I Don't Know How To Love Him - Chart Topic

[RainbowNerdette]

All this talk of flop.

As if it matters! There are a lot of (indie) artists selling less, getting less exposure and still doing what they do. It's not about record breaking sales, of course that would be nice, but it's not the point! The point is Melanie loving what she does and the fans enjoying it too.

I enjoy it, Melanie seems to, and she's not bankrupt... So to me it's a success. :-)

[Princess Dani]

Adele is also an indie artist.

[Vomiting Porpoise]

She's a lot bigger than mel x

[vic vic]

She's a lot bigger than mel x

[RainbowNerdette]

Adele is also an indie artist.

Both her albums were with a label that offered her a contract after hearing her demo, how does that make her indie

Not into her though, so I'm obviously fuzzy on the details there...

Marian Call is an indie artist. She sells "so little" she can personally mail out each cd and asks fans to translate things for her/get info about local things/help find venues etc. Compared to her Melanie is a huge selling artist... Yet she can get by by being a singer, enjoy it and allow her audience to enjoy it too. That, in my humble opinion, makes her succesfull... But that'd also mean Melanie is even MORE succesfull

* That smiley was unneeded, but I just like boobies*

[Jay]

XL is an independent label.

[Vomiting Porpoise]

XL is an independent label.

Perfect label for adele x

[schizophonic_spice]

The UK just doesn't like solo spice girl music no matter what they do.

It is a shame but its not going to change.

[RainbowNerdette]

XL is an independent label.

That does not really make her an independant artist though. She still benefits from the knowledge, contacts, experience, accountants, publicity people etc. that the label has. "Real" indie artist have to do everything themselves or hire people to do it for them if they can afford that. For which they may or may not create their own label for liability purposes.

Independent label prettymuch just means record label with less than 5% of the global market, not that the signed artists are independent musicians. Confusing, innit?

[Vomiting Porpoise]

I loved it when Kylie was constantly numbar one on the Indie chart because Peter Waterman created the PWL label for her when no-one would sign her. All the Indie snobs fumed about it x

[Marcomel90]

It debuts at #20 in the UK Indie Chart, Out of top100 in the main.

[Jay]

That probably means she isn't officially Top 200. Only the Top 15 of last week's Indie chart were in the Top 200.

[Spice-Invaders]

It debuts at #20 in the UK Indie Chart, Out of top100 in the main.

Thank you for sharing... Not that It really matter but it's still nice to see...

[Tiiger]

Well, did you all seriously believe IDKHTLH would become a hit?

[sammy01]

she is even flopping on the indie chart now #sob

[Tiiger]

It's a song from a musical. It's not everybody's cup of tea.

[Vomiting Porpoise]

it,s not a flop because it,s not even a proper single x

[Red Boy]

Peak positions on the Indie Singles Chart:
Think About It - #15
Weak - #29
The Night - #16
I Don't Know How To Love Him - #20

[Kevsie]

Don't forget the show was hardly a hit, would be completely different if it was X-Factor, seen and heard by a hell of a lot more people

The final was still watched by 3 million though...

[Masterpiece]

I wonder if Stages will be on JCS merchandise stands...

[RainbowNerdette]

I wonder if Stages will be on JCS merchandise stands...

Hope it will. If it's not I will be requesting it... even if I've already bought it twice can't hurt to let 'em know there's demand for it!

[sammy01]

I wonder if Stages will be on JCS merchandise stands...

Doubt it. With the remasted JCS soundtrack album out I doubt they will be promoting Melanie's

[Kevsie]

I wonder if Stages will be on JCS merchandise stands...

Doubt it - they will want to promote ACTUAL JCS merchandise I reckon

[Cheshire]

I went to see Chicago once and they were selling the guy who plays Billy Flynn's country album on the stand, so I say it's possible.

[vic vic]

Don't forget the show was hardly a hit, would be completely different if it was X-Factor, seen and heard by a hell of a lot more people

The final was still watched by 3 million though...

so was the "premiere" and it was called a failure since then by the media