31 20 13

 

Calvin Harris Featuring John Newman

Blame

Motion | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 1-2-4-5-6-8-7-9-11-15-20-20-31

 

Release date: 07-09-2014

Format: digital single

Label: Sony Music

 

Chart sales: 400k+

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Favoring a naughty schoolboy look that makes him seem even younger than his already tender years (22 when his first major-label album was released), Scottish artist, producer, and remixer Calvin Harris has a similarly youthful and forward-looking approach to his music. Skipping the usual apprenticeship in the clubs or on indie labels, Harris went from posting his own D.I.Y. electroclash music online through MySpace and similar sites, to signing with the multinational giant EMI almost in a single step. A short time later, he was producing material for Kylie Minogue, Dizzee Rascal, and Rihanna.

 

Born on January 17, 1984, in the southern Scotland city of Dumfries, Harris was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and was recording bedroom demos by 1999. Two of these songs, "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days," were released as a 12" club single and CD-EP by the Prima Facie label in early 2002 under the artist name Stouffer. With that single to his credit, the still teenaged Harris moved from Scotland to London, but as a very small fish in one of the world's largest and most competitive ponds, Harris floundered; only one of his songs was released during his time in London, "Let Me Know" with vocalist Ayah on the Unabombers' 2004 live-mix CD Electric Soul, Vol. 2.

 

Returning home to Dumfries, Harris began posting homemade solo recordings to his MySpace page. An A&R representative from EMI liked what he heard and signed Harris to the label in 2006. Following a pair of successful singles, Harris released his debut album, I Created Disco, in the summer of 2007. It featured two Top Ten hits ("Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"), and climbed high in the album charts. Along with his work as a solo artist, including touring in front of a full live band, Harris quickly became an in-demand remixer — working on singles by Jamiroquai, Groove Armada, All Saints, and CSS. He also wrote and produced songs for Kylie Minogue's 2007 comeback album, and collaborated with Dizzee Rascal on "Dance wiv Me," which reached number one in the U.K.

 

"I'm Not Alone," the first single from his second album, also hit number one upon release in April 2009, as did the album when it appeared that August. That album, Ready for the Weekend, topped the U.K. album chart and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's U.S. dance/electronic chart. Through 2011, Harris took on production work for Example, Tinchy Stryder, and Rihanna ("We Found Love," a quadruple-platinum hit in the U.S.), while he also issued two more of his own singles (the Kelis collaboration "Bounce" and "Feel So Close"). Harris' third solo album, 18 Months, was a collaboration-filled affair that featured "We Found Love" and "Bounce" plus vocal spots from Ellie Goulding, Florence Welch, and Ne-Yo, among others. It was released in October of 2012. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Calvin Harris

2007 10 Acceptable In The 80s -1-

2007 03 The Girls -2-

2007 43 Merrymaking At My Place -3-

2008 01 Dance Wiv Me (Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome)

2009 01 I'm Not Alone -1-

2009 03 Ready For The Weekend -2-

2009 18 Flashback -3-

2010 27 You Used To Hold Me -4-

2011 02 Bounce (Calvin Harris Feat. Kelis) -1-

2011 02 Feel So Close -2-

2011 01 We Found Love (Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris) MILLION SELLER

2011 24 Off The Record (Tinchy Stryder Feat. Calvin Harris & BURNS)

2012 02 Let's Go (Calvin Harris Feat. Ne-Yo) -3-

2012 02 We'll Be Coming Back (Calvin Harris Feat. Example) -4-

2012 01 Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch) -5-

2012 05 Drinking From The Bottle (Calvin Harris Feat. Tinie Tempah) -6-

2013 04 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding) -7-

2013 08 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris Feat. Ayah Marar) -8-

2013 01 Under Control (Calvin Harris & Alesso Feat. Hurts) -1-

2014 01 Summer -2-

2014 01 Blame (Calvin Harris Feat. John Newman) -3-

2014 23 Open Wide (Calvin Harris Feat. Big Sean) -IG2-

2014 06 Outside (Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding) -4-

 

John Newman

2012 01 Feel The Love (Rudimental Feat. John Newman)

2012 14 Not Giving In (Rudimental Feat. John Newman & Alex Clare)

2013 01 Love Me Again -1-

2013 09 Cheating -2-

2013 48 Losing Sleep -3-

2014 01 Blame (Calvin Harris Feat. John Newman)

 

Discussion Thread Here

'Blame' down quite abit this week. :(

> #31 [ from #20]

> CALVIN HARRIS feat. JOHN NEWMAN

> "Blame" [3rd single from "Motion"]

> 1-2-4-5-6-8-7-9-11-15-20-20-31-

> 13 weeks top 40

 

> #32 [ from #26]

> TAYLOR SWIFT

> "Shake It Off" [1st single from "1989"]

> 4-4-6-4-5-3-3-4-2-5-3-5-12-18-26-32-

> 16 weeks top 40

 

> #33 [ from #18]

> JAMES BAY

> "Hold Back The River" [2nd (?) single from TBA debut album]

> 18-33-

> 2 weeks top 40

 

> #34 [ from #31]

> JOHN LEGEND

> "All Of Me" [3rd single from "Love In The Future"]

> 72-28-29-9-8-6-3-5-2-4-4-4-5-4-3-6-6-5-10-10-9-11-13-14-20-19-17-15-19-19-24-23-22-23-29-18-22-23-26-4-14-22-31-34-

> 43 weeks top 40; 44 weeks top 75

 

> #35 [ NON-MOVER]

> MAROON 5

> "Animals" [2nd single from "V"]

> 86-x(3)-67-63-60-32-27-31-35-34-35-35-

> 7 weeks top 40; 10 weeks top 75; 11 weeks top 100

 

> #36 [ from #36]

> YEARS & YEARS

> "Desire" [4th (?) single from TBA debut album]

> 22-36-

> 2 weeks top 40

 

> #37 [ from #23]

> CHERYL

> "I Don't Care" [2nd single from "Only Human"]

> 1-4-13-23-37-

> 5 weeks top 40

 

> #38 [ NEW ENTRY]

> ED SHEERAN

> "Make It Rain" [non-album single]

> 38-

> 1 week top 40

 

> #39 [ from #86]

> WHAM!

> "Last Christmas" [non-album single]

> 2-2-2-2-2-3-8-11-21-33-38-51-67-x(39)-32-10-6-6-14-36-68-x(45)-85-63-47-45-71-x(1090)-50-23-14-16-40-x(47)-67-36-26-27-45-x(48)-53-...

...-39-41-34-x(48)-57-53-56-61-x(48)-55-26-28-34-x(48)-55-34-41-35-87-x(47)-91-44-40-36-68-x(47)-86-39-

> 34 weeks top 40; 55 weeks top 75; 59 weeks top 100

 

> #40 [ from #36]

> BEYONCÉ

> "7/11" [5th single from "BEYONCÉ"]

> 36-40-

> 2 weeks top 40

Shake It Off surprisingly has not got old for me at all :wub:

 

Taylor needs to stop being a moany bitch about streaming and just put it on there already tbh.

 

Hey! She may have a bee in her bonnet about streaming, but calling her a 'moany bitch' is uncalled for. :(

 

Hey! She may have a bee in her bonnet about streaming, but calling her a 'moany bitch' is uncalled for. :(

I was joking, I am a huge fan of Taylors! :lol:

That drop for "Blame" :(

Bit of a drop this time but this has still had a fantastic run. What an era for Calvin (just a shame about the album missing #1).

'Blame' still sounding pretty nice, I'm just catching up because I forgot this was going on ~ nice to see Y&Y netting a second week and 'Last Christmas' re-entering :wub:

Who's still buying this? :(

30 28 24

 

Ed Sheeran

Don't

x | 2014

 

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Chart Run: *19-17-22-26-38-35-23-11-8-8-13-17-16-22-25-31-28-22-14-20-26-30-28-30

 

*Chart ineligible for 2 weeks before allowed to chart

 

Release date: 13-06-2014 / 24-08-2014

Format: instant grat / digital single

Label: Warner Music

 

Chart sales: 400k+

 

Video here:

 

download track listing

1 Don't (Rick Ross Remix)

2 Be My Husband (Live From Glastonbury)

3 Everything You Are

 

Biography

Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he moved to London in 2008 to pursue a musical career. In early 2011, Sheeran released an independent extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project, which caught the attention of both Elton John and Jamie Foxx. He then signed to Asylum Records. His 2011 debut album, +, containing the singles "The A Team" and "Lego House", was certified quintuple platinum in the United Kingdom. In 2012, he won two BRIT Awards for Best British Male and British Breakthrough. "The A Team" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.

 

Sheeran began to be known in the United States in 2012. He made a guest appearance on Taylor Swift's fourth studio album, Red, and wrote songs for One Direction. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards and he performed the song in duet with Elton John during the ceremony. He spent much of 2013 touring North America as the opening act for Taylor Swift's Red Tour. His second studio album is titled x, read as "multiply", and is scheduled for worldwide release on 23 June 2014. He was nominated for Best New Artist at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2011 03 The A Team -1- MILLION SELLER

2011 04 You Need Me, I Don't Need You -2-

2011 09 Drunk -4-

2011 05 Lego House -3-

2012 35 Hush Little Baby (Wretch 32 Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 25 Small Bump -5-

2012 34 Wish You Were Here (Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold)

2012 07 (All Along The) Watchtower (Devlin Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 07 Everything Has Changed (Taylor Swift Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 18 Give Me Love -6-

2013 13 I See Fire -OST-

2014 18 One -IG1-

2014 01 Sing -1-

2014 08 Don't -IG2/2-

2014 01 Thinking Out Loud -IG5/3-

2014 44 Photograph -IG7-

2014 59 Afire Love -IG3-

2014 49 I'm A Mess -AT-

2014 46 All Of The Stars -OST-

2014 57 Nina -AT-

2014 60 Bloodstream -IG4-

2014 62 Tenerife Sea -AT-

2014 71 Runaway -AT-

2014 38 Make It Rain -NAS-

 

Album Discussion Here

'Blame' :heart:

Don't still hanging around when Sing is now nowhere to be seen is great stuff! He's such a hit & miss artist for me but this is most definitely a "hit".

Ha its gone back up :lol:

29 37 27

 

George Ezra

Budapest

Wanted On Voyage | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 72-xx(10 wks)-68-xx(20 wks)-4-5-3-5-5-4-6-5-6-7-13-17-19-11-12-10-15-18-17-16-19-22-29-37-29

 

Release date: 15-06-2014

Format: digital single

Label: Sony Music

 

Chart sales: 700k+

 

Video here:

 

Biography

George Ezra (born George Ezra Barnett, 7 June 1993) is a British singer songwriter from Hertford. Ezra grew up in Hertford, attending Simon Balle Secondary School. He moved to Bristol in 2011. He released his debut EP Did You Hear the Rain? in October 2013, his second EP Cassy O' was released in March 2014. His debut studio album Wanted on Voyage will be released on 30 June 2014. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2013 03 Budapest -1-

2014 06 Blame It On Me -2-

2014 62 Listen To The Man -3-

What an era for Calvin (just a shame about the album missing #1).

 

It is. It's a travesty that Ed Sheeran who already had eight weeks at number 1 robbed him of a number 1 album

Budapest :wub: Looks like 'Listen To The Man' has missed out this week then. :(

Don't still hanging around when Sing is now nowhere to be seen is great stuff! He's such a hit & miss artist for me but this is most definitely a "hit".

 

Says something about how the singles chart has changed in recent years that "second single from album still T40 after the first one dropped out" is to be considered remarkable.

This song is unable to get old, it still sounds very nice to this day :heart: Very happy to see it moving up again.

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George Ezra

Budapest

Wanted On Voyage | 2014

 

Why the hell has this climbed up 8 places?

Edited December 7, 201411 yr by *Xmas Ben*
Please don't quote the whole post :)

What's with the totally unnecessary re-rise for this? Oh yeah, it's George Ezra.