Was Indifference a chart hit?

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Was Indifference a chart hit?

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

Bob has referred to it being a hit, along with This is is the World calling. Also it reaching chart teens. Other than the words of the man himself and a very vague recollection I have no other evidence

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noelindublin · Loudmouth

Jules wrote:
Bob has referred to it being a hit, along with This is is the World calling. Also it reaching chart teens. Other than the words of the man himself and a very vague recollection I have no other evidence .

Yes it did indeed reach number 15 in early July 1990, according to the Official Chart Company. I hadn't realised it did this well, always thought it was just widely played by dj's, without reaching the charts.

http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/1990-07-07/

Mark L · Loudmouth

Happy Days - I was in my early 20s and went to the Radio 1 Roadshow in Southport where Simon Mayo I think played at as the last song. I think it had gone down two places to 17, but had had loads of airplay so lots of people were joining in, aided and abetted by Mayo ('if you know the dance moves, you can join in at this point').

It definitely got TOTP play when at 25 the week before, which helped it up to its peak of 15.

Here's Nicky Campbell and the chart rundown via YT, Bob at 6:10:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxwt-Therco

and the Chart Show from ITV includes a small clip at 22:20:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk_SYvFZNOw

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Mark L wrote:
Happy Days - I was in my early 20s and went to the Radio 1 Roadshow in Southport where Simon Mayo I think played at as the last song. I think it had gone down two places to 17, but had had loads of airplay so lots of people were joining in, aided and abetted by Mayo ('if you know the dance moves, you can join in at this point').
It definitely got TOTP play when at 25 the week before, which helped it up to its peak of 15.
Here's Nicky Campbell and the chart rundown via YT, Bob at 6:10:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxwt-Therco
and the Chart Show from ITV includes a small clip at 22:20:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk_SYvFZNOw

I don't think Geldof got to perform the song 'live', in studio on TOTP. I believe the only showed the video, but maybe I'm wrong. Still getting to number 15 in 1990 actually meant selling some records.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

It sure did, only the 2nd of his singles to get into the top 30 other being This is the world calling Indifference As you have pointed out to 15. He did get a lot of air play Not sure why his singles did not take off, maybe they did see him as a singer at the time?

Mark L · Loudmouth

I think the video was shown on TOTP rather than a studio performance, but You Tube will probably reveal all in the tears to come!

I was a rep at the time in Solihull, and Radio 1 would play it frequently for weeks at all times of the day. Must have been on their A list. Jakki Brambles and Simon Mayo thought it was brilliant.

They were right of course!