Kingsize (Five album)

Kingsize
Studio album by Five
Released	27 August 2001 (standard) 24 December 2001 (reissue)
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	Pop, hip hop, dance-pop, teen pop
Length	56:30
Label	BMG, RCA
Producer	Simon Cowell, Julian Gallagher, Richard Stannard, Ash Howes, Steve Mac, Stargate, Eliot Kennedy
Five chronology
Invincible (1999) Kingsize (2001) Greatest Hits (2001)
Singles from Kingsize
"Let's Dance" Released: 13 August 2001 "Closer to Me/Rock the Party" Released: 24 November 2001 – 3 December 2001

Kingsize is the third studio album by English boy band Five. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2001, reaching number three on the UK Albums Chart.^[1] The album was later released in Australia on 2 December 2001. The album failed to chart in the United States.^[2] The album went on to be certified Gold in the United Kingdom.

Three singles were released from Kingsize, including the UK Singles Chart-topping "Let's Dance", the band's last British single, "Closer to Me", and the international smash hit "Rock the Party".^[1] The album was executively produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard.^[3] This was the last album released by the group before their comeback twelve years later and the last to feature J Brown.

Background

Despite only being released three months earlier, Kingsize was re-issued in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2001, containing an additional track, "The Heat", as well an enhanced section, featuring music videos and interview clips.^[4] The Japanese release of Kingsize features an additional slipcase, as well as the bonus track "1,2,3,4,5", which was issued as the B-side to "Closer to Me" in the United Kingdom.^[5] Copies of the album bought at Woolworths stores in the United Kingdom came with an exclusive poster booklet, containing information and facts on the band, as well as a complete chart history and discography. The poster booklet also indicated that a VHS release was planned to be released alongside the album, entitled Kingsize: Behind the Scenes, detailing the recording of the album, featuring interviews with the band, and including the music videos for the lead single, "Let's Dance", and at the time, was planned as the album's second single, "Hear Me Now". However, due to the band's imminent split, "Hear Me Now" was never released as a single, the VHS release was cancelled, and a Greatest Hits compilation was released just three months after the release of Kingsize. The track "Set Me Free", which was recorded during the album sessions, was later issued as an original track on the band's Greatest Hits compilation.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Dance"	Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Richard Breen, Jason Brown, Sean Conlon	Stannard, Gallagher	3:37
2.	"Lay All Your Lovin' on Me"	Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson	Stannard, Gallagher	3:21
3.	"Rock the Party"	Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon, Barry Gibb	Stannard, Gallagher	2:57
4.	"Closer to Me"	Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown	Stannard, Gallagher	4:28
5.	"Hear Me Now"	Mikkel S. Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson	Stargate	3:40
6.	"Let's Get It On"	Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown, Conlon	Stannard, Gallagher	3:46
7.	"Feel the Love"	Steve Mac, Chris Laws, Robinson, Neville	Mac	4:41
8.	"We're Going All Night (You Make Me High)"	Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon	Stannard, Gallagher	3:03
9.	"Take Your Chances on Me"	Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown, Conlon, Ben Chapman	Stannard, Gallagher	3:01
10.	"Something in the Air"	Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon	Stannard, Gallagher	4:10
11.	"Breakdown"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	Stargate	3:26
12.	"On Top of the World"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	Stargate	3:40
13.	"C'mon C'mon"	Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown, Conlon, Chapman	Stannard, Gallagher	4:50
14.	"World of Mine" (hidden track)	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	Stargate	4:02
15.	"All Around" (hidden track)	Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock, Neville	Steelworks	3:47
Total length:				56:30

Special Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"The Heat"	Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon	Stannard, Gallagher	3:15
14.	"All Around"	Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock, Neville	Steelworks	3:47
15.	"C'mon C'mon"	Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown, Conlon, Chapman	Stannard, Gallagher	4:50
16.	"World of Mine" (hidden track)	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	Stargate	4:02

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"1,2,3,4,5"	Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon	3:51

Notes

• "Rock the Party" contains a sample from the main theme from "Grease".

Credits and personnel

(Credits taken from Kingsize's liner notes.)

• Abs Breen — composer, vocals
• Andy Caine – backing vocals
• Ash Howes – mixing, programming
• Ben Chapman – production, mixing, engineering
• Ben Coombs – engineering
• Daniel Pursey – engineering
• Dave Arch – arrangement
• Eliot Kennedy – backing vocals
• Julian Gallagher – arrangement, production
• Martin Harrington – programming
• Matt Howe – engineering
• Richard Stannard – arrangement, production, backing vocals
• Ritchie Neville — composer, vocals
• Robin Sellers – engineering
• Scott Robinson — composer, vocals
• Sean Conlon — composer, vocals
• Sharon Murphy – backing vocals
• Stargate — production, mixing
• Steve Mac – production
• Tim Woodcock – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	21
Belgian Flemish Albums Chart	7
Dutch Albums Chart	27
European Albums Chart[6]	15
German Albums Chart	59
Hungarian Albums Chart[7]	26
Irish Albums Chart	13
Italian Albums Chart[8]	25
Japanese Albums Chart[9]	83
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart	16
Scottish Albums Chart[10]	5
Swedish Albums Chart	41
Swiss Albums Chart	62
UK Albums Chart	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[11]	Gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Gold	100,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[13]	27 August 2001	CD, cassette single	Sony BMG
United States[14]

References

1. "Chart Stats – Five". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
2. "5ive > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
3. Invincible: Special Edition (Back cover). Five. RCA Records. 2000.
4. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingsize-Five/dp/B00005NBRI/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1359881258&sr=1-1
5. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0000DEP1M/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
6. http://books.google.ca/books?id=EhEEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1
7. http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/kereso-eloado-cim-szerint
8. http://swisscharts.com/album/Five/Kingsize-3789
9. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/8106/ranking/cd_album/
10. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20010902/40/
11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
12. "British album certifications – Five – Kingsize". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter Kingsize in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
13. "Five – Kingsize". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 13 May 2013.
14. "Five – Kingsize". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 13 May 2013.

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