Dizzee and Corden at No 1 with 'England anthem' Shout
Dizzee Rascal and James Corden at number one in singles chart with unofficial England World Cup anthem Shout
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Sunday, 13, Jun 2010 07:00
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Dizzee Rascal and James Corden are at number one in the UK singles chart with their unofficial England World Cup anthem Shout.
The charity single, performed on Britain's Got Talent last weekend, went straight to number one after selling 110,000 copies on its first week of release, the Official Charts Company said. Proceeds from Shout, a reworking of the Tears for Fears song, go to the Great Ormond Street hospital.
The success of Shout denies Tinie Tempah his second number one, with Frisky featuring Labrinth debuting at number two.
In total there are three World Cup-themed songs in the top ten and eight in the top 40.
Somali-born Canadian rapper K'naan is at number three with Wavin' Flag, the official World Cup anthem of Coca-Cola, which he performed at the tournament's opening ceremony in Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium on Friday.
Three Lions by Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds, originally released in 1996, is at number ten meanwhile.
New Order's World in Motion, originally released for Italia 90; Terry Venables' If I Can Dream; Three Lions 2010 by the Squad (including Robbie Williams and Russell Brand); Fat Les' Vindaloo; and Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), the official Fifa song by Shakira, all appear in the top 40.
"Few things get the nation's emotions roused like the World Cup and few things are better at stirring emotion than music," said Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot.
"All England fans will be hoping the national team emulates the success of Shout."
In the album charts meanwhile Christina Aguilera's Bionic is at number one, giving Christina her first number one album since Back to Basics in 2006.