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Countdown to Avril Lavigne’s ‘Goodbye Lullaby’

CHART REFLECTION. WelcheMusic counts down to the March release of Avril Lavigne’s fourth album Goodbye Lullaby. The album re-unites Lavigne with the Swedish producer Max Martin. The Canadian pop star got her breakthrough in 2002 with Let Go which included the debut single “Complicated.” Lavigne’s last album The Best Damn Thing was released in April 2007 peaking at No.1 in both the US and the UK. The set was preceded by “Girlfriend,” which became the singer’s first Billboard Hot 100 No.1. The track was co-written and produced by Dr. Luke of Britney Spears and Ke$ha fame.

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“What the Hell” was commercially released earlier this month. Co-written by Avril Lavigne, Max Martin and the Swedish producer Shellback, the track was produced by Max Martin. It’s the lead single off the album and has so far reached its highest peak in Belgium (No.21). Expect it to chart in the US upon its Jan.11 release. The song was given away for free via Avril Lavigne’s Facebook page, further to its radio premiere on New Year’s Eve.

Lavigne got recognition from the r’n’b collective as Rihanna recently sampled “I’m With You” on “Cheers” which is featured on the latest album Loud. Leona Lewis also covered “I Will Be,” initially featured on Lavigne’s last album The Best Damn Thing on its limited edition. The song was released as Leona Lewis’s third single in the US.

(Update 6/2): The track has peaked at No.13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.6 on the Billboard Hot Digital Chart.

(Update 13/3): “What the Hell” made its debut on the UK singles chart on Jan.23. It bowed at No.29, only to fall to No.45 in the second week. This week, it reaches a new peak at No.16.

Axe/Lynx Commercial Sent “Over the Rainbow” to the Top of the German Singles Chart

2010 CHARTS REWIND. WelcheMusic recaps 2010 and realizes how a late Hawaiian musician could score one of the biggest hits in Germany of the year with an old Judy Garland cover. Well, you should never underestimate the power of TV and commercials. In October, British/Dutch consumer goods corporation Unilever’s male grooming product line Lynx (née Axe in the Nordics) used Israel “IZ” Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole’s cover of “Over the Rainbow” in the below commercial.

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The result – more than 300,000 copies sold of the single. The track pushed Eminem & Rihanna off the top in October and has more or less topped the singles chart ever since. It was knocked off the top for one sole week on Dec.10 as Empire of the Sun’s “We Are the People” logged one week at No.1.

Israel “IZ” Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole was born in Honolulu in 1959. In 1993, he released the album Facing Future, which included a medley of “Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World” on ukulele. Kamakawiwoʻole has remained a great influence over Hawaiian music, even after his death in 1997.

So far, Kamakawiwoʻole’s version of “Over the Rainbow” has been featured in numerous movies, including Meet Joe Black, You’ve Got Mail and Finding Forrester. In 2004, it was featured in the ending scene of 50 First Dates. This surged interest in the track, sending it to No.12 on the Billboard Hot Digital Tracks chart – it passed the 2m paid downloads mark in the USA in September 2009.

The track bowed on the UK singles chart in 2007, eventually peaking at No.46 over a 2-years period. In Sweden, the track has been included in the credits of the SVT program Korrespondenterna. The track charted in Sweden in February 2009, peaking at No.19.

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T.I. Brings No Mercy to the Charts

CHART SPOTLIGHT. Southern rapper T.I. is back on the charts with his seventh album No Mercy, which bows at No.4 on the Billboard 200. T.I.’s big breakthrough came in 2008 when “Whatever You Like” topped the US singles chart. The track was included on his last album Paper Trail, which also featured the duet with Rihanna – “Whatever You Like.” Interpolating the Moldavan group O-Zone’s pan-European hit “Dragostea din tei” from 2003, the song rose to fame giving T.I. his second Hot 100 No.1.

Two songs have been issued from the No Mercy set so far. “Get Back Up” failed to crossover, finally peaking at No.70.

The rapper is currently charting with the second single “Castle Walls.” WelcheMusic just love this track, which certainly gives guest vocalist Christina Aguilera justice. The singer has had a hard time repeating the success from the height of her career. We’ve also reported on her recent collaboration with Cher, whom she performs with in the movie Burlesque. So far, “Castle Walls” has reached No.99 on the Canadian Hot 100 and No.70 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In Sweden, T.I. has peaked at No.8 with “Live Your Life.” His biggest hit was the Justin Timberlake collaboration “My Love” which peaked at No.2 in 2006.

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Katy Perry’s Fireworks Set the Hot 100 on Fire

Issued at the end of October, Katy Perry’s “Firework” ascends to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The track is produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate and Sandy Vee. Stargate is currently responsible for the two Rihanna hits “Only Girl” and “What’s My Name?” as well as the recent Alexis Jordan hit “Happiness.” According to Billboard, this is the first time in 11 years that a female artist take three straight radio singles from an album to No.1 on the Billboard 100. The title track from Teenage Dream was a No.1 hit this summer, and was preceded by “California Gurls” – the collaboration with Snoop Dogg. “Firework” has also topped the singles chart in New Zealand and reached No.3 in the UK, but failed to chart in Sweden.

In 1998-1999, Monica managed to pull off the same feat with “The Boy Is Mine” (with Brandy), “The First Night” and “Angel of Mine.”