{"id":1542,"date":"2012-08-31T19:17:26","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T18:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2012-08-31T21:00:01","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T20:00:01","slug":"charts-26-august-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=1542","title":{"rendered":"Charts &#8211; 26 August 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s late in the week, but still time enough to get this done!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. \u00a0Sam &amp; The Womp &#8211; &#8220;Bom Bom&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qsy7kJyizoc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ooh, a summer novelty record! \u00a0More to the point, a record that&#8217;s apparently being used in an advert for Southern Comfort.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->This is the debut single by Sam &amp; The Womp, who are in fact a real band &#8211; they&#8217;ve been doing gigs for a few years now. \u00a0Their other main claim to fame is that their members include Aaron, the son of legendary producer Trevor Horn. \u00a0Trevor had a number 1 back in 1979 as a member of the Buggles with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W8r-tXRLazs\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Video Killed The Radio Star&#8221;<\/a>, so that&#8217;ll give them something to talk about at the next family get together.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s number 2 in the midweeks (against the debut proper single from last year&#8217;s\u00a0<em>X Factor<\/em> winners Little Mix), so it&#8217;s quite likely to stick around for a bit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. \u00a0Taylor Swift &#8211; &#8220;We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gcMn_Eu-XTE?list=UUANLZYMidaCbLQFWXBC95Jg&amp;hl=en_US\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Officially, that&#8217;s just the lyric video, though it&#8217;s had more spent on it than most &#8220;proper&#8221; videos. Interesting choice.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift is a pretty high-profile act in America. \u00a0In Britain, she&#8217;s the girl who reached number 2 with the rather good\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8xg3vE8Ie_E\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Love Story&#8221;<\/a> back in 2009 and hasn&#8217;t done anything memorable since. \u00a0A couple of her later singles scraped the lower end of the top 40, but in the real world, that ain&#8217;t memorable. \u00a0Part of her problem is that she&#8217;s been designed as a US country-pop crossover artist, and the rest of the world couldn&#8217;t care less about country. \u00a0Which is fine as long as you&#8217;re not looking for international hits, but the record company evidently are &#8211; hence this record lacking any hint of country music, and being pushed heavily to overseas territories. \u00a0 It drops to 9 on the midweeks, but it&#8217;s still the biggest hit she&#8217;s had in this country in years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. \u00a0Devlin (featuring Ed Sheeran) &#8211; &#8220;Watchtower&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"225\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/tfAIgkd8Yjo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"400\" height=\"225\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/tfAIgkd8Yjo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d call this a bold choice of cover, but really, it&#8217;s not as if the fans of Devlin (or Ed Sheeran) are of the generation to put the original on that much of a pedestal.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Dagenham&#8217;s foremost rapper has indeed elected to rhyme over a version of &#8220;All Along The Watchtower&#8221;, performed for him by Ed Sheeran. \u00a0The original is by Bob Dylan, but <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/z_L4RtU1iRg\" target=\"_blank\">the better known version<\/a> is by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, which reached number 5 in 1968. \u00a0And that&#8217;s the version they&#8217;re obviously referencing here.<\/p>\n<p>This is Devlin&#8217;s first top ten hit; he had a couple of middling hits in 2010 but nothing since. \u00a0Evidently he can hope for an improvement with his next album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. \u00a0Public Enemy &#8211; &#8220;Harder Than You Think&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"225\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/pCx5Std7mCo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"400\" height=\"225\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/pCx5Std7mCo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s back &#8211; and this time it&#8217;s climbing, reaching number 6 in the midweeks. \u00a0This makes it Public Enemy&#8217;s biggest UK hit, beating the previous number 16 peak of &#8220;He Got Game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The single charted a few weeks back after Channel 4 used it in their pre-Olympic promotion for the Paralympic Games, but with the Paralympics themselves now under way, it&#8217;s back on TV rotation.<\/p>\n<p>The other reason why it&#8217;s sticking in people&#8217;s minds is because the video it&#8217;s attached to &#8211; entitled &#8220;Meet The Superhumans&#8221; &#8211; is really very good. \u00a0This is how you sell people the Paralympics as something they actually want to see. \u00a0It&#8217;s not embeddable, but if you haven&#8217;t seen it, I really do recommend <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/tuAPPeRg3Nw\" target=\"_blank\">you take the time to click<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EDIT: Ah, hold on. \u00a0The YouTube version is not embeddable, but the Vimeo one is. \u00a0But of course.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, here it is.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/46021828\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/46021828\">Meet the Superhumans<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/wearestitch\">STITCH<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The brass sample, by the way, comes from Shirley Bassey&#8217;s 1972 album track <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/8WUZf6fRkrc\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Jezahel&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. \u00a0Simple Plan (featuring Sean Paul) &#8211; &#8220;Summer Paradise&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"225\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qjHlgrGsLWQ?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"400\" height=\"225\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qjHlgrGsLWQ?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Seemingly Random Collaboration #1. \u00a0Simple Plan are a Canadian guitar pop outfit whose only previous UK hit was <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/msumWLbq1Dk\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;When I&#8217;m Gone&#8221;<\/a> (number 26 in 2008). \u00a0This summer, they&#8217;ve apparently decided they&#8217;re some sort of ska group, and have roped in the much more successful Sean Paul to give his stamp of approval. \u00a0It&#8217;s going to drop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17. \u00a0Owl City (featuring Carlie Rae Jepsen) &#8211; &#8220;Good Time&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"225\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/H7HmzwI67ec?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"400\" height=\"225\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/H7HmzwI67ec?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Seemingly Random Collaboration #2. \u00a0Remember Owl City? \u00a0He was, until now, a true one hit wonder &#8211; one number one hit single and nothing else, ever. \u00a0The single in question was 2010&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/psuRGfAaju4\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Fireflies&#8221;<\/a>, but his electro-twee tendencies wear thin rather quickly. \u00a0Judging from this single, he&#8217;s still a bit twee, but hey, at least he&#8217;s not cloning The Postal Service any more. \u00a0He&#8217;s making party singles instead.<\/p>\n<p>He also now has the help of Carly Rae Jepsen, whose single <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Call Me Maybe&#8221;<\/a> was number 1 earlier this year and is still on the chart after 22 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>This is going to be a big hit. \u00a0It&#8217;s at number 3 in the midweeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24. \u00a0fun. &#8211; &#8220;Some Nights&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"225\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qQkBeOisNM0?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"400\" height=\"225\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qQkBeOisNM0?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The follow-up to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sv6dMFF_yts&amp;feature=relmfu\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;We Are Young&#8221;<\/a>, their number 1 hit from earlier in the year. \u00a0As an indie band who&#8217;d written a radio hit, there was always a question about what they&#8217;d put out for a follow-up. \u00a0Not a bad choice, actually. \u00a0It isn&#8217;t a copy of the earlier single, it&#8217;s still radio friendly, it&#8217;s pretty catchy, and it&#8217;s fairly distinctive (at least in the current market). \u00a0It does climb slightly in the midweeks, so you never know &#8211; it might build momentum.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eM213aMKTHg\" target=\"_blank\">30. \u00a0Lady Antebellum &#8211; &#8220;Need You Now&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What,\u00a0<em>again<\/em>? \u00a0It&#8217;s nowhere on the midweeks, so I&#8217;m guessing somebody did it as an\u00a0<em>X Factor<\/em> audition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mq9zhpBweDk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>35. \u00a0Muse &#8211; &#8220;Madness&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A rather low-profile new single from their upcoming album. \u00a0Muse don&#8217;t need hit singles, though.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s late in the week, but still time enough to get this done! 1. \u00a0Sam &amp; The Womp &#8211; &#8220;Bom Bom&#8221; Ooh, a summer novelty record! \u00a0More to the point, a record that&#8217;s apparently being used in an advert for Southern Comfort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1542"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1546,"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542\/revisions\/1546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}