Probably the latter, it doesn't sound like Dane Bowers to me.

 

But they sound smilar to Wayne Williams to me.

oh god no. not insipid tedium ad infinitum vii :no: :puke: :manson:

06 40 03

 

Jamie Lawson

Wasn't Expecting That

Jamie Lawson | 2015

 

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Chart Run: 66-40-6

 

Release date: 03-04-2015

Format: digital single

Label: Gingerbread Man Records

 

Chart sales: 20k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 14

Streaming only chart peak: -

 

Video here:

 

Biography

A seasoned performer on the Irish music scene, acoustic singer/songwriter Jamie Lawson eventually found fame when one of his tracks became an overnight YouTube sensation. Born and raised in Plymouth, England, Lawson picked up the guitar at age eight and, influenced by Crowded House, R.E.M., and Leonard Cohen, began his musical career in a covers band while still at school. At 17, he discovered his voice, and spent the next few years performing across the Irish club circuit with the likes of Gemma Hayes, Glen Hansard, and Tom Baxter. He released his debut album, Last Night Stars on his own Allotment Recordings label in 2003, though it wasn't until his second album, seven years later that he would find greater success. The Pull of the Moon was released in 2010, but it took off a year later, when the YouTube video of one of its tracks, "Wasn't Expecting That," was played on Ireland's biggest station, Today FM's Breakfast Show. The song became the station's most requested track, and launched his chart career in his adopted homeland. In 2015, Lawson became the first act signed to Ed Sheeran's Warner Bros. imprint Gingerbread Records. His self-titled third LP arrived later that year. - iTunes

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

2015 06 Wasn't Expecting That -1-

omg The Hills getting back ahead of Jamie Lawson :cheer:

 

Also this song is hilariously bad.

The Weeknd, Naughty Boy and Drake all in the top 5! Excellent.

Jamie Lawson :heart: :heart: :heart:

I'm surprised this is this low this week.

I know, sales must be really close if Sam Smith is down to 7

Wasn't Expecting That is a stunning song, I'm glad it's now a top 10 hit! I wasn't expecting that :basil: etc

Of course Ed Sheeran's label name had to be Gingerbread Man.

This isn't bad, but nothing remarkable.

Of course Ed Sheeran's label name had to be Gingerbread Man.

I feel so stupid for not even realising the pun until now :lol:

It's funneh 'cos it's called Wasn't Expecting That and it's an unexpected hit!!11 :rofl: :rofl:

 

(this is sorta boring, though didn't really expect much else from a protege of Ed Sheeran)

 

The Hills top 5 *.*

Edited October 16, 201511 yr by Chez Wombat

What an awful duo of songs :drama:

 

My first time hearing them both actually but I'll never enjoy this inoffensive MOR guitar crap, nor will I ever enjoy Sam Smith wailing all over a track which lacks in any melody.

i was expecting this jamie lawson track to be unbearably banal and it hasn't let me down. :zzz: :zzz: :zzz:

This song is a bit too repetitive but overall nothing particularly offensive. Yet.

All these 'wasn't expecting that' puns are pretty hilarious to me actually!

05 23 21

 

The Weeknd

The Hills

Beauty Behind the Madness | 2015

 

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Chart Run: 51-30-35-35-40-41-35-31-32-34-35-31-34-35-29-24-28-29-25-23-5

 

Release date: 27-05-2015

Format: digital single

Label: Universal-Island Records

 

Chart sales: 200k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 31

Streaming only chart peak: 13

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Abel Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known by his stage name The Weeknd, is a Canadian PBR&B recording artist and record producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name "The Weeknd". He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed. The following year, he released a compilation album, Trilogy, consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape material and three additional songs. It was released under Republic Records and his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album Kiss Land, which was supported by the singles "Kiss Land", and "Live For".

 

The Weeknd has received praise from several music publications, including Pitchfork, MTV, BET, Rolling Stone, XXL and The Source. MTV's John Norris has dubbed him the "songbird of his generation" and the "best musical talent since Michael Jackson". - Wikipedia

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

2012 37 Crew Love (Drake Feat. The Weeknd)

2014 48 Love Me Harder (Ariana Grande & The Weeknd)

2015 04 Earned It -OST/2-

2015 64 Where You Belong -OST-

2015 05 The Hills -4-

2015 03 Can't Feel My Face -3-

2015 65 Often -1-

2015 72 Real Life -AT-

2015 74 Tell Your Friends -AT-

2015 78 Prisoner (The Weeknd Feat. Lana Del Rey) -AT-

2015 90 Acquainted -AT-

2015 91 Losers (The Weeknd Feat. Labrinth) -AT-

2015 92 Dark Times (The Weeknd Feat. Ed Sheeran) -AT-

 

Discussion Thread Here

The Hills is really good.

I'm hoping it can push to #3 at least.

so...what happened with JL? (not jennifer lopez for sure)

So happy to see this finally getting a deserving peak :wub: Would be great if it could climb even further to match the peak of at least 'Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)' but obviously its boost this week will have been a lot down to the Eminem remix so this will probably be its peak.