In the second chart week of 2007 an unsigned artist claims a Top 40 hit. Koopa jumps in at number 31 with "Blag, Steal & Borrow". Though not a major label signed band, Koopa has been around for a while and owe much of this success to radio and commercial play.
This feat would have been impossible just two weeks ago, but with the changes to the new rules, all songs, as long as they sell enough copies at monitored download sites, can claim their spot on the official UK Chart. While last week's chart didn't do much to distinguish the old chart rules from the new, this week history has been re written and it may just be what it takes to bring the shake major labels off their high horses.
This is the third year in a row that the traditional single has been challenged. Last year narls Barkley scored big with “Crazy” tipping the scales on downloads alone and a year before it Crazy Frog leaped to number one with a remake of “Axel F” after beginning its life as a ring tone.
Elsewhere on the chart it was a slow week, Leona Lewis remained at the top with her rendition of “A moment like this” and Eric Prydz locked down another seven days at number two with “proper Education”
Two new artists had big first weeks. “Grace Kelly” by Mika danced in at number three while Just Jack had “Starz in their eyes” one row below. Otherwise the top ten was basically unchanged. It is interesting though that Jo Jo continues to move up with “Too little too late”. The physical release of her new UK single ships this week. Will it be too late to bring this tune higher than its current peak at number six?
An interesting debut at number 12. Freemasons featuring Siedah Garrett bows in with “Rain down love”. In case you’re wondering this is the same Siedah Garrett who scored a number one with Michael Jackson in 1987 with the tearfully Bad ballad “I just can’t stop loving you”. With Michael in the studio making the comeback record to prove all comeback records and Siedah hanging around the top 20, could a reunion song be just around the corner...
At 54 is the fabulous DJ Shadow, ever the innovator and master of new sounds with often less than stellar results. This week the man is back with what deserves to be his biggest hit ever. “This time (I’m gonna try it my way)” takes a page from Moby’s book of how to deliver a fine vintage vocal on a new track, but the Shadow ups his ante and delivers a strong performance that by all rights will ascend into the top ten. Oh and if you know who the vocalist is, give the Shadow a call he’s saving royalties for you.
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