Mariah Carey's Christmas song from 1994

One More Solo · 10 Dec 2012 at 20:21

Monserrat said:
Ahhh, I think I've found out why she's getting the airplay more this year. It appears that she's re-released the single.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles

It's at #20.

There's this thing called the internet now where you can download "virtual" singles of any song ever without them being re-released.

Crizzy · 10 Dec 2012 at 20:22

Saw this thread this morning and have had the damned song in my head ALL day. Humbug.

Naffa · 10 Dec 2012 at 20:54

Vonhelmet said:
Although I did buy the single on cassette back in 1994, so I can claim I liked it before it was mainstream

You only wanted me for Christmas, before everyone else did. <3

Vonhelmet · 10 Dec 2012 at 21:14

Here's a fact for you all... It's the 16th biggest selling single of all time.

Pawnless Endgame · 10 Dec 2012 at 21:29

One More Solo said:
There's this thing called the internet now where you can download "virtual" singles of any song ever without them being re-released.

I didn't realise that tracks no longer need to be re-released, and that they were re-charting all by themselves. I knew about the download chart, and my local HMV haven't sold singles for years, so I guess it's all online now for singles? Granted, I still buy albums on CD, as online is an avenue that doesn't appeal to me. Same with computer games - I still prefer those on disc.

King Damager · 10 Dec 2012 at 21:31

Where have you been since love actually? Pretty sure that was one of the big films that has made it so popular since.

kd

Pawnless Endgame · 10 Dec 2012 at 21:50

I'm not a huge romance person, but I have seen Love Actually, Chocolat, Sliding Doors, 4 Weddings etc when I go back to see my parents. (Don't have my own TV). I just can't remember what song is in which film, except for 4 Weddings - I know that Wet Wet Wet was in that one and that was 1994 as well.

Vonhelmet · 10 Dec 2012 at 22:00

Monserrat said:
I didn't realise that tracks no longer need to be re-released, and that they were re-charting all by themselves. I knew about the download chart, and my local HMV haven't sold singles for years, so I guess it's all online now for singles? Granted, I still buy albums on CD, as online is an avenue that doesn't appeal to me. Same with computer games - I still prefer those on disc.

I really like the fact that singles can come out of nowhere. I distinctly remember when that lad on Britain's Got Talent danced to the Mint Royale mix of Singing in the Rain and it went to number one out of nowhere. It's brilliant, because it means the charts capture the zeitgeist in a different way. So songs climb in out of nowhere because they're on a tv program or a film or someone dies or whatever.

One · 10 Dec 2012 at 22:03

Monserrat said:
I didn't realise that tracks no longer need to be re-released, and that they were re-charting all by themselves. I knew about the download chart, and my local HMV haven't sold singles for years, so I guess it's all online now for singles? Granted, I still buy albums on CD, as online is an avenue that doesn't appeal to me. Same with computer games - I still prefer those on disc.

Sales of music are seriously low compared to 20 years ago, or at least the variance of purchases is low, i.e. people will only buy 2 singles a week rather than 10. Probably down to piracy and music tv channels. This helps old songs re-chart under online sales alone.

Pawnless Endgame · 10 Dec 2012 at 22:31

I did wonder about that Singin' In The Rain track! I downloaded the video to it back in 2005, think it was off one of those video sites showing comedy clips like Break.com (before Youtube era). The video was taken in a litter-strewn underpass. The litter then assembled to a robot shape and danced along to the aforementioned song. Think there was a guy dancing with the robot as well. A few years later, I heard it got to no.1 but never knew how.

This all interests me, knowing that anything can now enter or re-enter the charts, so thanks for the responses *thumbs up*

One More Solo · 11 Dec 2012 at 14:59

Monserrat said:
I didn't realise that tracks no longer need to be re-released, and that they were re-charting all by themselves. I knew about the download chart, and my local HMV haven't sold singles for years, so I guess it's all online now for singles? Granted, I still buy albums on CD, as online is an avenue that doesn't appeal to me. Same with computer games - I still prefer those on disc.

Some CD singles still get released but I would say the chart is mostly based on digital downloads now which provides an opportunity for older tracks to chart again. The original version of "The Power of Love" charted last week off the back of the John Lewis advert, for instance.