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* SeasonalRot: Averted. They gradually changed the tone of each album to keep up with changing musical trends and the maturing of their fanbase. They were still an internationally top selling act when they decided that Westlife had run its course.
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* AmericansHateTingle: Much like Take That, they failed to have any real success in the American market.
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* AmericansHateTingle: Much like Take That, they failed to have any real Westlife was enormously popular in Europe and Asia and also had significant followings in Africa, Australia, and South America. North America was another story. They had some initial success in the US with their first single ‘Swear It Again’ just as the American market.music market began turning away from boybands. They tried doing some promotion but quickly realized that they weren’t moving enough units to make it worth the effort.
** A later attempt at promoting ‘World of Our Own’ had some success in the US until radio stations discovered who it was by.
---> '''Nicky''': We sent over a CD of World of Our Own with no name on it. They didn't know it was Westlife and every single radio station in the States – all came back and said that this is an absolutely huge hit. They said it was great for radio and people are gonna love it, especially as there's just a slight bit of rock guitar to it. But as soon as we revealed it was Westlife, the radio pluggers all went, 'Whoa, not Westlife – it's a boyband.' And we cannot break that down, no matter what song we come out with. The problem with America is that it's all radio and you've got to break into radio first. And currently radio doesn't want to play boy bands or pop music. If Bono wrote a song with us tomorrow and it was the biggest hit in the world, if Westlife's name is put to it, it won't be a hit in America because radio will not play us.
** A later attempt at promoting ‘World of Our Own’ had some success in the US until radio stations discovered who it was by.
---> '''Nicky''': We sent over a CD of World of Our Own with no name on it. They didn't know it was Westlife and every single radio station in the States – all came back and said that this is an absolutely huge hit. They said it was great for radio and people are gonna love it, especially as there's just a slight bit of rock guitar to it. But as soon as we revealed it was Westlife, the radio pluggers all went, 'Whoa, not Westlife – it's a boyband.' And we cannot break that down, no matter what song we come out with. The problem with America is that it's all radio and you've got to break into radio first. And currently radio doesn't want to play boy bands or pop music. If Bono wrote a song with us tomorrow and it was the biggest hit in the world, if Westlife's name is put to it, it won't be a hit in America because radio will not play us.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: "Beautiful White" was a demo track recorded by Shane but ultimately rejected for Westlife. The demo was leaked onto [=YouTube=] some time later and became immensely popular as a wedding song in Southeast Asia, prompting Shane to record a proper version and release it as a single.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: "Beautiful White" "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRuDQ6aYeD0 Beautiful in White]]" was a demo track recorded by Shane but ultimately rejected for Westlife. The demo was leaked onto [=YouTube=] some time later and became immensely popular as a wedding song in Southeast Asia, prompting Shane to record a proper version and release it as a single.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: "Beautiful White" was a demo track recorded by Shane but ultimately rejected for Westlife. The demo was leaked onto [=YouTube=] some time later and became immensely popular as a wedding song in Southeast Asia, prompting Shane to record a proper version and release it as a single.
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* SeasonalRot: Averted. They gradually changed the tone of each album to keep up with changing musical trends and the maturing of their fanbase. They were still an internationally top selling act when they decided that Westlife had run its course.
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* SeasonalRot: Averted. They gradually changed the tone of each album to keep up with changing musical trends and the maturing of their fanbase. They were still an internationally top selling act when they decided that Westlife had run its course.course.
* SignatureSong: "Flying Without Wings".
* SignatureSong: "Flying Without Wings".
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* AmericansHateTingle: Much like Take That, they failed to have any real success in the American market.
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* SeasonalRot: Averted. They were still an internationally top selling act when they decided that Westlife had run its course.
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* SeasonalRot: Averted. They gradually changed the tone of each album to keep up with changing musical trends and the maturing of their fanbase. They were still an internationally top selling act when they decided that Westlife had run its course.
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* CriticalDissonance: Critics did not like Westlife at all and it was inevitable that at least one article would question the band’s continued relevance whenever a new album was released. But critics could do little to dissuade the mass market, who bought millions of albums and sold out arenas and stadium to see the group.
* SeasonalRot: Averted. They were still an internationally top selling act when they decided that Westlife had run its course.
* SeasonalRot: Averted. They were still an internationally top selling act when they decided that Westlife had run its course.
