Invincible (Five album)

Invincible is the second studio album released by English boy band Five. The album was released in the United Kingdom by RCA Records on 8 November 1999, and was later released in the United States on 16 May 2000. Four singles were released from Invincible, including the UK chart-toppers "Keep on Movin'" and "We Will Rock You". The album was executively produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard.

Invincible
Studio album by Five
Released	8 November 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Pop, hip hop, dance-pop, teen pop
Length	53:13
Label	RCA
Producer	Simon Cowell (exec.), Julian Gallagher, Steve Mac, Per Magnusson, Richard Norris, Jake Schulze, Richard "Biff" Stannard (also exec.), Stargate
Five chronology
5ive (1998) Invincible (1999) Kingsize (2001)
Singles from Invincible
"If Ya Gettin' Down" Released: 19 July 1999 "Keep on Movin'" Released: 25 October 1999 "Don't Wanna Let You Go" Released: 6 March 2000 "We Will Rock You" Released: 17 July 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, the lowest-charting original album by the band, although it went on to become their biggest seller in UK, being certified double platinum. Worldwide, the album sold totally 2.5 million copies.

Background

The original version of the album, released in November 1999, contains a total of fifteen tracks, including the hidden track, "Inspector Gadget". It also contains the original, album version of "We Will Rock You". A limited edition version of the standard album, containing an exclusive photo booklet, birthday calendar and free poster was also made available in certain countries in Europe.[2] For the album's release stateside in May 2000, the track listing was revised, removing "Mr. Z", "Sunshine" and "Battlestar", remixing "Don't Wanna Let You Go", and adding the track "Don't Fight It Baby", originally contributed by the band for the soundtrack to the film Loser.

The Japanese edition of the album retains the original track listing, but includes the B-side recording "Reminiscing" as a bonus track, and an enhanced section, containing two videos. A special edition of the album was later released in November 2000, featuring a bonus disc, containing five tracks recorded at the Manchester Evening News Arena during the band's Invincible Tour on 26 March 2000. Disc one was also altered, replacing the original version of "We Will Rock You" with the single mix, adding "Don't Fight It Baby"[3] and a remix of "Keep on Movin'" as bonus tracks, and including an enhanced section, containing four music videos.[4]

Chart performance

The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, the lowest-charting original album by the band, although it went on to become their biggest seller, being certified double-platinum.[5][6] The album also peaked at number 108 on the US Billboard 200.[7]

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"If Ya Gettin' Down"	Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Jason Brown, Sean Conlon, Richard Breen	Stannard, Gallagher	3:30
2.	"Keep on Movin'"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	Stannard, Gallagher, Steve Mac^[a]	3:17
3.	"Don't Wanna Let You Go"	Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon	Stannard, Gallagher, Stargate^[b]	3:23
4.	"We Will Rock You ft. Queen"	Brian May	Stannard, Gallagher, Richard Norris	2:56
5.	"Two Sides to Every Story"	Mikkel S. Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson	Stargate	3:27
6.	"You Make Me a Better Man"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	Stargate	4:18
7.	"Invincible"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon	Stannard, Gallagher	4:11
8.	"It's Alright"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Robinson, Neville	Stannard, Gallagher	4:17
9.	"Serious"	Jake Schulz, Per Magnusson, Brown, Breen, Andreas Carlsson	Schulz, Magnusson	3:23
10.	"How Do Ya Feel"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Robinson, Neville	Stannard, Gallagher	3:30
11.	"Everyday"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	Stannard, Gallagher	4:19
12.	"Mr. Z"	Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Breen, Brown, Conlon	Stannard, Gallagher, Norris	2:50
13.	"Sunshine"	Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon	Stannard, Gallagher	3:24
14.	"Battlestar"	Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Breen, Brown, Stu Phillips, Glen A. Larson	Stannard, Gallagher, Norris	4:07
15.	"Inspector Gadget" (hidden track)	Stannard, Gallagher, Norris, Steve Lewinson, Brown, Breen	Stannard, Gallagher	2:50
Total length:				53:13

Japanese edition bonus tracks[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Reminiscing"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Norris	3:36
17.	"If Ya Gettin' Down" (video)
18.	"Keep on Movin'" (video)

Deluxe edition[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If Ya Gettin' Down"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	3:00
2.	"Keep on Movin'"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Breen	3:17
3.	"Don't Wanna Let You Go"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	3:23
4.	"We Will Rock You" (Single Mix)	Brian May, Brown, Conlon, Breen	3:08
5.	"Two Sides to Every Story"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	3:27
6.	"You Make Me a Better Man"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	4:18
7.	"Invincible"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	4:11
8.	"It's Alright"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Robinson, Neville	4:17
9.	"Serious"	Brown, Breen, Carlsson, Schulz, Magnusson	3:23
10.	"How Do Ya Feel"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Robinson, Neville	3:30
11.	"Everyday"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	4:19
12.	"Mr. Z"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Norris	2:50
13.	"Sunshine"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	3:24
14.	"Battlestar"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Breen, Norris, Phillips, Larson	4:07
15.	"Don't Fight It Baby"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Ali Tennant	3:04
16.	"Keep on Movin'" (The Five-A-Side Mix)	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Breen	3:32
17.	"Inspector Gadget" (hidden track)	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Breen, Norris, Lewinson	2:50
Total length:			60:02

Deluxe edition bonus disc: "Five: Live at the MEN, June 2000"[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If Ya Gettin' Down"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	3:05
2.	"Keep on Movin'"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Breen	3:40
3.	"Don't Wanna Let You Go"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	2:49
4.	"Everybody Get Up"	Hooker, Crichlow, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Neville, Robinson	3:22
5.	"Got the Feelin'"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Neville, Robinson	3:31
6.	"Keep on Movin'" (live video)
7.	"We Will Rock You" (music video)
8.	"Don't Wanna Let You Go" (music video)
9.	"If Ya Gettin' Down" (music video)
Total length:			15:27

American edition[10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Fight It Baby" (Edit)	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Ali Tennant	3:04
2.	"If Ya Gettin' Down"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	3:00
3.	"Don't Wanna Let You Go" (Edit)	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	2:57
4.	"Two Sides to Every Story"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	3:27
5.	"Keep on Movin'"	Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Breen	3:17
6.	"We Will Rock You" (Original)	May, Brown, Conlon, Breen	2:56
7.	"You Make Me a Better Man"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, Robinson	4:18
8.	"It's Alright"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Robinson, Neville	4:17
9.	"Serious"	Brown, Breen, Carlsson, Schulz, Magnusson	3:23
10.	"Invincible"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	4:11
11.	"How Do Ya Feel"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen, Neville, Robinson	3:30
12.	"Everyday"	Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen	4:19
Total length:			53:13

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a remixer
• "If Ya Gettin' Down" includes a sample from "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life", performed by Indeep
• "Battlestar" includes a sample of "Battlestar Galactica", performed by John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra

Personnel

Five Jason "J" Brown – vocals; Rhodes piano on track 13 Sean Conlon – vocals; piano on track 7 Richard Abidin "Abs" Breen – vocals; drums and programming on track 2 Ritchie Neville – vocals Scott Robinson – vocals Additional musicians Mista Dexter – turntables on tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 14 Filo – backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11 and 13 John Themis – guitar on tracks 2, 7, 8 and 13 Steve Lewinson – bass on tracks 2, 7, 8 and 55 Steve McCutcheon – keyboards on track 2 Sharon Murphy – backing vocals on track 2 Brian May – guitar on track 4 Roger Taylor – drums on track 4 Andy Caine – backing vocals on track 4 Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – additional vocals on track 5 Mats Berntoft – guitar on track 9 Sead – turntables on track 9 Anders Von Hofsten – backing vocals on track 9 Andreas Carlsson – backing vocals on track 9 Snake Davis – flute on track 11 Maren Hernandez – additional vocals on track 15 Wayne Hector – backing vocals on track 15 Alistair Tennant – backing vocals on track 15 Jonathan Pearce – commentary on track 16

Production and additional personnel Simon Cowell – executive production Richard "Biff" Stannard – executive production; production on all tracks except 5, 6 and 9; mixing on track 10 Julian Gallagher – production on all tracks except 5, 6 and 9; mixing on track 10 Richard Norris – production on tracks 4, 12 and 14 Stargate – production on tracks 5 and 6; remix and additional production on track 3 Steve Mac – production, mixing and arrangements on track 15; additional production and additional mixing on tracks 2 and 16 Jake – production, recording, keyboards and programming on track 9 Per Magnusson – production, recording, keyboards and programming on track 9 Adrian Bushby – recording and mixing on all tracks except 5, 6, 9 and 10; mix engineering on track 10 Jake Davies – Pro Tools engineering on tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 and 55; mixing on tracks 2 and 16; additional arrangements on track 12 Matt Howe – mix engineering on tracks 2, 15 and 16 Chris Laws – engineering and programming on track 15; additional programming on track 16 Daniel Pursey – engineering assistance on track 2; mix engineering assistance on tracks 15 and 16 Justin Shirley-Smith – recording on track 4 Matt Sime – vocal recording on track 10 Alvin Sweeney – recording assistance on tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 14 and 55; mixing assistance on track 16 Conal Markey – recording on track 10; recording assistance on tracks 1, 2 and 11; mixing assistance on track 16 Dave Morgan – recording assistance on tracks 7, 12 and 14 Pat McGovern – recording assistance on tracks 1 and 11 Steve McKeown – string arrangements on track 7 Paul West – art direction, graphic design Paula Benson – art direction, graphic design Valerie Phillips – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 13 Canadian Albums (RPM) 49 Danish Albums (Tracklisten)[14] 20 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) 2 European Albums Chart[15] 10 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 18 German Albums (GfK Entertainment) 27 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 5 Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[17] 9 Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 5 Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 10 New Zealand Albums (RIANZ) 16 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 28 Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 9 Spanish Albums (Productores de Música de España) 45 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 12 Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade) 33 UK Albums (OCC) 4 US Billboard 200 108

Year-end charts Chart (1999)[21][22][23] Peak position Australian Albums Chart 41 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 48 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 91 Dutch Albums Chart 61 Italian Albums Chart 58 UK Albums (OCC)[24] 18 Chart (2000)[25][26] Peak position Australian Albums Chart 65 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 40 Dutch Albums Chart 73 UK Albums (OCC) 54

Certifications

[27]

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[28]	Gold	30,000^^
Australia (ARIA)[29]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[30]	Platinum	50,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[31]	Gold	100,000[31]
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	Gold	50,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[33]	N/A	13,150[34]
Hungary (MAHASZ)[35]	Gold	10,000^^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[36]	Gold	75,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[37]	Gold	50,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38]	Platinum	15,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[39]	Gold	40,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[40]	2× Platinum	642,243[41][42]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[43]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Invincible Tour

The Invincible Tour was a 2000 Concert Tour by as promotion to the album of the same name.

Background

Along with the band's native UK, the tour went to Europe, Australasia and—as a foursome—South America, after member Ritchie Neville contracted chickenpox and had to be flown back to England in order to recover.

Concert Synopsis

[44]

Setlist

This setlist was played at the Manchester EN Arena on 26 March 2000.[45]

1. Battlestar
2. Shake
3. Everybody Get Up
4. When the Lights Go Out
5. It's the Things You Do
6. Got the Feelin'
7. Until the Time Is Through
8. Slam Dunk (Da Funk)
9. If Ya Gettin' Down
10. Serious
11. Two Sides To Every Story
12. Don't Wanna Let You Go
13. Invincible
14. Keep On Movin'
15. We Will Rock You (Encore)

Tour Dates

[46]

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
26 February 2000	St. Petersburg	Russia	SKK Arena
27 February 2000	Moscow		Olympiysky Sports
10 March 2000	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
11 March 2000
12 March 2000
14 March 2000	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
15 March 2000
17 March 2000	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
18 March 2000
20 March 2000	Manchester	England	Manchester EN Arena
21 March 2000	Birmingham		Birmingham NEC
22 March 2000
24 March 2000	Wembley		Wembley Arena
25 March 2000
26 March 2000	Manchester		Manchester EN Arena
28 March 2000	Sheffield		Sheffield Arena
29 March 2000	Newcastle		Newcastle Arena
31 March 2000	Manchester		Manchester EN Arena
1 April 2000	Wembley		Wembley Arena
2 April 2000
4 April 2000	Cologne	Germany	E Werk
6 April 2000	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy
7 April 2000	Rotterdam
8 April 2000	Ghent	Belgium	Flanders Expo
9 April 2000	Berlin	Germany	Columblahalle
11 April 2000	Copenhagen	Denmark	K.B. Hallen
12 April 2000	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe
14 April 2000	Hamburg	Germany	Docks
16 April 2000	Munich		Zenith
17 April 2000	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
19 April 2000	Barcelona	Spain	Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
20 April 2000	Madrid		Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Australasia
24 April 2000	Perth	Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre
26 April 2000	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
28 April 2000	Sydney		Sydney Superdome
29 April 2000	Melbourne		Melbourne Park
30 April 2000
2 May 2000	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
3 May 2000	Newcastle		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
6 May 2000	Auckland	New Zealand	North Shore Events Centre
7 May 2000	Wellington		Queens Wharf
South America
11 May 2000	Santiago	Chile	Monumental Theatre
13 May 2000	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium
15 May 2000	Córdoba		Córdoba La Usina
18 May 2000	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Via Funchal

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