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Geno
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Norway
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 Posted - 21 Oct 2003 : 16:32:13
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Not very encouraging reading, this. According to VG, this is how Another Day performs on European charts:
Italy: 9
Norway: 4
Germany: 66
Sweden: 34
Denmark, Finland, Holland, Belgium, Greece, Hungary: AD no longer in the charts
Portugal, Spain, Austria: AD hasn't made it to the charts yet
If any of you have more up to date info from your countries, let us know. (What about France, for instance?)
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jama
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Italy
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Posted - 21 Oct 2003 : 18:15:28
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I hope Lene's album starts to sell more next weeks! ... maybe we can buy another copy of AD... 
haoooo jama
SoMeTiMeS I FeeL LiKe a DraGoN...
which type is a free choice.... JAMA LOVE&PEACE |
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Meriadoc
Fan
Belgium
489 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2003 : 21:22:44
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Originally posted by Geno
Not very encouraging reading, this. According to VG, this is how Another Day performs on European charts:
Italy: 9
Norway: 4
Germany: 66
Sweden: 34
Denmark, Finland, Holland, Belgium, Greece, Hungary: AD no longer in the charts
Portugal, Spain, Austria: AD hasn't made it to the charts yet
If any of you have more up to date info from your countries, let us know. (What about France, for instance?)
When did AD made it in the charts in Belgium? I don't think it did. 
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olympien
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France
74 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2003 : 22:54:50
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66 last week in France but charts is not yet updated
but i'm optimist 'cause now YWT is airplayed on tv and radio (a big radio)and next week AD will certainly increase |
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Geno
Fan
Norway
102 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2003 : 14:21:50
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Thanks for the info, Olympien. Looking forward to updates.
By the way, does anyone here know what Lene's up to these days? You would expect her to do a lot of promotion, but you hardly see her anywhere. I have a vague recollection of someone from her management saying they'd be focusing on the UK next, but that hasn't happened yet, has it?
Maybe they're busy shooting the video for Another Day? Hope they'll do a better job this time around. |
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Tef Johs
Fan
Norway
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Posted - 22 Oct 2003 : 14:42:03
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There's been a statement about focusing on Germany, actually, in October - November.
Seeing we're already at October 22nd, I guess this means "November" :) But who knows?
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Meriadoc
Fan
Belgium
489 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2003 : 20:02:17
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I'm getting the impression that EMI/Virgin wasn't ready to promote AD as they should do. Promoting AD looks a lot like a panic reaction. With Dido's current succes they must realise there is still interest in Lene's music.
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Just the way we are
I guess you've seen it now
A mirror of ourselves sure makes us weird
Falling down
From a mountain of fright |
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Geno
Fan
Norway
102 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2003 : 16:23:44
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Originally posted by Meriadoc
I'm getting the impression that EMI/Virgin wasn't ready to promote AD as they should do. Promoting AD looks a lot like a panic reaction. With Dido's current succes they must realise there is still interest in Lene's music.
Yeah, I thought the same. I mean, if they're not going to promote it now, when will they do it? If you release an album, you might as well promote it, right? I think we'll see when the second single comes out, if they don't make a real effort then, they must simply have given it up.
Concerning Dido, true, she sold 12 millions of her first album, but seriously, how many copies do you think she'd sell if Eminem hadn't used her song in "Stan"? Less than a million, I reckon. Plus she's much more of an insider than Lene, she's British and her sister is the singer in Faithless. And she does a lot more promotion as well.
By the way, do you people think they'll still go ahead with the US campaign if Lene's album flops in Europe? Some time ago, there was so much talk about launching her in the States, but I get the impression that these plans have been temporarily shelved. |
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Geno
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Norway
102 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2003 : 16:44:24
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olympien
Fan
France
74 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2003 : 17:23:18
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AD is 88 this week in France , and YWT isn't in top 100 (single chart)
but like i said 2 days before, it will be better next week |
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Meriadoc
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Belgium
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Posted - 23 Oct 2003 : 20:21:15
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Originally posted by Geno
Concerning Dido, true, she sold 12 millions of her first album, but seriously, how many copies do you think she'd sell if Eminem hadn't used her song in "Stan"? Less than a million, I reckon. Plus she's much more of an insider than Lene, she's British and her sister is the singer in Faithless. And she does a lot more promotion as well.
Actually, Dido first got known because another track from her first CD was used for the tv-serie "Roswell". And she was a member of Faithles. The Enimen song takes to much credit for launching her career. (imho of course and this beeing very off topic  )
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By the way, do you people think they'll still go ahead with the US campaign if Lene's album flops in Europe? Some time ago, there was so much talk about launching her in the States, but I get the impression that these plans have been temporarily shelved.
I fear you're right. The US is the largest market but not a lot of Europeans are able to conquer it.
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Just the way we are
I guess you've seen it now
A mirror of ourselves sure makes us weird
Falling down
From a mountain of fright |
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Tef Johs
Fan
Norway
496 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2003 : 20:58:26
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Still, I believe a launch in the US, even if it was a "silent" one, would be worth a shot. In the UK, PMG sold itself almost on its own, because Lene had already retired at that point (she only returned a single time, though, to record the 3rd version of Unforgivable Sinner video, in May 2000).
If we're optimistic, perhaps the same thing would happen in the US with AD, although the probability isn't exactly enormous :)
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Tarnim
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Sweden
403 Posts |
Posted - 25 Oct 2003 : 12:32:05
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The reason that they don't promote her album more is probarbly because it dosen't focus on the comercial market as much as other albums from other pop-artists. It's not just something mixed togheter to apeal to the current trends and it would probarbly take much more work to get the salecharts up. Pure-comercial artists are easier to promote and becuse they are more focused on trends than music they will quiqly bring in easy money. The big music market today are kids and teenagers who in many chases donsen't care about the music, just the image. True music is dying much because ignorant kids more and more are taking over the major role as consumers of music.
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in all the choises you make
don't be afraid
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olympien
Fan
France
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Posted - 30 Oct 2003 : 18:28:12
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| AD fall 3 place and is 91 this week in France ,and YWT still not in top 100 |
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olympien
Fan
France
74 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2003 : 18:29:50
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Another day fall to 124 (lose 24 places) BUT YWT appears for the first time in France in top 100 at place 89 !  |
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adam
Fan
Ireland
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Posted - 13 Nov 2003 : 19:11:02
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| The main problem is that Lene appears unavailable for any meangingful promotion. Radio and tv outlets in the UK will not play someone unless they are willing to appear on their shows. |
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