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Five (group)
Five (occasionally stylised as 5ive) are an English boy band formed in 1997 consisting of members Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson (singer), Scott Robinson, Abz Love and Jason "J" Brown. Five released several hit singles around the Turn of the century, turn of the 21st century, particularly in their native United Kingdom. The group has sold over 20 million records worldwide. Five were formed by Heart Management, who held auditions to create a boy band. The group were subsequently signed by Simon Cowell and Bertelsmann Music Group, BMG/RCA Records, RCA. In November 1997, Five released their debut single "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)", which peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Their subsequent single, "When the Lights Go Out (song), When the Lights Go Out", became an international hit, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, 4 in the UK, and within the top ten of six further countries. Their debut album, ''Five (Five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), , pp. 95–105. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock music, Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, wikt:ephemeral, ephemeral, and accessible. Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and Hook (music), hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus form, verse–chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, hip hop, urban contemporary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Lights Go Out (song)
"When the Lights Go Out" is the second single released from British group Five's self-titled debut album (1998). It was released in early 1998. The song was co-written by the group alongside Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever and Mike Percy (from the band Dead or Alive), and John McLaughlin. It was co-produced by Kennedy, Lever and Percy, with the US version receiving additional production from Cutfather & Joe. "When the Lights Go Out" is the band's only top ten hit in the United States. An alternate version of the song, in which J's rap is replaced by Abz's rap, was made exclusively for the US release; there are separate videos for each version. Five's biggest hit to date internationally, "When the Lights Go Out" is considered somewhat to be their debut single in most countries (except in the UK), peaking at number two in Australia, reaching the top 30 in the US on 23 June 1998 and eventually spending seven nonconsecutive weeks at its peak of number 10, starting 21 July 1998. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV2
ITV2 is a Television in the United Kingdom, British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five Analogue terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, analogue terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service ITV3 both of which are freely available to a majority of households. The channel is primarily aimed at the 16–34 age group, similar to BBC Three and E4 (TV channel), E4, and is known for American programming such as adult animations ''Family Guy'', ''American Dad!'' and ''Bob's Burgers''; repeats of recently aired episodes of soap operas and other entertainment programming from ITV (TV network), ITV such as ''Coronation Street'', ''Emmerdale'' and ''Catchphrase (British game show), Catchphrase''; original comedy such as ''Celebrity Juice'' and ''Plebs (TV series), Plebs''; and reality formats such as ''Big Brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (Five Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is the first compilation album by English boy band Five. It was released in the United Kingdom through RCA Records on 19 November 2001, just three months after the release of their third studio album, '' Kingsize''. The album features thirteen of the band's fifteen singles (excluding "How Do Ya Feel" and "Don't Fight It Baby"), as well as two popular B-sides, two new remixes, and the previously unreleased "Set Me Free", which was recorded during the ''Kingsize'' album sessions. The album peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, as well as being certified platinum by the BPI. Background Although the band's previous album, '' Kingsize'', had been released only three months earlier, ''Greatest Hits'' was rush-released due to the imminent split of the band. Scott Robinson revealed on the ITV2 series '' The Big Reunion'' that the album's release came after Sean Conlon suffered a mental breakdown and threatened to quit the band as he was unable to cope. Alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Dance (Five Song)
"Let's Dance" is a song by English boy band Five. It was released on 13 August 2001 as the lead single from their third studio album, '' Kingsize'' (2001). The song was written by Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Abz Love, Jason "J" Brown, and Sean Conlon and produced by Stannard and Gallagher. "Let's Dance" charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Five's third and final number-one single, and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song also peaked at number two on the Irish Singles Chart and became a top-10 in hit in Australia, Flanders, Greece, and Romania. Music video The official music video was directed by Max and Dania. The music video used a life-sized cardboard image of Conlon since he was not present at the time of filming. While it claimed at the time that he was ill with glandular fever, he had actually left the band due to exhaustion and mental health issues. He told ''NME'' in 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsize (Five Album)
''Kingsize'' is the third studio album by English boy band Five. It was released in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2001 and later in Australia on 2 December 2001. On the UK Albums Chart, the album peaked at number three and was certified gold. ''Kingsize'' was the last album released by Five before their initial breakup. Three singles were released from ''Kingsize''. The lead single, " Let's Dance", became a major hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart. Other singles from the album included " Closer to Me" and " Rock the Party." Background Despite only being released three months earlier, ''Kingsize'' was re-issued in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2001, containing an additional track, "The Heat", as well an enhanced section, featuring music videos and interview clips. The Japanese release of ''Kingsize'' features an additional slipcase, as well as the bonus track "1,2,3,4,5", which was issued as the B-side to "Closer to Me" in the United Kingdom. Copies of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep On Movin' (Five Song)
"Keep On Movin" is a song by British boy band Five. It was released on 25 October 1999 as the second single from their second studio album, '' Invincible'' (1999), and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Five's first UK number-one single. "Keep On Movin received a double-platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and is the group's highest-selling single in the UK, selling over 1.4 million units as of February 2025. "Keep On Movin also charted within the top 10 in several other countries, including Hungary, where it reached number one. Track listings UK and Australian CD1 # "Keep On Movin # "Inspector Gadget" # Enhanced CD UK and Australian CD2 # "Keep On Movin # "How Do Ya Feel" (Biffco remix) # "Reminiscing" UK cassette single and European CD single # "Keep On Movin # "Inspector Gadget" European maxi-CD single # "Keep On Movin # "How Do Ya Feel" # "Reminiscing" # "Inspector Gadget" # Enhanced CD Japanese CD single # "Keep On Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Will Rock You
"We Will Rock You" is a song by the British rock band Queen from their 1977 album '' News of the World'', written by guitarist Brian May. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number 330 of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA it placed at number 146 on the Songs of the Century list in 2001. In 2009, "We Will Rock You" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Other than the last 30 seconds, which contains a guitar solo by May, the song is generally set in a cappella form, using only stomping and clapping as a rhythmic body percussion beat. In 1977, "We Will Rock You" and " We Are the Champions" were issued together as a worldwide top 10 single. Soon after the album was released, many radio stations played the songs consecutively, without interruption. Since its release, "We Will Rock You" has been covered, remixed, sampled, parodied, referred to, and used by multiple recording artists, TV shows, films and other media worldwide. It has also become a popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If Ya Gettin' Down
"If Ya Gettin' Down" is a single by English boy band Five. It was released on 19 July 1999 as the lead single from their second studio album, '' Invincible'' (1999). It was co-written by Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and band members J Brown, Sean Conlon and Abs Breen, while Stannard and Gallagher produced it. Michael Cleveland is also credited as a writer since the track samples Indeep's 1982 song " Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life". "If Ya Gettin' Down" charted at number two in the United Kingdom and Australia and reached number one in New Zealand. Chart performance The song reached number two in the United Kingdom, where it was certified gold for sales and streams of over 400,000 units. It was also certified platinum in Australia, where it reached number two. The song topped the charts in New Zealand and Scotland; it was their second number-one single in the former country. Track listings UK, Irish and Australian CD1 # "If Ya Gettin' Down" # "When I Remember When" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invincible (Five Album)
''Invincible'' is the second studio album released by English boy band Five. The album was released in the United Kingdom by RCA Records on 8 November 1999, and was later released in the United States on 16 May 2000. The album was executively produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard. Four singles were released from ''Invincible'', including the UK chart-toppers " Keep on Movin" and "We Will Rock You". During their performance at Rock in Rio 2001, group member Scott Robinson stated that the title track "Invincible" was intended to be released as a single, but they decided against it as they were working on their third album. The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, the lowest-charting original album by the band, although it went on to become their biggest seller in UK, being certified double platinum. Background The original version of the album, released in November 1999, contains a total of fifteen tracks, including the hidden track, "Inspector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's The Things You Do
"It's the Things You Do" is a song by British boy band Five, released as the fifth single from their debut studio album, '' Five'' (1998). Written by Max Martin, George Shahin, Herbie Crichlow and Five, the song was released as a single exclusively in the United States. The song charted at number 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Co-writer George Shahin originally released his version as a single in 1997 titled "The Things You Do", from his album ''All the Way''. Five's version contains rewritten lyrics in the first verse, and a rap for the second verse, but keeps the pre-chorus and chorus. Song variations Three official versions of the song exist: * The original UK version is featured on the UK version of the album '' 5ive'' as well as on the group's '' Greatest Hits'' album. It features rap verses from Jason "J" Brown and Richard "Abs" Breen and a mellow beat. * The US album version features on the US version of ''5ive''. This version was remixed by Cutfather & Joe and feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Get Up (Five Song)
"Everybody Get Up" is a song by British boy band Five. It was released on 31 August 1998 as the fourth single from their self-titled debut album (1998). The song was written by Five, Herbie Crichlow, Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and produced by Denniz Pop and Jake Schulze. Merrill and Hooker are credited as songwriters because the track contains samples from Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". "Everybody Get Up" has received a gold certification for sales and streams of over 400,000 units in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number two on 6 September 1998. Worldwide, the song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart and reached the top five in Australia, Ireland, Spain, and Sweden. Music video The music video starts off with a number of high school students preparing to take an exam in a large hall, which contains a stage. Just as they turn over their papers and begin writing, the teacher in charge, Mr McGarry, is told over the intercom to come to the headmaster's office. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
