1. Everybody Hurts - Artists for Haiti
The Haiti charity single spends a second week at #1. I haven't seen the sales tally yet, but I'm guessing it dropped off significantly from last week's 450k.
2. You Got the Dirtee Love - Florence + the Machine feat. Dizzee Rascal
(12. You've Got the Love - Florence + The Machine)
I'm bummed I haven't actually heard this song yet, but it sounds like a lot of fun. At last week's Brit Awards, Florence and the Machine and Dirtee Rascal teamed up to perform a mash-up of her "You Got the Love" and his "Dirtee Cash." Given the success of the Glee mash-ups last week, what amazing timing for this.
This represents the latest in a string of incarnations for "You Got the Love." The song was first recorded in the '80s, but rose to prominence in 1991 with the first single version by The Source Featuring Candi Staton, itself a mash-up with Frankie Knuckles and Jamie Principle's "Your Love." The single peaked at #4. Then in 1997, a new remix of the song, the "Now Voyagers" remix, pushed the single one spot higher to #3. This version featured a significantly different backing melody and is the version the Florence and the Machine remake is most closely based on. The song is best known outside the UK as playing during the final scene of the series finale of Sex and the City. Another remix, the "New Voyagers" remix, which adheres fairly close to the "Now Voyagers" remix, hit #7 in 2006. Somewhere there's also a version by Black Box, but I don't think it was ever a single. So a quick rundown:
#4 - 1991 - Original by The Source feat. Candi Staton
#3 - 1997 - New Voyagers Remix
#7 - 2006 - Now Voyagers Remix
#5 - 2009 - Florence and the Machine remake
#2 - 2010 - Florence and Dizzee Mashup
This is Florence and the Machine's second top 10 hit--following the original "You've Got the Love" that hit #5 (and rebounds to #12 this week)--and her highest charting single. This is Dirtee Rascal's 6th top 10 hit.
6. Rude Boy - Rihanna
Rihanna continues to climb, up 4 to #6 this week.
8. The Way Love Goes - Lemar
Remember Fame Academy? Although he placed 3rd, Lemar has certainly become the biggest thing to emerge from that early 2000s reality competition TV show. He launched his career with 5 consecutive top 10 hits, but then his star faded, and he hasn't had a top 10 hit in 4 years. So it's nice to see him back. This is from his greatest hits album.
40. I Got You - Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis scores her 8th top 40 hit. Will it become her 7th top 10 hit next week?
Big week next week, with new singles out from JLS, Ellie Goulding, Leona Lewis, Jay Sean, Alphabeat and Sugababes.
2 comments:
oh i'm sad Leona isn't already higher. Oh well. And I suspect JLS won't leap up that much further, but i could be wrong. no matter, they are in it for the long haul (or at least album 2)... dying to see how ellie does...
It's amazing how quick I am to turn on an artist or act. I went from sort of liking JLS to hating them. I wish they didn't win the Breakthrough Award... ever since then no-one stops talking about them ¬_¬ I can't wait 'til the novelty's over.
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