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Tove Lo Featuring Hippie Sabotage

Stay High

Truth Serum EP | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 59-xx-47-33-12-6-9-7-8-11-17-27

 

Release date: 03-03-2014

Format: Digital EP

Label: Universal Music AB

 

Sales: 100k+

 

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Biography

Swedish singer/songwriter Tove Lo was born Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson on October 29, 1987 in a suburb of Stockholm. Beginning to write poetry and short stories at a young age, she went on to study at the famous Rytmus Musikergymnasiet — a music-oriented high school comparable to the U.K.'s BRIT School — where she met and befriended the future members of Icona Pop. After singing in the band Tremblebee, made up of students from the school, and a spell playing one-man-and-his-dog nightclub gigs as frontwoman of a math rock band, she decided to focus on her own songs, spending six months in her shed studio working on a demo. Upon the occasion of a party celebrating Icona Pop's first record deal, she used the opportunity to foist the demo on a staff member at their label, leading to a publishing deal with Warner Chappell and a trip to L.A. to work with fellow Swede and pop songwriting/production supremo Max Martin.

 

Lo gradually developed her own idiosyncratic style of epic, electronically tinged songwriting with raw, brutally honest lyrics, influenced as much by '80s pop as by contemporary EDM. In 2012 she self-released her debut single, "Love Ballad," a catchy, beat-driven pop track that showcased her powerful voice. It was followed in 2013 by "Habits," a dark breakup anthem that generated such Internet buzz that it led to a deal with Universal. "Habits" and its follow-up, "Out of Mind," which was much in the same vein, appeared on her debut EP for the label, Truth Serum, in 2014. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Tove Lo

2014 06 Stay High (Tove Lo Feat. Hippie Sabotage) -1-

 

Hippie Sabotage

2014 06 Stay High (Tove Lo Feat. Hippie Sabotage)

Gutted Birthday hasnt been the success I thought it would/should have been :( Cannot believe she is completely ignoring Walking On Air though ...
Oh no, again that ridiculous woman :angry:

This abysmal track should flop hard, no idea how on earth it can be still in the Top 30 :puke:

 

...do you like anything?

 

Edit: Answered my own question!

Edited by stiggy

Stay High (Habits Remix) :wub: I still absolutely love this remix, it really does feel so euphoric as soon as the chorus kicks in! It's really weird hearing the original now. :lol:
Stay High has really grown on me, sounds like something that would belong on a Skins soundtrack though.
...do you like anything?

 

Edit: Answered my own question!

 

He likes Coldplay, so he's fine ^_^

Don't like this that much, but it's catchy
Always sounds like she is singing playing in my Favorite Tin.

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Sam Smith

Money On My Mind

In The Lonely Hour | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 1-2-5-10-10-12-14-16-18-22-25-29-36-30-26

 

Release date: 16-02-2014

Format: digital single

Label: Capitol Records

 

Sales: 300k+

 

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Biography

Although the first solo single from soul-inspired, London-born artist Sam Smith was issued in early 2013, it was his soaring vocal contribution to Disclosure's October 2012 U.K. garage track "Latch" which brought him to most people's attention. For most of his teens, Smith balanced study with music, soaking in the raw and passionate approach to performance exemplified by his favorite artists at that time such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Chaka Khan. "Latch" hit the upper reaches of the U.K. singles chart when Smith was 21, and many were surprised when his debut solo track took a more tempered path. The production on February 2013's "Lay Me Down" — also courtesy of the ordinarily dancefloor-focused duo Disclosure — recalled the stripped-back material that had proved successful for Adele in the preceding years. Next, Shahid Khan — aka Naughty Boy — decided to follow his Emeli Sandé-fronted U.K. Top Ten hit "Wonder" with the infectious, Bollywood sample-driven "La La La." Featuring Smith's powerful lead vocal, it became an instant May 2013 U.K. number one single following his spring tour in support of Sandé. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2012 11 Latch (Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith)

2013 01 La La La (Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith)

2014 01 Money On My Mind -2-

2014 46 Lay Me Down -1-

2014 01 Stay With Me -3-

 

Album Discussion Here

This should achieve Gold this week then if it hasn't already...

 

Too much Sam Smith atm :puke2: he is everywhere

Well this is having better longevity than I would've imagined, although Sam Smith has become even more popular over the past few weeks. I'm not even that much of a fan of this, but it's still so much better than Stay With Me.
Maybe cause people are buying it? :kink: It deserves MORE success than this IMO, such a great feelgood track.

Feelgood is the last word I would use to describe it. :lol:

I'd understand its appeal among M.A.D. or 1D fans but outside of this simple teen pop fanbase, seriously I don't get how anyone can find it good.

 

Sam Smith surprisingly going up again :blink:

I don't mind this tune at all but I wonder if it was the Big Weekend that helped him or rather the album's release. More the album it seems as performing artists aren't really getting big boosts this time.

 

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Pharrell Williams

Marilyn Monroe

G I R L | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 40-30-32-27-25

 

Format: download only track

Label: Columbia

 

Sales: 40k+

 

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Biography

Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973), also known simply as Pharrell (/fəˈrɛl/), is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, musician, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo The Neptunes, producing soul, hip hop and R&B music. He is also the lead vocalist and drummer of rock, funk, and hip hop band N.E.R.D, which he formed with Hugo and childhood friend Shay Haley. He released his first single "Frontin'" in 2003 and followed up with his debut solo album In My Mind in 2006. His second album, Girl was released on March 3, 2014.

 

As part of The Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous hit singles for various recording artists. Williams has earned seven Grammy Awards including two with The Neptunes. He currently owns a media venture that encompasses entertainment, music, fashion, and art called i am OTHER. He is also the co-founder of the clothing brands Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2002 16 Pass The Courvoisier Part II (Busta Rhymes Feat. P. Diddy & Pharrell)

2002 07 Boys (Britney Spears Feat. Pharrell Williams)

2002 27 From Tha Chuuuch To Da Palace (Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell)

2003 23 Beautiful (Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson)

2003 06 Frontin' (Pharrell Williams Feat. Jay-Z)

2003 62 Light Your Ass On Fire (Busta Rhymes Feat. Pharrell)

2004 35 Show Me Your Soul (Lenny Kravitz, P. Diddy, Loon & Pharrell Williams)

2004 10 Drop It Like It's Hot (Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell)

2005 13 Let's Get Blown (Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell)

2005 03 Can I Have It Like That (Pharrell Feat. Gwen Stefani) -1-

2006 15 Angel -2-

2006 31 Number One (Pharrell Feat. Kanye West) -3-

2010 07 One (Your Name) (Swedish House Mafia Feat. Pharrell)

2013 01 Get Lucky (Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams) MILLION SELLER

2013 01 Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell) MILLION SELLER

2013 49 Lose Yourself To Dance (Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams)

2013 19 Get Like Me (Nelly Feat. Nicki Minaj & Pharrell)

2013 01 Happy -OST/1- MILLION SELLER

2014 25 Marilyn Monroe -2-

 

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