Between them, Eminem's 2000 single "Stan" and which cartoon character's song prevented Westlife from reaching Number One in Ireland and the UK?
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What Makes a Man "What Makes a Man" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 18 December 2000 as the third single from their second studio album, "Coast to Coast". It was their first single not to peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart, being beaten to the Christmas number one by "Can We Fix It?", the theme to the cartoon series, "Bob the Builder" (which managed to peak at number three in Ireland). It also debuted and peaked at number two in Ireland, held off the top spot by Eminem's song "Stan".
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Stan (song) "Stan" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring British singer Dido. It was released on November 21, 2000 as the third single from Eminem's third album "The Marshall Mathers LP" (2000). It was number one in eleven countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and Australia.
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Ether (song) "Ether" is a song by hip hop recording artist Nas, from his 2001 album "Stillmatic". The song was a response to Jay-Z's "Takeover", a diss track directed towards Nas and Prodigy which appears on Jay-Z's album "The Blueprint", during the Jay-Z vs. Nas and Prodigy feud. Nas named the song Ether because "I was told a long time ago, ghosts and spirits don't like the fumes from ether, and I just wanted to affect him with my weapon and get to his soul".
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Berzerk (song) "Berzerk" is a song by American rapper Eminem, and produced by Rick Rubin. The song, released on August 27, 2013, is the first single from Eminem's eighth studio album "The Marshall Mathers LP 2". The song samples Billy Squier's "The Stroke", as well as the Beastie Boys' "Fight for Your Right", taken from their 1986 debut album "Licensed to Ill", which Rubin had also produced, and Naughty by Nature's "Feel Me Flow". The song was heavily downloaded in its first week of release, resulting in the song debuting at number three on the US "Billboard" Hot 100.
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Across America 2000 Across America 2000 is an extended play released by Irish girl group B*Witched, which was released in the United States on 4 July 2000 as a last-ditch attempt to create a comeback in America, after the chart failure of the band's second studio album, "Awake and Breathe". The EP features two brand new songs, "Mickey", which was released as a single in promotion of the EP, and "Play That Funky Music", as well as the B-side "Does Your Mother Know", three live recordings and a bonus remix of "Jump Down".
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Free (Rudimental song) "Free" is a song by British drum and bass band Rudimental. It features the vocals from English-born Scottish singer and songwriter Emeli Sandé. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2013 as the sixth single from their debut studio album, "Home" (2013). Another version of the single also features American rapper Nas; this version is featured in 2K Sports' "WWE 2K15" video game.
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Nuttin' to Do "Nuttin' to Do" / "Scary Movies" is the first single by hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, composed of Detroit rappers Eminem and Royce da 5'9", released on October 1, 1999 by Game Recordings. A year later, Bad Meets Evil would break up and Eminem would go on to work with D12 and Royce Da 5'9" would work on solo projects. Royce took "Nuttin' to Do" for his album "Build and Destroy", and he also featured the sequel to "Scary Movies" as a solo song on it called "Scary Movies (The Sequel)". "Scary Movies" was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2000 film "Scary Movie".
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B*Witched B*Witched are an Irish girl group consisting of twin sisters Edele and Keavy Lynch, Lindsay Armaou, and Sinéad O'Carroll. Originally active between 1997 and 2002, they enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2000, releasing two albums and eight singles, all of which made the UK Top 20. Their first four singles, "C'est la Vie", "Rollercoaster", "To You I Belong" and "Blame It on the Weatherman", all reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. In 2002, having sold over 3 million albums worldwide, B*Witched were dropped by their record company. Soon afterwards, when O'Carroll decided to leave, the group split up. In 2006, the Lynch sisters formed a group, Ms. Lynch, frequently performing B*Witched material at live shows.
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Viva Forever "Viva Forever" is a song by the Spice Girls from their second album, "Spiceworld". The song was released on 20 July 1998 in the United Kingdom and received critical acclaim. The song also charted fairly well becoming the band’s seventh UK number one single gaining a Platinum certification whilst also topping the charts in New Zealand. The single was a commercial success despite the poor promotion.
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Si Schroeder Si Schroeder (born Dublin, Ireland) is the alias of Irish music artist Simon Kenny. He has released one studio album, "Coping Mechanisms", and the singles "Clocked", "Jump Ship", "C4" and "Brailowsky" to date as Si (rhymes with "sigh") Schroeder.
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Shut Up (Stormzy song) "Shut Up" is a song by English rapper Stormzy. The song was released independently for digital download in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2015 as the B-side to the "WickedSkengMan 4" single. It was produced by XTC and written by Stormzy. "Shut Up" was originally released as a freestyle video in May 2015 but gained popularity over the year.
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White Squall (song) White Squall is a song by Stan Rogers, about a young crewman being washed overboard (and presumably drowning) from a Great Lakes ship, due to not following safety procedures. It is the 1st track on his posthumous CD "From Fresh Water". The song was covered by Dublin O'Shea on their 2009 album Have another Drink Boys and Enter the Haggis on their 2011 album Whitelake.
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Never Had a Dream Come True "Never Had a Dream Come True" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as a single on 27 November 2000. It was chosen to be the official 2000 BBC Children in Need song. The single peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming Britain's ninth best-selling single of 2000. Internationally, it peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Republic of Ireland, Sweden and the United States. After its success, it was added to a re-release of the band's second album, "7".
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That's Not Me (Skepta song) "That's Not Me" is a song by British MC Skepta, featuring his brother Jme. It was released on 8 June 2014 as a digital download in the United Kingdom on iTunes as the lead single from Skepta's fourth album "Konnichiwa" (2016) The song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. The song's debuted on the videogame FIFA 15, where the song achieved viral status. The song is an intentional throwback to the early era of grime music.
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No Disco No Disco is RTÉ's former flagship music television programme, broadcast on Irish television channel, Network 2, from 1993 – 2003. It was presented by Donal Dineen, Uaneen Fitzsimons and, following the death of Fitzsimons, Lawrence "Leagues" O'Toole. When Fitzsimons died in a car crash in November 2000, there was a gap in programming for some months afterwards, until the series returned with O'Toole as presenter on 28 February 2001. Musicians and bands such as David Gray, The Frames, David Kitt and The Divine Comedy attribute a large portion of their success to exposure on "No Disco", and these were among the thousands who lent their support to a campaign to have the show retained by RTÉ. However, the show was cancelled in 2003, in a move that caused much controversy among its viewers — at the time it was the only RTÉ show showcasing alternative music and there was no replacement show lined up to take its place. There was a repeat of this situation in December 2008 when TV 3 purchased Channel 6 and dropped Night Shift. In recent years "The Last Broadcast", "Other Voices", and "(When) Under Ether" have acted as some form of replacements for the gap that has emerged but none with the same success.
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Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" is the second single from U2's 2000 album, "All That You Can't Leave Behind". The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2002. Bono has said the song was inspired by a fictional conversation with his friend Michael Hutchence about suicide.
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Us Against the World (Westlife song) "Us Against the World" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife from their eighth studio album "Back Home" (2007). The song was released as the album's second single on 3 March 2008.
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Castle Walls "Castle Walls" is a song by American singers T.I. and Christina Aguilera, from T.I.'s seventh studio album "No Mercy" (2010). Alex da Kid produced the song and co-wrote it along with Skylar Grey and T.I. The song was initially produced for Diddy's album "Last Train to Paris", but Diddy felt that "Castle Walls" would be better suited to T.I.; Aguilera was later chosen as the featured artist on the song. A hip hop and electro number, "Castle Walls" received mixed response from music critics, some of whom picked it as a highlight from "No Mercy", and some others criticized the song's lyrics. Despite not being released as a single, the track still managed to appear on record charts of several nations, including on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, where it peaked at number five.
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Róisín Murphy discography Irish singer and songwriter Róisín Murphy has released four studio albums, one live album, five extended plays, 26 singles (including nine as a featured artist) and 14 music videos. Murphy debuted in 1995 as lead singer of the electronic music duo Moloko. The duo achieved success in the United Kingdom, producing four top 20 singles. Moloko broke up in 2003 after Murphy had ended her relationship with musical partner Mark Brydon.
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Brian McFadden Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980) is an Irish singer-songwriter and TV presenter who rose to fame in 1998 as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife. When he resided in Australia, he was a judge on "Australia's Got Talent".
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Keep On Movin' (Five song) "Keep On Movin'" is a song by English boy band Five. It was released on 24 October 1999 as the second single from their second studio album "Invincible" (1999) and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their first UK number-one single.
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Don't Wanna Let You Go "Don't Wanna Let You Go" a single by English boy band Five. Written by producers Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher, and band members Sean Conlon, Abs Breen and J Brown, the song was released on 6 March 2000 as the fourth single from their second studio album "Invincible" (1999).