I miss the days when the Sport Relief single would be an event, regardless of whether I like James Bay it's just an old album track.

 

I feel the same about Children In Need and Comic Relief, I can't remember the last big single for either of these. I hate it when artists just release an album track as the official singles :(

 

Last years Sam/John was just a lazy effort and as much as I love Jess I was annoyed she just released an album track as the CIN single...

 

I miss the days of those surprise hits such as the Peter Kay efforts from 2005 and 2007...

The last one was 'Word Up!' wasn't it? :(

 

It used to bring a bit of fun novelty pop in the charts around this time of year. I miss that.

Both Comic and Sport Relief haven't been making much of an effort these days with choosing a song, even last year with Comic Relief, it was just a new version of a song that already existed with an additional vocalist and nothing much changed. I guess they're most focused on the artists as they figure these will sell/stream better due to the artists and cover versions/'comedy' ones just don't sell that well any more (and would stream even worse).

 

Edited March 10, 20169 yr by chart wizard

sports relief singles~

 

2002 - 04 - Elton John ~ Your Song

2004 - 02 - Rachel Stevens ~ Some Girls

2006 - 01 - McFly ~ Don’t Stop Me Now/Please, Please

2008 - 02 - Leona Lewis ~ Better In Time/Footprints In The Sand

2010 - 46 - Robbie Williams ~ Morning Sun :lol:

2012 - 06 - JLS ~ Proud

2014 - 06 - Little Mix ~ Word Up!

2016 - ?? - James Bay ~ Running (Acoustic)

 

hopefully james bay becomes only the 2nd to miss the top10~

yeah, thing about the streaming era is that if a charity single is to have a long chart life it has to actually be something worth listening to. Which is a good thing imo, we don't need songs like JLS 'Proud' or Little Mix 'Word Up' in the chart.

 

I haven't heard this James Bay song but I can't imagine it'll do that greatly, with it being an album track so far into the era - though it being a new version will help it to at least chart.

Some Girls >>>>> those other ones tbh.

Some Girls >>>>> those other ones tbh.

Preach!

Some Girls >>>>> those other ones tbh.

100% agree :heart: Still a massive anthem 12 years on :wub: :wub:

 

Only don't really like Proud from the list (not heard James Bay's one though)

a James Bay acoustic? oh do f*** off :lol:

The chart needs more James Bay acoustics tbh *.*

it's still going to chart regardless - I hope it charts high just for the sake of shaking up the charts :heehee: :lol:

The last thing the chart needs is any MORE male singer songwriter stuff.

Some Girls is so wonderfully out of place from the usual Sport Relief dirge.

I had no idea most of those had anything to do with Sport Relief - I'm guessing most of them were lined up to be singles anyway and then linked to Sport Relief shortly before release.

I get why they'd want those big new artists for their charity singles, that's a wise move but when Comic Relief/Children In Need just throwing an album track out there with a charity tag is becoming the norm, it's like come on now, lol (at least Word Up!/Proud were 'new' tracks). I suppose on the other hand the more "special"/novelty singles don't sell like they used to, sure you could get Gareth Malone to pull a choir out of his ass and you'd have an easy #1 hit on your hands, but its shelf life would be pretty miniscule. But at least there was some EFFORT there dammit!

 

sports relief singles~

 

2004 - 02 - Rachel Stevens ~ Some Girls

 

hopefully james bay becomes only the 2nd to miss the top10~

 

There really was no bettering this piece of pop perfection hence why the tedious album tracks and lazy choices!

 

I remember that chart well as it was The Shapeshifters that stopped her going to number one...