februari 2011 – Sida 3 – WelcheMusic.com

Far East Movement Goes Rocketeer with Ryan Tedder

CHART REFLECTION. The L.A. based Asian American electro hop quartet Far East Movement is set follow-up the UK No.4 hit “Like a G6.” Featuring Ryan Tedder as guest vocalist, “Rocketeer” has already managed to peak at No.7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The track is lifted off the debut set Free Wired (which peaked at No.24 in the US) and is produced by the two teams The Smeezingtons and Stereotypes. It so happens that the track was later sampled by Justin Bieber on “Somebody to Love” which was also produced by Stereotypes.

Although Bruno Mars actually co-wrote the track, it’s Ryan Tedder who sings the vocals. He’s the frontman of OneRepublic (most famous for “Apologize” w/Timbaland), but also a prolific songwriter. In 2008, he wrote “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis.

Far East Movement has also burnt the dancefloors in the UK with Roger Sanchez with “2Gether.” Sampling B-52s “Love Shack,” the track is also set for digital release later this spring.

Listen to the single – Far*east Movement – Rocketeer – via Spotify (UK)
Listen to the album Far*east Movement – Free Wired – via Spotify (Sweden)
Learn the lyrics to “Rocketeer” via Direct Lyrics.
See the performance on Lopez Tonight.
Read more about Far East Movement on the blog.

In Sweden, Far East Movement peaked at No.7 with “Like a G6.” The track featured DEV and The Cataracs. “Rocketeer” is currently sitting at No.14 in the US. According to Last.FM, one of the most popular tracks is “Girls on the Dance Floor” (featuring the Stereotypes). WelcheMusic wouldn’t be surprised if this will be the next single.

Update 02-21: Far East Movement’s “Rocketeer” bowed at No.14 on Sunday’s UK singles tally.

Lady Gaga Most Shared on Facebook

CHART SPOTLIGHT. According to the new music service Viral Music List, Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” is the most shared Spotify track during the last 24hrs. Viral Music List’s search engine keeps track of which artists, albums and tracks that people are sharing on Facebook. It’s a really cool service, which is automatically updated. Veronica Maggio’s latest single “Jag kommer” actually beats Gaga in becoming the most shared track the past 7 days, but does still not appear on the time tally where Eminem and Rihanna is atop with “Love the Way You Lie.” WelcheMusic likes :).

Icelandic Eurovision Singer Died of a Heart Attack

CHART SPOTLIGHT. According to the Swedish leading news daily Aftonbladet, the Icelandic singer Sigurjón Brink was to compete in the Icelandic leg of the Eurovision Song Contest. Unfortunately, he died of a heart attack on 17^th January, only 36 years old. His wife asked friends of Brink to perform the track, which was most likely to be pulled. The newly formed group “Sigurjón’s Friends” managed to win the Icelandic leg, beating the favorite Yohanna. The Icelandic entry will compete in the first semi final on May 10^th. Sweden will compete in the second semi final two days later.

Tim Berg Seeks Bromance

CHART SPOTLIGHT. Tim Berg logs his 29^th week on the Swedish singles chart with “Seek Bromance,” which originally charted back in November last year. The track is built upon Bergs instrumental version “Bromance” and merged with the Itallian DJ Samuele’s track “Love You Seek.” The song features English singer Amanda Wilson on vocals, who is part of the UK house music act Freemasons.

The track has charted across the world and peaked at No.20 in Sweden. It has been certified gold in Belgium and Denmark. Tim Berg released “My Feelings for You” as the follow-up in December 2010 under the name Avicci. Originally a top hit by French DJ Cassius, the track made it to No.4 on the UK dance chart. It had already charted in Sweden last summer (before “Seek Bromance” was issued).