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Topic History of: Congratulations Rage!
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Author	Message
JK2006	Oh do pass those instructions on, Mike. Anything for a bit of subversion.
Michael	Harry Rednapp wrote: '60%'?? - who cares?? M, are you an accountant? what part did you play in 'choosing' this 'protest'?? .... To be complete, here was the full comment: "Sony = 65.6% share of single market thanks to Rage v X. Indie labels only 2%. Can we choose our protest songs more carefully" I do actually care, personally, as I'm with that poor 2% that doesn't have a sod's chance. Two subsidiaries of the same multinational slogged it out for the top spot, that's all I'm saying. I bought neither, but did promote the RATM campaign as I thought it was interesting. What was surprising is that I also received detailed instructions about how to buy the single from outside the UK while remaining eligible for the UK charts. Hmm. It was a bit of fun, a bit like seeing the Sex Pistols on TOTP, and it did inject a bit of excitement in the charts.
JK2006	I don't think it's a question of which track is "better" - that is always a subjective matter. I do think it's a shame Simon chose such a second rate song to launch Joe's career. But I do think this victory for one PR campaign over another has opened the door to more imaginative marketing.
BR	Spot on Brian. This "win" has restored my faith in the UK record buying public. Lets hope 2010 is a better year for chart music - the gauntlet has been thrown down by RATM.
Emma Bee	I think it's more the case that the country was genuinely wanting something - anything - to beat the X-Factor to Number One. The music was probably irrelevant.