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When the Official Charts Company started publishing the midweek charts, some people understandably wondered whether it might actually do more harm than good, by making it too easy to guess what would be number one on Sunday. \u00a0Fortunately, the British record buyers have turned out to be a little more erratic than that.<\/p>\n

For example, last week, the midweeks had “Nothin’ On You” by B.o.B. returning to number 1; “Dirtee Disco” by Dizzee Rascal dropping to 2; and “Ridin’ Solo” by Jason Derulo climbing to 3. \u00a0But they’ve all been overtake by the record that placed at number 4 on the midweeks – “Gettin’ Over You” by David Guetta<\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It has to be said that some of Guetta’s production tricks are getting a bit overfamiliar – compare his earlier single “Love is Gone”<\/a>, for example. \u00a0Even so, he’s clearly the pop music producer of the moment. \u00a0Quite aside from his uncredited production jobs for the likes of the Black Eyed Peas, this is his seventh credited top 40 hit, and his third number 1, following last year’s “When Love Takes Over”<\/a> and “Sexy Chick”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s a remix of a track from his current album, which has led to some garbled credits. \u00a0The chart is presently crediting the track to “David Guetta featuring Chris Willis.” \u00a0Willis is Guetta’s regular singer, and previously appeared on “Love Don’t Let Me Go” and “Love Is Gone.” \u00a0Because the track first charted in the lower reaches of the top 75 as an album download, the chart company has apparently opted to stick with the original credit.<\/p>\n

The single, however, is credited to “David Guetta and Chris Willis featuring Fergie and LMFAO.” \u00a0Chances are that’ll get sorted out in the end and the other two will receive their artist credit for posterity. \u00a0So, this is the first number 1 for Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas as a solo act. \u00a0Previously, her biggest UK hit was the rather uncharacteristic ballad “Big Girls Don’t Cry”<\/a>, which reached number 2 in 2007.<\/p>\n

LMFAO are an electro\/rap duo from California. \u00a0Judging from Wikipedia, their major cultural impact in their native country lay in contributing the theme tune for Jersey Shore. <\/em>However, they have charted before in Britain, when a mash-up of their track “I’m In Miami Bitch” reached number 9. \u00a0The original is a bit of a dirge, frankly.<\/a> The mash-up (with “Let the Bass Kick” by Chuckie) is a bit more lively, though the video is the definition of cheap and nasty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not that there’s anything wrong with making cheap videos, mind you. \u00a0Since I can’t bring myself to embed anything by Fergie or LMFAO, and we’ve covered David Guetta’s back catalogue before, here’s the fabulously cheap video for “As Serious As Your Life” by Four Tet, a classic example of how to spend literally no money and get it right.<\/p>\n

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This week’s other new entries…<\/p>\n