Chart Replay: Eric Prydz vs. Girls Aloud |
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Sep 19 2019, 10:57 AM
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15 years ago, what became a trend-setting dance track went head-to-head with a signature girlband hit. 'Call On Me' was the breakthrough hit for Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz, a looped-house track worked around a sample of Steve Winwood's 1982 song 'Valerie' (Steve was that impressed he had actually re-recorded his vocal). Accompanying the song was its iconic music video which was undoubtedly a big driving force in the song's success. Inspired by a scene in 1985's Perfect with John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis, a sexually suggestive gym routine is performed, much to the enjoyment of the one man in the class. 'Love Machine' was the second single from Girls Aloud's second album and saw a change up of style with its quirky retro sound. The song was recorded in 18 parts, which added to the confusion for the girls as to what the finished product would sound like. The girls voiced their disapproval of the song but, ultimately, the record company released it. Both were hot contenders for #1 but the success of the 'Call On Me' video on music channels helped it to debut at #1 with an almost 2 to 1 lead over 'Love Machine' (68,138 vs. 35,828). 'Call On Me' has gone on to sell over 800k and 'Love Machine' falls short of 400k, although still enough to place it as one of Girls Aloud's best selling singles. 15 years on, which song is your favourite? |
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Sep 19 2019, 10:57 AM
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BuzzJack Idol
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01 (NE) Eric Prydz - Call On Me 02 (NE) Girls Aloud - Love Machine 03 (NE) Green Day - American Idiot 04 (02) Nelly - My Place / Flap Your Wings 05 (04) Jojo - Leave (Get Out) 06 (01) Brian McFadden - Real to Me 07 (05) 3 of a Kind - Babycakes 08 (06) Twista - Sunshine 09 (NE) Joss Stone - You Had Me 10 (03) McFly - That Girl Top 40 New Entries 14 (NE) Status Quo - You'll Come 'Round 16 (NE) The Corrs - Angel 18 (NE) Razorlight - Vice 21 (NE) Bryan Adams - Open Road 24 (NE) Cassidy feat. Mashonda - Get No Better 25 (NE) Annie - Chewing Gum 29 (NE) Dido - Sand in My Shoes 34 (NE) 22-20s - 22 Days 35 (NE) Thirteen Senses - Into the Fire 36 (NE) Interpol - Slow Hands 37 (NE) Beastie Boys - Triple Trouble Previous Chart Replays S Club 7 - 'Bring It All Back' vs. Madonna - 'Beautiful Stranger' (1999) ATB - '9 PM (Till I Come)' vs. Whitney Houston - 'My Love is Your Love' (1999) Usher - 'Burn' vs. Girls Aloud - 'The Show' (2004) Cascada - 'Evacuate the Dancefloor' vs. Michael Jackson - 'Man in the Mirror' (2009) Shapeshifters - 'Lola's Theme' vs. Rachel Stevens - 'Some Girls' (2004) Cheryl - 'Crazy Stupid Love' vs. MAGIC! - 'Rude' (2014) Westlife - 'If I Let You Go' vs. Alice Deejay - 'Better Off Alone' (1999) |
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Sep 19 2019, 11:00 AM
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01 (NE) Eric Prydz - Call On Me
02 (NE) Girls Aloud - Love Machine 03 (NE) Green Day - American Idiot American Idiot wins it for me |
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Sep 19 2019, 11:28 AM
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I’m a huge Girls Aloud fan but it’s got to be ‘Call On Me’, I’m a sucker for a lot of loopy noughties dance!
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Sep 19 2019, 11:55 AM
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Call On Me for sure, wasnt even a huge fan of it at the time but always found Love Machine to be one of their worst & was extremely overexposed at the time.
American Idiot blows them both out of the water however. |
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Sep 19 2019, 12:39 PM
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25 (NE) Annie - Chewing Gum
That's it, that's the one. Between the 2, Love Machine it's one of the least memorable singles of Girls Aloud (though I quite liked at the time). Call On Me is a classic of the mid 00's This post has been edited by Nimbus: Sep 19 2019, 12:40 PM |
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Sep 19 2019, 12:46 PM
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very easily Call On Me, I'd say it was that song was responsible for me getting into dance music so much in the first place.
shout out to American Idiot too, one of the best songs of that year and really should've been #2 that week over Girls Aloud. |
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Sep 19 2019, 01:45 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Would be 'Call On Me' for me but out of the three. 'American Idiot' has to top it.
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Sep 19 2019, 02:37 PM
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I love Girls Aloud but still to this day don’t really like Love Machine Definitely one of their weaker singles.
So Call On Me wins. |
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Sep 19 2019, 03:13 PM
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Get No Better by Cassidy feat Mashonda is easily the best song out of the list. Between the two main songs though I'd say I prefer Love Machine, Call On Me obviously has a better video though!
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Sep 19 2019, 03:25 PM
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I actually quite like both of these Would have to go for Call On Me though, ignoring that awful video.
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Sep 19 2019, 03:26 PM
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Narrowly 'Call On Me', that is one of GA's best songs though.
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Sep 19 2019, 03:28 PM
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Girls Aloud for sure!
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Sep 19 2019, 03:54 PM
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Love Machine.
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Sep 19 2019, 05:07 PM
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I’m surprised Call On Me is winning this but it’s the right choice. Always annoying how it was denied cd1 track 1 on Now 59. Love Machine is pretty terrible-don’t the girls even dislike it now?
I like American Idiot more than both tho. |
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Sep 19 2019, 05:12 PM
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this is the best of the newies
29 (NE) Dido - Sand in My Shoes |
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Sep 19 2019, 05:14 PM
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I feel so seen in the night
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I’m surprised Call On Me is winning this but it’s the right choice. Always annoying how it was denied cd1 track 1 on Now 59. Love Machine is pretty terrible-don’t the girls even dislike it now? I like American Idiot more than both tho. I'm pretty sure (from a documentary I watched in the past) that the girls always disliked 'Love Machine' and begged the label not to release it because they thought it would be "career suicide" that didn't quite end up happening! Btw I think I also prefer 'American Idiot' to both of these songs. |
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Sep 19 2019, 05:21 PM
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I'll just stick around and do some more damage
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Oh yeah 'American Idiot' is easily better than both of these.
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Sep 19 2019, 05:23 PM
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I found the love, I found the love in me
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Call On Me, by quite a distance for me. One of my fave 00's songs! Love Machine really irritates me
Get No Better getting to #24 is such an injustice! Such a great song. So underrated. Chewing Gum is brilliant too! |
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Sep 19 2019, 05:29 PM
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I found the love, I found the love in me
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I’m surprised Call On Me is winning this but it’s the right choice. Always annoying how it was denied cd1 track 1 on Now 59. Love Machine is pretty terrible-don’t the girls even dislike it now? Now 59's tracklisting is such a mess. Blue & Daniel Bedingfield both starting their respective discs is one of the most bizarre decisions in the history of compilations. Even more so now that they weren't even huge hits.I like American Idiot more than both tho. Eric Prydz & Nelly should have started each disc. |
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