Download It
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"Download It" is Clea
's debut single. It was released in the UK on 22 September 2003 and missed the top 20 charting at #21, selling 15,000 copies in the UK. The single had average promotion, being performed in shows like Top of the Pops
.
The song appears on their international debut album, Identity Crisis
, and was re-recorded for their UK debut album Trinity without Chloe Staines vocals. Unfortunately for the group, members of the public took their words quite literally, and did indeed 'download it' illegally, as sales were so poor that the song failed to make it on to any compilation album in Europe and, in fact, the world. Band member Emma Beard (now known as Emma Barb), appeared on Paris Hilton's Best British Friend to confirm their spectacular fall from grace
Clea (band)
Clea was an English girl group whose members met on the television show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. Chloe Morgan , Lynsey Brown, Emma Beard, and Aimee Kearsley, decided to form a band after they were voted off the series...
's debut single. It was released in the UK on 22 September 2003 and missed the top 20 charting at #21, selling 15,000 copies in the UK. The single had average promotion, being performed in shows like Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
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The song appears on their international debut album, Identity Crisis
Identity Crisis (Clea album)
Identity Crisis is the debut album by pop group Clea. Although the album wasn't released in the U.K, Identity Crisis was released in Russia, Eastern Europe and in certain countries in Asia. In these regions, the album had some minor success. The album spawned two singles, "Download It" and "Stuck...
, and was re-recorded for their UK debut album Trinity without Chloe Staines vocals. Unfortunately for the group, members of the public took their words quite literally, and did indeed 'download it' illegally, as sales were so poor that the song failed to make it on to any compilation album in Europe and, in fact, the world. Band member Emma Beard (now known as Emma Barb), appeared on Paris Hilton's Best British Friend to confirm their spectacular fall from grace
Music video
Clea filmed a video for this single in Canada, featuring the 4 girls in a house as if they were digital humans or similar. It doesn't have a proper plot but it can be inferred that they are watching someone. The video appears on the DVD single.Tracklist and formats
- CD Single
- "Download It [Radio Edit]"
- "Mind Games"
- "Download It [Sergio Mix]"
- DVD Single
- "Download It [Video]"
- "Mind Games"
- "Download It [Cicada Remix]"
- "Download It [Behind The Scenes]"
- "Photo Gallery, Bio, Lyrics"
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK Top 75 Singles | 21 |