Imbruglia's first international single, "Torn" (1997) (originally recorded by Lis Sørensen as "Brændt"), was a cover of an Ednaswap song. It reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1997, #1 on airplay around the world and #1 on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks. It sold more than one million copies in the United Kingdom alone. It was released as a radio single in the US, but not on CD. The single was on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart for 14 weeks. At the time, singles not released commercially could not be on the overall Hot 100 chart (combined sales and airplay). By the time the policy changed in late 1998, "Torn" was heading down the charts, so its peak on the Hot 100 ended at #42. The single also topped the Top 40 Mainstream/CHR Pop and Adult Top 40 charts.
In October 1997, it broke the airplay record in the UK (more than 2000 plays) for six weeks. It was #1 for 14 weeks in the UK radio chart, equalled only by Simply Red's "Fairground". It was the #1 radio single in the US from March to July 1998, knocked to #2 by The Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris". Rick Dees, in his Top 40 Chart show, named "Torn" as the 'number one radio single of 1990s' in the 2000 Millennium Countdown show broadcast from KIIS-FM on New Year's Eve.
Imbruglia's debut album 'Left of the Middle' was released on 8 December 1997. It sold 350,000 in the UK three weeks after release and was certified platinum. It has sold 6 million copies and is the highest selling debut album by a pop/rock/alternative female artist, more than Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple and Meredith Brooks combined in its first week according to Billboard. The second single in the UK after "Torn" was "Big Mistake", which debuted at #2. "Wishing I Was There" was less successful, #19. However, ''Wishing I Was There" on UK radio peaked at #2 in summer 1998, and in the US peaked at #14 on the Top 40 Show. The final single from 'Left of the Middle' was "Smoke", the reception more divided. It was a hit in the UK and made the top 5, while in Australia it missed the top 40. Eventually, the album became a million-seller after charting well in many countries and entering the Top 10 in the US and UK. In 1999, she recorded a cover of ''Never Tear Us Apart'' by INXS with Tom Jones which appeared on his album 'Reload'.
'Left of the Middle' was certified platinum by RIAA within four weeks of release (3 April 1998) and was 2X platinum in November 1998. By 2011, 'Torn'' was the most played song on Australian radio since 1990, played 300,500 times since 1998, an average of 75 a day, based on data compiled by the Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA).
Imbruglia's next album, 'White Lilies Island', in 2001, was named after where she lived beside the River Thames at Windsor. Imbruglia co-wrote every track over three year . The album's first single, "That Day", was stylistically different from her singles but it did not reach the UK Top 10. In the US, "Wrong Impression" was the first single and charted in the Hot 100 Singles and adult contemporary charts. In the UK it did slightly better than ''That Day''. "Beauty on the Fire", the final single, barely entered charts worldwide, and did not make the top 50 in Australia. The album, briefly notorious in the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal, sold 1 million but did not repeat the success of 'Left of the Middle'.
Imbruglia's third album was in November 2003. The record label refused to release it due to it being too rock and not radio-friendly. She was given songs to record with Swedish pop producers, Bloodshy & Avant, but refused. She and the record label separated at the beginning of 2004. Four months later she signed with Brightside Recordings, formed by a former Innocent Records executive, Hugh Goldsmith.
In April 2005, Imbruglia's third album 'Counting Down the Days' had "Shiver" as its first single. "Shiver" became her longest running single in the UK since "Torn." It topped UK airplay charts for several weeks, reaching #8 in the UK. It became the most played song of 2005. 'Counting Down The Days' became her first album to reach the top spot on the album charts.
"Sanctuary" was the second single from the album and singles sent to radio stations. The decision was later changed to the title track "Counting Down the Days", with stations asked to play the album version, because the radio mix was not finished. The single on 25 July did not have as much success in the singles chart as "Shiver," although it reignited interest in its album and received airplay in the UK. Due to the single, the album re-entered the top 40 in the UK charts. Imbruglia made a small European tour (her first since 'Left of the Middle') in late October and November. Though the album never entered UK Top 40 again, several concerts, especially in London, sold out. The album was the 100th best-selling album in 2005, selling 204,877 copies in the UK .
Imbruglia started on her fourth album in late 2005. In mid-2007 plans changed and her record company released a compilation of Imbruglia's 10 years in music. The only single from the album – "Glorious" premiered in BBC Radio 1 on the Chris Moyles Show. 'The Singles Collection' debuted #5 in the UK, including the single "Glorious" as well as a DVD of Imbruglia's videos. The album sold 600,000 copies.
Imbruglia parted with her label and ended her association with Brightside Recordings. She obtained the rights to songs recorded for the album and planned to record on her own label, Malabar Records. Songs on her first record were co-written with Ben Hillier, Dave McCracken, Daniel Johns, Gary Clark, Jamie Hartman, Paul Harris and Shep Solomon. Some tracks were produced by Hillier and mixed by Danton Supple, who collaborated on 'White Lilies Island'.
'Come to Life' was released on 2 October 2009 in Australia, and in Europe on 12 October 2009. The UK release was planned for 3 May 2010, with a single "Scars". The video for "Scars" was filmed on 26 February 2010. "Scars" was sent to radio in the UK on 22 March 2010 but the single was cancelled. Her album was also cancelled in the UK. After 'Come to Life' Imbruglia moved to Los Angeles and hired acting coach Ivana Chubbuck. She appeared in three movies. In April 2014 she made her stage debut in an adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn’s Things We Do For Love at the Theatre Royal, Bath.
On 3 December 2014, Imbruglia signed with Sony Masterworks and planned to make her first album in five years, covering famous songs by a range of male artists. The first single is a cover of "Instant Crush", originally by Daft Punk featuring Julian Casablancas. 'Male' was released on 31 July 2015, her fifth studio album. April–May 2017 she travelled Europe from East to West on the Acoustic Tour in support of the album. In 2018 she continued with a tour around the UK. In an Instagram post in November 2018, Imbruglia stated that new music was due in 2019. In February 2019 it was announced that Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes was in the studio with Imbruglia working on new music, along with Strokes producer Gus Oberg. Imbruglia signed to BMG in July 2019, her original record label from 1997 to 2007, with plans to release an album of new material sometime in 2020. This was subsequently pushed back to 2021.
On 18 June 2021, Imbruglia released "Build It Better", the first single from her sixth studio album 'Firebird', which was released on 24 September 2021. The official video for "Build It Better" was directed by Amy Becker-Burnett, with choreography by Gregory Haney and Alex Sarmiento. "Build It Better" did not enter the Official UK Top 100 Chart but peaked at #67 on the Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 and at #66 on the Official Singles Download Chart Top 100.
In 2022, Imbruglia won the third series of the British version of The Masked Singer as "Panda". Imbruglia released her version of "Story of My Life" (a song she performed on the show) on 12 February 2022. It debuted on the UK Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 at #49. The 'Firebird' album re-entered the UK Official Album Downloads chart at #32. On 28 July 2022, Imbruglia made a cameo appearance as Beth in the final-ever Neighbours episode. Her appearance was filmed alongside Holly Valance's character, Felicity Scully.In October 2022, she appeared as a guest interviewee on Fran Kelly's TV show Frankly.
SINGLES
Torn
| 14 DEC '97 | #2 |
Big Mistake
| 23 MAR '98 | #6 |
Wishing I Was There
| 20 JUL '98 | #24 |
Smoke
| 25 OCT '98 | #42 |
That Day
| 5 NOV '01 | #10 |
Wrong Impression
| 18 FEB '02 | #33 |
Beauty on the Fire
| 9 SEP '02 | #78 |
Shiver
| 28 MAR '05 | #19 |
Counting Down the Days
| 29 AUG '05 | #52 |
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Imbruglia
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Imbruglia
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
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