Would different formats have led to a higher chart spot?

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Propertius · #1 Post by **Propertius** » Mon 15 May 2006, 2:28 am

I dunno, which is why I ask. But I would have thought a second CD-single would have outsold either the DVD or 7". Not that the Boys should be so desperate to boost their chart fortunes, but I wonder how well I'm with stupid coulda done.

8 is about twice as good as I expected, as it is.

Technotrancemix · #2 Post by **Technotrancemix** » Mon 15 May 2006, 2:35 am

I would've preferred extra formats but I'm happy with the results anyhow.

retrofuturist · #3 Post by **retrofuturist** » Mon 15 May 2006, 4:00 am

I'd be inclined to think that anyone who bought the 7", would have bought a 3-track CD mix single had one been on offer instead.

On the flipside, there's people like me who didn't buy the 7" but would have bought a remix single.

How much impact it would have had, I don't know. By the sounds of it, it may have been enough to have gotten it up to at least #7.

mole973102 · #4 Post by **mole973102** » Mon 15 May 2006, 4:32 am

retrofuturist wrote:I'd be inclined to think that anyone who bought the 7", would have bought a 3-track CD mix single had one been on offer instead.

On the flipside, there's people like me who didn't buy the 7" but would have bought a remix single.

How much impact it would have had, I don't know. By the sounds of it, it may have been enough to have gotten it up to at least #7.

I hate the 7" and is filed away - not even played...next time I won't buy it.
Would have prefered a CD by far...

Issey Miyake · #5 Post by **Issey Miyake** » Mon 15 May 2006, 6:20 am

i went for the 7" and they didn't have it so my wife ordered 3 don't know why, she then went to Sheffield and came back with 4 so now i have 7. If they get to number 1 blame my wife.

E-Mail Vampire · #6 Post by **E-Mail Vampire** » Mon 15 May 2006, 7:26 am

number 8 is good enough imo

retrofuturist · #7 Post by **retrofuturist** » Mon 15 May 2006, 7:35 am

General consensus seemed to be that about #10 would be a "par" score.

Better than 10 would be a success - outside the Top 10 would be poor.

I don't think anyone's complaining about #8, it's just harmless speculation on the marketing / format approach used.

One of the crowd · #8 Post by **One of the crowd** » Mon 15 May 2006, 8:21 am

We will never know.

Useless Poznan · #9 Post by **Useless Poznan** » Mon 15 May 2006, 10:15 am

Instead of 7" they should release maxi-CD with remixes like Depeche Mode did with Suffer Well and APTIUT. After 2 weeks they still could release 7" and 12" singles which won't be chart eligible.

For me the perfect (chart eligible) tracklisting should be like this:

2-TRACK CD:
I'm with Stupid
The Resurrectionist

MAXI CD:
I'm with Stupid (PSB Maxi-mix)
I'm with Stupid (Abe Duque mix)
I'm with Stupid (Melnyk Heavy Petting mix)
I'm with Stupid (Max Tundra mix)
I'm with Stupid (Abe Duque dub)

DVD SINGLE:
I'm with Stupid (Video)
The Resurrectionist (Goetz B. Extended mix)
Girls don't cry

joncool5 · #10 Post by **joncool5** » Mon 15 May 2006, 10:23 am

The dvd was released because Matt Lucas and David Walliams are in the video. The 7" was released because of the novelty value and the fact that 7" vinyl sales have enjoyed a huge revival in the last couple of years. Number 8 is a great chart position and i don't think a remix cd would have made any difference to their position.

E-Mail Vampire · #11 Post by **E-Mail Vampire** » Mon 15 May 2006, 1:21 pm

A Maxi Mix CD would probably have seen a slightly increase in chart placing - #7!

! · #12 Post by ! » Mon 15 May 2006, 2:49 pm

YoungOffender81 · #13 Post by **YoungOffender81** » Mon 15 May 2006, 5:12 pm

They definitely would have sold more copies if they had made the downloads available to their fans in the US.

I still haven't heard Girls Dont Cry because the dvd single is PAL and wont play over here. ITunes UK also wont let anyone outside of the UK download anything not released in the US.

boyjohn · #14 Post by **boyjohn** » Mon 15 May 2006, 5:22 pm

I still haven't heard Girls Dont Cry because the dvd single is PAL and wont play over here.

I was able to rip the track just fine using dvd audio extractor (you can download a 30 day full use trial at http://www.castudio.org/dvdaudioextractor/)

NYET · #15 Post by **NYET** » Mon 15 May 2006, 5:42 pm

Ofcourse a cd-single with remixes would have increased sales. I pay a lot of money for the promo to get the mixes.
I assume that a lot more people should buy a cd single with 5 remixes for a price at 7.99euro. I would...., especially with the resurrectionist.