It’s been a little over two months since the U.K. has experienced a song at the top of the singles charts other than "Crazy."
The groovy sizzler from Gnarls Barkley – a.k.a. former Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo and British DJ Danger Mouse – charted its ninth week at No. 1 in the U.K. on Sunday. But according to its label, Warner Bros, there is such a thing as a song overstaying its welcome.
On May 29, the record company officially “deleted” the single in the U.K. in order to clear a path for the group’s second single, "Smiley Faces," which is due for release on July 17.
The group released a statement (in the character of Gnarls Barkley) to explain the “deletion.”
"I consider myself a realist," the statement began. "I suppose that goes for most of us. But I have found a way to at once hold them, fold them, walk away and run. This was not a painless decision. But pain is nothing but a bi-product of beauty. Potentially toxic, to be sure, but that’s all it is."
"Crazy" made history in the U.K. when it became the first song to top the singles chart on download sales alone. It is also the longest running No. 1 single since Wet Wet Wet’s "Love is All Around" in 1994.
The groovy sizzler from Gnarls Barkley – a.k.a. former Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo and British DJ Danger Mouse – charted its ninth week at No. 1 in the U.K. on Sunday. But according to its label, Warner Bros, there is such a thing as a song overstaying its welcome.
On May 29, the record company officially “deleted” the single in the U.K. in order to clear a path for the group’s second single, "Smiley Faces," which is due for release on July 17.
The group released a statement (in the character of Gnarls Barkley) to explain the “deletion.”
"I consider myself a realist," the statement began. "I suppose that goes for most of us. But I have found a way to at once hold them, fold them, walk away and run. This was not a painless decision. But pain is nothing but a bi-product of beauty. Potentially toxic, to be sure, but that’s all it is."
"Crazy" made history in the U.K. when it became the first song to top the singles chart on download sales alone. It is also the longest running No. 1 single since Wet Wet Wet’s "Love is All Around" in 1994.
