History YMMV / TheWanted

* TheFaceOfTheBand: Nathan. Ask anyone who doesn't actually follow the band to name a member and it will be him. Him dating the much more popular Ariana Grande only made him even more of a face.

* DeaderThanDisco: The enormous breakout of One Direction and rumors about their bad attitudes destroyed their U.S. popularity almost immediately after "Glad You Came" dropped off the charts.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Many people say that the reason the band's famous in America is because ''Series/{{Glee}}'' covered "Glad You Came" in Season 3. Some people haven't taken it well, although the band has said that they were overjoyed that ''Glee'' was covering their song. However, the song took off all on its own; ''Glee'' was only responsible for the massive sales spike that sent it into the Top 10 for the first time.
** Then Max George became the bad boy fan favourite villain in ''Glee''[='=]s sixth season.

* TheFaceOfTheBand: Nathan. Ask anyone who doesn't actually follow the band to name a member and it will be him. Him dating the much-more popular Ariana Grande only made him even more of a face.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Many people say that the reason the band's famous in America is because Glee covered Glad You Came in Season 3. Some people haven't taken it well, although the band has said that they were overjoyed that Glee was covering their song. However, the song took off all on its own; Glee was only responsible for the massive sales spike that sent it into the Top 10 for the first time.
** Then Max George became the bad boy fan favourite villain in Glee's sixth season.

** The background "Oh oh's" in "Lose My Mind" are sampled from Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody."

** Their single "I Found You" is essentially a musical sequel to their massively successful single "Glad You Came"

* DoubleEntendre: "Glad You Came"

** Their single "I Found You" is essentially a musical sequel to their massively successful single "Glad You Came"
* TheRival: Music/OneDirection. Not only have they consistently out performed them in the charts (see above), both sides have taken [[StealthInsult jabs]] at each other in interviews and there has been the occasional insult war over {{Twitter}}, which, inevitably fuels the fans' {{flame war}}s, leading to a barrage of pro-1D trends on Twitter, to the point that The Wanted's fanbase will be extremely lucky to get something trending in their favor. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TETm-e9zxpI Such]] a [[WeUsedToBeFriends shame]] too.

* AmericansHateTingle: While not at the same level as One Direction, The Wanted are a very popular boy band in the UK and Ireland, with two number-one hits and a long string of top 10 hits. Internationally, however, as their rivals became a huge teen phenomenon, the Wanted got steamrolled. Aside from a massive hit with "Glad You Came" (and a moderately successful follow-up "Chasing The Sun"), they have flat-out bombed everywhere else.

* FandomRivalry: The arguments between the "[=TWFanmily=]" and "[[OneDirection Directioners]]" can get pretty nasty. And, when you consider how much larger 1D's fanbase is than The Wanted's, these fights can seem extremely lopsided.

* TheRival: OneDirection. Not only have they consistently out performed them in the charts (see above), both sides have taken [[StealthInsult jabs]] at each other in interviews and there has been the occasional insult war over {{Twitter}}, which, inevitably fuels the fans' {{flame war}}s, leading to a barrage of pro-1D trends on Twitter, to the point that The Wanted's fanbase will be extremely lucky to get something trending in their favor. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TETm-e9zxpI Such]] a [[WeUsedToBeFriends shame]] too.

* AmericansHateTingle: While not at the same level as One Direction, The Wanted are a very popular boy band in the UK and Ireland, with two number-one hits and a long string of top 10 hits. Aside from a massive hit with "Glad You Came" (and a moderately successful follow-up "Chasing The Sun"), they have flat-out bombed everywhere else.

* AmericansHateTingle: The Wanted have failed to make a big impact in the United States. When their single "Glad You Came" was released stateside, it was very well recieved and went to the top 10. However, rivals Music/OneDirection had a dedicated American following that was growing much faster than The Wanted's, and were ready to be sent into the US. When 1D hit the American scene, they generated a Beatlemania-like response, even outshining the Fab Four by becoming the first British band to have a debut album ("Up All Night") enter at number-one on the Billboard 200. When The Wanted released their album, it debuted at number 7 and wasn't even able to sell more than 1D that week. Their album fell out of the top 10 the next week, and the week after that was out of the top 40 (in comparison, "Up All Night" spent its first sixteen weeks in the top 10, was number 11 the next week, and went right back in the top ten for seven more weeks afterwards, bringing their total to 23; It went platinum in July, the The Wanted's EP has yet to sell more copies than "Up All Night" did in its first week).
** Their next single, "Chasing The Sun," failed to make the top 40, while 1D's "One Thing" hit #39, and around the time it peaked, "What Makes You Beautiful" passed "Glad You Came" to become the best-selling song by a boy band in digital history.
** They haven't done much better in awards shows either, with 1D winning up all of their nominations at the Teen Choice Awards, Video Music Awards, and Kid's Choice Awards. The Wanted went home empty-handed all three nights (they weren't even nominated for the latter award).
** When 1D's "Live While We're Young" was released on iTunes, it went straight to the top of the charts, debuted on top of the Billboard Hot Digital Songs with 341,000, and hit #3 on the Hot 100, surpassing their highest peak ("What Makes You Beautiful" hit #4) while matching the peak of "Glad You Came." "I Found You," released a few weeks later, failed to go top 10 on iTunes, fell short of the top 40 on Digital Songs, and barely made it onto the Hot 100 that week.
** The performance of One Direction's sophomore album "Take Me Home" only adds insult to injury to The Wanted's fading American "stardom." It sold more than 500,000 copies in its first week, hit one million five weeks later, and was the fifth best selling album of the 2012 -- and it was released in ''November.'' The Wanted still don't have a number-one or platinum album in the US, while neither of One Direction's albums have failed to accomplish either.

** The performance of One Direction's sophomore album "Take Me Home" only adds insult to injury to The Wanted's fading American stardom. It sold more than 500,000 copies in its first week, hit one million five weeks later, and was the fifth best selling album of the 2012 -- and it was released in ''November.'' The Wanted still don't have a number-one or platinum album in the US, while neither of One Direction's albums have failed to accomplish either.

* TheFaceOfTheBand: Nathan. Ask anyone who doesn't actually follow the band to name a member and it will be him.
* FandomRivalry: The arguments between the "[=TWFanmily=]" and "[[OneDirection Directioners]]" can get pretty nasty.
* FriendlyFandoms: In contrast, Wanted fans and fans of Music/ArianaGrande are generally good friends after Nathan and Ariana sang a duet named "Almost Is Never Enough" and later began dating.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Many people say that the reason the band's famous in America is because Glee covered Glad You Came in Season 3. Some people haven't taken it well, although the band has said that they were overjoyed that Glee was covering their song.

* TheRival: OneDirection. Not only have they consistently out performed them in the charts (see above), both sides have taken [[StealthInsult jabs]] at each other in interviews and there has been the occasional insult war over {{Twitter}}, which, inevitably fuels the fans' {{flame war}}s. To make matters worse, these flame wars constantly produce trends that are clearly against them. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TETm-e9zxpI Such]] a [[WeUsedToBeFriends shame]] too.

* FriendlyFandoms: In contrast, Wanted fans and fans of Music/ArianaGranda are generally good friends after Nathan and Ariana sang a duet named "Almost Is Never Enough" and later began dating.

** Their next single, "Chasing The Sun," failed to make the top 40, while 1D's "One Thing" hit #39, and around the time it peaked, "What Makes You Beautiful" passed "Glad You Came" to be come the best-selling song by a boy band in digital history.

** When 1D's "Live While We're Young" was released on iTunes, it went straight to the top of the charts, debuted on top of the Billboard Hot Digital Songs with 341,000, and hit #3 on the Hot 100, surpassing their highest peak ("What Makes You Beautiful" hit #4) while matching the peak of "Glad You Came." "Chasing The Sun," released a few weeks later, failed to go top 10 on iTunes, fell short of the top 40 on Digital Songs, and barely made it onto the Hot 100 that week.

* TheRival: OneDirection. Not only have they consistently out performed them in the charts (see above), both sides have taken [[StealthInsult jabs]] at each other in interviews and there has been the occasional insult war over {{Twitter}}, which, inevitably fuels the fans' {{flame war}}s. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TETm-e9zxpI Such]] a [[WeUsedToBeFriends shame]] too.

** The performance of One Direction's sophomore album "Take Me Home" only adds insult to injury to The Wanted's fading American stardom. It sold more than 500,000 copies in its first week, hit one million five weeks later, and was the fifth best selling album of the 2012 -- and it was released in ''November.'' The Wanted still don't have a number-one or platinum album in the US, while neither of One Direction's albums have failed to accomplish either. It's obvious America [[IncrediblyLamePun doesn't want The Wanted.]]

* TheRival: OneDirection. Not only have they consistently out performed them in the charts (see above), both sides have taken [[StealthInsult jabs]] at each other in interviews and there has been the occasional insult war over {{Twitter}}, which, inevitably fuels the {{FlameWar}}s. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TETm-e9zxpI Such]] a [[WeUsedToBeFriends shame]] too.

* FandomRivalry: OneDirection. Not only have they consistently out performed them in the charts (see above), both sides have taken [[StealthInsult jabs]] at each other in interviews and engaged in insult wars over {{Twitter}}. The arguments between fandoms can get pretty nasty after such incidents.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Many people say that the reason the band's famous in America is because Glee covered Glad You Came in Season 3. Some people haven't taken it well, although the band has said that they were overjoyed that Glee was covering their song.

* FandomRivalry: OneDirection. Not only have they consistently out performed them in the charts (see above), both sides have taken [[StealthInsult jabs]] at each other in interviews and engaged in insult wars over [[Twitter]]. The arguments between fandoms can get pretty nasty after such incidents.