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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox single
| Name = X
| Name = X
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| Artist = [[Liberty X]]
| Artist = [[Liberty X]]
| Album = [[X (Liberty X album)|X]]
| Album = [[X (Liberty X album)|X]]
| Released = 19 June 2006
| Released = June 19, 2006
| Format = CD single
| Format = [[CD single]], [[DVD single]]
| Recorded = 2005
| Recorded = 2005
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Electronic]]
| Length = 3:03
| Length = 3:03 <small>(Album Version)</small> <br> 2:51 <small>(Single Mix)</small>
| Label = [[V2 Records|V2]]
| Label = Unique Corp
| Writer = Douglas, Lundon, Young, Taylor, Simm
| Writer = Johnny Douglas, Tony Lundon, Kelli Young, Jessica Taylor, Kevin Simm
| Producer = Johnny Douglas
| Producer = Johnny Douglas
| Last single = "[[A Night to Remember (Shalamar song)|A Night to Remember]]"<br />(2005)
| Last single = "[[A Night to Remember (Shalamar song)|A Night to Remember]]"<br />(2005)
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"'''X'''" was the third and final single to be released from British pop-group [[Liberty X]]'s third studio album ''[[X (Liberty X album)|X]]'' following the announcement of their split. The single was released on 19 June and was the bands lowest charting single in their career. The song became a minor hit in South Africa, peaking at number 21 on their official airplay chart.
"'''X'''" was the third and final single to be released from British pop-group [[Liberty X]]'s third studio album, ''[[X (Liberty X album)|X]]''. The single was released on June 19, 2006, becoming the band's last single before the announcement of their split.<ref>http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FHYILA/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=</ref> It became the band's lowest charting single of their career, only peaking at #47 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. However, the song became a minor hit in [[South Africa]], peaking at #21 on the country's official airplay chart.

==Background==
Following the release of the band's [[Children in Need]] single, "[[A Night to Remember (Shalamar song)|A Night to Remember]]", it was announced that due to poor sales of the album, ''[[X (Liberty X album)|X]]'', which sold just over 10,000 copies in the [[United Kingdom]], that the band would extensively tour the album, in an attempt to promote the failing release. On May 7, 2006, the band were featured in the line up of Aberystwyth University May ball, alongside [[Chesney Hawkes]] and [[BodyRockers]]. However their set was cut short when a smoke bomb was set off during the first two minutes, filling the room with smoke. Firefighters gave the all-clear after fifty minutes, but Liberty X failed to reappear. Students were told the band were not returning to finish their set, met by jeers from the crowd, as students had paid £37 for the evening.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4750529.stm</ref>

Thus, in an attempt to return the album to the charts, the band's record company, UniqueCorp, decided to re-release the album, with additional tracks, including the [[Children in Need]] release, "[[A Night to Remember (Shalamar song)|A Night to Remember]]", as it did not feature on the original version, and decided to use a remixed version of 'X' as the lead single to promote the re-release. It was revealed by band member Jessica Taylor during the [[ITV2]] documentary ''[[The Big Reunion]]'' that at the time, the band were unhappy about releasing 'X' as a single, as they did not like the remix that the producers had given them, nor did they agree with the 'tacky' video which was created for the single, using special effect, and made using less than a £5,000 budget. Thus, the single was heavily underpromoted, and only charted at #47 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] upon release.

The re-release of the album, which contained the new version of "X" and "A Night to Remember" went ahead as planned, but again failed to attract much attention, charting at a lower position than the original release, and becoming much rarer on the second-hand market than the original release. The single also peaked at #89 in [[France]], but shortly after, it was revealed that the band would go on indefinite hiatus to pursue solo projects; however, this only led to the band's eventual split in 2007.

==Music video==
The music video for 'X' was filmed on a budget of just £4,750, as revealed by band member Jessica Taylor during ''The Big Reunion'', which was a considerably smaller budget compared to some of the band's other videos, such as the £200,000 budget given to the "Got to Have Your Love" video.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXS_eheM59Q&list=UU8kkYbgmOeHZtK4UgRCdY1Q&index=1</ref> The band later revealed that they believed that the poor outcome of the video contributed to the single's overall chart position. The video features the band performing the song atop a number of CGI buildings and structures, whilst fighting an evil record company boss, shown on a large TV screen atop a skyline skyscraper. At the time, it was reported that the video was a dig at the band's former manager, [[Richard Branson]], who dropped them after the "poor" chart position of "Everybody Cries", despite the single peaking at #14 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The entire video was filmed against green screen.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
* '''UK CD single'''<ref>http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FHYILA/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=</ref>
;UK CD1
# "X" (main radio edit) – 3:03
# "X" (Original Mix) – 3:03
# "X" (radio edit) – 2:51
# "X" (Single Radio Edit) – 2:51


* '''UK DVD single'''
;UK CD2
# "X" (Main Radio Mix) – 3:23
# "X" (Original Mix) (Audio) – 3:23
# "X" (Brooklyn Heights Remix) – 5:34
# "X" (Brooklyn Heights Remix) (Audio) – 5:34
# "X" (Video) – 3:03
# "X" (Video) – 3:03
# "Song 4 Lovers" (Video) – 3:00
# "Song 4 Lovers" (Video) – 3:00
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! style="text-align:center;"|Country
! style="text-align:center;"|Date
! style="text-align:center;"|Date
! style="text-align:center;"|Format
|-
|-
|United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web|author=Praxis Media |url=http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm |title=Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads |publisher=Radio1.gr |date= |accessdate=2012-03-16}}</ref>
|[[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Praxis Media |url=http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm |title=Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads |publisher=Radio1.gr |date= |accessdate=2012-03-16}}</ref>
|19 June 2006
|19 June 2006
|[[CD single]], [[DVD single]]
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Liberty X}}
{{Liberty X}}

[[Category:Liberty X songs]]
[[Category:Liberty X songs]]
[[Category:2006 singles]]
[[Category:2006 singles]]

[[nl:X (Liberty X)]]
[[nl:X (Liberty X)]]

Revision as of 18:39, 4 February 2013

"X"
Song

"X" was the third and final single to be released from British pop-group Liberty X's third studio album, X. The single was released on June 19, 2006, becoming the band's last single before the announcement of their split.[1] It became the band's lowest charting single of their career, only peaking at #47 on the UK Singles Chart. However, the song became a minor hit in South Africa, peaking at #21 on the country's official airplay chart.

Background

Following the release of the band's Children in Need single, "A Night to Remember", it was announced that due to poor sales of the album, X, which sold just over 10,000 copies in the United Kingdom, that the band would extensively tour the album, in an attempt to promote the failing release. On May 7, 2006, the band were featured in the line up of Aberystwyth University May ball, alongside Chesney Hawkes and BodyRockers. However their set was cut short when a smoke bomb was set off during the first two minutes, filling the room with smoke. Firefighters gave the all-clear after fifty minutes, but Liberty X failed to reappear. Students were told the band were not returning to finish their set, met by jeers from the crowd, as students had paid £37 for the evening.[2]

Thus, in an attempt to return the album to the charts, the band's record company, UniqueCorp, decided to re-release the album, with additional tracks, including the Children in Need release, "A Night to Remember", as it did not feature on the original version, and decided to use a remixed version of 'X' as the lead single to promote the re-release. It was revealed by band member Jessica Taylor during the ITV2 documentary The Big Reunion that at the time, the band were unhappy about releasing 'X' as a single, as they did not like the remix that the producers had given them, nor did they agree with the 'tacky' video which was created for the single, using special effect, and made using less than a £5,000 budget. Thus, the single was heavily underpromoted, and only charted at #47 on the UK Singles Chart upon release.

The re-release of the album, which contained the new version of "X" and "A Night to Remember" went ahead as planned, but again failed to attract much attention, charting at a lower position than the original release, and becoming much rarer on the second-hand market than the original release. The single also peaked at #89 in France, but shortly after, it was revealed that the band would go on indefinite hiatus to pursue solo projects; however, this only led to the band's eventual split in 2007.

Music video

The music video for 'X' was filmed on a budget of just £4,750, as revealed by band member Jessica Taylor during The Big Reunion, which was a considerably smaller budget compared to some of the band's other videos, such as the £200,000 budget given to the "Got to Have Your Love" video.[3] The band later revealed that they believed that the poor outcome of the video contributed to the single's overall chart position. The video features the band performing the song atop a number of CGI buildings and structures, whilst fighting an evil record company boss, shown on a large TV screen atop a skyline skyscraper. At the time, it was reported that the video was a dig at the band's former manager, Richard Branson, who dropped them after the "poor" chart position of "Everybody Cries", despite the single peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart. The entire video was filmed against green screen.

Track listing

  • UK CD single[4]
  1. "X" (Original Mix) – 3:03
  2. "X" (Single Radio Edit) – 2:51
  • UK DVD single
  1. "X" (Original Mix) (Audio) – 3:23
  2. "X" (Brooklyn Heights Remix) (Audio) – 5:34
  3. "X" (Video) – 3:03
  4. "Song 4 Lovers" (Video) – 3:00
  5. "X" (Behind the Scenes) – 2:00

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[5] 47

Release history

Country Date Format
United Kingdom[6] 19 June 2006 CD single, DVD single

References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FHYILA/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
  2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4750529.stm
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXS_eheM59Q&list=UU8kkYbgmOeHZtK4UgRCdY1Q&index=1
  4. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FHYILA/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
  5. ^ "Funhouse Chart Stats". Official Chart Company. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  6. ^ Praxis Media. "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Radio1.gr. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
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