| “That's My Goal” | |||||
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| Single by Shayne Ward from the album Shayne Ward |
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| B-side | "If You're Not the One", "Right Here Waiting" | ||||
| Released | December 21, 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:40 | ||||
| Label | BMG | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jörgen Elofsson, Jem Godfrey, Padley |
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| Certification | Platinum (United Kingdom) | ||||
| Shayne Ward singles chronology | |||||
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"That's My Goal" is a popular song, released as the first single by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. Shayne Thomas Ward (born October 16, 1984) is an English pop singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom and Ireland Shayne Ward is the self-titled debut album from the second UK X Factor winner Shayne Ward. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Jörgen Kjell Elofsson (born January 14, 1962) is a Swedish Songwriter who has written or co-written hits for stars such as Britney Spears The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Shayne Thomas Ward (born October 16, 1984) is an English pop singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The second UK series of The X Factor ran from 20 August to 17 December 2005. Shayne Thomas Ward (born October 16, 1984) is an English pop singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom and Ireland The song was first heard in the final of the aforementioned series, where it was performed by both Ward and X Factor runner up, Andy Abraham. Andrew Abraham (born 17 July 1964, London) is an English Vocalist.
The single was rush-released on Wednesday December 21, 2005. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is unusual as most new singles are released on a Monday to gain maximum sales for the UK Singles Chart the following Sunday. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The late release was due to the fact that Ward was only chosen as the artist on the night of Saturday December 17, and delaying release until the next week would mean the song would not be a contender for the Christmas number one. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. The song sold 742,180 copies in this five-day period, which was more than enough to secure the 2005 Christmas number one, taking over from Nizlopi. Nizlopi (nɪzlɔpi is a two-piece band Luke Concannon (vocals guitar and Bodhran) and John Parker ( Double bass, Human beatbox and backing It was the second biggest selling single of 2005 in the UK, and as of 2006, is the 69th biggest selling single in the UK. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. To date, it has sold 1. 3 million copies in the UK. [1]
The song spent four weeks at number 1 and stayed in the top 75 for 21 weeks.
| Chart | Peak position[2] |
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| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 58 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| United World Chart | 12 |
| Preceded by "JCB" by Nizlopi |
UK Singles Chart number one single December 25, 2005 – January 22, 2006 |
Succeeded by When the Sun Goes Down by Arctic Monkeys |
| Preceded by "JCB" by Nizlopi |
Irish Singles Chart number one single January 5, 2006 – February 16, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Jumbo Breakfast Roll" by Pat Shortt |