{"id":2399,"date":"2014-02-10T22:40:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T22:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2014-02-10T22:40:35","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T22:40:35","slug":"charts-9-february-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=2399","title":{"rendered":"Charts &#8211; 9 February 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time for another quiet week, then. \u00a0One big new release, and that&#8217;s pretty much it for the upper end of the chart. \u00a0Thankfully, there&#8217;s a bit more going on at the lower end, and on the album chart&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>38. \u00a0Lorde &#8211; &#8220;Team&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f2JuxM-snGc?rel=0\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Strike another name off the One Hit Wonder list, then. \u00a0This is the follow-up to &#8220;Royals&#8221;, which made number 1 in November. \u00a0A more conventionally chart-friendly single, and perhaps less immediately striking as a result. \u00a0The theme of reaction against glamour and showbiz is still present and correct, though. \u00a0(&#8220;I&#8217;m kind of over gettin&#8217; told to throw my hands up in the air.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>30. \u00a0Imagine Dragons &#8211; &#8220;Demons&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mWRsgZuwf_8?rel=0\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Their fifth top 40 hit, believe it or not. \u00a0This is another track from their debut album, which was previously floating around outside the chart a year ago. \u00a0Massively formulaic modern rock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>29. \u00a0Disclosure &#8211; &#8220;F For You&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n0FOPTYJPXw?rel=0\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Originally a number 20 hit in August, this is back in the chart because it&#8217;s being re-promoted in a new version with added vocals by Mary J Blige, who&#8217;s now been having hits for over 20 years. \u00a0She&#8217;s basically adding some new verses over the original track, which was largely instrumental. \u00a0It&#8217;s a big improvement, actually; Disclosure can be a bit icy, and this gives them some more passion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24. \u00a0DJ Stay The Night &#8211; &#8220;Stay The Night&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a while since we&#8217;ve had one of these. \u00a0This is a knock-off cover of <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/i-gyZ35074k\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Stay The Night&#8221; by Zedd featuring Hayley Williams<\/a>, which came out in most countries\u00a0<em>months<\/em> ago, but in Britain is currently only available if you buy the whole album. \u00a0It comes out as a freestanding single this week, so it&#8217;s bound to chart high on Sunday. \u00a0Interestingly, the Radio 1 chart website is (wrongly) listing Williams as guest vocalist on this version too. \u00a0Clone covers often seem to confuse them.<\/p>\n<p>The original, which will chart high next week, is a strong EDM pop song, though Williams ends up sounding much like any other session vocalist. \u00a0This version isn&#8217;t on YouTube (why on earth would it be?), but you can find it on Spotify if you\u00a0really want. \u00a0And in fact, the random session singer is indeed a passable equivalent. \u00a0The &#8220;will this do&#8221; backing track is another matter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/b-3BI9AspYc\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>21. \u00a0Rihanna &#8211; &#8220;What Now&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Um\u2026 okay. \u00a0This spent three weeks in the chart in December, peaking at number 25, then quietly vanished. \u00a0I honestly don&#8217;t know why it&#8217;s suddenly leaping back into the top 20 now, particularly since she&#8217;s meant to be promoting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>15. \u00a0Shakira (featuring Rihanna) &#8211; &#8220;Can&#8217;t Remember To Forget You&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o3mP3mJDL2k?rel=0\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After an underwhelming first week, this record has now moved 11-31-38-15. \u00a0Why the sudden reversal of fortunes? \u00a0Well, the video&#8217;s out, though I&#8217;m surprised it&#8217;s had quite this much effect on a record that&#8217;s been out for several weeks and seemed to have stiffed out the gate, despite getting plenty of airplay. \u00a0It&#8217;s not even a very good video.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. \u00a0DJ Fresh vs Jay Fay (featuring Ms Dynamite) &#8211; &#8220;Dibby Dibby Sound&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/81Mw7Z9AOkw?rel=0\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s only proper new entry. \u00a0It&#8217;s the second single from DJ Fresh&#8217;s upcoming album (the first was &#8220;Earthquake&#8221; back in the autumn). \u00a0I think this is the first time he&#8217;s actually appeared in one of his own videos in anything more than a cameo.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Fay is a DJ from St Louis, and the hook is sampled from his 2013 single <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/kKXCFgCxZOk\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Dibby Dibby&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(where it was probably a sample to start with). \u00a0This is apparently an actual collaboration rather than just a licensing credit, though.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the biggest hit of Ms Dynamite&#8217;s career, just; her previous best was number 4 for her appearance on &#8220;Lights On&#8221; by Katy B three years ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. \u00a0Clean Bandit (featuring Jess Glynne) &#8211; &#8220;Rather Be&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three weeks total. \u00a0That equals &#8220;Happy&#8221; and &#8220;Somewhere Only We Know&#8221;. \u00a0And despite a busier release schedule this week, it seems to be on course for four &#8211; this is already on course to be one of the big sellers of the year, with total sales now past the 400K mark.<\/p>\n<p>On the album chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;So Long, See You Tomorrow&#8221; by Bombay Bicycle Club<\/strong> at number 1. \u00a0Fourth album for this alt-Radio 2 band who&#8217;ve never been able to shift single but have done increasingly well on the album chart. \u00a0Their first number 1. \u00a0Lead single: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/JwlgC-jSPTk\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Luna&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Hydra&#8221; by Within Temptation\u00a0<\/strong>at number 6. \u00a0This week&#8217;s omen of the retreat of albums into an ultra-niche product: a top ten entry for the sixth album by a Dutch symphonic metal band who have never previously troubled the top 20. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/MAiV8RpqzME\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Dangerous&#8221;<\/a>, featuring Howard Jones. \u00a0That&#8217;s Howard Jones, the lead singer of Killswitch Engage, not Howard Jones, the 1980s singer. \u00a0I know, I was disappointed too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Too Much Information&#8221; by Maximo Park<\/strong> at 7. \u00a0Their fifth album, the third to make the top 10. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/AJK82x8wkxA\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Leave This Island&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;After the Disco&#8221; by Broken Bells<\/strong> at 12. \u00a0A seemingly unlikely collaboration between the lead singer of the Shins, and Danger Mouse. \u00a0You wouldn&#8217;t guess it was a Danger Mouse record. \u00a0This is their second album; the first missed the charts. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/E36_UiCiIxk\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Leave It Alone&#8221;<\/a>. \u00a0(Lovely video, by the way.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Word of Mouth&#8221; by Seth Lakeman<\/strong> at 20. \u00a0Alt-folk. \u00a0This guy was nominated for the Mercury Prize a while back, and he&#8217;s now on his fifth album. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/wDyXVsPwUZs\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Courier&#8221;<\/a>. \u00a0(It&#8217;s rather good.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Love Songs&#8221; by Tina Turner<\/strong> at 32. \u00a0Self-explanatory compilation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Love Letters&#8221; by Andre Rieu<\/strong> at 35. \u00a0Did you know it&#8217;s February?<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Tales From The Realm of the Queen of Pentacles&#8221; by Suzanne Vega<\/strong> at 37. \u00a0This is her first studio album to make the top 40 album chart since &#8220;99.9 F&#8221; in 1992 (which had one of my favourite Vega songs, <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/v6qvIhygLTs\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Blood Makes Noise&#8221;<\/a>). \u00a0There&#8217;s an official lyric video for <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/bwm77Hina_c\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Fool&#8217;s Complaint&#8221;<\/a>, though it says something for how irrelevant online promotion is to Vega&#8217;s audience that when I tracked it down on Friday, it had been up for two days and had had 106 views. \u00a0Checking it again just before posting, I see it has reached the dizzy heights of 254.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time for another quiet week, then. \u00a0One big new release, and that&#8217;s pretty much it for the upper end of the chart. \u00a0Thankfully, there&#8217;s a bit more going on at the lower end, and on the album chart&#8230; 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