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Niall Horan plays studio executive Harvey ( Harvey Weinstein), Louis Tomlinson plays studio executive Jonny (modelled after Tom Cruise's character Les Grossman in the movie Tropic Thunder), and Zayn Malik plays "The Sexy Assistant", Veronica. The video is over six minutes long and features the band arguing with clueless studio executives in a battle over their new image. Filmed over two days at The Temple House in Miami Beach, Florida, the video was released on the band's Vevo channel on 22 July 2013. The music video for "Best Song Ever" was directed by Ben Winston and written by comedian James Corden. Who guitarist Pete Townshend responded to the claims by denying that the Who were pursuing legal action, and stated that he was a fan of One Direction's single and was happy that One Direction appeared to have been influenced by the Who, just as he had been by his own guitar heroes such as Eddie Cochran. Fans suggested the "Best Song Ever" was copied from the Who's song. In the course of a debate on Twitter, it was noted the song's basic structure was similar to " Baba O'Riley" (1971) by the Who. Lewis Corner at Digital Spy also awarded the song 4 out of 5 stars, writing: "Sure the lyrics are cheesier than a 6-pack of Wotsits, and yes the sentiment is cornier than a Disney Channel rom-com, but as far as boyband pop anthems go it skirts dangerously close to fulfilling its title." Will Hermes from Rolling Stone gave "Best Song Ever" a score of 4 out of 5 stars, describing the track as "pretty irresistible". It follows a chord progression of F♯-C♯-G♯. That doesn’t necessarily mean that all of the pre-orders will translate into actual, completed sales, but one can imagine a good deal of them will.The song is written in the key of C-sharp major with a tempo of 120 beats per minute. Sources suggest that nearly 200,000 pre-orders were registered before the album went on sale. Other groups and bands have earned numerous 500,000-plus frames, but they were all R&B, rap, country or rock acts.Ī fair chunk of One Direction’s debut is fueled by pre-orders via the iTunes Store. ‘N Sync did it seven times with three different albums, while Backstreet Boys did it nine times with two albums. Since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991, only two other pop groups have logged multiple half-million sales weeks: ‘N Sync and Backstreet Boys. If “Midnight Memories” sells 500,000, it will also give One Direction their second sales week greater than a half-million (following “Take Me Home’s” debut). 1s in 1967: “More of the Monkees,” “Headquarters” and “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.” 1 success with three more consecutive No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in its sixth week on the chart. The group’s self-titled debut album was released shortly thereafter, and climbed to No. That show, “The Monkees,” premiered on Sept.
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TV talent show “The X Factor,” and saw their debut album bow in their home country the following year.Īs for the Monkees, the quartet (Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork) was recruited explicitly to star in a TV show. One Direction was formed on the 2010 edition of the U.K. It’s a fitting chart feat, since both acts were born on TV. 1, they’ll become the first group since the Monkees in 1967 to reach No. 4.Īmazingly, if One Direction debuts at No. The new Billboard 200 chart’s top 10 will be revealed on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. The former sold 176,000 in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while the latter opened with 540,000. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, following its first two chart-topping albums: “Up All Night” and “Take Me Home.”īoth of those sets were released in 2012, and debuted at No. That said, a start north of 500,000 for Midnight Memories would likely give the group its third No. The number is a bit hard to pin down, thanks to the marketplace being thrown for a loop by the Thanksgiving holiday, Black Friday-related promotions and holiday shopping festivities. 25 - has a possibility of reaching the 525,000 to 550,000 range. The album - which was released on Monday, Nov. Industry sources forecast the 1D’s album to sell 500,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Dec.
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