It's a great tune. I've downloaded it

Of course having a big hit in the US won't necessarily translate to having a big hit in the UK, but, (and I hardly ever watch the music video channels) I wonder if it's not as big over here as it might have been, if, and I'm guessing here, there's maybe less airing of a video, which shows 2 men snogging???

 

 

I havent seen the video so didnt realise that :lol: . Im surprised it didnt cause controversy!!

 

It was massive in the Irish Charts peaking at No2 i think?!

Anyone know where James Bay is this week

 

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It's a great tune. I've downloaded it

Of course having a big hit in the US won't necessarily translate to having a big hit in the UK, but, (and I hardly ever watch the music video channels) I wonder if it's not as big over here as it might have been, if, and I'm guessing here, there's maybe less airing of a video, which shows 2 men snogging???

 

Well the 'two men snogging' part is kind of related to the entire point of the song... :P The video is a big part of the reason it took off I think.

 

And besides that'd surely be more of an impediment to its success in the USA than here. The problem he's had here is a lack of radio support, but it is a very popular song nonetheless as shown by its streaming success and sales longevity even after losing its only real radio support by being removed from the R1 playlist. I'm sure it'll go down in the future as being a song that peaked far lower than people think.

I wonder will Take That bother releasing any post-album singles? With the way this album's sales are going I wouldn't be surprised if they try to sweep the era under a rug :unsure:

I wonder will Take That bother releasing any post-album singles? With the way this album's sales are going I wouldn't be surprised if they try to sweep the era under a rug :unsure:

Yes, because selling 100k+ of an album in its opening week, following a #1 single, is SUCH a flop of an era :wacko:

Edited December 5, 201411 yr by Mango Ho Ho

Yes, because selling 100k+ of an album in its opening week, following a #1 single, is SUCH a flop of an era :wacko:

Compare to Progress and it doesn't look too much different from Pixie's last era...

Yes but it's a bit dramatic to say they'll try and "sweep the era under a rug" just because it wasn't as successful as 'Progress'... most acts would kill for those kinds of sales!

Edited December 5, 201411 yr by Mango Ho Ho

Album sales were generally higher on Wednesday than on Thursday. Sales wise I'd say Take That are looking at 135-140k, Ed 95-100k and AC/DC 85-90k. George Ezra will most likely climb above McBusted which will see them drop to #8.

 

ElectroBoy, if you're wondering, Listen to the Man is currently #49, which is up from the late 50s on Tuesday so it is climbing. :) Since it's #23 on iTunes and he's performing on Alan Carr tonight, I don't suppose it could hit the top 20 next week.

Compare to Progress and it doesn't look too much different from Pixie's last era...

 

:lol:

 

I can't imagine the label or Take That themselves being too pleased with their performance this era 'round, if I'm honest...

Friday Update

1 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (40.3k)

2 Union J - You Got It All (36.8k) *

3 Take That - These Days (30.6k)

4 Taylor Swift - Blank Space (29.6k)

5 Olly Murs feat. Travie McCoy - Wrapped Up (26.2k)

 

6 Blonde feat. Melissa Steel - I Loved You *

10 James Newton Howard - The Hanging Tree

 

19 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You ^

Ed Sheeran is #1 confirmed :(

May Union J's potential number one success rest in peace :teresa:

 

Looking like Taylor will end at #3 on sales and #4 (or #5 :cry:) on combined. Wrapped Up did look at though he was destined to wrap himself another week in the top 5 with streaming success. Poor Blonde :(

 

How well is Mariah doing on streaming? Is it possible she'll be top 15 on Sunday?

"Afire Love" is screaming out for a single release. It's definitely the most obvious choice left on the album.

 

100% with you! If there's anyone with any musical interest left in the world, it will be number one!

 

I'd love to see "Budapest" drop out in favour of "Listen To The Man". Let's hope it enters this Sunday but it might not happen as lots of songs have streaming or NOW 89 on their side or both. If it doesn't enter this Sunday, let's hope it enters next Sunday

 

I want this to. Budapest is good but I don't want it to become a 'hate because it spends months in the chart' song. Out with the old and in with the new!

Edited December 5, 201411 yr by SNOWING ADAM

Band Aid 30 is down to #15, love to know how well it will do next week, as some members were saying it could be #1 on Sunday night, I don't think it will, its the physicals that's giving the track a boost which doesn't come into effect till Monday and probably won't be #1 on the first mids, if the track gets there.

 

It'll certainly be interesting to see how much difference physical sales make, but it'll only be a very short-term boost, either way.

:lol: We know it's always only a top 40 for midweeks :lol: (even though some of you are nice enough to answer requests for 41-100 positions :cheer:

It'll certainly be interesting to see how much difference physical sales make, but it'll only be a very short-term boost, either way.

 

Everything is 'short term' when talking about Christmas songs. There's only a 6 week or so period each year where they sell non-negligible amounts.

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Thanks!

I think if anything Take That will release a second single which ends up being low key, kind of in the same way 'Live While We're Young' (is that what it was called?) was from the last era...

I think if anything Take That will release a second single which ends up being low key, kind of in the same way 'Live While We're Young' (is that what it was called?) was from the last era...

You mean 'When We Were Young'? I didn't even realise that was a single of any sort!

Take That did get a 2nd top 40 single from Progress - Kidz, which reached number 28. Honestly completely forgot that existed until now! I can't imagine that there's much chance they'll get another top 40 hit here though if the album sales are much lower unless there's an obvious smash so I wonder if they'll bother.

 

 

'Kidz' was from 'Progress' - but I think Aly's talking about the repackaged 'Progressed' era, which consisted of the singles 'Love Love' (which made #15) and 'When We Were Young' (which made #88 due to lack of promotion).

What about Steal My Girl and Night Changes please ?

What about Steal My Girl and Night Changes please ?

'Steal My Girl' at #8; 'Night Changes' at #21.