Get The Stranglers Back in the Charts.....

[pigeon]

The new Stranglers album, y'know the one theve been writting and recording n that. You are so behind the news barry!


"What is witnit?"

[ThruBeingCool]

I never knew that The Stranglers were writting a brand new album....I must be a "witnit"

[pigeon]

Yep apparentley so near frome in that farm that Garry drove up by after the sunday of the gig in frome in 2007. It's so out of the way that place in the middle of nowhere.

[APOLLO79]

I noticed Ian Grant and Robert Williams signed up

Jim

Well I just had a quick peek and unless someones at the madame Tony Visconti's signed up

Noticed that too..Wasn't sure if it was THE Ian Grant though.

[theraven1979]

I got that as well Jez was gonna post that on here today but you beat me to it.

Jim

whilst listening to the new single Retro Rocket clip on youtube, another tune kept coming in to my head, it took a couple of hours to finally recognise it, have a listen and see what you think http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtD5nuaI0Go

Yep I'll go with that

I can also see similarities to Bryan Adams Run to You!

Can you hear?

Jez

[mickinblack]

Have to agree with villainblack
Very much like the sisters of mercy track..
Im a big fan of the sisters but theres def a similar beat in there.
Have to say it sound a good track that baz seems to of given jj a kick up the backside.

[C r a s s !]

whilst listening to the new single Retro Rocket clip on youtube, another tune kept coming in to my head, it took a couple of hours to finally recognise it, have a listen and see what you think http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtD5nuaI0Go

I hear what you mean with the chord progression yeah? I prefer Retro Rockets tho!

[villainblack]

whilst listening to the new single Retro Rocket clip on youtube, another tune kept coming in to my head, it took a couple of hours to finally recognise it, have a listen and see what you think http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtD5nuaI0Go

I hear what you mean with the chord progression yeah? I prefer Retro Rockets tho!

Me to love early sisters, not so keen on floodland onwards

[parasiteinblack]

incidentally I noticed that the top 24 of the singles and download chart are exactly the same, so that shows how little physical sales count any more. The song bucking the trend at number 25 was the X Factor single, which proves the lack of longevity of most of these "superstars"... He's only there at all because that's the main single being sold in shops, he's not even in the top 40 on downloads. Looks good for the Stranglers then.

[BazinBlack]

Does any one know what sort of numbers we need to make an impact? Back in the day you needed to sell a zillion records to make the top 40 but now you only need to come from a large family and get everyone to download a copy and you could be in the top 20!!

Hold on we are a large familyinblack, seems like this could be a winner.

Bazza

[Manc In Black]

found this pdf (see link) that describes whats allowed:
http://www.theofficialcharts.com/docs/O ... 202009.pdf

found this pdf (see link) about getting yoursingle online:
http://www.theofficialcharts.com/docs/g ... online.pdf

Copied from wikipedia - download sales:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles ... oads_alone

Downloads
[edit] Number one singles on downloads alone
Artist Song Date Sales
Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" 2 April 2006 31,703
Mika "Grace Kelly" 21 January 2007 30,500
Rihanna Feat. Jay Z "Umbrella" 20 May 2007 34,164
Sugababes "About You Now" 30 September 2007 34,068
Duffy "Mercy" 17 February 2008 38,366
Estelle Feat. Kanye West "American Boy" 23 March 2008 51,857
Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland "4 Minutes" 20 April 2008 40,634
Coldplay "Viva la Vida" 22 June 2008 23,212
Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome "Dance Wiv Me" 6 July 2008 49,414
Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl" 10 August 2008 45,935
Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl" (second week) 17 August 2008 44,500
Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl" (third week) 24 August 2008 41,131
Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl" (fourth week) 31 August 2008 40,587
Kings of Leon "Sex on Fire" 14 September 2008 44,943
Leona Lewis "Run" 7 December 2008 131,593
Leona Lewis "Run" (second week) 14 December 2008 85,034
Kelly Clarkson "My Life Would Suck Without You" 1 March 2009 51,115
Flo Rida Feat. Ke$ha "Right Round" 8 March 2009 72,101
Lady GaGa "Poker Face" 22 March 2009 53,699
Lady GaGa "Poker Face" (second week) 29 March 2009 57,781
Lady GaGa "Poker Face" (third week) 5 April 2009 55,318
Calvin Harris "I'm Not Alone" 12 April 2009 66,970
Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" 17 May 2009 74,440
Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" 2nd August 2009 61,314
David Guetta Feat. Akon "Sexy Bitch" 23rd August 2009 55,207
Dizzee Rascal Feat. Chrome "Holiday" 30th August 2009 80,070
Jay-Z Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West "Run This Town" 6th September 2009 62,836
Rage Against the Machine "Killing in the Name" 20 December 2009 502,569


SO WE NEED TO SHIFT SOME SERIOUS UNITS TO MAKE NUMBER 1

[ThruBeingCool]

If i was hugh i would be shouting it from the rooftops !!!. New album, new single, another new album later on ,all the press and hype that goes with it, back catalogue sales !.
The man cant loose !

Good point! Maybe the RETRO ROCKETS campaign ought to be promoted on 'The Torture Garden' as well. C'mon Hugh! Do your bit!