Last Friday, north London’s Wolf Alice released their second album ‘Visions of a Life‘, the brilliant follow-up to their 2015 UK Number Two album ‘My Love Is Cool’. They looked like a dead cert for UK Number One this time round, but the Canadian country-pop icon Shania Twain also put out an album last week – it’s called ‘Now’ – and over the past three days Shania has overtaken Wolf Al’s lead.
A couple of days ago, asking for help with the race, Wolf Al drummer Joel Amey put out a funny plea on Facebook detailing how he’d been forced to line-dance to Shania Twain’s music in year 4, and asking people to help him escape the shadow of Shania by getting ‘Visions…’ to Number One.
Then Wolf Alice’s Twitter account shared the story, and all hell broke loose among the Shania stans.
https://twitter.com/wolfalicemusic/status/915224113878269952
Some didn’t seem to get Joel’s post was a light-hearted joke:
https://twitter.com/karenwaingart/status/915592486424281088
https://twitter.com/shanialove11/status/915581338517831680
Some told straight-up lies – Wolf Al have charted in the USA, Austria and the Netherlands among others.
https://twitter.com/thenudeclassic/status/915260793830232064
One brutal fan said they were worse than ‘Barbie Girl’ hitmakers Aqua:
Shania >>>> Aqua >>>>> Wolf Alice
— Anderson Gustavo (@AndersonGustt) October 4, 2017
This one used the problematic word ‘cockblock’:
This is so pathetic…Shania is a legend and she's about to cockblock you from the #1 spot. Haters never win!
— Gruntilda News & Updates (@Stan_Seulgi) October 4, 2017
Some mocked:
https://twitter.com/AUTwainfan/status/915566640246382593
Some took pride in their ignorance:
Never heard of Wolf Alice! Shania is the Queen and her fans will make sure she gets the # 1 spot!! GO SHANIA!!!
— kellyh (@kellyhopper372) October 3, 2017
This bold one told Wolf Al to buy Shania’s album:
https://twitter.com/karenwaingart/status/915254899973218305
And this one seemed to be celebrating Mean Girls Day:
who do you even think you are
— Victoria ☾ (@whtawaytowannab) October 3, 2017
Looks like Joel regrets his story now.
Oh god this line dancing story has got way out of hand
— joel dilla (@joeldilla) October 4, 2017
If you want to help Wolf Alice get their first UK Number One – and why the hell wouldn’t you? – you can buy their new album here.