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List Of UK Independent Singles Chart Number Ones Of 2004
These are the Official Charts Company UK Official Indie Chart number one hits of 2004. Archive of the indie Number Ones of 2004 Notes * – The single was simultaneously number-one on the singles chart.See also *2004 in British music
This article gives details on 2004 in music in the United Kingdom.
Summary
Michelle McManus, the winner of the second British series of ''Pop Idol'', enjoyed success with her first single release, which topped the charts. Second and third pl ...
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Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a private company limited by shares jointly owned by BPI and ERA. The Chart Information Network (CIN) took over as compilers of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phixx
Phixx were an English-Irish boy band formed in 2003 from the five runners up on British TV show '' Popstars: The Rivals''. The original members were Andrew Kinlochan, Chris Park, Mikey Green, Peter Smith, and Nikk Mager. Between 2003 and 2005, they achieved four top 20 singles in the UK. They broke up in 2006. Band history In February 2003, they signed to Hyperactive Management, who had previously been successful with Liberty X. In October 2003, they released their first single, " Hold on Me", on the Concept Records label, which charted at number 10 in the UK, selling over 60,000 copies. March 2004 saw the release of their second single, "Love Revolution". This sold over 50,000 copies and charted at number 13. The videos and dance routines for their first two singles aroused media attention for their content, as they often featured the band topless or naked, often in sexually suggestive and aggressive situations with other men. The third single, released in June 2004, was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey (; born 22 May 1959), known professionally as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey's music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with recurring themes of emotional isolation, sexual longing, self-deprecating and dark humour, and anti-establishment stances. Born to working-class Irish immigrants in Davyhulme, Lancashire, Morrissey grew up in nearby Manchester. As a child, he developed a love of literature, kitchen sink realism, and 1960s pop music. In the late 1970s, he fronted punk rock band the Nosebleeds with little success before beginning a career in music journalism and writing several books on music and film in the early 1980s. He formed the Smiths with Johnny Marr in 1982 and the band soon attracted national recognition for their epo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Blood, English Heart
"Irish Blood, English Heart" is a song by British singer Morrissey, released as the lead single to his seventh studio album ''You Are the Quarry.'' His first new song in seven years, it was released on 12 April 2004 in the United States and on 10 May 2004 in the United Kingdom. The song, described as "the most unambiguously political of his career to date", touches upon Morrissey's identity as the son of Irish immigrants living in England. Driven by the hype of Morrissey's comeback, it became his highest-charting single in the United Kingdom (alongside 2006's "You Have Killed Me"), reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. It is also his highest-charting single in Sweden, peaking at number four, and it reached number seven in Canada and the top 20 in Ireland and Norway. Background and composition "Irish Blood, English Heart" is one of the oldest-written songs on ''You Are the Quarry''. Morrissey first revealed its existence in a 1999 interview with ''The Irish Times'', i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Up (Make A Move)
"Wake Up (Make a Move)" is the third single from ''Start Something'', the second album by the Welsh rock band Lostprophets. "Wake Up (Make a Move)" was released to radio on 1 June 2004. This single was under much debate up to its release; both Lostprophets and their management wanted the dark, brooding "Make a Move" as a single, whereas the label wanted the poppier, catchier "I Don't Know". The band and their management walked away victorious and the song was released as a single with the modified title "Wake Up (Make a Move)". However, "I Don't Know" was later released for radio airplay in the U.S. and made it to #11 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. page on "I Don't Know"'s last week in the modern rock charts, Cited 26 March 2008 A music video was produced for the song and saw moderate |
The Dark Of The Matinée
"The Dark of the Matinée" (known as "Matinée" on single versions) is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the third single from Franz Ferdinand (album), their eponymous debut studio album on 19 April 2004. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, the song was ranked number 50 on Triple J Hottest 100, 2004, Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. Background The song is about walking home from Bearsden Academy fantasising about a better life in the future, telling Terry Wogan about it on UK national television, then being shaken from the fantasy as its own ridiculousness shatters its very existence. The chorus and title were inspired by bassist Bob Hardy (bassist), Bob Hardy remarking that the dark of a matinée performance was a utopian environment to play in. Music video The video features the band dressed as schoolboys, dancing in an automatic, almost possessed, fashion and miming along to the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty (born 12 March 1979) is an English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer, and artist. He is best known for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he formed with Carl Barât in 1997. His other musical projects are indie band Babyshambles and Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres. Early life Pete Doherty was born in Hexham, Northumberland, to a military family. His father, Peter John Doherty, was a major in the Royal Signals, while his mother, Jacqueline Michels, was a lance-corporal in Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. His paternal grandfather was an Irish immigrant from Cheekpoint in County Waterford; his maternal grandfather, was Jewish, the son of immigrants, Moise Michels and Chana Peress, from France and Russia. He was raised Catholic. He grew up at a number of army garrisons across Britain and continental Europe, with his sisters, AmyJo and Emily. Doherty was the second of the three children. While living in Dorset, aged 11, Doherty began play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wolfe (musician)
Peter Wolfe (born Peter Randall, 3 August 1968) also known as Wolfman, is an English musician, and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with The Libertines, Libertines and Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty. Career Early years Wolfe was born in Tonbridge in 1968, of Irish Gypsy stock. His mother left when he was four and his father, a carpenter, subscribed to the tough-love school of parenting. Wolfe intended to be a professional footballer and spent two months with Gillingham F.C., Gillingham. Leaving school with no O-levels, he became a plumber. At 18 he moved to London and for a short while shared a flat with Shane MacGowan. In the early 1990s, he moved to a flat in Blackstock Road and worked on his career as a musician. However, Wolfe was "relentlessly unsuccessful". Throughout the 1990s Wolfe was regularly in and out of the major recording studios (Island, EMI, and Sony), but failed to secure a recording contract. 2000–present In February 2001, Wolfe was the subj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Lovers
"For Lovers" is the debut single by Peter Wolfe (musician), Wolfman featuring Pete Doherty. The single reached No. 7 in the UK singles chart. Rumours that the pair received relatively little money, having already sold the publishing rights for a small amount in a pub are unfounded as in reality the rights were shared amongst the musicians who worked mostly without pay on the recording. In 2005 the song was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting. Track listing CD # "For Lovers" # "Back From The Dead" # "For Lovers" (Video) 7" # "For Lovers" # "Back From The Dead" Chart performance References External links"For Lovers" lyrics {{authority control 2004 singles Pete Doherty songs Songs written by Pete Doherty 2004 songs Rough Trade Records singles UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcotic Thrust
Narcotic Thrust are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of producers Stuart Crichton and Andy Morris. The name Narcotic Thrust is an anagram of "Stuart Crichton". Their song "Safe from Harm" hit No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2002, featuring the lead vocals of Yvonne John Lewis. It was also the first track released on Deep Dish's Yoshitoshi Records to top the US dance chart. In mid-2004, Narcotic Thrust saw even greater success when their single " I Like It" reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The band's third single in 2005, called "When the Dawn Breaks", featured Gary Clark (vocalist from the Scottish band Danny Wilson) on vocals. In 2006, Narcotic Thrust released their fourth single, "Waiting for You" again featuring the vocals of Yvonne John Lewis. Narcotic Thrust have also made remixes of " The Sound of Violence" by Cassius, "Red Blooded Woman" by Kylie Minogue and "Suffer Well" by Depeche Mode. Discography Awards and nominations {, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Like It (Narcotic Thrust Song)
"I Like It" is a song by English electronic music duo Narcotic Thrust featuring British singer Yvonne John Lewis on vocals. Written by Andy Morris, Stuart Crichton, and Robert de Fresnes and produced by the former two, the song was released as a standalone single on 5 April 2004. Andrew Levy from acid jazz group the Brand New Heavies plays bass guitar on the song while ex-member Jan Kincaid handles the percussion. Upon its release, "I Like It" debuted and peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart in April 2004, becoming the duo's sole top-10 hit in the UK. The single also reached the top 20 in Flanders, Greece, the Netherlands, and Romania, as well as on three US ''Billboard'' dance charts. A music video was made for the song, featuring several female cheerleaders with red pom-poms dancing in a bright grey room filled with confetti. Composition Composed in the key of F-sharp minor, "I Like It" has a tempo of 130 beats per minute. The original mix is seven minutes and twenty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Darkness (band)
The Darkness are a British rock band formed in Lowestoft, England. The band consists of Justin Hawkins (lead vocals, lead guitar), his brother Dan Hawkins (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Frankie Poullain (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Rufus Tiger Taylor (drums, backing vocals). The Darkness came to prominence with the release of their debut album, ''Permission to Land'', in 2003. Backed by the singles "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", "Growing on Me", "Get Your Hands off My Woman", and "Love Is Only a Feeling", the album was certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom, with sales of over 1.3 million. In 2004 the band won three Brit Awards: Best British Group, Best British Rock Act, and Best British Album. After extensive touring in support of their debut album, Poullain left the band in 2005, and was replaced by former guitar technician Richie Edwards. The band's second studio album, '' One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back'', was released in November 2005. The foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
