Invincible (Five album)

Invincible
Studio album by Five
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
Five chronology
5ive
(1998)		 Invincible
(1999)		 Kingsize
(2001)
Singles from Invincible
  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"
    Released: 19 July 1999
  2. "Keep on Movin'"
    Released: 25 October 1999
  3. "How Do Ya Feel"
    Released: 6 December 1999
  4. "Don't Wanna Let You Go"
    Released: 6 March 2000
  5. "Don't Fight It Baby"
    Released: 23 May 2000
  6. "We Will Rock You"
    Released: 17 July 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.

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. Worldwide, the album sold totally 2.5 million copies.

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

Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"  Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Jason Brown, Sean Conlon, Richard BreenStannard, Gallagher 3:00
2. "Keep on Movin'"  Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, BreenStannard, Gallagher, Steve Mac[a] 3:17
3. "Don't Wanna Let You Go"  Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, ConlonStannard, Gallagher, Stargate[b] 3:23
4. "We Will Rock You"  Brian MayStannard, Gallagher, Richard Norris 2:56
5. "Two Sides to Every Story"  Mikkel S. Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ritchie Neville, Scott RobinsonStargate 3:27
6. "You Make Me a Better Man"  Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, RobinsonStargate 4:18
7. "Invincible"  Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, ConlonStannard, Gallagher 4:11
8. "It's Alright"  Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Robinson, NevilleStannard, Gallagher 4:17
9. "Serious"  Jake Schulz, Per Magnusson, Brown, Breen, Andreas CarlssonSchulz, Magnusson 3:23
10. "How Do Ya Feel"  Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Robinson, NevilleStannard, Gallagher 3:30
11. "Everyday"  Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, BreenStannard, Gallagher 4:19
12. "Mr. Z"  Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Breen, Brown, ConlonStannard, Gallagher, Norris 2:50
13. "Sunshine"  Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, ConlonStannard, Gallagher 3:24
14. "Battlestar"  Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Breen, Brown, Stu Phillips, Glen A. LarsonStannard, Gallagher, Norris 4:07
15. "Inspector Gadget" (hidden track)Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Steve Lewinson, Brown, BreenStannard, Gallagher 2:50
Total length:
 53:13
Notes

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
  • Roger Taylor – drums 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 Davis – flute 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 Pearce – commentary on track 16
Production and additional personnel
  • Simon Cowell – executive 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 Phillips – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 5
Belgian Flemish Albums Chart 6
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart 13
Canadian RPM Albums Chart 49
Danish Albums Chart[11] 20
Dutch Albums Chart 2
European Albums Chart[12] 10
Finnish Albums Chart 18
German Albums Chart 27
Hungarian Albums Chart[13] 5
Irish Albums Chart[14] 5
Italian Albums Chart[15] 10
New Zealand Albums Chart 16
Norwegian Albums Chart 28
Scottish Albums Chart[16] 9
Spanish Albums Chart 45
Swedish Albums Chart 12
Swiss Albums Chart 33
UK Albums Chart 4
US Billboard 200 108

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)[17][18][19] Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 41
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 48
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 91
Dutch Albums Chart 61
Italian Albums Chart 58
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 18
Chart (2000)[21][22] Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 65
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 40
Dutch Albums Chart 73
UK Albums (OCC) 54

Certifications

[23]
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[24] Gold 30,000x
Australia (ARIA)[25] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Belgium (BEA)[26] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Gold 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[28] N/A 13,150[29]
Hungary (MAHASZ)[30] Gold 10,000x
Mexico (AMPROFON)[31] Gold 75,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[32] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Platinum 15,000^
Sweden (GLF)[34] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] 2× Platinum 642,243[36][37]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[38] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Images for Five - Invincible
  3. ↑ Amazon.com: Don't Fight It Baby / Stop Pushing Me: Five: Music
  4. ↑ Invincible: Special Edition (Back cover). Five. RCA Records. 2000.
  5. ↑ "Chart Stats - Five". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  6. ↑ BPI website - search "Five"
  7. ↑ "5ive > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  8. ↑ Five - Invincible (CD, Album) at Discogs
  9. 1 2 Five - Invincible (Special Edition) (CD, Album) at Discogs
  10. ↑ Five - Invincible (CD, Album) at Discogs
  11. ↑ http://top20.dk/chart/1999-52
  12. ↑ Billboard - Google Books
  13. ↑ http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/kereso-eloado-cim-szerint
  14. ↑ Billboard - Google Books
  15. ↑ Billboard - Google Books
  16. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19991107/40/
  17. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999&cat=a
  18. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1999&cat=a
  19. ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=a
  20. ↑ January 2000 "1 January 2000 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
  21. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2000&cat=a
  22. ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2000&cat=a
  23. ↑ RIANZ
  24. ↑ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  25. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  26. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/xls/Awards%202000.htm
  27. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Five – Invincible". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  28. ↑ http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2000/ulkomaiset/albumit
  29. ↑ "Five" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  30. ↑ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2000" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
  31. ↑ "Certificaciones – Five" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  32. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Five – Invincible" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  33. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  34. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  35. ↑ "British album certifications – Five – Invincible". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter Invincible in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  36. ↑ "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 2000r" (in Polish). Z archiwum...rocka. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  37. ↑ "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1999r" (in Polish). Z archiwum...rocka. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  38. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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