The introduction of two of 2010's biggest breakthrough stars.
Spyke
The thing about this track is that it has been completely overshadowed by both artists' follow up singles. By the time it hit #1 in the UK all the hype around B.o.b was surrounding his second single Airplanes. This track seems like quite a non-event in comparison to the Hayley Williams duet which was to follow. With questionably romantic lyrics 'you the whole package plus you pay your taxes' this won the hearts of some of our nation back in May.
Bruno Mars has exceeded all my expectations this year in the charts. Following this #1 he featured on Billionaire with Travie McCoy and sold another 400k. Then we got the beautiful Just The Way You Are - a sincere ballad which looked liked it was set to stall around #24 on US itunes but bizarrely it took off. Turning transatlantic #1 and just being robbed of becoming the 2nd biggest seller of the year by Matt Cardle, it turned into a phenomenal success. Bruno then went on to get 7 Grammy nominations, write Forget You and then get arrested for Cocaine possession.
Overall it's a nice song but the hype around it was almost over before it began. I'm glad both artists have provided us with better singles this year.
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