Chart Performance
The song was originally released on 17 May 2002 and did not chart at the time.
In 2003, it reached #32 on the British Singles Chart on the chart of 1 November 2003, slipping back to #57 the following week for a total run of just 2 weeks in the charts.
On its re-release in 2004, the song had a limited success entering the British Singles Chart at #19 on 17 July 2004 and then slipping back in the charts. It had a total run of 7 weeks in the charts that year. It also peaked at #21 in the Irish Singles Chart.
The song was rereleased in 2011 reaching #13 on 22 September 2011 (week 38) in Irish Singles Chart. Due to an impressive and popular X Factor audition from John Adams, singing an acoustic cover in the first round of 2011 auditions, Cannonball reentered the British Singles Chart on 24 September 2011 at #39, and rising to #9 in the week of 1 October 2011 before slipping back in the charts.
As of December 2011, the song has sold 191,696 copies in the UK.
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