total Weeks | Artist | Title






01 02 07 Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions
02 RE 03 Green Day - American Idiot
03 01 11 George Ezra - Shotgun
04 03 08 Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato - Solo
05 05 09 Years & Years - If You're Over Me





01 57 04 Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions
02 03 16 George Ezra - Shotgun
03 09 02 Drake - In My Feelings
04 01 02 Drake feat. Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me
05 05 14 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss





01 03 06 Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions
02 02 06 George Ezra - Shotgun
03 01 06 Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B - Girls Like You
04 06 12 Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry
05 05 09 Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It
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Afternoon all!! As always, NO SPOILERS please!

Not looking forward to another lacklustre Drake #1 but I am very excited at the prospect of 5SOS in the top 10 wub.gif
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post Jul 20 2018, 02:12 PM
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wow, five years since Avicii smashed in at #1 with incredible sales. what a song wub.gif wub.gif
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I was listening to Wake Me Up a lot last night, it’s so sad hearing it now. sad.gif

Won’t be around this afternoon, but I’m hoping for a top 5 debut for Ariana. I reckon she’ll have to settle for #6 though!
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Hope Body can scrape its way in this week!
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post Jul 20 2018, 02:27 PM
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Retro faves:

2017:
1- WILD THOUGHTS- DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller (51,308)
3- UNFORGETTABLE- French Montana Featuring Swae Lee (39,142)
4- FEELS- Calvin Harris Featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (37,645)
5- MAMA- Jonas Blue Featuring William Singe (36,510)
6- STRIP THAT DOWN- Liam Payne Featuring Quavo (31,133)
7- YOUR SONG- Rita Ora (29,969)
8- POWER- Little Mix Featuring Stormzy (28,606)

2013:
1- WAKE ME UP- Avicii (266,524)
2- BLURRED LINES- Robin Thicke Featuring TI & Pharrell (78,640)
3- LOVE ME AGAIN- John Newman (61,745)
4- I LOVE IT- Icona Pop Featuring Charli XCX (47,983)
8- COME AND GET IT- Selena Gomez (36,834)
9- JACK- Breach (32,895)

2008:
1- DANCE WIV ME- Dizzee Rascal Ft Calvin Harris (41,879)
5- NO AIR- Jordin Sparks Ft Chris Brown (24,600)
6- CLOSER- Ne-Yo (19,800)
7- GIVE IT 2 ME- Madonna (19,310) wub.gif
9- SHUT UP AND LET ME GO- Ting Tings (13,108)
10- FOREVER- Chris Brown (12,700)

2003:
1- CRAZY IN LOVE- Beyonce (34,589)
2- SATISFACTION- Benni Benassi (28,100) wub.gif
3- NO LETTING GO- Wayne Wonder (15,500)
4- BRING ME TO LIFE- Evanescence (15,000)
6- FEEL GOOD TIME- Pink Ft William Orbit (15,000)
7- INVISIBLE- D-Side (14,000)
8- REAL THINGS- Javine (13,000)
10- FLY ON THE WINGS OF LOVE- XTM & DJ Chucky (12,000)

1998:
1- DEEPER UNDERGROUND- Jamiroquai (89,000)
2- FREAK ME- Another Level (74,000)
3- GHETTO SUPASTAR- Pras Michel/ ODB/ Mya (61,000)*
4- YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT- Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta (56,000)*
5- LIFE IS A FLOWER- Ace Of Base (49,000)*
6- C’EST LA VIE- B*Witched (47,000)*
7- SAVE TONIGHT- Eagle Eye Cherry (41,000)*
8- BECAUSE WE WANT TO- Billie (31,000)*
10- MAS QUE NADA- Echobeatz (28,000)*

Ahhhh, this time 20 years ago I was leaving primary school. sad.gif
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I was shocked when I found out Jack was a Top 10 hit after playing it on a compilation album back in the day, it feels like such an unlikely hit! (well now anyway)
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Missed the top 40 this week?

twenty one pilots
Jumpsuit
Trench | 2018



1st Single
Released: 11th July 2018
Label: Fueled By Ramen

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Biography

Twenty One Pilots (stylized as twenty one pilots, and sometimes as twenty øne piløts) is an American musical duo originating from Columbus, Ohio. The band was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with former members Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who left in 2011, and currently consists of Joseph and drummer Josh Dun. The duo rose to fame in the mid-2010s after several years of touring and independent releases.

They put out two self-released albums, Twenty One Pilots in 2009 and Regional at Best in 2011, before being signed by Fueled by Ramen in 2012. Their label debut, Vessel, was released in 2013. The duo achieved breakthrough success with their fourth album, Blurryface (2015), which produced the successful singles "Stressed Out" and "Ride". In addition, the single "Heathens", recorded for the soundtrack of the film Suicide Squad, made the group the first alternative artist to have two concurrent top ten singles in the U.S. The duo has won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
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Top 100 Chart History

2016 12 Stressed Out -1- MILLIONAIRE
2016 47 Ride -2-
2016 05 Heathens -OST-
2016 93 Cancer -AT-
2018 xx Jumpsuit -1-


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benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid
Eastside
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Non-Album Single
Released: 13th July 2018
Label: Friends Keep Secrets / Interscope Records

The superstar producer behind some of Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Ed Sheeran's biggest hits steps out from behind the curtain for his debut single with new pop royalty, Halsey and Khalid. - iTunes

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benny blanco
Benjamin Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco, is an American record producer, songwriter, musician and recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a five-time BMI Songwriter of the Year award winner and 2017 iHeartRadio Producer of the Year award winner.

As a producer and songwriter, Blanco is responsible for more than 100 million album sales worldwide due to his work with artists including Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Kesha, Sia, The Weeknd, Selena Gomez, Wiz Khalifa, Kanye West and many more. He is also the founder of two labels in collaboration with Interscope Records, Mad Love Records and Friends Keep Secrets.

In July 2018, Blanco released the song "Eastside" under his own name, a collaboration with Halsey and Khalid.
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Halsey
Halsey is the alias of New York-based pop artist Ashley Frangipane. The New Jersey native took her moniker from a New York L train subway stop, and her adopted city plays a large role in both the sound and lyrics of her dark, gritty electro-pop, which has been compared to acts like Chvrches and Lorde. Based on the strength of her first single "Ghost," she signed a deal with Capitol-owned electronic/dance label Astralwerks in early 2014. Her debut EP, Room 93, arrived in October of that same year. In 2015, Halsey released her debut full-length album, Badlands, which featured production from Lido, the Futuristics, Son Lux, and others. Included on the album were the singles "Ghost," "New Americana," "Colors," and "Castle," a version of which also appeared on the soundtrack to The Huntsman: Winter's War. Badlands debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and sold well, ultimately achieving gold certification status. In January 2017, Halsey returned with the single "Not Afraid Anymore," which was featured on the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack. Three months later, she released "Now or Never," the first single from her sophomore album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. Featuring collaborations with Sia, Greg Kurstin, and Benny Blanco, the LP appeared in June 2017 and topped the Billboard 200. A remix of the LP's dark pop single "Alone," featuring Big Sean and Stefflon Don, arrived in March 2018. - Wikipedia

Khalid
Combining a voice that sounds made for classic soul with cutting-edge music, Khalid is a singer/songwriter from El Paso, Texas. Raised by a military family, Khalid lived in Germany and upstate New York before settling in Texas. He was first inspired to make music by his mother, who was a singer and loved '90s R&B artists such as Brandy and TLC. While still a teenager, he began making music in 2015, incorporating influences as wide-ranging as Frank Ocean, India.Arie, Alt-J, and Father John Misty in the songs he posted online. He eventually connected with producer SykSense, who, along with Tunji Ige and Smash David, worked on Khalid's bittersweet breakout single, "Location." Released in mid-2016, the song hit the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart the following January. Another single, "Hopeless," preceded Khalid's debut album, American Teen, which arrived in March 2017. Later that year, Khalid won a VMA from MTV for Best Artist and collaborated with Fifth Harmony singer Normani Kordei on a track for the film Love, Simon. That single, "Love Lies," was released in early 2018. - iTunes

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2018 xx Eastside (benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid)

Halsey
2015 34 The Feeling (Justin Bieber feat. Halsey)
2016 01 Closer (The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey) MILLIONAIRE
2017 80 Now Or Never -1-
2017 22 Him & I (G-Eazy & Halsey)
2018 xx Eastside (benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid)

Khalid
2017 43 Rollin (Calvin Harris feat. Future & Khalid)
2017 09 1-800-273-8255 (Logic feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid)
2017 03 Silence (Marshmello feat. Khalid)
2017 17 Young Dumb & Broke -2-
2017 82 Homemade Dynamite (Lorde feat. Khalid, SZA & Post Malone)
2018 54 The Ways (Khalid & Swae Lee) -OST-
2018 12 Love Lies (Khalid & Normani) -OST-
2017 67 Location -1/3-
2018 60 OTW (Khalid, 6LACK & Ty Dolla $ign) -NAS-
2018 35 Youth (Shawn Mendes feat. Khalid)
2018 47 lovely (Billie Eilish & Khalid)
2018 42 Ocean (Martin Garrix feat. Khalid)
2018 xx Eastside (benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid)


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I know it's not the most commercial song ever but I'm surprised TOP haven't even come close to making this week's top 40, thought it'd at least get there on fan buys. I suppose most of their fans are in the US though where I believe the song is going to do a fair bit better.

Hopefully Panic Room climbs a bit and Body makes the top 40. Also liking the new Ariana and Childish Gambino songs.
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QUOTE(PeteFromLeeds @ Jul 20 2018, 03:35 PM) *
I was shocked when I found out Jack was a Top 10 hit after playing it on a compilation album back in the day, it feels like such an unlikely hit! (well now anyway)


At the time I was really expecting a top 3 from that, it scraping the top 10 actually shocked me.
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40 | arrow down.gif 39 | 8th week

Au/Ra & CamelPhat
Panic Room
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Non-Album Single
Released: 29th March 2018
Label: Defected Records

Dark pop and techno unite on a club-ready tale of anxiety. - iTunes

Chart Statistics

NE (07/06/2018) | 97-73-72-55-50-44-39-40

Sales: 100k+
Certification: -
Status: Standard Chart Ratio

26 Sales
75 Audio Streaming
__ Video Streaming


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Au/Ra
Born in Ibiza and raised in Antigua, singer/songwriter Au/Ra crafts alternative pop with electronic influences inspired by her multicultural upbringing. Influenced by artists like Lana Del Rey, Kraftwerk, the Neighbourhood, and Arctic Monkeys, the young Jamie Lou Stenzel was raised by music-loving parents (her father is a producer in the electronic/trance scene) and decided to pursue music at the age of ten. Under the name Jamie Lou, she uploaded her covers of songs by Birdy, P!nk, Shakira, Rihanna, and more. Later, she adopted the Au/Ra moniker, taking inspiration from a character in her self-penned Lord of the Rings fan fiction. Her first single, "Concrete Jungle," bore a striking resemblance to Lorde, a "Royals 2.0" for 2016. She followed with "Outsiders," an outcast anthem that interpolated Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" into its lyrics. Her third single, "Kicks," was another big beat anthem with vocals leaning in the direction of Halsey. These three tracks would find their way onto her debut EP, Outsiders, which arrived in 2017. - iTunes

CamelPhat
Mike Di Scala and Dave Whelan are CamelPhat, a British electronic duo traversing various styles of deep house and techno. Formed in 2008, the pair put out a number of digital EPs and singles via Vice and Nervous Records before signing to Dutch EDM label Spinnin' Records in 2014. Enjoying chart success in Belgium with tracks such as "Constellations," "Paradigm," "Make 'Em Dance," and "The Act," they came to widespread prominence in 2017 with "Cola," a collaborative track produced with fellow electronic musician Elderbrook. - iTunes

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Au/Ra
2018 39 Panic Room (Au/Ra & CamelPhat) -NAS-

CamelPhat
2017 18 Cola (CamelPhat & Elderbrook) -NAS-
2018 39 Panic Room (Au/Ra & CamelPhat) -NAS-


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Him saying 'new Official chart' keeps throwing me, I keep thinking he means a new-style chart and not just a new ranking of 40 songs laugh.gif

Shame to see Panic Room drop, glad we get to hear it anyway and hope it'll climb in the long run.
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Was expecting this to climb a bit this week, shame to see it drop! The CamelPhat version is growing on me.
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oh damit wanted this to climb, hope it recovers somehow
best dance track we've had in a while
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ZieZie
Fine Girl
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4th Single
Released: 6th March 2018
Label: Sony Music Entertainment UK

Chart Statistics

NE (24/05/2018) | 83-67-73-63-62-50-45-46-38-39

Sales: 100k+
Certification: -
Status: Standard Chart Ratio

95 Sales
52 Audio Streaming
75 Video Streaming


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Introducing ZieZie, the south London talent with an eclectic sound and dreams to make it big. Though he has only been making music since December 2016, the 19-year-old from Croydon has made big waves already, with his track 'Mingle' reaching 1.2 million YouTube views and having signed a record deal with Sony RCA. With infectious melodies, unforgettable lyrics and upper-echelon performance energies, this young man is going places fast.

ZieZie was born into a Congolese family, and his late father granted him the name he would later don, which has proven to have become a self-fulfilling prophecy. "My dad used to call me ZeZe when I was younger, which means someone who's very active, creative and crazy," he explains. "Everyone had a nickname and so that became mine."

He began singing at the age of 11, joining the school choir after being encouraged by his teachers, and immersed himself in different genres that have had an indelible mark on his style. He describes his music as versatile, saying: "I mix up the genres. I could do rock music, a ballad, afrobeats, hip-hop, so I haven't got a fixed genre. Ever since I was younger, I was open to different sounds as long as I liked it." Growing up, ZieZie took to US rap and his earliest influence Lil Wayne, before immersing himself in the music of Beyonce, Rihanna and Drake, but his is a style that he has methodically put together to stand out from the pack. "I'm a visual learner, so when I see someone, I need to make sure I'm putting my spin on it," he says. "When someone listens to me they can't trace it back to that person. I didn't want to get into music without having a unique sound, so I had to make sure it was."

Balancing a full-time education at college, his mother's sudden departure to the Congo to care for his ailing grandmother in 2016 gave ZieZie the chance to spread his musical wings. "I had to miss a week of college to look after my little brother and sister," he recalls.
"She ended up not coming back for about five months, so I missed all that time of college and I was thinking about what I wanted to do in life. So, I thought, with music, what have I got to lose, so I put my all in and didn't give myself a Plan B."

ZieZie posted his first song on Soundcloud at the end of that year, and now working closely with the skilful production duo, Ill Blu ,he is honing in on crafting his infusion of Afrobeat productions, dancehall melodies & the high energy of UK Rap. His latest single 'Fine Girl' is sitting pretty with 1.5 million Spotify streams, but he strives for so much more with his music. "I want [my music] to bring people together, to listen and feel comfortable in an open environment," he says. "Some people are shook to listen to a particular type of music around their friends because they think they might be judged. But I want them to listen to my music in front of their friends and vibe to it, take it away and share it with their friends. I like to keep my music clean in the sense that I'm giving out a good message to the youth. I want them to listen to my music and think differently about life." ZieZie's magnetic force and undeterred focus on music sets him apart and, with a debut album planned for this year, an exciting 2018 is on his horizon.
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2018 38 Fine Girl -1-

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also thought this was gonna climb too
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Not so keen on this one I must admit, quite repetitive and it doesn't really go anywhere.
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