"nomination for ""Best Hit International"" at the Swiss Music Awards. At the 2012 ASCAP Pop Music Awards the song was able to win the title of ""Most Performed Song"" ""Grenade"" debuted on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 the week of October 16, 2010 at number 81 and climbed the chart to number five for the week ending December 18, 2010. On January 8, 2011, it peaked at number 1, making it Bruno Mars' third number one single on the chart, the others being B.o.B's ""Nothin' on You"", on which he was featured, and ""Just the Way You Are"". The peak position"
"on the United Kingdom, in 2011. Mark Graham for VH1 ranked the video as the second best of 2011, the top spot went for ""Rolling in the Deep"" by Adele. Some artists made their own versions and remixes of the song. The American group Boyce Avenue covered ""Grenade"" and included it in their sixth EP, ""Acoustic Sessions, Vol. 1"", released on December 6, 2010. Gavin Mikhail included his version of the song and it's instrumental in his album, ""Grenade"". On November 15, 2011, a cover by Trackstarz charted at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart. American rapper Lil Wayne"
"in way of surprise"". ""Grenade"" received several nominations. In 2011, it was nominated for ""Choice Music: Break-Up Song"" at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards and at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards the song received a nomination in the category of Best Song. In the same year, it received a nomination for The Record of the Year ceremony. In 2012, ""Grenade"" was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and the newly introduced Best Pop Solo Performance, losing all of them to British singer Adele. In the same year, the single received a"
"the success of ""Grenade"" was lower in other countries; it just spent two weeks on the Japan Hot 100 chart and reached the peak position of 36. Despite its low reception in Spanish territory, it only peaked at number 21, the song was the ninth most played song in the Spotify streaming service in 2011. ""Grenade"" reached number one in fourteen different charts and sold a total of 10.2 million digital copies in 2011, making it the second most sold single of that year, after Mars' ""Just the Way You Are"". Nabil Elderkin directed the music video for the song,"
"was released a CD single on Germany and on the UK, which included a Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Classic Mix of ""Just the Way You Are"" and the single ""Grenade"". An EP with different versions of Grenade, including the music video for the song was released on May 8, 2011, on iTunes. ""Grenade"" is a pop and R&B ballad with an instrumentation that features piano, keyboards, drums and bass. The song contains elements of Wilco's ""I'll Fight"". Mike Senior of ""Sound on Sound"" said that the ""piano riff sounded like Coldplay's 'Clocks'"", adding the idea of a ""powerful kick/bass"
"NBC’s The Today Show on November 22, 2010, as part of the Toyota Concert Series and at the 2010 Soul Train Music Awards on November 28, 2010. On January 6, 2011, Mars performed ""Grenade"" on ""The Ellen DeGeneres Show"" with a guitar, ""backed by three background singers, a strings section, and pianist"". He also performed the song on the Dutch television show ""The Voice of Holland"" on January 21, 2011. On February 13, 2011 he performed the song live at the 2011 Grammy Awards, along with B.o.B. and Janelle Monáe. In Germany, Mars performed ""Grenade"" on two different shows ""Wetten,"
"and stated that it was a technical issue. ""Cannonball"" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the fastest-selling single of 2011 but the lowest-selling winner's single since 2004. The landmark was beaten by Military Wives the following week, and, although Cannonball sold 390,000 by the end of 2011, was only the 41st biggest-selling song of 2011 (17,000 below ""Lego House"" by Ed Sheeran), making it the first ever ""X Factor"" winner's single to miss the End of Year Top 40 all together, despite it having an extra week of sales compared to the normal number of weeks"
"week of September 24, 2011. In February 2012, ""Alone Again"" achieved major success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, beaten to the summit by ""Titanium"" by David Guetta featuring Sia. On April 27, 2011 she performed her debuted track ""Alone Again"" at Chester University, along with several other covers such as ""Gotye"". Reid was nominated for a 2011 MuchMusic Video Award for Pop Video of the Year for ""Alone Again"". Her first ever visit to the UK involved a series of interviews with BBC Radio One, Capital FM and a live"
"2011. On October 18, 2011 the songs was made available for purchases via iTunes. A music video was also released featuring the band's live clips from different shows. Renegade (Daughtry song) ""Renegade"" is a song by American rock band Daughtry from their third studio album ""Break the Spell"" (2011). It was released September 27, 2011 as the lead album's lead rock single. The song was played on ESPN in November along with two other songs from the album. WWE used ""Renegade"" to highlight the nominees for ""Trending Star of the Year"" during the 2011 Slammy Awards. ""Renegade"", along with ""Crawling"
"""I Need You Tonight"", which charted at number three. In 2010 Drewett had his first number-one hit single as a writer. The song ""All Time Low"" for UK band The Wanted topped the UK charts in July that year. “Lightning” and the multi-platinum hit ""Glad You Came"" then followed in 2011. ""Glad You Came"" being by far the biggest, resulting in over 4 million worldwide sales. This was Drewett's second UK number 1 hit single. The song also hit massive success in the US achieving a Top 3 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 a Number 1 on US"
"as good. ""Rolling Stone"" named ""Till the World Ends"" as the third best song of 2011. The writer concluded, ""Brit[ney] delivers the ""Apocalypse Now"" of Eurotrash electrotrance disco songs, as that throbbing pulse builds to a pure drop-the-bomb chorus. And that 'whoa-ho-ho' choir sounds like Cher leading an aircraft carrier full of gay sailors."" The song was also named as the third best single of 2011 by ""Billboard"", and commented that it is ""Britney's most immediate single since 'Toxic'."" Sam Lansky of PopCrush considered ""Till the World Ends"" the best pop song of 2011, writing, ""2011 was already Year of"
"You Are"" received a Grammy award in the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category. ""Grenade"", the album's second single, had been premiered as its second (and last) promotional single on September 28, 2010 before its stand-alone release. It was also well-received by critics, most of whom praised Mars' vocals. The single surpassed ""Just the Way You Ares success, topping the charts in nearly every country where it was released. The song was Mars' third number-one on the Hot 100. In 2012, ""Grenade"" received three Grammy nominations: Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. ""The"
"Lightning (song) ""Lightning"" is a song by British-Irish boy band The Wanted, taken as the third single from their second studio album, ""Battleground"". It was released on 16 October 2011. The song was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett, the same team responsible for the band's number-one single, ""Glad You Came"". The song debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind Rihanna's ""We Found Love"". The single was originally intended for release in the United States, following the success of ""Glad You Came"", and a promotional remix single was issued, however, its release was cancelled."
"2011 brought the release of the album ""Sweet Vibrations"", which contains the previously released singles: ""Better Than That"" and ""World of Change"". ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result Sonique (musician) Sonia Marina Clarke (born 21 June 1968), better known by her stage name Sonique, is a British singer, musician and DJ. She is best known for her 1998 international hit single ""It Feels So Good"". She was the lead vocalist on two S'Express singles, and the majority of the tracks on the group's second album, ""Intercourse"". She won the 2001 BRIT Award for British female solo"
"the announcement that Jessie J had topped the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll, ""Do It like a Dude"" propelled 13 places into the top 10 at number 5 on 9 January 2011. On its second week in the Top 10, the single climbed 3 places to a peak of number 2; being beaten to the top spot only by Bruno Mars' ""Grenade"". The single has now gone on to sell 573,000 copies in the UK alone. In the Republic of Ireland, the single also saw a chart placement on the Irish Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 11. The"
"four times. The Chemical Brothers topped the album and download charts with ""Push the Button"" and ""Galvanize"", respectively, with the single reaching the top ten. Keane returned to the top of the chart in the second week of February due to their success at the BRIT Awards, while on 6 February, Eminem got his sixth number one with ""Like Toy Soldiers"", making him the most successful rap artist in the UK singles chart. On 6 March, Stereophonics earned their first number-one single with ""Dakota"", the first single to be taken from their new album, ""Language. Sex. Violence. Other?"", which topped"
"also peaked at number six on Belgium's dance chart on 1 October 2011; it remained on the chart for 10 weeks. In the United Kingdom, ""Collide"" debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart on 17 September 2011. The following week, it fell to number 10, and again to number 18 in its third week. ""Collide"" became Lewis's seventh UK Top 5 single, tying her with Olivia Newton John for British female solo artist with the most UK Top 5 singles. It follows ""A Moment Like This"" which peaked at number one in 2006 and ""Bleeding Love"" in 2007."
"Renegade (Daughtry song) ""Renegade"" is a song by American rock band Daughtry from their third studio album ""Break the Spell"" (2011). It was released September 27, 2011 as the lead album's lead rock single. The song was played on ESPN in November along with two other songs from the album. WWE used ""Renegade"" to highlight the nominees for ""Trending Star of the Year"" during the 2011 Slammy Awards. ""Renegade"", along with ""Crawling Back to You"" were made available for a free listen on the band's official website on September 19, 2011. It was later released to rock stations September 27,"
"Glitter & Gold ""Glitter & Gold"" is a song by British singer songwriter Rebecca Ferguson. The song serves as the third single from the debut studio album, ""Heaven"", and was released in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2012. The song was written by Ferguson, Alex Smith and Paul Barry, and it was produced by Smith and Mark Taylor. The song was included on the international soundtrack of the Brazilian remake soap opera ""Guerra dos Sexos"". The song was Ferguson's third single, and was scheduled to be released on 29 April 2012. The song was co-written by Ferguson, Alex Smith"
"While in its fourth consecutive week at number one, Adele performed ""Someone like You"" at the 2011 BRIT Awards, resulting in a sales surge of 890 percent on Amazon.co.uk within an hour of the show's broadcast. ""19"" climbed to number four on the UK Albums Chart, making Adele the first living act since The Beatles in 1964 to have two UK top five albums and singles simultaneously. A week later, ""19"" rose to number 2 in its 102nd week of release, this made Adele the first act to occupy the chart's top two spots since The Corrs in 1999. ""21"""
"UK on 2 January 2011, where it debuted at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. The trio's third single, ""Guilt"" made its premiere when Zane Lowe selected it as his ""Hottest Record in the World"" on 22 February 2011. The single was released on 24 April 2011, debuting at number 8 in the UK. ""Promises"" made its debut on 17 May 2011, when Zane Lowe named it ""Hottest Record in the World"" — the third consecutive single from the group to achieve this feat. On 14 August 2011, ""Promises"" debuted at number 1 in the UK. The London trio's"
"the US. In the Philippines and Canada, Torches was certified gold. The album was also nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, losing to Bon Iver's ""Bon Iver, Bon Iver"". Capitalizing on their success following the release of ""Torches"", six singles were released by the band across 2011 and 2012: ""Pumped Up Kicks"", which became a major hit worldwide, peaking at number three on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and topping the Australian, Canadian, Polish and Slovakian singles charts; ""Helena Beat"", which topped the Canadian singles chart and became the most played track on Australian radio station"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100 in May 2011. As a result, Adele became the first British singer to have topped both the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and ""Billboard"" 200 charts in the same week since Leona Lewis did the same back in 2008. In its 24th charting week, ""Rolling in the Deep"" stayed at number one, making it the latest single at the top since Lady Gaga's ""Just Dance"" spent its third and final week at number one in its 24th charting week as well. It stayed on top of the chart for seven straight weeks, the second longest run in 2011 behind"
"Flavia Cacace danced to their performance of ""Wherever You Are"". A campaign was launched to promote sales of the CD single, with the aim of it becoming the 2011 Christmas number one in the UK Singles Chart. Support for this campaign was received from BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans. In the traditional, competitive speculation in the run-up to Christmas, the Military Wives single was said to be in competition for the title with the ""X Factor"" winners Little Mix, who released a cover version of Damien Rice's ""Cannonball"", a campaign to promote the 2011 re-release of Nirvana's ""Smells Like"
"on the site. It also starred a cameo from footballer John-Joe O'Toole. Glad You Came ""Glad You Came"" is a song by British-Irish boy band The Wanted, taken as the second single from their second studio album, ""Battleground"". It was released on 10 July 2011. The song was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett, and was produced by Steve Mac. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the same position on the Irish Singles Chart and the Japan Hot 100, as well as number two in Canada and number three in the United"
"peaked at number one. ""Happy"" peaked at number two in 2009, while ""Collide"" peaked at number four in 2011. As a result, Lewis overtook Olivia Newton-John's record tally of seven top five singles. Petula Clark, Shirley Bassey, Cilla Black, Billie Piper, Geri Halliwell, Louise Redknapp, Cheryl, Emeli Sandé, Jessie J and Ellie Goulding had all had achieved six top five singles as of December 2013. The song held onto its peak position of number three for a second week on the UK Singles Chart the following week. ""One More Sleep"" spent a further fourth week charting at number 15 before"
"Grace Knight Grace Ethel Knight (born 23 December 1955, Manchester) is an English-born, Australian vocalist, saxophone player, and songwriter. She was a mainstay of Indie pop group Eurogliders during the 1980s which formed in Perth. Knight later became a solo jazz singer and musician based in Sydney. In 1984, Eurogliders released an Australian top ten album, ""This Island"", which spawned their No. 2 hit single, ""Heaven (Must Be There)"". ""Heaven"" also peaked at No. 21 on the United States' ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock charts and appeared on the Hot 100. The song, written by Eurogliders' guitarist, Bernie Lynch, and vocals by"
"I believed that I was speaking to God when I sang in that language."" Lisa Gerrard Lisa Gerrard (; born 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. In addition to singing, she is an instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the ""yangqin"" (a Chinese hammered dulcimer). Since her career began in 1981, Gerrard has been involved in a wide range of projects. She received a Golden Globe Award for the music score to the film ""Gladiator"", on which"
"the UK Singles Chart when it peaked at number five. The track also became her first charting single in Australia (number 20) and second appearance on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 (number 47). Subsequent singles ""Figure 8"" and ""Explosions"" peaked at numbers 33 and 13 on the UK chart, respectively. In 2013, Goulding was featured on Calvin Harris's single ""I Need Your Love"", which reached number four in the UK. That same year, her album ""Halcyon"" was reissued as ""Halcyon Days"", containing ten additional tracks. It was preceded by the lead single ""Burn"", which gave Goulding her first UK number-one"
"Lauren Bennett Lauren Bennett (born 23 June 1989) is an English singer, dancer, and model. She is best known as a member of the girl group G.R.L.. She is also known for her work with the Paradiso Girls, CeeLo Green, Robin Antin of the Pussycat Dolls, and most notably with LMFAO, where she was featured on the 2011 summer hit ""Party Rock Anthem,"" achieving her first number one single in the United Kingdom and United States. Bennett was part of a girl group called the Paradiso Girls. The group consisted of seven members at their formation in 2007, but had"
"""Rolling in the Deep"" and ""Someone Like You"" were in the top 5 of the UK singles chart, making Adele the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top-five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since The Beatles in 1964. Both songs topped the charts in multiple markets and broke numerous sales performance records. Following her performance of ""Someone Like You"" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, it became Adele's second number-one single on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. By December 2011, ""21"" sold over 3.4 million copies in the UK,"
"the UK, with Christmas Number 1 going to Military Wives for their single ""Wherever You Are"". The single sold 100,000 copies worldwide in the same period. Forever Yours then dropped to number 112 the following week, setting a record for the biggest drop in UK Singles Chart history, falling 108 places. Had Alex topped the chart, he would have been the first unsigned artist to do so. The music video for ""Forever Yours"" was directed by housemate and fellow YouTuber Charlie McDonnell, and was released on 1 December 2011. In the music video, Day acts as both a superhero and"
"Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa and Switzerland. ""Set Fire to the Rain"" was released on 21 November 2011 as ""21""s third official single in the United States, peaking at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The song was Adele's third consecutive number-one single from ""21""; the last female singer who achieved this was Katy Perry in 2010 when ""Firework"" hit number one. Adele is the first female British artist in history to have three consecutive US number ones. With ""Rolling in the Deep"", ""Someone like You"" and ""Set Fire to the Rain"" Adele logged a total of"