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Old 15-11-2012, 16:18
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obviously one will fail to get number 1! (if not both)
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Old 15-11-2012, 16:22
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They probably didn't expect every 1D fan to cherry pick Little Things off the album as that song's official single release was/is December?

Or maybe they did it because it was win/win for them if either get the #1.
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Old 15-11-2012, 16:23
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Little things wasn't planned for this week but after singing it on the X Factor it just took off all by itself so Syco brought it forward. Their album is out this week too so they had no intention to have them both out at same time.

Whatever happens it will be a good week for Syco sales wise but I would love to be a fly on the wall when Zayn and Perrie have a discussion about chart positions
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Old 15-11-2012, 16:25
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For headlines? Idk, such a stupid move.
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Old 15-11-2012, 16:27
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Well it's a win/win situation for them!

And with Labrinth increasing on itunes again......it could be a Syco top 3 on Sunday!
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Old 15-11-2012, 16:28
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I bet Simon is laughing hard right now knowing he has 3 acts in the top5 :sleep:
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Old 15-11-2012, 16:37
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LM cant be No 1 ALL the time...it isnt about the position anyway, it records sales and and management/records companies weighing up the cost to see if its variable to keep that artist on their books!!

Anyway, we all know that 1D amd probably BM have the bigger fanbase!! WeLl done to all anyway!!!
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Old 15-11-2012, 16:39
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I bet Simon is laughing hard right now knowing he has 3 acts in the top5 :sleep:
Like I mention yesterday ......Syco Domination......I can imagine him in his office just laughing out loud and looking at his bank statement
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Old 15-11-2012, 16:47
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Like I mention yesterday ......Syco Domination......I can imagine him in his office just laughing out loud and looking at his bank statement
I can totally imagine that too , and he will have Olly in the top 3 next week as well, so that's 4 Syco acts in the top10 (I don't expect any of LM, 1D and Labrinth to drop out of top10 soon).
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Old 15-11-2012, 16:56
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I do think Cowell is pushing 1D as much as possible, even if he has to sacrifice another act on his label. Like c'mon, nobody EVER performs on the saturday night of X-Factor. Not to mention the 45 times Dermot had to mention "oh and One Direction will be performing soon" at any given chance.

Also, it's like the very first live show, when One Direction were dragged out on stage for a chat, then disappeared. Irrelevant
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Old 15-11-2012, 17:05
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obviously one will fail to get number 1! (if not both)
X Factor is back on our tellys and they get some free advertising.
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Old 15-11-2012, 17:09
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1D hasn't officially been released, people are buying the album version.. Official release date for LT isn't until December
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Old 15-11-2012, 17:12
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Oh, it'll be Girls Aloud/One True Voice all over again!
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Old 15-11-2012, 17:23
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X Factor needs One Direction more than One Direction needs X Factor.
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Old 15-11-2012, 17:56
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1D hasn't officially been released, people are buying the album version.. Official release date for LT isn't until December
Agree. The song wasnt released until Monday when the album became available so a full days sales were missing to begin with. It is still on the New Release schedule for early December when they will be doing some promotion for it..
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Old 15-11-2012, 18:06
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Yes, I don't think that they expected Little Things to do so well since it is available at the same time as the album and those who buy the album don't need to buy it.
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Old 15-11-2012, 18:57
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It is officially released on the 4th of December. People just love it so much they decided to download it before release.
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Old 15-11-2012, 19:14
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Don't have a clue to be honest, but I bet they regret it now seeing how well LT is doing without being officially released.
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Old 15-11-2012, 20:21
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It is officially released on the 4th of December. People just love it so much they decided to download it before release.
So it has been released then?
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Old 15-11-2012, 20:27
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So it has been released then?
Not an official single release. People are downloading the album version.
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Old 15-11-2012, 20:30
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I think Little Mix is going to be #2 this week which wount be bad at all for them.

I think Little Things is a very badly written song though.

One Direction are just a brand now. Their music is written for them they are just puppets for SYCO
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Old 15-11-2012, 20:31
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Not an official single release. People are downloading the album version.
But the album version isn't any different from the "standard' version
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Old 15-11-2012, 20:32
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I think Little Mix is going to be #2 this week which wount be bad at all for them.

I think Little Things is a very badly written song though.

One Direction are just a brand now. Their music is written for them they are just puppets for SYCO
You do realise that Little Mix also have songs written for them in the same way 1D do?
1D also have writing credits on 5 songs on this album.
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Old 15-11-2012, 20:35
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obviously one will fail to get number 1! (if not both)
Good news surely.
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Old 15-11-2012, 20:52
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I can't imagine this upsets them too much. If LM had got the #1 then it'd have been a great start for them to be able to say "3 #1's" but it's still going to do really well. 1D getting the #1 will just emphasise their success especially when coupled with their impressive US performance this week. Throw in Labrinth who will end up not far shy of 400k singles in 4 weeks and it's a pretty rosy picture for them this week.
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