A SHOWDOWN is brewing between Manchester legends The Smiths and pop superstars Girls Aloud.
Fans of both acts are battling it out on social networking website Facebook to get them to number one in the second week of February.
Girls Aloud fans want the group’s single Untouchable to top the charts. The song, which was released in April last year, was the group’s only single not to top the charts.
But a Smiths tribute band, The Smiths Indeed, have started a rival campaign to give the Mancunian band their first ever British number one on the 25th anniversary of one of their most successful records. The tribute act want How Soon Is Now to reach number one to celebrate the February 1985 release of Meat Is Murder, the band’s most successful album.
The group backing Girls Aloud is more than twice as big, with 7,333 fans.
But The Smiths group was only launched on Tuesday and has so far attracted 3,127 members – nearly 1,000 a day.
The campaign has been backed by ex-Smiths drummer Mike Joyce.
Fans of both acts are battling it out on social networking website Facebook to get them to number one in the second week of February.
Girls Aloud fans want the group’s single Untouchable to top the charts. The song, which was released in April last year, was the group’s only single not to top the charts.
But a Smiths tribute band, The Smiths Indeed, have started a rival campaign to give the Mancunian band their first ever British number one on the 25th anniversary of one of their most successful records. The tribute act want How Soon Is Now to reach number one to celebrate the February 1985 release of Meat Is Murder, the band’s most successful album.
The group backing Girls Aloud is more than twice as big, with 7,333 fans.
But The Smiths group was only launched on Tuesday and has so far attracted 3,127 members – nearly 1,000 a day.
The campaign has been backed by ex-Smiths drummer Mike Joyce.
The Smiths Indeed lead singer Jurgen Wendelen, 32, said he thought The Smiths’ chances against Girls Aloud were ‘very good.’
Liverpool-based Mr Wendelen said: "I don’t rate Girls Aloud’s music at all.
"It is manufactured – it doesn’t come from anywhere, it doesn’t say anything. If anyone deserves a UK number one it is The Smiths.
"Their contribution to British culture is outstanding.
"The Smiths’ music was created out of a need to say something real through music and that is what we need now in the charts."
How Soon Is Now is considered by many to be the band’s best song, but was released as a B-side and never reached number one.
Mr Wendelen said: "It would be fantastic to get it to number one to celebrate the Smiths and their enormous impact on music."
The Smiths formed in Manchester in 1982 but never released a single that charted higher than at number 10 in Britain.
The top spot will go to the single bought or downloaded the most times between January 31 and February 6.
Liverpool-based Mr Wendelen said: "I don’t rate Girls Aloud’s music at all.
"It is manufactured – it doesn’t come from anywhere, it doesn’t say anything. If anyone deserves a UK number one it is The Smiths.
"Their contribution to British culture is outstanding.
"The Smiths’ music was created out of a need to say something real through music and that is what we need now in the charts."
How Soon Is Now is considered by many to be the band’s best song, but was released as a B-side and never reached number one.
Mr Wendelen said: "It would be fantastic to get it to number one to celebrate the Smiths and their enormous impact on music."
The Smiths formed in Manchester in 1982 but never released a single that charted higher than at number 10 in Britain.
The top spot will go to the single bought or downloaded the most times between January 31 and February 6.
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