G4 (album)

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Studio album by
G4
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2005
Genre Popera
Label Sony BMG
Producer Graham Stack
G4 chronology
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G4 is the self-titled debut studio album by English popera group G4, released in 2005. It debuted at the number one spot in the UK Albums Chart on the Mother's Day weekend selling 244,671 copies in the first week. [2] It became the fastest-selling album of 2005. It has sold 611,000 copies as of December 2012. [3]

G4 (band) band

G4 are a four-piece British vocal troupe who first came to prominence when they finished second in Series 1 of The X Factor in 2004, and are known for their operatic delivery of modern pop songs. Originally a barbershop quartet, the members met at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from which the name G4, standing for "Guildhall 4", derives.

The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays. It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and published in Music Week magazine, and on the OCC website.

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father's Day, Siblings Day, and Grandparents Day.

Contents

The album features a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".

Queen (band) British rock band

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock.

Bohemian Rhapsody Song by Queen

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera. It is a six-minute suite, consisting of several sections without a chorus: an intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock part and a reflective coda. The song is a more accessible take on the 1970s progressive rock genre.

Track listing

  1. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  2. "Nessun dorma"
  3. "Everybody Hurts"
  4. "Circle of Life"
  5. "Creep"
  6. "To Where You Are"
  7. "Life on Mars"
  8. "The Flower Duet"
  9. "Broken Vow"
  10. "Jerusalem"
  11. "You'll Never Walk Alone"
  12. "My Way"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
UK Albums Chart [5] 26

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References

  1. ↑ link [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Jones, Alan (12 March 2005). "Mother's Day powers G4 to the top". Music Week . Intent Media. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Lane, Dan (20 December 2012). "The Top 10 biggest selling X Factor debut singles and albums revealed!". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. ↑ "End of Year 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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