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Invincible (Five album)

Invincible
Studio album by
Five
Released8 November 1999
Recorded1998–1999
Genre
Length53:13
LabelRCA
Producer
Five chronology
5ive
(1998) 		Invincible
(1999) 		Kingsize
(2001)
Singles from Invincible
  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"
    Released: 19 July 1999
  2. "Keep on Movin'"
    Released: 25 October 1999
  3. "Don't Wanna Let You Go"
    Released: 6 March 2000
  4. "We Will Rock You"
    Released: 17 July 2000
  5. "Two Sides to Every Story"
    Released: October 2000 (radio single, only Latin America)

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. The album was executively produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard.

Four singles were released from Invincible, including the UK chart-toppers "Keep on Movin'" and "We Will Rock You". During their performance at Rock in Rio 2001, group member Scott Robinson stated that the title track "Invincible" was intended to be released as a single, but they decided against it as they were working on their third album.

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.

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.[1]

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"[2] and a remix of "Keep on Movin'" as bonus tracks, and including an enhanced section, containing four music videos.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
BBC NewsUnfavorable[5]

Peter Fawthrop, from AllMusic, stated that the album is "dizzying, fun, danceable, and all-around glowing."[4] He noted that the group projects a youthful energy, drawing in listeners with their cocky humor and ambition, but also pointed out the "sophomoric lyrics" and sexual themes, which may not resonate with their teenage audience.[4] Fawthrop highlighted the standout tracks "You Make Me a Better Man" and "Mr. Z," praising the latter for its witty and humorous approach.[4] Despite some weaker tracks, he concluded that the album shows the group has potential.[4]

Chris Charles, from BBC News, stated that Invincible by Five starts strong with the infectious track "If Ya Gettin' Down," but quickly falls into typical boy band territory.[5] He criticized songs like "Don't Wanna Let You Go" for trying to sound tough but failing, while the album is largely filled with "sugary nonsense" ballads.[5] Although tracks like "Mr Z" show potential with commendable rapping, Charles argues that Five often revert to clichés, and if they want to be taken seriously, they need to move away from these cheesy lyrics.[5]

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.[6][7] The album also peaked at number 108 on the US Billboard 200.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Julian Gallagher and Richard Stannard except where noted.

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If Ya Gettin' Down" (lead vocals: Brown, Breen)
 3:00
2."Keep on Movin'" (lead vocals: Conlon, Brown, Breen)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
3:17
3."Don't Wanna Let You Go" (lead vocals: Robinson, Brown, Neville)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
3:23
4."We Will Rock You" (lead vocals: Brown, Neville, Breen)
  • Gallagher
  • Richard Norris
  • Stannard
2:56
5."Two Sides to Every Story" (lead vocals: Robinson, Neville)
Stargate3:27
6."You Make Me a Better Man" (lead vocals: Robinson, Neville)
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Rustan
Stargate4:18
7."Invincible" (lead vocals: Robinson, Neville)
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 4:11
8."It's Alright" (lead vocals: Neville, Robinson, Brown)
  • Brown
  • Gallagher
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Stannard
 4:17
9."Serious" (lead vocals: Brown, Breen, Robinson)
  • Magnusson
  • Schulz
3:23
10."How Do Ya Feel" (lead vocals: Brown, Breen, Neville)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Stannard
 3:30
11."Everyday" (lead vocals: Neville, Brown, Robinson, Breen)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 4:19
12."Mr. Z" (lead vocals: Breen, Brown)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Norris
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Norris
  • Stannard
2:50
13."Sunshine" (lead vocals: Breen, Conlon, Brown)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 3:24
14."Battlestar" (lead vocals: Breen, Brown)
  • Gallagher
  • Norris
  • Stannard
4:07
15."Inspector Gadget" (hidden track) (lead vocals: Breen, Brown, Conlon)
 2:50
Total length:53:13
Japanese edition bonus tracks[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Reminiscing" (lead vocals: Breen, Conlon, Brown)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Norris
  • Stannard
3:36
17."If Ya Gettin' Down" (video)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
3:15
18."Keep on Movin'" (video)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
3:11
Deluxe edition[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If Ya Gettin' Down"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 3:00
2."Keep on Movin'"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Mac[a]
3:17
3."Don't Wanna Let You Go"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Stargate[b]
3:23
4."We Will Rock You" (single mix)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • May
  • Gallagher
  • Norris
  • Stannard
3:08
5."Two Sides to Every Story"
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Rustan
Stargate3:27
6."You Make Me a Better Man"
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Rustan
Stargate4:18
7."Invincible"
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 4:11
8."It's Alright"
  • Brown
  • Gallagher
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Stannard
 4:17
9."Serious"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Carlsson
  • Magnusson
  • Schulz
  • Magnusson
  • Schulz
3:23
10."How Do Ya Feel"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Stannard
 3:30
11."Everyday"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 4:19
12."Mr. Z"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Norris
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Norris
  • Stannard
2:50
13."Sunshine"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 3:24
14."Battlestar"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Gallagher
  • Larson
  • Norris
  • Phillips
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Norris
  • Stannard
4:07
15."Don't Fight It Baby" (lead vocals: Robinson, Neville, Brown)
Mac3:04
16."Keep on Movin'" (the Five-A-Side mix)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Mac[a]
3:32
17."Inspector Gadget" (hidden track)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Gallagher
  • Levy
  • Lewinson
  • Norris
  • Saban
  • Stannard
 2:50
Total length:60:02
Deluxe edition bonus disc: "Five: Live at the MEN, June 2000"[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If Ya Gettin' Down"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
3:05
2."Keep on Movin'"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
Stannard, Gallagher, Conlon, Breen		3:40
3."Don't Wanna Let You Go"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
2:49
4."Everybody Get Up"
3:22
5."Got the Feelin'"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
3:31
6."Keep on Movin'" (live video)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 
7."We Will Rock You" (music video)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • May
 
8."Don't Wanna Let You Go" (music video)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 
9."If Ya Gettin' Down" (music video)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 
Total length:15:27
American edition[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Fight It Baby"
  • Mac
  • Hector
  • Tennant
Mac3:04
2."If Ya Gettin' Down"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 3:00
3."Don't Wanna Let You Go" (single edit)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Stargate[b]
2:57
4."Two Sides to Every Story"
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Rustan
Stargate3:27
5."Keep on Movin'"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Mac[a]
3:17
6."We Will Rock You" (original album version)
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • May
  • Gallagher
  • Norris
  • Stannard
2:56
7."You Make Me a Better Man"
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Rustan
Stargate4:18
8."It's Alright"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 4:17
9."Serious"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Carlsson
  • Magnusson
  • Schulz
  • Magnusson
  • Schulz
3:23
10."Invincible"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 4:11
11."How Do Ya Feel"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Neville
  • Robinson
  • Stannard
 3:30
12."Everyday"
  • Breen
  • Brown
  • Conlon
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
 4:19
Total length:53:13

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[44] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[45] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Belgium (BEA)[46] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[47] Gold 100,000[47]
Canada (Music Canada)[48] Gold 50,000^
Finland — 13,150[50]
Hungary (MAHASZ)[51] Gold  
Mexico (AMPROFON)[52] Gold 75,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[53] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] Platinum 15,000^
Sweden (GLF)[55] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[58] 2× Platinum 642,243[56][57]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[59] 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 Five in promotion of the album.

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

[60]

Set list

This set list was played at the Manchester EN Arena on 26 March 2000.[61]

  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

[62]

Date City Country Venue
Europe
26 February 2000 Saint 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 São Paulo Brazil Via Funchal

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