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Southern Fried denied hit due to formatting mistake. (A&R).
A formatting error by Norman Cook's label Southern Fried has meant that one of the summer's biggest dance singles has missed out on a high singles chart placing this week.
Sales of Space Cowboy's I Would Die For You were set to give the version of the Prince classic--which has been A-listed by Radio One for several weeks--a Top 10 debut yesterday (Sunday). However, all sales of the CD format of the release were disqualified last week, leaving only 12-inch vinyl sales chart eligible.
"It's a real shame, but these things happen," says the label's Anna Hay, who says the problem stems from the inclusion of an extra track, Always & Forever, in addition to three mixes of I Would Die For You. Chart rules allow for unlimited mixes of one title--up to a total of 20 minutes duration--or a total of three tracks if more than one title is involved.
"We were advised not to try to rectify it because by the time it got changed it probably wouldn't make much difference, just cost a lot of money," says Hay.
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