"That's My Goal" is the debut single by British singer

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, the winner of the second series of ''

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''. It was released as his winner's single on 21 December 2005. Ward was the first ''X Factor'' winner to release an original song as his winner's single; all other winners released a

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of another song, until

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" in 2016. "That's My Goal" was later included on Ward's debut studio album, ''

'' (2006). The song sold 313,000 copies in its first two days of sales, making it the fastest-selling song of 2005. It sold a further 429,180 copies in this four-day period, which was more than enough to secure the 2005

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. It remained at the top of the

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for a total of four weeks and stayed in that chart for five months. It has been certified platinum by the

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for sales of over 600,000 copies. "That's My Goal" remains the fastest-selling ''X Factor'' winner's single of all time and the third fastest-selling song of all time in the United Kingdom.

Background and release

"That's My Goal" was written by

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and

Bill Padley Bill Padley (born March 1961) is a Scottish award-winning record producer and songwriter. He, along with Jem Godfrey, won an Ivor Novello Award on 25 May 2006, for the Christmas number 1 record and best selling single of 2005, "That's My Goal" ...

and produced by

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and

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. It was first heard in the final of the second series of ''The X Factor'', where it was performed by both Ward and eventual runner-up,

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. The single was released via digital download straight after Ward won, but the

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was not released until 21 December 2005, which was a Wednesday. This was unusual as most new singles are released on a Monday to gain maximum sales for the

the following Sunday. The late release was because the CD single was not yet ready when Ward was announced as the winner on Saturday 17 December, and delaying the song's release until the next week would mean the song would not be a contender for the

Chart performance

The song sold 313,000 copies in its first two days on sale, making it the third fastest-selling single of all time in the UK (behind

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" and

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"). On 25 December 2005, after selling more than 742,000 that week, it debuted at number one on the

and became the 2005 Christmas number one. This made Ward the first ''X Factor'' winner to achieve the Christmas number one spot, as

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's version of "

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" took the title in 2004. "That's My Goal" sold a further 132,000 the following week and stayed at number one. The song made it three weeks at the top on 8 January 2006, selling 54,192 copies that week. In its fourth week of release, the song was again top of the UK charts, selling 31,724 copies to bring its total to 960,360. On 22 January, "That's My Goal" was finally knocked off the top spot by

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' " When the Sun Goes Down". "That's My Goal" was the second biggest-selling single of 2005 in the UK, beaten only by "

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. With first-week sales of over 742,000 copies, it is also the fastest-selling ''X Factor'' winner's single. As of 2015, it also is the third biggest selling winner's single, having sold 1,103,351 copies. In the Republic of Ireland, the song debuted at number three on the

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on 22 December 2005, behind a novelty version of "

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(a parody of the original by

) and " JCB" by

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. The following week it rose to number two, with "JCB" rising to number two. In its third week, however, "That's My Goal" finally gained the number one spot and remained there for a total of seven weeks. The song also reached number 58 in Sweden.

Track listing

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Background and release

Chart performance

Track listing

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Weekly charts

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Certifications

See also

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