June 11, 20187 yr Author 05 Alex Clare - Too Close zP50Ewh31E4 UK chart peak: #4 (Platinum) Correct: Dan,vibe, Dircadirca, TS031, Mack, Yorkie3, Dalekturret, Bjork, HarryEzra, Dexton, Chez Wombat, Zarate, Dobbo, chrissmith276, CianS, LewisGT, Jade, Rush, Ultraviolence, Riser, gavindeejay Incorrect: PeteFromLeeds (Woodkid - Run Boy Run) Bré (Imagine Dragons) Next up is a one hit wonder from Alex Clare, who nabbed a huge hit with this after being featured in an Internet Explorer advert (I guess they have to do something right xx)! This track has a soulful edge but is largeyl influenced by breakbeat and dubstep, speaking of an encounter with a close friend that maybe went a bit too far and endangered the friendship.
June 11, 20187 yr Never heard Redbone so not surprised to have missed that. Shame as it means I'll have got the lowest peaking question wrong too :cry:
June 11, 20187 yr I could have believed Halo's clip was actually a troll and it was Kelly Clarkson's very similar Already Gone. Admittedly I don't think the similarities are represented in the clip but I haven't heard it in a while so I could have been fooled :P Also amusingly I did think of Woodkid AND Imagine Dragons before Too Close clicked in my head :D Edited June 11, 20187 yr by Dircadirca
June 11, 20187 yr Internet Explorer *_* yessss at that song though :wub: loved both that and Alex's features with Rudimental and Sub Focus.
June 11, 20187 yr Ah that's what that was. The first couple of seconds of the clip sounded like 'Radioactive', I knew it wasn't that but I thought ID was worth a punt anyway ~
June 11, 20187 yr Didn't realise Alex Clare had any solo chart hits oops Curious as to how you've heard of Alex Clare without knowing that 'Too Close' was a big hit... :lol:
June 11, 20187 yr Author 06 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams mrZRURcb1cM UK chart peak: #24 (Gold) Correct: Dan,vibe, Dircadirca, Yorkie3,Theo., Dalekturret, Bjork, HarryEzra, Dexton, chrissmith276, CianS, LewisGT, Jade, Rush, Sarah, Riser, gavindeejay Incorrect: PeteFromLeeds (The Cardigans - LoveFool) A stone cold classic from 1977, this is the oldest track in the round so a bit of a dip in guesses but still a solid showing! This somehow only peaked at #24 despite being the band's only US #1, but it has gone gold in the years following as it is an enduring classic in a discography full of classics. The drum beat is so lush and dreamy, elevated by Stevie Nicks' distinct smoky vocals and it's one of those songs I can never skip when it comes on :wub:
June 11, 20187 yr Even though I own the 'Rumours' album, I mostly have Glee to thank for me getting that one as the production is pretty much exactly the same and I've heard their version loads :lol: I actually considered that for the 'least guessed' option so I'm glad I went for something else, more people got that than I would've expected! I had no idea that it was a US #1 :o just that it only peaked in the 20s here, there are so many Fleetwood Mac classics that have underwhelming peaks this side of the pond tbh.
June 11, 20187 yr Curious as to how you've heard of Alex Clare without knowing that 'Too Close' was a big hit... :lol: I first heard of him on that Bakermat track (Living) - there was a point from about 2009 to 2013 when I had absolutely no interest in modern music so that might explain it :lol:
June 11, 20187 yr Author 07 Cher - Believe 5Uu3kCEEc98 UK chart peak: #1 (3x Platinum) Correct: Dan, TS031, Mack, Yorkie3, Theo., Zarate, Dobbo, chrissmith276, CianS, LewisGT, Jade, Rush, Ultraviolence, Riser, gavindeejay Incorrect: Dalekturret (LMC vs. U2 - Take Me To The Clouds Above) PeteFromLeeds (Spiller) Another stone cold classic up next, as Cher got her biggest hit and one of the biggest songs of all time at the age of 52, reviving her career to new heights - Madonna is shaking xx This was one of the very first chart hits to use Auto-Tune, at a time when it was new and exciting and used to such great effect that elevated this dance-pop track to super heights with help from Xenomania's production which is fab as always! It is the biggest selling song by a female in the UK but is that enough to sew up the answer to a certain question later on?
June 11, 20187 yr Re-listening to the clip and now I don't know how I didn't figure this one out :lol:
June 11, 20187 yr Really surprised that more people didn't get 'Believe' :o Perhaps it wasn't a particularly obvious / distinctive clip. That better be the answer for the highest selling question, watch it be the next one now that I didn't get :lol: so intrigued to find out what it was, I really had no idea!
June 11, 20187 yr Author 08 Bjork - Army Of Me LyEJxzQM24Q UK chart peak: #10 Correct: Dircadirca, Dalekturret, Bjork, Zarate Incorrect: Dan (Britney Spears) Dobbo (New Kids On The Block - Hanging Tough) Chrissmith276 (Muse - Supermassive Black Hole) Jade (Janet Jackson) Rush (Muse feat. Goldfrapp, Marilyn Manson & Rachel Stevens - fml) Riser (Groove Armada - Get Down) PeteFromLeeds (something really obvious I’m not getting) A far less easy one than the past few, Bjork's first ever top 10 from 1995 was only guessed by 4 of you. I guess this was always going to be the hard one of this round, but it's such a fab song! The industrial rock beats pulse through the song, which gives it a brutally piercing feel, but Bjork's vocals feel tender and vulnerable, such is her incredible artistry <3 I thought this would be a tad more recognisable than Hyperballad at least which I almost put but I doubt either would have got a lot of guesses :P
June 11, 20187 yr Author Yep it was the official instrumental lmao How did I not get Believe ? What did I wrote ? Gobsmacked lol Nothing just a blank space :P
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