Chapter 1630 1630 Wonderful

The battle of the century that originated in the North American market has exploded with infinite energy in the land of the United Kingdom. Compared with the duel between Glory to Death and Maria in the North American market, the competition in the United Kingdom is obviously much more intense and hotter, and it is even more rare. Yes, the outcome of the UK market is likely to be a key area for winning and losing worldwide.

With the advancement of time, eyes from all over the world are gathering towards the UK little by little.

After Monday's boom, Tuesday was for Oasis, and Wednesday's Glory to Death and Maria's eruption brought the UK market to a boil. On Thursday, the noisy scene took the breath of countless people, and it really ushered in the pinnacle of the battle of the century!

Not to be outdone, the fans of Oasis want to regain the initiative and show a strong glory to the death. The fans want to continue the glory, and the explosive Mariah Carey fans want to win in the chaos... Everyone, everyone Everything exploded on this day.

Twenty years later, after Chris Martin appeared on the world's major performance stages as the lead singer of Coldplay, he had seen countless big scenes and became a new representative force of British rock, but he has a deep memory. But I still remember that day clearly:

It was September 26, 1996, a normal Thursday. Early in the morning, countless young people in major cities took to the streets. There was a long queue of hundreds of meters in front of the HMV store. Dead or Oasis or Mariah Carey, supporting their idols, the crowds even surpassed the September 23 opener of the Battle of the Century and almost sent the entire country into a frenzy, perhaps since 1966. The most lively scene after England won the World Cup in 2009.

Closing his eyes, Chris could still feel the scorching heat in the air, blowing toward his face; uncontrollable screams and noisy discussions surrounded him in all directions; the blood in his body began to boil continuously, beyond words. The excitement and excitement scurried all over the body. At the time, he still didn't understand what was going on with this emotion, and he couldn't explain it. It wasn't until many years later that Chris understood: because on that day, he realized that he was a member of a historical milestone, and he stood on the scene of a historical moment.

It was as if... just like Woodstock, each participant had an eternal imprint on their soul.

In that year, Glory to Death and Oasis were the most high-profile rivals in the world, like Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League, Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, and the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War. This is a short but vigorous day in the history of world music, which will shake the music world for the next two decades.

"D.O.G, D.O.G! Oasis, Oasis! Maria, Maria! D.O.G, Oasis! D.O.G, D.O.G, D.O.G..." That The continuous shouts are like the echoes of the empty valley, echoing in my mind constantly, like a moment preserved in a vacuum, preserved forever in the depths of my soul, every time, just close your eyes, close your ears The surging shout would echo, "D.O.G, D.O.G..."

Chris seemed to have lost his mind - no, he did lose his mind - roaring hoarsely, using every muscle and cell of his body to convey his inner surging, that bright and wanton smile, eternally. It was fixed in the long queue at the entrance of the HMV flagship store on Oxford Street on September 26, 1996, and it also became the starting point for the beginning of Coldplay's dream.

Four hundred and thirty thousand!

With a single-day sales of 430,000 copies, the British Isles erupted with endless energy on September 26, winning the world's first single-day gold for "Young. Volcanoes" The record sales have caused an uproar in the media in all corners of the world.

People once imagined that the Battle of the Century would explode with such terrifying energy, but they did not expect that the real climax would come on the fourth day after the war. After the first three days had already swept such strong sales, the fourth day would still be able to Created a new high in sales since the release of the single - and it has increased a level from 300,000 to 400,000. Even if it is described as shocking, it cannot accurately express the shock in people's hearts at this time.

The young volcanoes in the United Kingdom really detonated the volcano with their own practical actions, igniting sparks vigorously, and igniting every corner of the British Empire. This raging fire clearly illuminated the world, bringing With unparalleled impact, all language lost its color.

What's even more terrifying is that not only the glory to death has completed the explosion!

Oasis Band's "Do You Know What I Mean" actually broke out again with 360,000 sales on this day, which far exceeded the data on the first day of the single's release, and became the most popular single since the 1990s. Best-selling local single of the week - if not to the death of glory, Oasis is indeed rewriting the history of British music.

No one can ignore the premise of Oasis Band's 360,000 sales. The first three days have ushered in a strong explosion, and the quality of "Do you know what I mean" is far less than that of "Young Volcano", "Relying on word-of-mouth to drive sales. "It's totally untenable, not to mention that this single is nothing compared to the excellence and success of Oasis' first two albums. This shows that the fourth day of release still ushered in 360,000 sales, completely relying on the popularity of the Oasis Band itself.

This is the current power of Oasis in the UK.

The outbreak of Glory to Death and Oasis Band completely reduced the glory of the American market to a supporting role, and the main battlefield of the Battle of the Century was instantly transferred to the United Kingdom. People expected the confrontation between these two rock bands, but they didn't expect that under the premise that the Oasis Band had already performed exceptionally at home, the glory of the away game made history with a stronger attitude, and no one was in the direction of this duel. able to predict.

If this is the only case, then the quality of the battle of the century is bound to weaken a lot, and Maria, who is an iron triangle, is not to be outdone. "Sweetheart" really broke out all the energy on this day, and won 310,000 in one go sales! A full 310,000! Although the data is not comparable to Glory to Death, the gap with the Oasis Band is not very obvious, which once again proves the status of Maria's diva today - her global influence is also enough to compete with Whitney Houston On a par.

Maria swept away the haze of the first three days, proved her popularity and strength with a single-day sales of 310,000, and fought back against people's complaints against Maria, and regained her competitiveness in the British market. The intensity of the battle of the century has reached another level.

The intensity of the British theater is far beyond people's imagination, "430,000 VS 360,000 VS 310,000", the results of the first day of the Battle of the Century in the United States after answering the question, make this extremely lively The showdown was once again pushed to a new level, and almost all the media were shocked: When did the British market have such a strong appeal? When did Glory to Die have such a huge fan base in the UK again?

Everyone knows the fact that the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom are the three most important music markets in the world, but among them, the United States is the leader; and although Japan is very repelling foreign music, the sales ability of local musicians However, it is not inferior to the United States. In many cases, in the global sales competition, the United States and Japan can be regarded as double dragons, and the United Kingdom can be ranked third, but it is rarely able to really join the top competition.

Even the peak rock bands such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Queen were able to have such a strong global influence, more because they were supremely sought after in the United States, not because they were local in the UK How much affirmation has been received.

However, in this battle of the century, the outstanding performance of the British market has completely exploded the American market. In addition to the sales on the first day, the sales of British singles continued to soar in the following days, and its instant explosiveness made people clear I saw the huge enthusiasm hidden deep in the bones of this land that is crazy because of rock and roll.

In fact, people only know one thing and do not know the other. If it is about average level and overall strength, then the United Kingdom is naturally inferior to the United States and Japan; but if it is about instantaneous explosive power and the best level in history, then the United Kingdom does have and Japan challenged the strength, especially the sales of singles.

It wasn't until this year that the first single to sell 500,000 in a single week in the U.S. came out this week, but in the U.K., there are already double-digit singles that have sold more than a million in a single week. .

As of September 1996, the number one single weekly sales chart in the UK music market was the 1984 single "Do. They. Know. It's. Christmas", which was released in 1984. The single was recorded by Midge. Ure and Bob. Geldof, and a total of dozens of celebrities were invited to form Band. Aid, a charity song written for the famine in Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985.

Released on Christmas Eve in 1984, the single sold nearly 2 million copies in a single week and eventually sold 3.7 million copies. Not only is it the best-selling single in British music history, but it is also Top selling single worldwide.

In addition, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody (Bohemian. Rhapsody)", Paul McCartney's Wings after the breakup of the Beatles' single "Mull. Of" .Kintyre)", "You're.the.One.That.I.Want" from the movie "Grease", "Disco by Boney.M" "Rivers. Of. Babylon", "She. Loves. You" by The Beatles, and more, all sold more than one million copies in their first week of release.

It can be said that the land of the United Kingdom has also shown brilliance once, and its explosive power in a short period of time is not inferior to that of Japan. Judging from the current form, after the battle of the century has rewritten the history of the United States, it has also set off a storm in the British market, and the next step will be to rewrite the history of the United Kingdom!