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Jarvis Cocker’s’ Running The World’ has moved up the UK Charts from Number 48 to Number 2, prompting the organizers of the campaign to get the track to Christmas No. 1 to refocus on topping the charts in January instead.
Read more: Inside the Jarvis Cocker’ Running The World’ Christmas No. 1 campaign
The Facebook group running the campaign has now been renamed to ‘Fancy Getting’ Running The World’ to New Years# 1 ?’ and the social media handles are now @ jarvis4january. The song- which includes the chorus line” Cunts are still running the world”- has been used by the campaign as a protest at the Conservative party winning this month’s general election.
Darcie Molina, who started the campaign alongside Michael Hall, posted an update earlier today( December 21 ).
” We have insider info and are beyond thrilled to tell you that the song is now at# 2 in the national day-by-day maps !!” she says in the post.” The full UK charts. The proper maps. The one we were # 48 in yesterday.
” You continued downloading this song for charity and saying you wanted a# 1 the coming week instead. And we moved up 46 homes overnight. What do you think about that ?!”
As a result of the success, Molina went on to outline a brand-new strategy:” We’re cancelling Christmas. We’re going to get this song to amount 1- the first Number 1 single of 2020. We’re doing this. Join us ???” You can download’ Running The World’ here.
Earlier the coming week( December 19 ), Jarvis shared another version of the single feature a German string quartet. Listen to the new version below.
Explaining the latest take of the racetrack on his Instagram page, the former Pulp singer said: “So here’s the narrative: about a month ago the @kaiserquartett sent me sound recordings of their arranging of’ Running the World’& asked if I’d consider singing on it. So I did.
“The song will feature on one of their upcoming record freeings but- given the current campaign- we thought you might are happy to get a sneak preview right now.”
Cocker repetition the campaign’s message that all continues from the single will go to the UK-based homeless benevolence Shelter.
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