Have you ever had songs that entered your personal chart when you first heard them, but didn't do that well, but then you got back into them in a big way and they became a bigger hit on your chart? (Like Wings by Birdy has done this week on the official chart)

 

For me, it would be Not Giving Up by The Saturdays:

• First run: The Saturdays - Not Giving Up {9-6-11-17-23-33-42-53-82-95}

A decent top 10 hit at the time, but not a very long run. However, 11 weeks after dropping out, it returned because I was training for a race and it was my motivation song to not give up. And on the big day, I put it on repeat on my phone during the race, and subsequently it soared to number one, where it remained for three weeks. A much bigger hit than the first time round, and a much better position than I got at the race. I came 86th out of 149.

• {-x¹¹-69-46-39-34-33-1-1-1-2-4-5-6-8-8-8-8-7-6-7-6-7-9-9-12-12-13-14-15-16-20-18-21-25-34-49-60-73-74-75-63-68-74-70-93...}

Yeah, I've grown to songs later on after initially charting it. My most notable one no doubt would be Shake It Off, which just sounded ok at first, debuting at #17 for half a week and re-entered 9 weeks later!

 

[15/09/14] Taylor Swift - Shake It Off [17-x¹⁷-13-12-11-10-10-9-6-7-6-5-4-5-4-6-7-5-3-4-4-8-8-9-10-12-12-25-34-34-36-36-33-38-38-x-36-37>35] 921K

 

Blimey, nearly 18 weeks! :o

Edited July 12, 201510 yr by Spinning Dev ಠ_ಠ

Ghost Loft “So High”

 

Originally peaked at #20 in April 2013, then after a resurgence thanks to BJSC it re-peaked at #5 in August 2013.

 

Foals “Spanish Sahara”

 

Album-track release propelled the single to as high as #10 in April 2010. Then in October on its single release it promptly smashed to #1 and spent 4 weeks there!

 

MSTRKRFT ft. John Legend “Heartbreaker”

 

Originally peaked at #22 in June 2009, then after dropping out for a couple of weeks surged to a new peak of #2 in August 2009.

Edited July 12, 201510 yr by Doctor Blind

quite a few examples here, usually the reason for a songs resurgence is because it got released/became a UK chart hit

 

Avicii ~ Addicted To You (feat. Audra Mae)

First run: 5-29-x- [as an album track]

2nd run: 43-26-23-22-x-12-1-8-8-5-3-5-4-9-20-33-42-x

 

Avicii ~ Hey Brother (feat. Dan Tyminski)

First run: 12-28-x [as an album track]

2nd run: 1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-3-2-6-9-10-3-14-21-36-30-35-45-x

 

AWOLNATION ~ Sail

First run: 14-20-47-40-4-9-12-20-x

2nd run: 38-x-50-x-46-x-44-x30-27-16-2-4-4-4-2-12-25-36-x

 

Bingo Players ~ Rattle

First run: 12-21-28-x

2nd run: 31-20-13-3-2-3-8-12-21-27-47-50-x

 

Carly Rae Jepsen ~ Call Me Maybe

First run: 16-38-x [from BJSC]

2nd run: 11-8-15-11-2-2-2-8-8-13-27-19-22-12-15-16-19-19-17-18-21-28-29-25-14-15-33-38-40-x

 

Colleen D'Agostino ~ Stay (feat. deadmau5)

First run: 20-35-32-x [from leaked version]

2nd run: 8-3-4-13-27-43-x

 

David Guetta ~ Titanium (feat. Sia)

First run: 6-8-9-15-27-x [as a pre-release album track]

2nd run: 40-32-6-2-1-1-3-2-2-12-9-18-19-25-29-28-30-25-25-35-24-36-34-45-38-24-25-17-27-25-32-28-35-x

 

DJ Fresh ~ Gold Dust (Original / Shy FX Exclusive Re-Edit) (feat. Ce'Cile)

First run: 20-40-44-33-42-45-x [original]

2nd run: 6-16-9-6-3-4-8-11-13-26-38-50-49-x [came back from the Shy FX re-edit]

 

Dr. Kucho! & Gregor Salto ~ Can't Stop Playing (Oliver Heldens & Gregor Salto Remix / Vocal Mix (feat. Ane Brun))

First run: 13-10-33-27-33-46-43-49-x [as instrumental]

2nd run: 27-8-6-7-11-22-46-x

 

Icona Pop ~ I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)

First run: 30-20-48-x [from BJSC]

2nd run: 7-4-14-14-9-5-9-11-7-25-18-14-17-21-25-30-27-x

 

Katy Perry ~ Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)

First run: 18-36-x-25-24-38-x [from being an album track/instant grat]

2nd run: 5-14-19-25-16-11-13-15-16-30-42-x

 

Katy Perry ~ E.T. (feat. Kanye West)

First run: 22-38-x [original run had Tinie Tempah as the guest rapper instead of Kanye]

2nd run: 22-11-18-13-16-15-14-10-15-12-17-27-16-23-40-48-42-42-47-x

 

Martin Garrix ~ Animals

First run: 33-32-30-11-3-3-13-10-21-18-46-x

2nd run: 30-1-3-3-5-6-3-1-2-3-13-19-11-13-11-16-13-19-21-34-43-39-47-49-x

 

Oliver Heldens ~ Gecko (Original / Overdrive Version (feat. Becky Hill))

First run: 6-13-25-47-40-x

2nd run: 22-16-20-14-6-7-18-7-5-11-11-8-7-16-28-32-29-34-24-42-37-18-3-8-16-30-39-44-35-19-23-47-x

 

Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne ~ My Love

First run: 37-x [from BJSC]

2nd run: 25-37-23-37-36-35-10-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-7-10-18-26-38-34-x

 

Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash feat. John Martin ~ Reload

First run: 46-x-35-28-24-x-24-43-x [as instrumental]

2nd run: 22-36-14-5-6-5-5-5-15-27-50-x

 

Ten Walls ~ Walking With Elephants

First run: 15-30-10-15-27-x

2nd run: 40-32-38-28-5-9-14-22-10-8-14-34-36-43-47-x

Avicii ~ Hey Brother (feat. Dan Tyminski)

AWOLNATION ~ Sail

David Guetta ~ Titanium (feat. Sia)

I must admit these were growers for me too. Wasn't that keen on Hey Brother's vocals at first but the insane production got me so hooked :heart: :heart: :heart: (actually the same happened for me with Silhouettes too with the vocals :kink: )

Right There by Nicole Scherzinger

 

First Run: 4-4-8-18-OUT

Second Run: 1-1-2-2-3-9-9-13-5-6-11-14-17-19-19-OUT

Edited September 6, 20159 yr by (Zach)

I hate re-charting songs on my chart. This hasn't happened to me yet.

Two other examples:

 

Eyes Shut by Years & Years {45-40-55-60-73-84-100-x²-53-35-33-46-55-61-63-43-42-45-48-46-29-22-18-15-11-2-5-6...}

 

First run: {45-40-55-60-73-84-100}

Then charting as an acoustic version.

 

Second run {53-35-33-46-55-61-63-43-42-45-48-46-29-22-18-15-11-2-5-6...}

You could actually say that run is actually three runs, only with the song never dropping out. After the release of Communion, it reached a new peak of #33, before falling down all the way to #63. It was then announced as the next single, after which it lingered up and down the #41-#50 zone for five weeks. Then, after the video release, it re-entered the top 40 again and climbed all the way to #2. So Eyes Shut was a bigger the second/third/fourth time, depending how you look at it.

 

Another one is Lay Down by Ella Henderson: {55-62-68-73-74-79-85-91-80-77-80-75-75-71-75-68-74-81-95-90-92-84-83-89-61-47-54-55-55-55-53-54-59-70-80-87-91-96-90-90-88-96-96-94-93-98-x¹⁰-12...}

 

While it remains to be seen how Lay Down performs in future weeks, it is clear that its use (by myself) as a tribute to the victims of the attacks has had a big effect on it re-entering the chart 35 places higher than its original peak.

 

 

As somewhat off a ~swap~ with Doctor Blind, Young Fathers' "Get Up" re-entered at #12 following BJSC. Its original run began somewhere in mid-2014, can't recall its peak exactly but it was somewhere outside the top 30

And another BJSC-influenced one- Sufjan Stevens' "Christmas Unicorn" reached #12 back in 2012, but just a few weeks ago it re-peaked at #5 after I'd entered it into a Xmas spinoff

Duffy - Warwick Avenue (18-20-RE8-7-11-16-19)

P!nk - I Don't Believe You (19-18-15-17-RE3-4-6-9)

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (6-7-9-14-16-17-18-17-18-RE9-5-3-1-1-3-7-12)

Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight (17-17-15-RE19-14-5-6-12-17-17-RE7-8-8-9)

Lady Gaga - Marry The Night (20-RE19-11-10-10-4-3-4-6-8-11-15-16-17-18-18)

The Saturdays - 30 Days (19-RE17-17-7-4-5-8-12-17-16)

Edited January 10, 20169 yr by Jack Murs

I just realized "Elastic Heart" has had a similar chart run:

 

First Run: 50-45-41-41-40-38 (as part of the Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack)

Second Run: 27-24-16-17-16-16-14-10-10-11-14-19-23-32-41 (released as a single)