how many copies of "Fairytale" were sold?

[Fighting Bill Treacy]

I was just wondering - across all the releases, from 1987 to the re-entry this year, does anyone know how many copies of Fairytale of New York have been sold? it must be in the high thousands surely, given the introduction of Downloads? can anyone shed some light? cheers!

well it got back into the charts this year on downloads alone so i'd guess at least 50,000 copies were downloaded this year in this country

[THEPIGSOFDOCHERTY]

id love to know the royalty cheque figure for this every year . i saw a programme on tv and the writer of the disco hit SO MACHO sung by poptart SINITTA , recieves £40,000...every year .....and to think that SHANE CUNT NEVER STOOD THE CROWD A ROUND AT THE GLASGOW ACADEMY . MAKES ME WEEP ..............LOL

[dawsonn]

SHANE CUNT NEVER STOOD THE CROWD A ROUND AT THE GLASGOW ACADEMY

What does that mean? is that scottish?

[gwrwho]

I Know I've asked before but nobody seems able to divulge the info. I know it shouldn't matter how many copies it sold seen as its now officially recognised as the official best ever christmas song - and deservedly - but surely by now, after 3 re-releases and a re-entry into the chart on downloads, it must've sold nearly 1 million copies? it'd just be nice to know how close FoNY is to becoming one of the best selling singles of all time in thi country? anyone know roughly how many copies have been sold since its original release in 1987?

[DzM]

I suspect it's taken out of context of the overall post. My best attempt at a rough translation of the original post is:

He wants to know how much money Shane makes from 'Fiarytale.' Composers get a lot of royalties on popular songs. He saw a program where someone else made a lot of money on their song - around £40,000 per year. And Shane is a big jerk for not buying a round for everyone at the Glasgow gigs in light of the huge amount of filthy lucre he's now got.

[me]

Will the instrumental versions and the (download only) Katie Melua versions be making it onto the box set?? (Along with the demo)
I hope so!

[philipchevron]

Will the instrumental versions and the (download only) Katie Melua versions be making it onto the box set?? (Along with the demo)
I hope so!

"Fairytale" is represented on the Box Set by substantial extracts from all three of its demos.

[Simon Maguire]

Will the instrumental versions and the (download only) Katie Melua versions be making it onto the box set?? (Along with the demo)
I hope so!

"Fairytale" is represented on the Box Set by substantial extracts from all three of its demos.

Do you mean that one track on the box set will include parts of all three demos?

[philipchevron]

Will the instrumental versions and the (download only) Katie Melua versions be making it onto the box set?? (Along with the demo)
I hope so!

"Fairytale" is represented on the Box Set by substantial extracts from all three of its demos.

Do you mean that one track on the box set will include parts of all three demos?

Three tracks, three demos. No Beatlesque mucking around.

[treadhead1944]

Will the instrumental versions and the (download only) Katie Melua versions be making it onto the box set?? (Along with the demo)
I hope so!

"Fairytale" is represented on the Box Set by substantial extracts from all three of its demos.

Do you mean that one track on the box set will include parts of all three demos?

Three tracks, three demos. No Beatlesque mucking around.

Does that mean it has the original Phil Spector "Wall of Sound" production?

[philipchevron]

Will the instrumental versions and the (download only) Katie Melua versions be making it onto the box set?? (Along with the demo)
I hope so!

"Fairytale" is represented on the Box Set by substantial extracts from all three of its demos.

Do you mean that one track on the box set will include parts of all three demos?

Three tracks, three demos. No Beatlesque mucking around.

Does that mean it has the original Phil Spector "Wall of Sound" production?

We easily beat Spector in a shoot-out. After that, his producing us was out of the question.

[treadhead1944]

Will the instrumental versions and the (download only) Katie Melua versions be making it onto the box set?? (Along with the demo)
I hope so!

"Fairytale" is represented on the Box Set by substantial extracts from all three of its demos.

Do you mean that one track on the box set will include parts of all three demos?

Three tracks, three demos. No Beatlesque mucking around.

Does that mean it has the original Phil Spector "Wall of Sound" production?

We easily beat Spector in a shoot-out. After that, his producing us was out of the question.

Just don't go to his house after a night at the club is all I ask