Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up

by **innocenteyes** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:05 pm

Payphone had several versions charting within the Top 100, which helped it to get ahead of Chris once combined.

by **topopMAC1** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:25 pm

innocenteyes wrote:Payphone had several versions charting within the Top 100, which helped it to get ahead of Chris once combined.

It was #2 all week though (and #2 on iTunes all week and went to #1 at the weekend). But I hadn't realised the other versions of "Payphone" were doing so well. It'll be interesting to see the sales!

by **Thriller** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:42 pm

He's still #1 now, wonder if he'll get a sales increase as nothing new is troubling the top end of the chart this week...

by **topopMAC1** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:01 pm

Thriller wrote:He's still #1 now, wonder if he'll get a sales increase as nothing new is troubling the top end of the chart this week...

I've just checked LivePopBars, he's currently 1.00, Maroon 5 are 0.85. His album's released at midnight too. I'm wondering if he'll get the #1 next week or at least climb a place?!

In other news, he's climbed from #9 to #2 in Australia this week.

by **topopMAC1** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:58 pm

From Music Week:

In pursuit of his second straight number one single from upcoming album Fortune, Chris Brown falls short with Don't Wake Me Up debuting at number three - but its first week sales of 89,223 are 6.50% above the 83,777 sales that earned its predecessor, Turn Up The Music pole position on its debut 13 weeks ago.

So he sold more than "Turn Up The Music". He was over 3,000 sales behind Maroon 5 in the end.

by **steophonic** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:12 am

I LOVE this. Chris Brown has been the surprise of the year for me.

Interesting how popular he has become in the UK now too.

by **topopMAC1** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:31 pm

Up to #2 in the midweeks but close to #1. According to Music Week, he's less than 1,000 sales behind!

From the Official Charts Company:

Maroon 5 and Chris Brown take on Will.I.Am in Number 1 race
04/07/2012
By Dan Lane

Will.I.Am has a fight on his hands if he wants to hold on to the Number 1 spot this Sunday, according to today’s Official Chart Update. With just 4,000 copies currently separating the Top 3, the Black Eyed Peas singer is locked in a battle with Maroon 5 and Chris Brown in the race to the top of this week’s Official Singles Chart.

Maroon 5’s Payphone, which gave the US rockers their first ever UK Number 1 single two weeks ago, has taken an early lead, climbing up one place back to Number 1. Chris Brown’s Don’t Wake Me Up also climbs one place to 2, while reigning champ Will.I.Am’s This Is Love is at Number 3.

Flo Rida’s Whistle, which is currently topping the Official Streaming Chart, is holding firm at Number 4, and London-based girl group Stooshe complete this week’s Official Chart Update Top 5, climbing three places with Black Heart (5).

New Entries and high climbers

There is just one new entry in today’s Official Singles Chart Update Top 40, courtesy of Blur. Under The Westway, which is one of two new tracks the recently reunited Brit pop band debuted live on Twitter on Monday evening (July 2), is new in at Number 28.

Just outside the Top 40, N-Dubz star Dappy’s new track I'm Coming (Tarzan Part 2) is at Number 47 after being on sale for less than 24 hours. The video for the follow-up to his Number 2 hit, Rockstar, which slates the X Factor’s Simon Cowell, Alexandra Burke and Joe McElderry, premiered on SB.TV yesterday.

This week’s highest climber is Nicki Minaj’s Pound The Alarm, up 14 places to Number 20, while Lady Antebellum climb five places from to Number 23 with Need You Now.

by **topopMAC1** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:54 pm

Up one place to #2 in the UK this week! Shame he didn't get the #1 but glad he got the #2 in the end.

by **abi** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:26 pm

3,000 copies behind "Payphone" #OfficiallyHatesMaroon5 :lol:

by **LoveCB** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:58 pm

That's a shame but at least his album went to number 1

by **theArmy** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:06 am

really like this

by **JimJim** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:19 pm

I'm glad this became the big hit it did, shame about the USA though - knowing them, it'll probs be big there two months from now :lol:

by **Eamon** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:27 pm

I'm loving this at the moment!! The autotune is a bit OTT but it's still a tune!

by **Timmy94** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:44 pm

mimifan09 wrote:The autotune is a bit OTT

+1

The song is discounted on several digital shops. I think his label was expecting more from this song, but who should buy it if it sounds so generic?

ITunes has the song's genre as "R&B/Soul" :roll:

... Kinda explains why real R&B/Soul is doing bad on the charts, if the people wanna hear soul music like Don't Wake Me Up, Starships or Scream...

by **abi** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:34 pm

Taking off in the US right when I already get bored of the song. :lol:

Next Pop single, Chris, please...

by **JimJim** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:05 am

Bloody hell, catch up USA! :lol:

#OnToTheNext

by **sanim02** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:00 pm

Up to number 41 on Hot 100, finally picking up it seems, when it seems to be slowing down worldwide lol. Giving me a "Call Me Maybe" vibe.

by **abi** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:06 pm

#27 on the Hot 100.

Sad it's kinda falling pretty fast outside the States.

by **randomness** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:07 pm

I still think the chorus sounds like an orgasming robot.

by **Serby** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:09 pm

The song would've been much better if there wasn't that much autotune in chorus. This way it's barely listenable! :-?

by **RockTheBoat** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 6:50 am

Timmy94 wrote:
mimifan09 wrote:The autotune is a bit OTT
+1

The song is discounted on several digital shops. I think his label was expecting more from this song, but who should buy it if it sounds so generic?

ITunes has the song's genre as "R&B/Soul" ... Kinda explains why real R&B/Soul is doing bad on the charts, if the people wanna hear soul music like Don't Wake Me Up, Starships or Scream...

This makes me sad.

This is clearly dance. Just because he's black doesn't mean it's R&B. I miss the old R&B/Soul days of the 90s/early 00s.

Last FM <3 · by **nickf1** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:04 am

serbia95riri wrote:The song would've been much better if there wasn't that much autotune in chorus. This way it's barely listenable!

bitch please, this is his best dance single to date!

by **JimJim** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:53 am

abi wrote:Sad it's kinda falling pretty fast outside the States.

It looks like it'll end its run with about 16-18 weeks in the top 50 here, I can handle that 8-)

by **abi** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:57 am

JimJim wrote:
abi wrote:Sad it's kinda falling pretty fast outside the States.
It looks like it'll end its run with about 16-18 weeks in the top 50 here, I can handle that

Nah, I want +20 wks just like "Yeah 3x" & "Forever". :lol:

by **abi** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:13 am

@chartnews wrote:Billboard Hot 100: @ChrisBrown's Don't Wake Me Up jumps from #21 to #14 in its 13th week.

Finally.