January 4, 200916 yr yes they definitly are this time,i know if i was them as in having huge uk selling albums and singles(uk is one of the most important markets) huge selling dvds and sell out concerts with the money rolling in i dont think i would bother pushing other markets which if it was tp happen would mean losing family time and working round the clok they did all that in take that phase 1 and they obviously dont want to that again
January 5, 200916 yr yes they definitly are this time,i know if i was them as in having huge uk selling albums and singles(uk is one of the most important markets) huge selling dvds and sell out concerts with the money rolling in i dont think i would bother pushing other markets which if it was tp happen would mean losing family time and working round the clok they did all that in take that phase 1 and they obviously dont want to that again They've all said its just a very nice hobby now. I wish I had a hobby that raked in loads of dosh! Norma
January 6, 200916 yr me too and i think many would also,still they took a gamble when deciding to make a return and it really paid off and they have worked hard in the UK but their talent shune through in the end which is great
January 6, 200916 yr me too and i think many would also,still they took a gamble when deciding to make a return and it really paid off and they have worked hard in the UK but their talent shune through in the end which is great To be honest ... I think that's why I want Rob's comeback to be mega. Fame is the only thing that he loves ... if he doesn't have fame ... he has nothing. And I hate to see a kid with nothing. The others know that when it ends ... they've still got people who genuinely love them - real flesh and blood people - not fans. Norma
January 7, 200916 yr i know im so biased here but there were and are so many times robbie doesnt apprecaite his fame he moans and moans about it,everytime i heard him moan i was like well why dont you just give it up you have enough money to live the rest of your life in comfort i know robbie isnt the only one who moans abbout fane but i would say the same to the rest of them
January 17, 200916 yr Author *Updates* New sales and peaks for 'The circus' : #25 Sweden, #32 Italy and #38 Norway.
January 17, 200916 yr Thanks Jur - you'd already included them in your original post. Anyway ... a bit of (well actually a huge) disappointment in Europe, even the German sales are dire considering Germany has been quite amenable to Take That in the past. Whatever, I suppose it is proof for them that they need only concentrate on UK and Ireland from now on. It probably throws out of the window any intentions of doing a European tour (even on a tiny scale). As the title of the tour is The Circus ... its pretty pointless taking it to countries where the accumulated sales of that album are less than 100,000. :lol: Norma
January 18, 200916 yr Author You're welcome :D But I didn't add those positions before as the album just charted in Sweden en Norway this week, and I missed the Italian peak before ;) And the album is idd underpeforming in most European countries. Promo has been zero and the 'Greatest day' wasn't the strongest lead single. Beautiful world did a lot better because 'Patience' was quite a big hit in some countries, while 'The greatest day' only did bussines in the UK and Ireland.
January 18, 200916 yr You're welcome :D But I didn't add those positions before as the album just charted in Sweden en Norway this week, and I missed the Italian peak before ;) And the album is idd underpeforming in most European countries. Promo has been zero and the 'Greatest day' wasn't the strongest lead single. Beautiful world did a lot better because 'Patience' was quite a big hit in some countries, while 'The greatest day' only did bussines in the UK and Ireland. Silly me! I've just spotted the 'edited' bit! My eyes aren't what they used to be! I actually hope they do release Up All Night in Germany and a couple of other European countries too as its still not too late for an album boost. Although Greatest Day was a bad idea for a first single ... I'd still rather they held something good back for the second one ... as they have done with UAN. Thanks again Jur! Norma
January 18, 200916 yr Quoted instead of edited. I'm always doing that lately! What I meant to say was the if they don't do any promotion outside the UK then they really can't expect any success at all. I'm surprised those peaks you (Jur) added for Sweden, Norway and Italy are as high as they are given the 'no-promo'. Norma Edited January 18, 200916 yr by Norma_Snockers
January 18, 200916 yr the circus chartrun in germany: 51/2008 - 14 52/2008 - 31 53/2008 - 31 01/2009 - 30 02/2009 - 33 03/2009 - 51 The Circus will end up with 100,000 and gold in germany, they have now sold at least 50,000 copies.. so far Beautiful world was certified platinum for having sold 200,000 copies.. they really need to visit germany and perform on shows.. in 2006 they were everywhere in germany.. greatest day wasn't really a good single choice there are somuch better songs on this album
January 19, 200916 yr well for an album getting no promo in germany it has done quite well number 6 in the uk this week which is good i exopected it to be number 8 or 9
January 19, 200916 yr According to a poster on TTTV - The Circus charted in Greece at 13. Not too bad then, as you say, for an album with no promotion. Norma
January 19, 200916 yr agin thats brilliant for an umpromoted album,,looks like the circus sales are starting to pick up over europe
January 24, 200916 yr Author I haven't seen it in the Greece charts? http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm But i guess that they can't be to bothered about the rest of Europe? I found w.w. sales for both albums btw: 1.663.000 The circus 3.559.280 Beautiful world
January 24, 200916 yr well with the circus only out unde r2 months its half way there to beautiful world already,,
January 25, 200916 yr its #15 this week in UK.. only 7 weeks inside the top 10.. i hope this album breaks 2.000.000, btw beautiful world is still charting (high)
January 25, 200916 yr its #15 this week in UK.. only 7 weeks inside the top 10.. i hope this album breaks 2.000.000, btw beautiful world is still charting (high) It'll drop for a few more weeks yet but it should rise quite prominently after they perform at The Brits. Plus ... they're going to be on TV a lot over the next few weeks and the new video for UAN is going to be on TV from next week. There's a one-hour special on Channel 5 on 4th February and there's all the publicity surrounding the Comic Relief thing, which will benefit GA & Alesha Dixon too. I wouldn't be surprised if the new single goes to number one too! So all-in-all, with the tour in the summer ... the album should easily have shifted over 2 million copies by Christmas 2009. Norma And also ... if all goes well ... sales of BW should keep rising even further. Would be great if it could reach 3 million UK sales ... it isn't out of the question. Edited January 25, 200916 yr by Norma_Snockers
January 25, 200916 yr 3 million is definitly not out of the question for beautifl world and it has a great chance of achieving that...and the circus will plague the top 10 for many weeks yet over time as there is such much promotion coming up in so many different forms that the album will easily pass 2 million by the end of year and if anything i think it could be well near 2.5 million by december 31st
