Good for an X Factor winner, and tbf, good for its genre of dull radio pop with a key change, but still horrible, due to being part of that genre.

'You Raise Me Up' I'd possibly rank ahead of it due to being familiar with it as a worship song and sort of thinking its rousing feels somewhat authentic (though better when nightcored x). Still, it's Westlife, so bleh.

I didn't like this at all predictably, the rhyming of "soul" with "goal" always grinded my gears.

I did however really quite like the follow-up 'No Promises'

Don't like Westlife's version of 'You Raise Me Up' at all.

I quite like 'That's My Goal' though and it was a very memorable series after not watching the first year and takes me back to that time period at Christmas too as was beginning to get back into the charts again properly at this point. Shayne was definitely the correct winner (that wasn't Maria Lawson who was my fave when she got shockingly eliminated). 'No Promises' is his best though overall!

I think it wasn't until 2015 or 2016 that I heard That's My Goal for the first time.

As far as winners singles go I actually don't mind it. Though there is one or two I prefer above it.

That’s My Goal is ok, it’s the start of the formulaic X Factor winner song and video (with pause so they can add in the bit when the winner was announced!).

It also reminds me of Christmas (and like others, I also prefer No Promises).

Shayne Ward's series of X Factor was the first one I watched! He was a very marketable winner both looks and talent-wise, the foundations to be a U.K. counterpart to Justin Timberlake at the time, so a shame the hits would dry up after a few years following a promising start.

He was actually on Strictly last year so ended up doing both of the big two in the end.

'That's My Goal' at least has the interesting distinction of being an original composition indeed, although nothing to get too excited about.

Its impact on the X Factor of course stretched to that trainwreck Ablisa audition later on too *_*

I remember my Nan getting excited that a "Ward" had finally made it in the big leagues... I on the other hand wasn't that bothered. 😄

“That’s My Goal” is an original composition but it’s so much a product of the winner’s song formula that it might as well not be. “You Raise Me Up” did indeed feel like it was perfect for Westlife. I’d probably put that as the higher of these two but it’s still very uninspiring. I got more from the George Best tribute version that charted around the new year.

45 minutes ago, Jester said:

That’s My Goal is ok, it’s the start of the formulaic X Factor winner song and video (with pause so they can add in the bit when the winner was announced!).

It also reminds me of Christmas (and like others, I also prefer No Promises).

I cannot hear or think about this song without hearing in my head Kate Thornton shout 'Shayne' before the key change.

It's a very bland song indeed for me, unbelievable sales for such a Westlife album track kind of thing. But X Factor indeed was already on its way to becoming a cultural phenomenon.

Not heard Shayne's in yonks - think that was the first X Factor where I caught the last few shows, it started becoming an "event" and something I invariably caught in Shenanigans bar in Gran Canaria in my annual pre-xmas holiday. it's better with a tipsy crowd. He was very easy on the eye but I was hoping Andy would win I think. Sadly, he ended up as UK Eurovision cannon-fodder. Shayne? he could sing, he could have had a decent career with decent contemporary songwriters, but this was in the Westlife-arena, and we didnt need another one of those. Stickwitchu is still the top track so far.

Ablisha. I think I hear That's My Goal

11 hours ago, awardinary said:

I remember my Nan getting excited that a "Ward" had finally made it in the big leagues... I on the other hand wasn't that bothered. 😄

Did Anita Ward not ring her bell?

3 minutes ago, gooddelta said:

Did Anita Ward not ring her bell?

I guess that wasn't her goal.

Westlife that was still when pretty much any cover version that did went to #1.