Posted February 1, 200916 yr PP0IszKw8k4 Released on 15/02/2009 it's main competition will come from: Lady GaGa - Just Dance Lily Allen - The Fear Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow (09/02) and on the week: Empire Of The Sun Can it give them their 8th UK No1? Will it continue their run of 13 consecutive top5 hits stretching back to 1998? 31/10/1998 Sweetest Thing 3 21/10/2000 Beautiful Day 1 10/02/2001 Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of 2 28/07/2001 Elevation 3 01/12/2001 Walk On 5 02/11/2002 Electrical Storm 5 20/11/2004 Vertigo 1 19/02/2005 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own 1 18/06/2005 City Of Blinding Lights 2 22/10/2005 All Because Of You 4 08/04/2006 One (U2 & Mary J Blige) 2 11/11/2006 The Saints Are Coming (U2 & Greenday) 2 13/01/2007 Window In The Skies 4
February 1, 200916 yr Number 1 on name alone 1 week at number 1 though! Is the download released the week before? If so then 2 weeks at number 1. Edited February 1, 200916 yr by Jonjo
February 1, 200916 yr No.1 for a week, just realised EOTS clash with U2 both tracks are released in the same week now, that puts my prediction for them up the spout.
February 2, 200916 yr No.1 for a week, just realised EOTS clash with U2 both tracks are released in the same week now, that puts my prediction for them up the spout. Now number 2 I can see for them :) Really unsure about this. I like it, but it's quite different for them, kind of sounds a bit like early Kings Of Leon... Top 3 I think.
February 3, 200916 yr Author Is the download released the week before? Both the digital and physical versions are due out on the 15th.
February 3, 200916 yr number 1 and i agree because its U2its an average song i think and for me they will never match their older material which i adore
February 6, 200916 yr bOMfbJyuISA Here is the promo video that has just been uploaded from their website. As a substantial fan of the band for over 25 years I have to say the video is as disappointing as the single. It reminds me of the Oasis The Shock & the Lightning video. In this age of ever decreasing physical sales, I have real doubts that they will achieve another UK#1 with this, especially with the lukewarm reviews the single has been receiving. Not to add a number of music fans and critics noticing its uncanny similarities to the verse & bass riff of this former US#1 from 1988: Wq0XZx_a7Y8 The Escape Club - Wild Wild West (1988 USA#1) 2008 was the year that saw Madonna finally fall of her perch as the Queen of Pop & Oasis fail to score a UK#1 hit with the lead single from a new album since their debut. Could 2009 be the year that U2 finally have to abdicate their biggest/best Band in the World crown; and fail to score a UK#1 hit with a lead single from a proper studio album (they released the album Zooropa 5 months before releasing the only single Stay) since their maiden #1 Desire from 1988 Rattle & Hum?
February 6, 200916 yr This is not brilliant, but I have heard FAR worse from them in the past. I predict #3 for this.
February 6, 200916 yr What an awful-'Oasis inspired' video. Song is really poor (sounds like a 3rd-rate Muse record), but Bono's voice just gets better with age! I can't stand the majority of U2's material from the 80's + 90's (due to Bono's voice), but from the past 10 or so years he's been sounding great.
February 6, 200916 yr Tbh, I'd would be surprised if it only made the lower end of the Top 10. Agreed. Clearly it is going to outsell everything on physical sales by some large distance due to their fan base who like to carry on collecting their singles physically. But I worry on the impact to them on iTunes; etc, as I'm not sure these 50 somethings have the younger fanbase who will download the single to take it to #1 on iTunes like Kings of Leon or Coldplay have.
February 6, 200916 yr Author Here is the promo video that has just been uploaded from their website. As a substantial fan of the band for over 25 years I have to say the video is as disappointing as the single. It reminds me of the Oasis The Shock & the Lightning video. In this age of ever decreasing physical sales, I have real doubts that they will achieve another UK#1 with this, especially with the lukewarm reviews the single has been receiving. Not to add a number of music fans and critics noticing its uncanny similarities to the verse & bass riff of this former US#1 from 1988: The Escape Club - Wild Wild West (1988 USA#1) 2008 was the year that saw Madonna finally fall of her perch as the Queen of Pop & Oasis fail to score a UK#1 hit with the lead single from a new album since their debut. Could 2009 be the year that U2 finally have to abdicate their biggest/best Band in the World crown; and fail to score a UK#1 hit with a lead single from a proper studio album (they released the album Zooropa 5 months before releasing the only single Stay) since their maiden #1 Desire from 1988 Rattle & Hum? We’ve heard this all before in 1997 the last time they adopted a more experimental style a lot of people didn’t know where they were with U2 after Pop. However U2 defied the critics and casual observers and stormed to the top of the charts with Discotheque registering their career highest first week sales. I FULLY expect them to do them same with Get On Your Boots. The physical argument is a mute point as U2 are strong downloads sellers especially in the UK and Ireland. Vertigo spent 8 weeks at No1 on the download chart while their collaboration with Green Day spent 2 weeks at No1 on iTunes a run only halted when the download was deleted. CLEARLY U2 do not rely solely on physicals like Oasis for instance seem to do. Although it isn't one of my favourite U2 tracks I do appreciate Get On Your Boots it’s in a very similar style essentially to Vertigo and good to see them taking risks even now. Bravo! TIP’s ‘article’ seems rather sensationalist I don’t think these transitions are ever quite as clear-cut. Did I imagine that Madonna spent 4 weeks at No1 last year? Hard Candy’s sales were disappointing but then so were American Life’s and she came back with a Stuart Price produced million seller. You’re brave or fool hardy if you’re discounting another successful Madonna reinvention! Edited February 6, 200916 yr by Ethan.
February 6, 200916 yr Well I put number one for the length of time they've been away - but, not to put too fine a point on it, I think its awful ... the video and the song. Was it worth the wait one wonders. When I'm in the mood to listen to songs surrounding footwear ... I think I'll listen to Patrick McNee & Honour Blackman singing Kinky Boots! In fact ... I've still got some pennies on my iTune card! Patrick .... Honour ....... ....... :lol: Norma
February 6, 200916 yr Agreed. Clearly it is going to outsell everything on physical sales by some large distance due to their fan base who like to carry on collecting their singles physically. But I worry on the impact to them on iTunes; etc, as I'm not sure these 50 somethings have the younger fanbase who will download the single to take it to #1 on iTunes like Kings of Leon or Coldplay have. U2 have had good sales of downloads in the past. Given a decent tune they could match anyone except X-Factor, but this tune is well - total crap so I don't expect people to be downloading it in big qualities. They will wait and get the album instead.
February 6, 200916 yr We’ve heard this all before in 1997 the last time they adopted a more experimental style a lot of people didn’t know where they were with U2 after Pop. However U2 defied the critics and casual observers and stormed to the top of the charts with Discotheque registering their career highest first week sales. I FULLY expect them to do them same with Get On Your Boots. The physical argument is a mute point as U2 are strong downloads sellers especially in the UK and Ireland. Vertigo spent 8 weeks at No1 on the download chart while their collaboration with Green Day spent 2 weeks at No1 on iTunes a run only halted when the download was deleted. CLEARLY U2 do not rely solely on physicals like Oasis for instance seem to do. Although it isn't one of my favourite U2 tracks I do appreciate Get On Your Boots it’s in a very similar style essentially to Vertigo and good to see them taking risks even now. Bravo! TIP’s ‘article’ seems rather sensationalist I don’t think these transitions are ever quite as clear-cut. Did I imagine that Madonna spent 4 weeks at No1 last year? Hard Candy’s sales were disappointing but then so were American Life’s and she came back with a Stuart Price produced million seller. You’re brave or fool hardy if you’re discounting another successful Madonna reinvention! Ethan, It is one thing arguing with another U2. It is another arguing with a music fan. But it is not particularly clever arguing with a U2 fan who knows his chart stats regarding one of his all-time favourite bands as you are going to come off second best. The reason Vertigo spent 8 weeks in the UK as iTunes #1 was because the single was released on iTunes the day it received it's first airplay (September 24, 2004). Therefore it was available to only buy on downloads until its physical release date November 8th 2004 six weeks later. Secondly, U2 performed "Vertigo" in a television commercial for the Apple iPod as part of a cross-marketing plan to promote both the track & album and Apple's music products (especially the U2 Special Edition iPod and the iTunes Music Store's exclusive digital box set for U2, The Complete U2). Remember in 2008 how the advert for Coldplay's title track of the Viva La Vida had a similar impact on the UK & US singles charts where it reached #1 before the promo video was released when Radio stations were still playing the lead single Violet Hill. Thirdly, back in 2004 a #1 download single sold less than 10,000 copies per week because it was a relatively new medium of popular record selling, and was not included towards the charts. Hence often at the time it was a common practise for acts to release their new material physically first (so as not to lose sales towards the charts) before releasing it on iTunes where its sales would be non eligible for the charts. (UK iTunes sales only really started to take off after Xmas due to the purchasing of iPods & hence this led to the inclusion in April 2005 of download sales). Also back then sales were low so on iTunes you had exclusive tracks (like a live version of Westlife's Flying Without Wings & Chris Moyles (Mouldie Lookin' Chain) Dogz Don't Kill People Wabbits Do which topped the iTunes chart. Fourthly, the reason The Saints Are Coming reached #1 on iTunes had more to do with the fact it was a Charity record for Hurricane Katrina victims. At the end of the day Get On Your Boots may very well give U2 another UK#1 hit single. Certainly holding off the release of the download sales until the date of the physical release will give it a much better chance in the same way that had Lily Allen released The Fear on downloads a few weeks before the physical release then it may never have outsold Lady Gaga - Just Dance to grab the UK#1 spot as it would have spread its sales out. But if you think Get Out On Your Boots will outsell Discotheque's 1st week sales (125K) then good luck. What you seem to forget is back in 1997 Singles sold a lot more copies to reach UK#1 as best exemplified by the next two following UK#1s (No Doubt - Don't Speak 195K 1st week; Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are/Mama 248K 1st week (not bad for a 4th #1 single off an album - a reminder to all Girls Aloud, Sugababes & Saturdays fans how big they were back then even if you think they are no good musically); and to compare with Oasis - Do You Know What I Mean 377K 1st week.
February 6, 200916 yr I agree with Josh - Get Your Boots On is VERY much a rip-off of Muse. It's not especially catchy (let down by the chorus) and isn't a patch on Vertigo. It was a mistake to go with that Muse sound when said band are at the peak of their career because U2 will only come off looking worse and a little bit desperate. This won't have longevity (down a massive and frankly pathetic 59 places during its second week on the hot 100, due to tumbling download sales) and there'll need to be much better, more commercial songs on the album if it's to sell anything like as well as their previous effort...
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