Tbh I think this would have done decently had radio got behind it more and playlisted it I mean it got to around 12 on iTunes with not that much support .

:D

Well he barely promoted it here.

 

Were JLS popular in Aus?

 

Well this is the thing, JLS didn't release anything outside the UK in their time together, apart from a brief attempt at cracking the US in 2010 - they released an EP and 'Everybody in Love' but that only reached top 40 on the Billboard Pop Songs.

 

So the fact this is one of their solo projects doing well in another country where JLS weren't known at all is even more amazing.

 

A lot of it, I feel, in hindsight, and they touched on this in their final book as well, was certain people with connections to Simon Cowell at their label ensuring they didn't have the success they should have really had because of his grand masterplans for One Direction.

 

And he did promote it a lot on TV - National Lottery, Sunday Brunch and Good Morning Britain. It was just Radio 1, Capital and Heart all refusing to touch it with a bargepole that killed it off.

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And they were only around a year before 1D and didn't have the same buzz as 1D.

And they were only around a year before 1D and didn't have the same buzz as 1D.

 

They certainly did in the UK. The Brits and MOBOs they won spoke for themselves and they had hysteria following them everywhere they went. It probably seemed like a lot less compared to 1D in hindsight but it was there. I should know, I went to one of the Hammersmith Apollo shows on their first tour and the noise was unlike anything I've heard. Screaming fangirls are not to be underestimated!

That's interesting. I suppose they did have dolls and yearly album releases. I suppose after their US push wasn't overly successful, which in itself baffled me because their lead singles became very Americanised.

That's interesting. I suppose they did have dolls and yearly album releases. I suppose after their US push wasn't overly successful, which in itself baffled me because their lead singles became very Americanised.

 

Certainly. Like 'The Club is Alive' was definitely a step towards breaking an American market, even down to the single artwork and video which was inspired by 'Entourage'. Hence why everyone (myself excluded, I still love it even now) hated it about a week after it went to number 1, because they were being accused of selling out to US or whatever else.

 

I remember there was talk of them doing a collaboration with Shontelle just before the 'Outta This World' album got released - and they'd also recorded a brilliant song which I'm convinced would've been a huge hit for them here and over there called 'Ay Mama'. Then I think it was given to Iyaz of 'Replay' fame instead so it never got a release other than on this performance they did for Fox News in summer 2010:

I thought everyone hated The Club Is Alive because it is actual :jameela: diabolical earrape.

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I thought everyone hated The Club Is Alive because it is actual :jameela: diabolical earrape.

 

It's one of the worst songs ever made. :mellow:

Each to their own. To cuss it for what it is though is to miss the point entirely. I loved the mad, slightly bombastic energy of it all.

 

And JB had a cool jacket on in the video.

Each to their own. To cuss it for what it is though is to miss the point entirely. I loved the mad, slightly bombastic energy of it all.

 

And JB had a cool jacket on in the video.

 

Oh well, what an OVERSIGHT on my part.

I liked The Club Is Alive for a couple of weeks, but it became pretty annoying. I'd definitely consider it to be a "non-#1", to use a Charts Forum term. :P

 

The Australian success for Aston's song seems random, but well done to him. :o

They certainly did in the UK. The Brits and MOBOs they won spoke for themselves and they had hysteria following them everywhere they went. It probably seemed like a lot less compared to 1D in hindsight but it was there. I should know, I went to one of the Hammersmith Apollo shows on their first tour and the noise was unlike anything I've heard. Screaming fangirls are not to be underestimated!

 

I agree. I wasn't a fan of JLS post-XF but they really brought back the British Boyband in 2009. One Direction's global domination has completely eclipsed JLS' success to the point it's easy to forget that JLS were once a chart force to be reckoned with.

I agree. I wasn't a fan of JLS post-XF but they really brought back the British Boyband in 2009. One Direction's global domination has completely eclipsed JLS' success to the point it's easy to forget that JLS were once a chart force to be reckoned with.

 

Exactly. Although in a way I'd like to think, that were a reunion to happen in a few years from now, the fact they've been 'forgotten' about now in comparison to 1D's success as you say, would work more to their advantage.

 

If you even think about when Take That broke up first time round, it was obviously a big deal when they did, but because the Spice Girls turned up two months after their demise (again, a global phenomenon that far outperformed much of their home competitors), it meant they were largely forgotten about as a band, even with Robbie, Gary and Mark off doing their solo stuff.

 

It just took their 'On the Record' documentary in 2005 for everyone to be reminded of them and their hits, and most of their fans who were in their teens at their peak were in their twenties by then, and the demand for them was back. I'd like to think the same will happen for JLS and they won't be like say, Blue, who come back every five seconds or when Antony Costa has a tax bill due.

Exactly. Although in a way I'd like to think, that were a reunion to happen in a few years from now, the fact they've been 'forgotten' about now in comparison to 1D's success as you say, would work more to their advantage.

 

If you even think about when Take That broke up first time round, it was obviously a big deal when they did, but because the Spice Girls turned up two months after their demise (again, a global phenomenon that far outperformed much of their home competitors), it meant they were largely forgotten about as a band, even with Robbie, Gary and Mark off doing their solo stuff.

 

It just took their 'On the Record' documentary in 2005 for everyone to be reminded of them and their hits, and most of their fans who were in their teens at their peak were in their twenties by then, and the demand for them was back. I'd like to think the same will happen for JLS and they won't be like say, Blue, who come back every five seconds or when Antony Costa has a tax bill due.

 

I think a JLS reunion later down the line - maybe in 2022 (wow that feels weird writing that) - could potentially work. As we've both said, they were huge once upon a time and had a massive loyal fanbase (what boyband doesn't? :lol:) so if it can happen for Take That, it could happen for JLS. The only difference is Take That ended their original career on a high with 4 consecutive #1 singles and a #1 album whereas JLS' chart success rapidly declined from 2011 (maybe "rapidly" is too strong a word but they went from chart-toppers to missing the top 10 in a couple of years). If they came back with a mature sound - like Take That did - it could definitely work though.

Is there a demand for JLS though? Towards the end it was pretty downhill... Sadly.

Is there a demand for JLS though? Towards the end it was pretty downhill... Sadly.

 

Maybe not now since there is still One Direction and other new boybands on the scene but never underestimate the power of nostalgia. :D

It's true. Even 5ive have a following nowadays.

Maybe not now since there is still One Direction and other new boybands on the scene but never underestimate the power of nostalgia. :D

 

True. Although Kween Dee does have a point. From 'Take a Chance on Me' onwards they got a kicking where it hurt chart wise, largely because 1D mania was in full swing by then. Even 'Billion Lights' couldn't get near top 10 and that was their final single. It might have been a different story had they not.

 

As I said, I hope my theory rings true in the future but who knows?

 

True. Although Kween Dee does have a point. From 'Take a Chance on Me' onwards they got a kicking where it hurt chart wise, largely because 1D mania was in full swing by then. Even 'Billion Lights' couldn't get near top 10 and that was their final single. It might have been a different story had they not.

 

As I said, I hope my theory rings true in the future but who knows?

 

'Take A Chance On Me' was actually the first JLS single I actually liked so it was a shame that it was their first pre-album release single to miss the top spot. But then I think that was when 'We Found Love' single-handedly kept all of the boybands away from the top spot. :lol: I may be wrong but I can't see One Direction making it to the end of the decade before disbanding. There will come a point when they outgrow the band and want to go down solo paths. I think when the boyband trend dies down (it seems to go through phases of being popular and unpopular) that's when JLS could return as a "manband". Take That (I might as well continue using them as the prime example) returned when the likes of McFly were on their way out as a chart-topping act.