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Old 19-12-2016, 08:28
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I don't think everyone who heard and bought the song would have known Ed Sheeran wrote the song. I think Ed being behind the song, and thus the song having a bit of depth to it (IMO anyway), and people liking the song is the main reason. Would it have had a small impact? I don't think knowing Ed Sheeran wrote it would have been the sole reason.
If they have ears and generally know who Ed Sheeran is, they would. It couldn't sound more like an Ed Sheeran song if it tried!

But I agree that I don't know whether that in tis own right made any difference. It might mean people like it if they like his songwriting, but just because a song is written by someone doesn't usually make people buy it if they don't otherwise enjoy it.
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Old 19-12-2016, 12:56
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very unlikely to go no. 1 even with a full chart week
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Old 19-12-2016, 13:05
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I think it's doing fine. Still comfortably in the TOP 10 on iTunes (#3) and he is getting some streaming too, since he is playlisted on Spotify's Hot Hits UK. Of course, with Clean Bandit's big streaming nothing can take the #1 away from them.

Of course, as all Christmas songs this one will crash after Christmas.
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Old 19-12-2016, 13:08
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Yes it's not flopping thank goodness.

However gone are the days where the winners are selling what Alexandra, Leona and James sold for their winners single.
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Old 19-12-2016, 13:30
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Yes it's not flopping thank goodness.

However gone are the days where the winners are selling what Alexandra, Leona and James sold for their winners single.
Yes, I think that's fair to say. The X Factor as a brand was stronger in those days, and people were more invested in the contestants to buy their winners single (plus the winners singles were generally stronger in my view).
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Old 19-12-2016, 13:31
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Yes it's not flopping thank goodness.

However gone are the days where the winners are selling what Alexandra, Leona and James sold for their winners single.

Yeah. But digital track sales completely collapsed in recent years. It was already getting worse when Ben Haenow won two years ago. Then streaming really took over and the chart week moved from Sunday-Saturday to Friday-Thursday and it became practically impossible for XF winners to go to #1. You just have to look up to numbers to see how digital tracks sales fell off a cliff. And this year for the first time the X Factor winner didn't get a physical release. The good thing is SYCO went on with the times and secured some Spotify support for the winner's single.
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Old 19-12-2016, 13:31
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I think it's doing fine. Still comfortably in the TOP 10 on iTunes (#3) and he is getting some streaming too, since he is playlisted on Spotify's Hot Hits UK. Of course, with Clean Bandit's big streaming nothing can take the #1 away from them.

Of course, as all Christmas songs this one will crash after Christmas.
As of today - some streaming data missing:

1) Clean Bandit - 21k
2) Rag'n'Bone Man - 17k
3) Little Mix [Touch] - 15.2k
4) Louis Tomlinson X Steve Aoki - 24 sales behind
5) Matt Terry - Another 184 sales behind
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Old 19-12-2016, 13:33
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Yeah. But digital track sales completely collapsed in recent years. It was already getting worse when Ben Haenow won two years ago. Then streaming really took over and the chart week moved from Sunday-Saturday to Friday-Thursday and it became practically impossible for XF winners to go to #1. You just have to look up to numbers to see how digital tracks sales fell off a cliff. And this year for the first time the X Factor winner didn't get a physical release. The good thing is SYCO went on with the times and secured some Spotify support for the winner's single.
I'm surprised they didn't push a physical release though, as it is a charity single and although it's good that it's doing well on Spotify (do they make any money from streams?), I think a physical release would have been better to add some extra sales and for more to be raised for the charity, but I imagine it's still doing that in good numbers from the downloads.
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Old 23-12-2016, 20:12
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35,964 sales in the second frame, in at #8 this week. After two weeks:

887,933 - Hallelujah: Alexandra Burke
874,464 - That's My Goal: Shayne Ward
713,330 - James Arthur: Impossible
701,960 - Matt Cardle: When We Collide
681,019 - A Moment Like This: Leona Lewis
646,568 - The Climb: Joe McElderry
395,669 - Leon Jackson: When You Believe
326,707 - Little Mix: Cannonball
326,574 - Ben Haenow: Something I Need
234,136 - Sam Bailey: Skyscraper
153,772 - Steve Brookstein: Against All Odds
81,791 - Matt Terry: When Christmas Comes Around
73,511 - Louisa Johnson: Forever Young
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Old 23-12-2016, 21:25
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a shocker compared with ben
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Old 24-12-2016, 05:39
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So it will dissapear out of site in the next chart probably along with his career
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Old 24-12-2016, 09:21
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So it will dissapear out of site in the next chart probably along with his career
I suppose that depends on what RCA's plans actually are - the next Olly Murs, or a similar low budget deal as per that normally handed out to the male runner ups like Marcus Collins and Nicholas MacDonald. I suspect the latter, as they were handled by RCA, whereas Olly Murs was originally launched by EPIC - no idea why he transferred to RCA, but Sony seems to move its artists around its labels for no obvious reason.
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Old 27-12-2016, 19:34
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Think he will have a covers cd out for Mother's Day then back to getting tips being a waiter
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Old 27-12-2016, 19:47
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35,964 sales in the second frame, in at #8 this week. After two weeks:

887,933 - Hallelujah: Alexandra Burke
874,464 - That's My Goal: Shayne Ward
713,330 - James Arthur: Impossible
701,960 - Matt Cardle: When We Collide
681,019 - A Moment Like This: Leona Lewis
646,568 - The Climb: Joe McElderry
395,669 - Leon Jackson: When You Believe
326,707 - Little Mix: Cannonball
326,574 - Ben Haenow: Something I Need
234,136 - Sam Bailey: Skyscraper
153,772 - Steve Brookstein: Against All Odds
81,791 - Matt Terry: When Christmas Comes Around
73,511 - Louisa Johnson: Forever Young
No surprises there - the song is really awful, imo.
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Old 30-12-2016, 20:19
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#20 this week. 24,575 sales in the latest frame. After three weeks:

992,387 - Hallelujah: Alexandra Burke
928,656 - That's My Goal: Shayne Ward
896,990 - James Arthur: Impossible
814,997 - Matt Cardle: When We Collide
719,963 - A Moment Like This: Leona Lewis
716,358 - The Climb: Joe McElderry
427,767 - Leon Jackson: When You Believe
390,569 - Little Mix: Cannonball
378,531 - Ben Haenow: Something I Need
261,920 - Sam Bailey: Skyscraper
~175,000 - Steve Brookstein: Against All Odds
106,366 - Matt Terry: When Christmas Comes Around
84,753 - Louisa Johnson: Forever Young
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