Invincible (Five album)

Invincible
Studio album by Five
Released UK 8 November 1999
US May 16, 2000
Genre Pop, hip hop, dance, teen pop
Length 53:13
Label RCA
Producer Simon Cowell (exec.), Richard Stannard (exec.), Julian Gallagher, Stargate, Richard Norris, Steve Mac, Jake, Per Magnusson
Five chronology
5ive
(1998)
Invincible
(1999)
Kingsize
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Invincible is the second studio album by English pop rap band Five. Released in the United Kingdom on 8 November 1999, the album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, the lowest-charting original album by the band, but went on to become their biggest seller, being certified double-Platinum.[2][3] The album was later released in the United States on 16 May 2000, reaching number 108 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[4]

Four singles were released from Invincible, including the UK Singles Chart-topping "Keep on Movin'" and "We Will Rock You".[2] Executive produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard, a special edition of the album was released in 2000 featuring five track recorded during the band's Invincible Tour at the Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester on 26 March 2000.[5]

Contents

Track listing

Standard Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"   Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Brown, Sean Conlon, Abs Breen 3:00
2. "Keep on Movin'"   Stannard, Gallagher, Sean Conlon, Abs Breen 3:17
3. "Don't Wanna Let You Go"   Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Sean Conlon, Abs Breen 3:23
4. "We Will Rock You (Original Version)"   Brian May 2:56
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, Sean Conlon, Love 4:11
8. "It's Alright"   Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Robinson, Neville 4:17
9. "Serious"   Brown, Love, Carlsson, Schulz, Magnusson 3:23
10. "How Do Ya Feel"   Stannard, Gallagher, Five 3:30
11. "Everyday"   Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Sean Conlon, Love 4:19
12. "Mr. Z"   Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Abs Breen, Brown, Sean Conlon 2:50
13. "Sunshine"   Stannard, Gallagher, Love, Brown, Sean Conlon 3:24
14. "Battlestar"   Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Love, Brown, Phillips, Larson 4:07
15. "Inspector Gadget (hidden track)"   Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Love, Brown, Lewinson 2:50
Total length:
53:13

Singles

Personnel

Five
Additional musicians
  • Mista Dexter – turntables on tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 14
  • Filo – backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11 and 13
  • John Themis – guitar on tracks 2, 7, 8 and 13
  • Steve Lewinson – bass on tracks 2, 7, 8 and 55
  • Steve McCutcheon – keyboards on track 2
  • Sharon Murphy – backing vocals on track 2
  • Brian May – guitar on track 4
  • Andy Caine – backing vocals on track 4
  • Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – additional vocals on track 5
  • Mats Berntoft – guitar on track 9
  • Sead – turntables on track 9
  • Anders Von Hofsten – backing vocals on track 9
  • Andreas Carlsson – backing vocals on track 9
  • Snake Davisflute on track 11
  • Maren Hernandez – additional vocals on track 15
  • Wayne Hector – backing vocals on track 15
  • Alistair Tennant – backing vocals on track 15
  • Jonathan Pearcecommentary on track 16
Production and additional personnel
  • Simon Cowellexecutive production
  • Richard "Biff" Stannard – executive production; production on all tracks except 5, 6 and 9; mixing on track 10
  • Julian Gallagher – production on all tracks except 5, 6 and 9; mixing on track 10
  • Richard Norris – production on tracks 4, 12 and 14
  • Stargate – production on tracks 5 and 6; remix and additional production on track 3
  • Steve Mac – production, mixing and arrangements on track 15; additional production and additional mixing on tracks 2 and 16
  • Jake – production, recording, keyboards and programming on track 9
  • Per Magnusson – production, recording, keyboards and programming on track 9
  • Adrian Bushby – recording and mixing on all tracks except 5, 6, 9 and 10; mix engineering on track 10
  • Jake Davies – Pro Tools engineering on tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 and 55; mixing on tracks 2 and 16; additional arrangements on track 12
  • Matt Howe – mix engineering on tracks 2, 15 and 16
  • Chris Laws – engineering and programming on track 15; additional programming on track 16
  • Daniel Pursey – engineering assistance on track 2; mix engineering assistance on tracks 15 and 16
  • Justin Shirley-Smith – recording on track 4
  • Matt Sime – vocal recording on track 10
  • Alvin Sweeney – recording assistance on tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 14 and 55; mixing assistance on track 16
  • Conal Markey – recording on track 10; recording assistance on tracks 1, 2 and 11; mixing assistance on track 16
  • Dave Morgan – recording assistance on tracks 7, 12 and 14
  • Pat McGovern – recording assistance on tracks 1 and 11
  • Steve McKeown – string arrangements on track 7
  • Paul West – art direction, graphic design
  • Paula Benson – art direction, graphic design
  • Valerie Phillipsphotography

Charts

Chart (1999/2000) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 5
Belgian Flemish Albums Chart 6
Belgian Walloon Albums Chart 13
Canadian RPM Albums Chart 49
Dutch Albums Chart 2
Finnish Albums Chart 18
German Albums Chart 27
Irish Albums Chart 7
Italian Albums Chart 11
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 16
Norwegian Albums Chart 28
Swedish Albums Chart 12
Swiss Albums Chart 33
UK Albums Chart 4
U.S. Billboard 200 108

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 41
Italian Albums Chart 58
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 65

References