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Radio Index

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Daniel Merriweather held steady again at no.5 with ‘Red’ while no.6 was also a non mover for Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo with ‘Knock You Down’. ‘When Love Takes Over’ was a new entry for David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland at no.7 while ‘Fire’ by Kasabian fell five places to no.8. The Veronicas were a non mover at no.9 with ‘Untouched’ and the top ten was concluded by Soulja Boy featuring Sammie who went down three places to no.10 with ‘Kiss Me Thru The Phone’.  

There were two new entries in the remainder of the top twenty and one climber. Lady Gaga got the highest of those new entry with ‘Paparazzi’ making its debut at no.13 while Katy Perry climbed seven places to no.19 with ‘Waking Up In Vegas’.  The other new entry went to Linkin Park at no.20 with ‘New Divide’ which is taken from the new Transformers movie.  

There were a further six new entries in the lower half of the chart.  The first of those went to Jordin Sparks at no.21 with ‘Battlefield’ closely followed by Airi L at no.22 with ‘When Love Takes Over’. Pussycat Dolls made their debut at no.25 with ‘Hush Hush Hush Hush’ and Kasabian got a new entry at no.32 with ‘Underdog’. Lenka went straight in at no.33 with ‘The Show’ and the remaining new entry went to The Saturdays at no.38 with ‘Work’.  

‘When Love Takes Over’ is the new single by the renowned forty two year old French DJ David Guetta.  It features former Destinys Child member Kelly Rowland on guest vocals and Guetta will be hoping it becomes his first top forty hit since ‘Love Is Gone’ back in 2007. The track has already managed to get to the top ten in both Belgium and Switzerland and it has gone all the way to the top of the US dance charts. It gets a physical release on CD and 12” formats this week and looks destined for a top forty appearance next weekend when the charts are announced. So far Guetta has enjoyed three top forty appearances in the UK with his biggest being ‘Love Don’t Let Me Go (Walking Away)’ which got as far as the top three. Should at least be top twenty next Sunday afternoon.  

‘Said It All’ is the latest release from Take That’s current ‘Circus’ album. Last year saw ‘Greatest Day’ notch up their eleventh number one, and their third since reforming back in 2006. Their last single ‘Up All Night’ peaked at no.14 and with so many fans owning the album it would appear that this latest release may suffer a similar problem.  It is released on a CD format with the b side being the new track being ‘Throwing Stones’. Their Circus tour of the UK became one of the fastest selling of all time and few would have believed just how big they would be the second time around.  This Summer sees them play Wembley Stadium and there appears to be no end to their success.  This should be inside the top twenty, or possibly even the top ten next weekend.  

Depeche Mode are usually experts at exploiting the multi format single to their advantage but their last release ‘Wrong’ fell flat making just no.24, a disappointing placing for the first single from their album. This week sees them release ‘Peace’ as the second single, and it is hard to see it performing much better, particularly now that so many fans will own the album. The main CD comes with an array of new mixes including Herves Warehouse Frequencies Remix, the Sander Van Doorn Remix, the Japanese Popstars Remix, the Sid LeRock Remix and the Justin Kohncke Extended Disco Club Vocal Remix while the other CD format features the SixToes Remix. There is also a 7” white marble vinyl format with the Jonsi Remix of ‘Come Back’ on the flip side.  

‘Kiss Me Thru The Phone’ is the latest single by eighteen year old American rapper Soulja Boy.  It gets its full physical release this week although an Australian import version has been available already through some high street retailers. The track made the top three in America and has already featured well inside the top ten in the UK . So far it is only his second UK hit with his first ‘Crank That (Soulja Boy)’ becoming famous for the dance which accompanied it.  The follow up ‘Yahh’ featured Arab but failed to set the charts alight peaking at just no.49.  This physical format release doesn’t even contain many new mixes of the track and so may not inspire many of his fans to go out and buy it.  May well be able to push it up a couple of notches inside the top ten though.  

Jarvis Cocker is back with his brand new single ‘Angela’ this week, and it’s the first to be taken from his current studio album ‘Further Complications’ which made the top twenty upon its release earlier this year. While his work as the frontman of Sheffield indie band Pulp is well documented, he has made just one top forty appearance in his career as a solo artist that being with ‘Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time’ back in 2007, though it made just no.36. It is only available on 7” vinyl and comes backed with the bonus track ‘I Found Myself Looking For God’.  While interest is growing in his work as a solo artist he is likely to become more renowned as an album artist and even with his loyal fanbase my feeling is that this will struggle to get anywhere near the top forty.  

Jack Penate first came to the public eye with his top ten single ‘Torn On The Platform’ back in 2007. He followed that up with ‘Second, Minute Or Hour’ which also made the top twenty and soon to follow was his top ten debut album ‘Matinee’. This year saw him return with ‘Tonights Today’ which is the first single to be taken from his new album ‘Everything Is New’ which is scheduled in for a mid June release.  That peaked at no.23 and he will be hoping for similar success with his new single ‘Be The One’ which is released this week on 7” vinyl and CD formats. The CD features the Fly Union mix as the bonus track while the 7” has ‘Down Below’ on the flip side.  As usual this is catchy uptempo radio friendly fare which should secure him another hit record.  

Blazin Squad return after a long absence this week with their new single ‘Let’s Start Again’. It is released on a CD format and features both the radio edit and the Bashy & Chipmunk remix of the main track. In their first incarnation as a ten piece they enjoyed six top ten singles including their number one debut single, a cover of Bone, Thugs & Harmony’s track ‘Crossroads’.  They also recorded two top forty albums in the shape of ‘In The Beginning’ and ‘Now Or Never’. They originally split back in 2005 following Kenzies appearance on Celebrity Big Brother though they subsequently then returned as a four piece for the 2006 single ‘All Night Long’ which made just no.54.  Now they are back again as a five piece and hoping to relaunch their career with this new single.  

Three piece American rockers Gossip are perhaps best known for their larger than life singer Beth Ditto but they also deserve   This week sees them release their new single ‘Heavy Cross’ is available on a CD format with the other song being a Fred Falke mix of the main track. ‘Standing In The Way Of Control’ is perhaps their best known track charting in 2006 and then scoring a reissue following its use on the Channel 4 programme ‘Skins’. Their only other top forty appearance came with their 2007 reissue of their 2006 single ‘Listen Up’ though it peaked at just no.39. This is the first full single to be taken from their latest studio album ‘Music For Men’ and should ensure that they return to the UK top thirty with early download sales for the track appearing strong.  

‘Lifeline’ is the new single from California based Grammy award winning band Papa Roach. It is available this week on a 7” vinyl format and features both the radio remix and an acoustic version of the main track. Their 2000 album ‘Infest’ made the top ten, and the follow up ‘Lovehatetragedy’ got as far as the top three but since then they have seen their popularity in the UK fade a little with their latest and sixth studio album ‘Metamorphosis’ has so far made just no.42. This is a low key release which may serve to boost airplay for the album but is unlikely to see them mount a serious assault on the singles chart. The band describe their latest sound as being much harder and faster than recent efforts though whether that endears them to their fanbase remains to be seen.  

Also released this week on physical formats are ‘Release Me’ by Agnes, ‘Over It’ by Dinosaur Jr, ‘Bloodsport’ by Official Secrets Axt, ‘Hometime / Givin’ Up’ by One EskimO, ‘Stone Cold Sober’ by Paloma Faith, ‘Before The Worst’ by The Script, and ‘Critical’ by Soft Toy Emergency. Download only releases include ‘Things My Father Said’ by Black Stone Cherry, ‘London Is The Reason’ by The Gallows, ‘Doctor Doctor’ by Just Jack, ‘Satellite Skin’ by Modest Mouse, ‘If Today Was Your Last Day’ by Nickelback, ‘Now I Run’ by Shannon Noll and ‘All The Plans’ by Starsailor.  

Only perhaps David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland can pose a serious threat at the top but my money is on Pixie Lott to hold on for a second week of glory. Don’t forget to stop by next week when artists releasing new singles look set to include Basement Jaxx, The Enemy, Enrique Iglesias and Freemasons featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor.  Until then have yourself a good week.

JHME Music Correspondent