Chart Success
The first single off Patience released in 2004, "Amazing", went to #1 in Italy and Spain. The song reached #4 in the UK and #6 in Australia and made 22 different charts.
Patience went on sale in most of the world in late March and debuted at #1 in the UK and #2 in Australia and has sold well in Europe. The album went on sale in the US on 18 May 2004, however it did not contain "Patience Pt. 2" or Michael's scathing anti-Tony Blair song "Shoot the Dog". It debuted in the US at a rather disappointing #29 but after many TV specials such as on The Oprah Winfrey Show the following week it reached its chart peak of #12.
The fourth single, "Flawless (Go to the City)", performed well in the charts reaching top ten on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #8. It became a huge dance hit, especially in the US reaching #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs.
In November 2004, Sony released a fifth single from Patience: "Round Here". Featuring the album version as the lead track and the album version of "Patience" as the B-side, the only real lure for fans was the video for "Round Here". The single stalled in the UK charts at #32.
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