Rage Against The Machine!

[db]

If it's under 40p it doesn't count towards the chart apparently!

EDIT:- Then again the facebook page says it does..

Sure I read it somewhere...

i hate direct-linking to PDFs, but here goes:

http://www.theofficialcharts.com/docs/Official UK Singles Chart Rules August 2009.pdf

that would seem to agree with you..

 

[db]

never mind, it's fine:

No. In fact, we were sent this from the Official Chart Company: "The Official Singles Chart Rules do not specify a minimum retail selling price for the sale of a single to be eligible for inclusion in the Official Singles Chart, however they do specify a minimum published dealer price. This does not affect the ability of a retailer to carry out price promotions and any genuine consumer purchases made as a result of a retailer promotion will be eligible as long as the single meets all other applicable chart rules".

from here: http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&p=7711&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

which also includes the following interesting info:

UPDATE 11am 15th Dec
The Official Charts Company release a statement:
"Initial sales tallies (for Sunday and Monday trading) indicate that Rage Against The Machine's 'Killing In the Name' has started the week just ahead of McElderry's 'The Climb'. The sales gap between the two records is only about 10% of RATM's sales."

Ie - not much. And tomorrow sees McElderry's abomination released on CD. Our source at the OCC says that about half of Alexandra Burke's sales last year were on CD.

UPDATE 11am 16th Dec
Rage Against The Machine have pulled even further ahead, increasing their lead from 6,000 to well over 60,000. However, today the CD copies of 'The Climb' hit Tescos across the land in what one NME staffer is calling "leapfrog day".

 

[MyCult]

X Factor - Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine - this made me smile

 

[Trumpet]

X Factor - Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine - this made me smile

Good one.

 

[db]

X Factor - Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine - this made me smile

only just got round to watching this.. it is far better than i could have ever imagined! love the susan boyle cameo, and her reaction to the drum roll/cowell solo lol..

 

[MyCult]

Rage against the machine were on the Radio this morning about 40 minutes ago. They were live. They played the song @ the end of the interview.

Listen to the end, made me laff We asked them not to do it LMFAO

If you haven't bought the RATM single yet go out and buy it, if you have buy it again.

 

[Wookie]

I won't be buying it. I've already got a copy.

so have most of the people buying it! however, you having a copy at home won't count towards getting it to number 1 lol..

see here for details:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37655682127&ref=search&sid=573046180.3187900075..1

All right then - I'm not going to be buying it cos IMO it's a crap song.
Now, if they'd tried to get people to buy Slade or Wizzard...

 

[Wookie]

And they did it.
Take *that*, Cowell.

 

[MyCult]

VS

the internet simon cowell




Good Times

 

[db]

christ, i didn't think they'd actually bloody do it! lol.. i was impressed by how this campaign really picked up pace last week, but really i thought it had no chance..

i guess this is how it will be from now on, innit.. every year, the internet will wage way against x-factor, presumably with increasingly ludicrous songs.. although it wouldn't surprise me of cowell somehow changed the game to ensure there was no competition..