Herald Sun - "Locals Flaunt It" - 24/12/06
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Locals Flaunt It at top of singles chart
NUI TE KOHA
December 24, 2006 12:00am
Article from: Sunday Herald Sun
MELBOURNE'S TV Rock takes the honour for the year's biggest selling song.
The duo's chart-topping tune Flaunt It outstripped all rivals on the Australian singles chart in 2006.
It has an unassailable lead, so far selling 130,000 copies, 40,000 downloads and 65,000 ringtones.
TV Rock is local dance music identities Grant Smillie and Ivan Gough. Flaunt It features guest vocals by Seany B.
Flaunt It spent 26 weeks in the top 10 -- beating the previous best of 24 weeks by Silverchair's Tomorrow in 1994.
Smillie said he was proud of the achievement.
"Our song has done crazy numbers," he said. "I think it connected because it sounded different.
"It was the first of the electro tunes to cross over in the clubs and on to radio.
"And the vocals and lyrics were quite relevant at the time.
"We intended it to be all very tongue in cheek."
The Melboure-made hit beat big-selling contenders including Sandi Thom, Justin Timberlake, Pink, girl thingycat Dolls and Eskimo Joe.
Thom, a myspace star turned chart-topper, had a lasting hit with I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker. It has been in the top 50 for 21 weeks.
Eskimo Joe, from Perth, had big success with Black Fingernails, Red Wine. A platinum hit (70,000 copies sold), it has been in the charts for 30 weeks.
Timberlake's solo album Future Sex Love Sounds has so far yielded two hit singles. The first, titled Sexyback, has spent 18 weeks in the top 50.
For the year's best selling album, contenders include Australian Idol winner Damien Leith, Pink, Human Nature, Kylie Minogue and Eskimo Joe.
The winners will be announced this week.
Locals Flaunt It at top of singles chart
NUI TE KOHA
December 24, 2006 12:00am
Article from: Sunday Herald Sun
MELBOURNE'S TV Rock takes the honour for the year's biggest selling song.
The duo's chart-topping tune Flaunt It outstripped all rivals on the Australian singles chart in 2006.
It has an unassailable lead, so far selling 130,000 copies, 40,000 downloads and 65,000 ringtones.
TV Rock is local dance music identities Grant Smillie and Ivan Gough. Flaunt It features guest vocals by Seany B.
Flaunt It spent 26 weeks in the top 10 -- beating the previous best of 24 weeks by Silverchair's Tomorrow in 1994.
Smillie said he was proud of the achievement.
"Our song has done crazy numbers," he said. "I think it connected because it sounded different.
"It was the first of the electro tunes to cross over in the clubs and on to radio.
"And the vocals and lyrics were quite relevant at the time.
"We intended it to be all very tongue in cheek."
The Melboure-made hit beat big-selling contenders including Sandi Thom, Justin Timberlake, Pink, girl thingycat Dolls and Eskimo Joe.
Thom, a myspace star turned chart-topper, had a lasting hit with I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker. It has been in the top 50 for 21 weeks.
Eskimo Joe, from Perth, had big success with Black Fingernails, Red Wine. A platinum hit (70,000 copies sold), it has been in the charts for 30 weeks.
Timberlake's solo album Future Sex Love Sounds has so far yielded two hit singles. The first, titled Sexyback, has spent 18 weeks in the top 50.
For the year's best selling album, contenders include Australian Idol winner Damien Leith, Pink, Human Nature, Kylie Minogue and Eskimo Joe.
The winners will be announced this week.
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In such a short amount of time!!!