Posted May 26, 200619 yr I have just seen this posted on ukmix Gnarls Barkley ‘Crazy’ to be deleted after nine consecutive weeks at #1 Gnarls Barkley’s phenomenal smash hit ‘Crazy’ will be deleted on Monday, ending a phenomenal run of nine consecutive weeks at the top of the charts. The decision to delete ‘Crazy’ has been made to ensure that the focus of the Gnarls Barkley campaign now falls on the second single, ‘Smiley Faces’, that is scheduled for a July 17th release on Warner Bros. Records UK. Korda Marshall, Managing Director of Warner Bros. Records UK, commented, “’Crazy’ has proved to be a huge international smash hit that has travelled and communicated around the world incredibly well. We feel that the album, ‘St. Elsewhere’, is such a strong depth of work that we want to move onto ‘Smiley Faces’ for the summerâ€. Gnarls Barkley agreed adding ‘"I consider myself a realist. I suppose that goes for most of us. But I have found a way to at once hold them, fold them, walk away and run. This was not a painless decision. But pain is nothing but a bi-product of beauty. Potentially toxic, to be sure, but that's all it is." The success that Gnarls Barkley have enjoyed with ‘Crazy’ has been nothing short of remarkable. Having made music history when the track became the first to top the UK singles chart on download sales alone, ‘Crazy’ has dominated the music industry with sales of in excess of 700,000. The deletion of the track – the longest running #1 single since Wet Wet Wet’s ‘Love Is All Around’ in 1994 – will ensure that ‘Crazy’ has only ever charted at #1. The duo also enjoyed the rare 1-2-3 of simultaneous single, album and airplay domination. Gnarls Barkley’s debut album, ‘St. Elsewhere’, has followed its initial tremendous critical reception with a hugely successful commercial release. Having debuted at #1, the album remains a strong seller in the Top 5 of the album charts and has already been certified for Platinum status. All signs now point to Gnarls Barkley recreating their success on these shores in the States. Having debuted at #20 on the Billboard charts, it rose to #15 in its second week of release. The Gnarls Barkley juggernaut will roll through the summer with a series of international festival dates in support of ‘Smiley Faces’ and ‘St. Elsewhere’. Their UK dates include their debut headline show at London’s Hammersmith Apollo on July 5th as well as festival gigs at The Wireless Festival in London and Leeds on June 23rd and 24th respectively before returning to play Creamfields on August 26th. plain stupid :blink:
May 26, 200619 yr And once a single is deleted it is no longer chart eligable, so aftter this week it will go straight out of the chart from no.1! :o Stupid OCC rules! :angry: Edited May 26, 200619 yr by fiesta
May 26, 200619 yr It's going to be the first single deleted from #1 by the looks of it. wasnt a sugababes single deleted from no.1? :unsure:
May 26, 200619 yr oops this is going to have the strangest chart run ever 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-OUT :angry:
May 26, 200619 yr Smiley Faces is nice but I'd be surprised if it makes the top 5...they should leave Crazy out there for a while longer...
May 26, 200619 yr And once a single is deleted it is no longer chart eligable, so aftter this week it will go straight out of the chart from no.1! :o Stupid OCC rules! :angry: Actually ain't it got another 3 weeks after its deletion in the chart, I can't remember the new chart rules.
May 26, 200619 yr Actually ain't it got another 3 weeks after its deletion in the chart, I can't remember the new chart rules. I wouldn't worry,I bet the OCC haven't got a clue either. ;)
May 26, 200619 yr wasnt a sugababes single deleted from no.1? :unsure: Yes but there were still enough copies in shops (tens of thousands) for it to slowly work its way down. Same with 'Love Is All Around'. I think now songs are disqualified when they're deleted and why it could potentially leave the chart from #1.
May 26, 200619 yr I think it's automatic deletion? 'Beep' by the Pussycatdolls went 32-OUT last week...
May 26, 200619 yr Oh no :( I wanted more time at number one and a slow decline, then maybe a whole year in the charts! This way is c**p! :angry:
May 26, 200619 yr I think it's automatic deletion? If it does, it be the highest ever song to go out of the chart literally, making another chart history ever recorded :blink: :wacko:
May 26, 200619 yr Are they crazy or what. If it is still selling just why are they deleting it when it is still making them money. Look 15 years ago at Bryan Adams (16 weeks at #1) and it didn't get deleted. All record companies think about is the first few weeks sales (with few exceptions).
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