Invincible (Five album)
Invincible is the second studio album released by English boy band Five. The album was released in the United Kingdom by RCA Records on 8 November 1999, and was later released in the United States on 16 May 2000. Four singles were released from Invincible, including the UK chart-toppers "Keep on Movin'" and "We Will Rock You". The album was executively produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 8 November 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
Genre | Pop, hip hop, dance-pop, teen pop | |||
Length | 53:13 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Simon Cowell (exec.), Julian Gallagher, Steve Mac, Per Magnusson, Richard Norris, Jake Schulze, Richard "Biff" Stannard (also exec.), Stargate | |||
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Singles from Invincible | ||||
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The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, the lowest-charting original album by the band, although it went on to become their biggest seller in UK, being certified double platinum. In total the album sold 2.5 million copies worldwide.
Background
The original version of the album, released in November 1999, contains a total of fifteen tracks, including the hidden track, "Inspector Gadget". It also contains the original, album version of "We Will Rock You". A limited edition version of the standard album, containing an exclusive photo booklet, birthday calendar and free poster was also made available in certain countries in Europe.[2] For the album's release stateside in May 2000, the track listing was revised, removing "Mr. Z", "Sunshine" and "Battlestar", remixing "Don't Wanna Let You Go", and adding the track "Don't Fight It Baby", originally contributed by the band for the soundtrack to the film Loser.
The Japanese edition of the album retains the original track listing, but includes the B-side recording "Reminiscing" as a bonus track, and an enhanced section, containing two videos. A special edition of the album was later released in November 2000, featuring a bonus disc, containing five tracks recorded at the Manchester Evening News Arena during the band's Invincible Tour on 26 March 2000. Disc one was also altered, replacing the original version of "We Will Rock You" with the single mix, adding "Don't Fight It Baby"[3] and a remix of "Keep on Movin'" as bonus tracks, and including an enhanced section, containing four music videos.[4]
Chart performance
The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, the lowest-charting original album by the band, although it went on to become their biggest seller, being certified double-platinum.[5][6] The album also peaked at number 108 on the US Billboard 200.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "If Ya Gettin' Down" | Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Jason Brown, Sean Conlon, Richard Breen | Stannard, Gallagher | 3:30 |
2. | "Keep on Movin'" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | Stannard, Gallagher, Steve Mac[a] | 3:17 |
3. | "Don't Wanna Let You Go" | Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon | Stannard, Gallagher, Stargate[b] | 3:23 |
4. | "We Will Rock You ft. Queen" | Brian May | Stannard, Gallagher, Richard Norris | 2:56 |
5. | "Two Sides to Every Story" | Mikkel S. Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson | Stargate | 3:27 |
6. | "You Make Me a Better Man" | Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson | Stargate | 4:18 |
7. | "Invincible" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon | Stannard, Gallagher | 4:11 |
8. | "It's Alright" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Robinson, Neville | Stannard, Gallagher | 4:17 |
9. | "Serious" | Jake Schulz, Per Magnusson, Brown, Breen, Andreas Carlsson | Schulz, Magnusson | 3:23 |
10. | "How Do Ya Feel" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Robinson, Neville | Stannard, Gallagher | 3:30 |
11. | "Everyday" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | Stannard, Gallagher | 4:19 |
12. | "Mr. Z" | Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Breen, Brown, Conlon | Stannard, Gallagher, Norris | 2:50 |
13. | "Sunshine" | Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon | Stannard, Gallagher | 3:24 |
14. | "Battlestar" | Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Breen, Brown, Stu Phillips, Glen A. Larson | Stannard, Gallagher, Norris | 4:07 |
15. | "Inspector Gadget" (hidden track) | Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Steve Lewinson, Brown, Breen | Stannard, Gallagher | 2:50 |
Total length: | 53:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Reminiscing" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Norris | 3:36 |
17. | "If Ya Gettin' Down" (video) | ||
18. | "Keep on Movin'" (video) |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "If Ya Gettin' Down" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 3:00 |
2. | "Keep on Movin'" | Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Breen | 3:17 |
3. | "Don't Wanna Let You Go" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 3:23 |
4. | "We Will Rock You" (Single Mix) | Brian May, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 3:08 |
5. | "Two Sides to Every Story" | Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson | 3:27 |
6. | "You Make Me a Better Man" | Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson | 4:18 |
7. | "Invincible" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 4:11 |
8. | "It's Alright" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Robinson, Neville | 4:17 |
9. | "Serious" | Brown, Breen, Carlsson, Schulz, Magnusson | 3:23 |
10. | "How Do Ya Feel" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Robinson, Neville | 3:30 |
11. | "Everyday" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 4:19 |
12. | "Mr. Z" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Norris | 2:50 |
13. | "Sunshine" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 3:24 |
14. | "Battlestar" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Breen, Norris, Phillips, Larson | 4:07 |
15. | "Don't Fight It Baby" | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Ali Tennant | 3:04 |
16. | "Keep on Movin'" (The Five-A-Side Mix) | Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Breen | 3:32 |
17. | "Inspector Gadget" (hidden track) | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Breen, Norris, Lewinson | 2:50 |
Total length: | 60:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "If Ya Gettin' Down" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 3:05 |
2. | "Keep on Movin'" | Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Breen | 3:40 |
3. | "Don't Wanna Let You Go" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 2:49 |
4. | "Everybody Get Up" | Hooker, Crichlow, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Neville, Robinson | 3:22 |
5. | "Got the Feelin'" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Neville, Robinson | 3:31 |
6. | "Keep on Movin'" (live video) | ||
7. | "We Will Rock You" (music video) | ||
8. | "Don't Wanna Let You Go" (music video) | ||
9. | "If Ya Gettin' Down" (music video) | ||
Total length: | 15:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Don't Fight It Baby" (Edit) | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Ali Tennant | 3:04 |
2. | "If Ya Gettin' Down" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 3:00 |
3. | "Don't Wanna Let You Go" (Edit) | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 2:57 |
4. | "Two Sides to Every Story" | Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson | 3:27 |
5. | "Keep on Movin'" | Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Breen | 3:17 |
6. | "We Will Rock You" (Original) | May, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 2:56 |
7. | "You Make Me a Better Man" | Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson | 4:18 |
8. | "It's Alright" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Robinson, Neville | 4:17 |
9. | "Serious" | Brown, Breen, Carlsson, Schulz, Magnusson | 3:23 |
10. | "Invincible" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 4:11 |
11. | "How Do Ya Feel" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Neville, Robinson | 3:30 |
12. | "Everyday" | Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen | 4:19 |
Total length: | 53:13 |
- Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
- ^[b] signifies a remixer
- "If Ya Gettin' Down" includes a sample from "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life", performed by Indeep
- "Battlestar" includes a sample of "Battlestar Galactica", performed by John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra
Personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[28] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[29] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[30] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[31] | Gold | 100,000[31] |
Canada (Music Canada)[32] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[33] | N/A | 13,150[34] |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[35] | Gold | 10,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[36] | Gold | 75,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[37] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[39] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | 2× Platinum | 642,243[41][42] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[43] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Invincible Tour
The Invincible Tour was a 2000 Concert Tour by as promotion to the album of the same name.
Background
Along with the band's native UK, the tour went to Europe, Australasia and—as a foursome—South America, after member Ritchie Neville contracted chickenpox and had to be flown back to England in order to recover.
Concert Synopsis
Setlist
This setlist was played at the Manchester EN Arena on 26 March 2000.[45]
- Battlestar
- Shake
- Everybody Get Up
- When the Lights Go Out
- It's the Things You Do
- Got the Feelin'
- Until the Time Is Through
- Slam Dunk (Da Funk)
- If Ya Gettin' Down
- Serious
- Two Sides To Every Story
- Don't Wanna Let You Go
- Invincible
- Keep On Movin'
- We Will Rock You (Encore)
Tour Dates
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