Fascination (Alphabeat song)

"Fascination"
Single by Alphabeat
from the album This Is Alphabeat
Released June 6, 2006 (Denmark)
May 16, 2008 (Europe)
Format Digital download, CD single, 7"
Recorded 2006
Genre Power pop
Length 3:04
Label Charisma
Writer(s) Anders Bonlokke
Producer(s) Rune Westberg
Certification Silver (UK)
Alphabeat singles chronology
"Fascination"
(2006)		 "10.000 Nights of Thunder"
(2007)
Alphabeat UK singles chronology
"Fantastic 6"
(2007)		 "Fascination"
(2008)		 "10,000 Nights"
(2008)
Alternative cover

"Fascination" was the first single released by Danish pop group Alphabeat. It was first released in Denmark on 6 June 2006, followed by a worldwide release on 16 May 2008. The song reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

It was used as the music for a Coca-Cola advert. In Turkey the song was used in an advertising campaign for Coca-Cola Zero, in Germany and Belgium for Coca Cola Light. The Bimbo Jones Mix of the song was played in American Eagle Stores in the United States. It is also a playable song in the video game Band Hero, and is available to play in the video game Rock Band 2 via downloadable content.

The song was also sung by all remaining contestants from series 6 of the British singing contest, The X Factor, in week 3 of the live results shows. In 2010, Alphabeat performed the song on the Danish version of the show.[1]

UK promotion

Alphabeat released the song in the UK in anticipation of the international edition of their debut album. They performed the song on GMTV around the time of release and were interviewed by Fiona Phillips and Ben Shephard. On the day of release, Alphabeat performed the song on Channel 4 teatime show Richard & Judy.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. It then rose to number seven after its physical release. A week later it peaked at number six, fell to number 13 the following week, then rose to number 10, and for several weeks after hovered outside the top 10 at number 12 and 13. On 24 August 2008, the song rose 14 places from 73 to 59, nearly six months after it was released.[2] BPI awarded the song a Silver certification in October 2008.[3] It has sold 300,000 copies in the UK as of April 2015.[4]

Official remixes

All officially released remixes/edits (released on various promo singles) are listed below:

  1. Fascination (Alphabeat vs. Frankmusik Main)
  2. Fascination (Alphabeat vs. Frankmusik Edit)
  3. Fascination (Alphabeat vs. Frankmusik Alternative Edit)
  4. Fascination (Alternative Edit) (Him Up Her Down)
  5. Fascination (Bimbo Jones Main)
  6. Fascination (Bimbo Jones Edit)
  7. Fascination (The Count & Sinden Remix)
  8. Fascination (Instrumental)
  9. Fascination (Linus Loves Dub)
  10. Fascination (Linus Loves Main)
  11. Fascination (Linus Loves Edit)
  12. Fascination (Muzzle Flash Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007-08) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 68
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 2
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 45
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 12
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 4
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13] 37
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 41
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
UK Singles Chart[16] 42

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 300,000[4]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ DK X Factor on YouTube
  2. 1 2 "Alphabeat: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  4. 1 2 "Pop Gem #101: Alphabeat – Fascination".
  5. ↑ "Alphabeat – Fascination Hitlisten.nu" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Alphabeat – Fascination" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Alphabeat – Fascination" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Alphabeat – Fascination" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  9. ↑ "Musicline.de – Alphabeat Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  10. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 18, 2008". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24, 2008" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  13. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200816 into search.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Alphabeat – Fascination". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Alphabeat – Fascination". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  16. ↑ "Year End Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. 2008.
  17. ↑ "British single certifications – Alphabeat – Fascination". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Fascination in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

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