It has reappeared, but it isn't doing well, earlier it was 22 and now it's 27. What on earth made them give it away for free?

I have to say though, I think '4 mins' did well and got to number because it was a 4 minute song, as well as the song being called '4 minutes'. Its obvious!

An utter joke, didn't no it being given away for free? is that still the case?

No, I meant to say they were giving it away when you pre order the album, so it wasn't really free. Sorry for the confusion!

Its ok, but that can't have helped the sales.

The sales weren't doing well before then, I usually check the iTunes chart every few hours, and before the offer it had peaked at 14, and I think that was a day after it was at 20, if it was going to be number one it would have been then, especially after the super bowl.

How embarrasing. I appreciate it going no1 on itunes as a free download last week...The pop industry is all about saving face...

Yes we know why this has happened, her stupid record company made a huge mistake. This easily could have been a no1 for her...People who arent into chart stats et al wont see it like that, they'l never know...

I'm sure the next single will hit the top 10 for deffo!! Hopefully!

It'll be top 10 in the US though next week!

I dont understand why people are quoting the whole 300 million stuff..Yes we all know. No one is disputing her iconic success. We just want to see how a 53/54 year old megastar will appeal to the younger downloading market....

If she hits no1 in the UK with her album, which I'm hoping she will, she will break a record for being the only female having a no1 album in the UK in the 80's 90; 00's and the 10's

Look, at the end of the day, Madonna and Live Nation want album sales, and their strategy of doing the pre-order might have messed up the single's charting, but it was a very smart thing to do.

Kylie's already done that. I was hoping Madonna would do it for singles.

there is still another 8 years. besides, kylie could achieve the both.

Any updates?

#5 on US itunes and #29 on UK iTunes.Looks to have pretty much peaked on both unless something amazing happens. Is that the info you want? It's all here if you do:

http://kworb.net/pop/


Per Haven - as of Thursday night she was somewhere between 31 and 40 in the UK.


Top 40
Ed Sheeran [LH]
Rebecca Ferguson
Lil' Wayne/Bruno Mars
Madonna
One Direction [WMYB]

yes, thankyou.

Okay, hold up folks, how comes I've been charged for "Give Me All Your Luvin" if it was meant to be a free gift for preordering the album?

I received a receipt from iTunes this morning which said I had been charged £0.99 for it.

They may reduce it to £0.59 if it doesn't climb back up

When did you order it - wasn't it only free for last Sunday and Monday ????

I really don't understand these 'get the single free when you buy the album' type deals...surely if people were that keen fans they would buy both anyway, if they weren't that keen but the single impresses them they'd buy the single and then probably buy the album later (if not straight away, but after single no 2)

I just don't see how it is attracting anyone new to the album. All it does it give a minor boost to the first week album sales...but means the single could flop.

Coldplay's Paradise probably woulden't have been a hit if they hadn't gone on XFactor, due to the stupid pre-order deal making it linger around the lower part of the top20 for weeks.

Overall though, the issue for Madonna's single is the lack of airplay...it is rare to find a hit that doesn't get bit airplay these days (Moves Like Jagger was ignored by Radio1, but got massive play on the commerical stations) that coupled with the fact it is a different sound to the mainly dance/R&B in the charts means it may take time to win the public over.

The day it became avaliable for pre-order. Fri 3rd Feb.

It's all been a bit of mess really, hasn't it?

That's your answer then

"The star offered fans a promotion which allowed them to download her new single 'Give Me All Your Luvin'' for free if they pre-ordered her upcoming album MDNA on iTunes.

However, the Official Charts Company has now confirmed that the free downloads offered on Sunday and Monday (February 5 and 6) will not be put towards her chart ranking".

Because the 99p was in fact almost like a deposit. You will be charged the difference (i.e for the rest of the album) when the album officially goes on sale.

I agree. It needs lots of airplay to be a hit, just like all other songs.

And I also agree about it sounding different to all the dance music. It's sound isn't very commercial at the moment. However, there is the Party Rock LMFAO remix of the song, which sounds very commercial, so maybe it would be a good idea for them to start promoting that as the main version.

Thanks for the heads up guys! That offer should've been more clear to be fair.

I'm guessing the offer I'll get is a "complete my album" style offer. If I was to buy the Party Rock remix, do you think that will also come off my overall price? Or will I end up getting it a second time when the album comes out?

brits awards performance please?