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One Direction

Night Changes

FOUR | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 54-23-21-19-7-8-13-19-14-18-25-32-37

 

Release date: 14-11-2014 / 14-12-2014

Format: instant grat / digital single

Label: Syco Music

 

Chart sales: 200k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 7

Streaming only chart peak: 10

 

Video here:

 

download track listing

1 Night Changes (Afterhrs Remix)

2 Night Changes (Live Acoustic Session)

3 Steal My Girl (Live Acoustic Session)

 

Biography

Following the success of JLS and the Wanted, X Factor contestants One Direction were the next group of heartthrobs to help revive the boy-band concept. The quintet outdid all of their predecessors, becoming the biggest boy band since Take That, selling millions of albums and singles, filling arenas and making movies, while hitting number one many times over across the world with undeniably hooky songs and plenty of boy next door charm.

 

The group was formed by Niall Horan from Mullingar, Ireland; Zayn Malik from Bradford; Harry Styles from Cheshire; Louis Tomlinson from Doncaster, and Liam Payne from Wolverhampton (the latter had previously reached the judge's house stages of The X Factor as a 14-year-old back in 2008). Each originally entered 2010's seventh series of X Factor as individuals, but following a suggestion from guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, they were grouped together to become One Direction. Mentored by Simon Cowell, they soon became one of the favorites to win the show, thanks to renditions of Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," Elton John's "Something About the Way You Look Tonight," and Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart." However, despite receiving a standing ovation for their duet with Robbie Williams ("She's the One") in the live final, they eventually finished third behind Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle.

 

Spotting the potential of five Justin Bieber-esque teen pinups, Cowell signed them to his Syco label in a two-million dollar deal, and after performing on the X Factor tour, the quintet began work on their debut album with Savan Kotecha (Britney Spears, Enrique Iglesias). Following a sponsorship deal with Nintendo DS and a book, Forever Young, named after their cover of the Alphaville classic that was intended to be their winner's song, they released their first single, "What Makes You Beautiful," in late 2011. The full-length album Up All Night followed soon after. In 2012, One Direction became the first British band to debut on top of the Billboard 200 list when Up All Night sold over 176,000 copies during its first week of release in America.

 

In late 2012, One Direction released their sophomore album, Take Me Home. Highlighting more of the band's melodic pop, Take Me Home featured songs and production via Sweden's Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub, and Savan Kotecha, who worked on Up All Night, as well as contributions from singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran. The album proved to be another smash and topped charts around the world, earning multi-platinum certification in half a dozen countries. The singles "Live While We're Young" and "Little Things" also hit number one across the globe, and "Kiss You" reached the Top Ten in the U.S.

 

One Direction then embarked on a globe-spanning tour in which the band played over 100 shows, including six sold-out nights at London's massive O2 Arena. At the same time, they were being filmed by director Morgan Spurlock for This Is Us, a mix of documentary and concert footage that proved to be successful at the box office when it was released in August of 2013. While they were touring, One Direction also began work on their third album, Midnight Memories. Released just in time for the 2013 holidays, the record featured songwriting input from all the members, a new production team, and some new folk and '80s hair metal influences. It nearly outdid Take Me Home and Up All Night, peaking at number one in seven countries and spawning the singles "Best Song Ever" and "Story of My Life." - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2011 01 What Makes You Beautiful -1-

2011 03 Gotta Be You -2-

2011 01 Wishing On A Star (The X Factor Finalists 2011 Feat. JLS & One Direction)

2012 09 One Thing -3-

2012 55 I Should Have Kissed You -B side-

2012 03 Live While We're Young -1-

2012 01 Little Things -2-

2012 09 Kiss You -3-

2013 01 One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) -NAS-

2013 02 Best Song Ever -1-

2013 02 Story Of My Life -IG1/2-

2013 19 You & I -4-

2013 21 Don't Forget Where You Belong -AT-

2013 48 Strong -IG4-

2013 39 Midnight Memories -IG3/3-

2013 58 Diana -IG2-

2014 03 Steal My Girl -1-

2014 44 Ready To Run -IG1-

2014 45 18 -IG3-

2014 47 Where Do Broken Hearts Go -IG2-

2014 07 Night Changes -IG6/2-

2014 65 Girl Almighty -IG4-

2014 74 Fool's Gold -IG5-

 

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Serves her right for removing herself from streaming

 

I really don't think she cares that much about missing a few top 40 weeks in the UK :P

 

Night Changes still sounding as gorgeous as ever :wub: Really pleased with its chart run, especially considering the disaster of Midnight Memories and You & I :lol: (if we compare post-album singles)

last week for Night Changes please :/

Too bad "Night Changes" is falling so fast... It's just starting to regain spins stateside...

One of the dropouts on the chart update will be back in (so either The Heart Wants What It Wants, Don't, These Days or Blame). I would like it to be These Days, but I'd like be pleased by Don't or The Heart Wants What It Wants coming back in. But not Blame! :manson:

Pretty bored of 'Night Changes' now. I wonder what the next single will be?

Oh Yawn, this is so dull

Night Changes still sounding as gorgeous as ever :wub: Really pleased with its chart run, especially considering the disaster of Midnight Memories and You & I :lol: (if we compare post-album singles)

"Midnight Memories" and "You & I" were only disasters because their album was a success. Seeing as their new album is less of a success, they could have a few more post-album singles becoming a success

Likely to be Night Changes's last week in the top 40. Personally I'm not too fussed.

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George Ezra

Blame It On Me

Wanted On Voyage | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 56-61-43-27-20-10-7-6-9-13-12-12-16-21-28-27-24-27-34-24-20-26-25-24-35-36

 

Format: download only track

Label: Sony Music

 

Chart sales: 400k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 5

Streaming only chart peak: 17

 

Video here:

 

Biography

George Ezra Barnett (born 7 June 1993) is a British singer songwriter from Hertford, England. Ezra grew up in Hertford, attending Bengeo primary school and then Simon Balle 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 was released on 30 June 2014. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2013 03 Budapest -1-

2014 06 Blame It On Me -2-

2014 41 Listen To The Man -3-

Hurry up and climb into the Top 40 'Cassy O'.

won't be too long before we get the weekly calculator advert in the chart :funky:

I love this song, so glad it stayed in. I was fearing it would drop out this week.

I'm still loving 'Blame It On Me', I should really get his album as I've loved all the singles thus far.

"Midnight Memories" and "You & I" were only disasters because their album was a success. Seeing as their new album is less of a success, they could have a few more post-album singles becoming a success

 

It's not that much less of a success :P You're talking as if Midnight Memories the album sold 800k and FOUR has sold 100k, which isn't the case. It's more that both MM and Y&I had crappy release strategies, with only one bit of promo, three months before MM impacted.

Oh I never realized "Night Changes" went up a couple spots in a couple minutes :P

 

"Blame It On Me" still sounds boring, George Ezra still sounds like a 40-year-old man.

Blame It On Me :wub:

I really don't think she cares that much about missing a few top 40 weeks in the UK :P

If she didn't remove herself from streaming, "Blank Space" would have gone to #1 because it officially sold more copies than "Thinking Out Loud", the week it returned to #1

Ed Sheeran has so much money, he should give some of it to me :jameela:

How has this climbed? :drama: