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"Number 1" pop singles in the UK (quarter
1, 2004)
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"Number 1" pop singles in the UK (quarter
1, 2004)
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| Yeah (Usher, featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon) | ||
| The Cha Cha Slide (DJ Casper) | ||
| Toxic (Britney Spears) | ||
| Mysterious Girl (Peter Andre) | ||
| Who's David? (Busted) | ||
| With a little help from my friends (Sam & Mark) | ||
| Take Me to the Clouds Above (LMC vs U2) | ||
| All This Time (Michelle McManus) | ||
| Mad World (Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules) | ||
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Britain/Music/Lyrics (number 1 singles on other dates) | |
| British/Music/Pop (British pop music) |
Lyrics and background notes to songs which first reached number 1 in the UK
singles chart between January and March 2004.
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Yeah
(CD single) ; CD
single version 2 Artist: Usher (featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon) Label: Laface Date: March 15, 2004 |
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Confessions
(CD album) Artist: Usher Label: Laface Date: March 22, 2004 |
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Yeah
Usher |
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Peace up Conversation got heavy Cos I don't know if I take that chance Yeah (yeah)! Yeah (yeah)! |
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The
Cha Cha Slide (CD single) |
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The Cha Cha Slide
DJ Casper |
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This is something new ; The Casper slide part 2 Alright now, we going to do the basic step ; To the left Turn it out ; To the left To the right now ; To the left To the left ; Take it back now y’all Turn it out How low can you go? Can you go down low? Turn it out ; To the left |
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Toxic
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In
the Zone (CD album) Artist: Britney Spears Label: Jive Date: November 17, 2003 |
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Toxic
Britney Spears |
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Baby, can't you see There's no escape Too high It's getting late Tonight Intoxicate me now |
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Mysterious
Girl (CD single) |
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The
Very Best of Peter Andre (CD album) Artist: Peter Andre Label: Music Club Date: May 27, 2002 |
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Mysterious Girl
Peter Andre |
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Baby girl Girl I want to be with you Oh, oh, oh, oh ,oh, mysterious girl |
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Who's
David? (CD single); CD
single version 2 |
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A
Present for Everyone (CD album) Artist: Busted Label: Mca Date: 17 November, 2003 |
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Who's David?
Busted |
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You've always been this way since high school Are you sure that you're mine? (Don't know you) Are you sure that you're mine? (Don't know you) I'm over you Are you sure that you're mine? Don't know you |
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With
a little help from my friends (CD single) |
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Pop
Idol - Living The Dream (DVD) Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment Date: 19 January, 2004 |
The original version of this song was by the Beatles. It was written by John
Lennon and Paul McCartney, with the main vocals being sung by Ringo Starr.
For more information about the Beatles, see: Britain/Music/Beatles.
Sam was third and Mark was second in the Pop Idol competition on television
(the competition was won by Michelle McManus, who also reached number 1 with
her song "All this time"). This is their first record.
The song is about how the singer manages the pressures in his life ("gets
by"). Examples of the problems he has to face are days when he sings
badly - "out of tune" - or when his girlfriend isn't with him -
"my love is away". He manages because of the support he receives
("with a little help from my friends"). His "friends"
may refer not only to the people around him, but perhaps also to drugs/alcohol
("get high" normally refers to this), and to sexual partners (the
singer doesn't answer when he is asked repeatedly if it could be "anybody").
The words probably relate to the Beatles themselves, who faced a lot of pressures
while touring and who experimented with sex and drugs in the 1960's.
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With a Little Help from my Friends
Sam & Mark |
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What would you think if I sang out of tune? I get by with a little help from my friends, What do I do when my love is away? No I get by with a little help from my friends, Do you need anybody? Would you believe in a love at first sight? Oh I get by with a little help from my friends, Do you need anybody? Oh I get by with a little help from my friends, Yes I get by with a little help from my friends, |
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Take
me to the clouds above (CD single number 1) |
Take
me to the clouds above (CD single number 2) Artist: LMC vs U2 Label: All Around the World Date: 26 January, 2004 |
This song mixes elements of U2's "With Or Without You" with lyrics
from Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know?" The singer on the radio
version is Rachel McFarlane from Manchester (she also appears on hits from
N-Trance) - other versions include Whitney Houston's original vocals.
The name LMC comes from the first letters of the three studio producers who
made it (Lee Monteverde, Matt Cadman and Cris Nuttall). The song was produced
in LMC's studio above a music shop in Blackburn, and has become popular in
clubs across the UK.
The singer is a girl who is in love with a boy, and feels high when she sees
him (as if taken up "to the clouds above"). But she is shy and hasn't
told him about her feelings. Instead she is telling her girlfriend about him
("there's a boy I know ...") and wants to know her opinion ("tell
me if it's really love"). The verse of the Whitney Houston song which
is not included in this version makes these feelings clearer:
How will I know if he really loves me?
I say a prayer with every heartbeat
I fall in love whenever we meet
I'm asking you 'cos you know about these things
How will I know if he's thinking of me?
I try to phone but I'm too shy (can't speak)
Falling in love is so bittersweet
This love is strong, why do I feel weak?
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Take Me to the Clouds Above
LMC vs U2 |
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There's a boy I know |
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All
This Time (CD single) |
Love
Songs (CD album) Artist: Michelle McManus Label: S Records Date: 26 January, 2004 |
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All This Time
Michelle |
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This time yesterday We've come a long, long way |
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