Well, we've got you covered with our showbiz, TV and soaps newsletters - they'll drop straight into your inbox and you can unsubscribe whenever you like. Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne were at number three with Changes, and comedian Avid Merrion's novelty record, Proper Crimbo, came in at number four.There's MUCH more where that came from! Want all the jaw-dropping stories from the world of showbiz and up to the minute news from TV and soaps? I think their success and ours shows that there is a demand for organic music that is not necessarily formulated and ruthlessly promoted."Ī Radio 1 spokesman said the fierce competition and the quality of the bands involved had been a shot in the arm for the singles market. He added: "The Darkness are a great rock band in the classical sense who are musically talented and wonderful showmen. Every time I start to talk about it the hairs on the back of my neck stand up." Jules, 34, said he had not slept since hearing of his success: "This is the single most exciting thing that has happened to me in 20 years of making music with Michael. He asked his childhood friend Jules if he would sing on the track and it was reportedly recorded in just three takes. It was recorded three years ago for the soundtrack of the cult film Donnie Darko, for which Andrews wrote the score. You break something down to its most basic parts and people just react."Įxperts say Mad World's success was down to strong radio play. "It's a testament to the fact that people do like honest, simple music.
It's an incredible thing for me to be able to enter into the mainstream like this with one of my best friends.
But last night Mad World, which features just piano and vocals, was confirmed as the Christmas number one.Ĭomposer Michael Andrews said he was amazed the record had become so popular. Music industry insiders said it was one of the closest chart battles for years sales figures released on Thursday had put The Darkness a few thousand ahead. Its failure opened the way for the outsider - a lo-fi cover of the Tears for Fears 1982 hit Mad World by film composer Michael Andrews and singer Gary Jules, which beat Christmas Time by retro-rockers The Darkness to the top spot. The bookies' favourite, a cover of John Lennon's Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by finalists from ITV's Pop Idols show, was snubbed by the record-buying public, entering the chart at number five last night. It is a festive tradition that ranks alongside stuffing the turkey and Boxing Day hangovers, but grumbling that the Christmas number one represents the worst in manufactured pop may have to be put to one side this year.
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