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achieved chart success with their third single, "Hard to Beat"[1] and
then followed by other successful singles such as "Cash Machine"
and "Living for the Weekend", which all reached top 15 in the UK Singles
Chart. Their debut album Stars of CCTV was released on 4 July
2005, and although receiving critical acclaim (NME called it album of
the year and was nominated for the Mercury Prize and two BRIT Awards,
Best British Group and Best British Rock Act[6]), it didn't reach #1 in
the UK albums chart until six months later on 22 January2006. It
originally peaked at number 6. The band's second album, Once Upon a
Time in the West, was released on 3 September 2007 and reached number 1
in its first week. http://www.hard-fi.com/ |