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Ailen Ant Farm at no.3
oappleby by Ollie Appleby September 23rd, 2001
Alien Ant Farm make it to number 3 in the official UK singles chart

The Single, 'Smooth Criminal', which reached number 8 when released by Michael Jackson, oooh, ages ago, has made it into the chart as the 2nd higest entry this week, the band's best UK chart position, ever.

The single wasn't intended for commercial release, but after American radio stations picked up on it, a video was made and the single put out: "...so it was against our wishes and after that it just spread like wild fire."

...All the way to number 3, easily beating Posh Spice's poor, poor effort, which was in some rubbish place like 6, I can't remember, is it really important?



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