Cheryl Cole Owns U.K. Singles & Albums Charts

The Girls Aloud singer and 'The X Factor' judge Cheryl Cole has been mocked for miming and savaged for her singing, but Cole has left critics stunned by achieving a prestigious double #1 on both the Irish and UK music charts success with her debut solo studio album "3 Words" which released on October 23, while "Fight For This Love" spends a third week at the singles summit, as the fastest selling single of the year thus far.
The 26-year-old British pop star became the nation's sweetheart after she joined 'The X Factor' last year and took a contingent of wide-eyed young girls under her wing, leading Alexandra Burke all the way to victory in the show's final. Cole is the 12th female artist in UK chart history to record that double achievement, according to the Official UK Charts Company, and the third this year, following Lily Allen and Lady Gaga.
"Fight for This Love" is first solo single, was written and produced by Wayne Wilkins, Steve Kipner and co-written by Andre Merritt, was released as the lead single off her album "3 Words" on October 19. The song received its worldwide radio première on September 7 on BBC Radio, and Cole performed the song for the first time on The X Factor' on October 18. The song is a midtempo pop-R&B track with subdued, synthy production and an infectious hook that gnaws into the consciousness". Popjustice praised the song, describing it as "one of those songs you can have on repeat for an hour and a half without getting bored. Like some of the best pop tunes "Fight For This Love" is a very simple affair without bells, whistles or kitchen sinks, but there's more going on than is initially obvious and the production's certainly a cut above."
The music video was directed by Ray Kay and was filmed in early September, and premièred on September 20. The video stars Cole dancing in front of various moving backgrounds in a number of outfits, most notably a soldier-themed outfit with a red military jacket. There is also a dance sequence in which Cole, wearing leopard-print bottoms and a number of dancers perform a routine. The main colors of the video are red, white and black. Kay commented on the filming that: "The recordings went very well, and Cheryl was fantastic to work with. I drove her very hard at the shoot, and it was very difficult on her part. My job was relaxing in comparison. We made the video in London, with a lot of focus on fashion and dance, with very tough choreography, before putting it all together in Los Angeles afterwords. I have a strong feeling that this will be a #1 for Cheryl in England!"