Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - The Official Girls Aloud Thread

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I'm loving the album. Only a year after Tangled Up, but the quality is great.

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Originally Posted by jknza2664 (Post 1679145)

Miss You Bow Wow is remarkable! It starts off with the sweet surf guitar intro, then into the catchy 'everybody love love loves', then the dial 999 bit with its killer hook that i loved from the preview, then the miss you bow wow part, then that bittersweet CHORUS my god. And the incredibly 80s ending. Every part of the song is amazing in its own right and even manages to make a cohesive song.

Yeah, it's really memorable.

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Originally Posted by drewbilation (Post 1679156)

btw, sales are out and "The Promise" sold 77,110 copies this week, making it their second best first week EVER. it is also the best first week sales of the whole year by any act.

That's amazing. I'm happy for them!

the girls performed "The Promise" on GMTV this morning and were interviewed. then, a bit later, they performed again and had a second interview.

I really want to hear the album!!! I shall search for it now...

^ it's in the off-topic download section.

I'm about half-way through the album. So far it's been fairly decent, though my favorites thus far are "The Promise" and "The Loving Kind." Congrats to them on their 4th number one single by the way! =]

I'm wanting to buy their tour DVD, but I can't find a shop that'll ship overseas. Does anyone know of one?

Amazon.co.uk does. That's where I ordered mine, as well as the album :D

I'm really planing to buy the album. It is as awesome as Tangled Up. There are a few ones that I do not like so much, but the rest is exceptionally good!

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Originally Posted by bondingo (Post 1680781)

Amazon.co.uk does. That's where I ordered mine, as well as the album :D

Thanks. *goes to order* :D

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Originally Posted by MusicWeek.com

Girls Aloud top singles chart with Promises

A timely appearance on The X Factor was enough to provide the boost Girls Aloud needed to secure a number one debut for latest single The Promise on sales of 77,109 copies – the highest of any number one single so far this year, beating the previous top tally of 72,724, achieved by Duffy’s Mercy some 34 weeks ago.

It’s their fourth number one, following 2002 debut Sound Of The Underground, I’ll Stand By You (2004) and 2007 Sugababes collaboration Walk This Way.

Their last single, Can’t Speak French was the equal smallest of Girls Aloud’s 18 previous Top 40 hits, along with See The Day (number nine in 2005) in terms of chart position but its sales to date of 138,517 copies place it sixth in their all-time best-sellers league – ahead of Walk This Way which, despite reaching number one, sold only 118,844 copies.

Girls Aloud’s success restores the chart leadership to an indigenous act after four consecutive number ones by American acts spanning 12 weeks – the longest such sequence since the beginning of 2005.

they've slipped to no. 2 in the midweeks, but have sold another 25,365 copies. no. 1 is that damn "Hero" single by the X Factor contests, and The Sun says it's sold about 100k since Sunday. @_@

the TU tour DVD is no. 1 on the music charts, having sold 1,705 copies since yesterday.

also, due to the success of "The Promise" several of their older singles and albums have risen in the charts:

no. 68 - Can't Speak French
no. 100 - Call The Shots
no. 136 - Something Kinda Ooooh

no. 44 - The Sound Of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits
no. 53 - Tangled Up

"Can't Speak French" has now spent 20 weeks in the top seventy-five, only "Call The Shots" and "Sound Of The Underground" charted longer there, both for 21 weeks.

does anyone know where I can download the tangled up tour dvd??

^ I'm gonna buy it the next time I'm at HMV. :D Along with Dreams That Glitter, too!

according to Music Week, the album's release has been pushed back to December 1st. =/

Am i the only one not feeling teh new album? The Promise is the only song id even call single worthy the rest sound like generic BSides.

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Originally Posted by drewbilation (Post 1682128)

according to Music Week, the album's release has been pushed back to December 1st. =/

I don't see why since it's already been leaked.

well, turns out it's still coming out Monday, but a special two disc version is being released on December 1st as well. whew!

I already have the normal version ordered, and will def be buying the special edition once the price drops a bit.

^ Cool. I might just wait until the two disc version comes out to order it. I wonder if there will be some bonus songs added to the album.

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Originally Posted by girlsaloud.co.uk

30.10.08 - Out Of Control - Special Edition!

On Monday Girls Aloud release their fifth studio album - Out Of Control. Packed with twelve incredible tracks, the album is by the most eagerly awaited pop album of 2008!!

But while the standard version is out this Monday, we can now announce details of a very very special Limitied Edition Collectors Version.

Released in December, it comes in a special DVD-sized package. There are also two discs, one being the album and the second coming packed with all sorts of extras. On there you fill find snippets of demo/unreleased tracks similar to the one you can hear by clicking here - Kimberley singing "Here I am, walking primrose..."

There are also interviews with the Girls where they talk about album track by track, revealing secrets about the recording sessions and behind-the-scenes gossip.

The Limited Edition Collectors Version also comes with a 24 page booklet of photos and also includes the lyrics to all of the tracks.

Head over to the gallery now to check out the artwork for this special album.

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6441/gabi0.jpg

After seeing that gorgeous cover and hearing about the bonus disc, I just had to preorder the limited edition. I can't wait! I hope the extras are amazing.