James Blunt's multimillion-selling ballad You're Beautiful has been voted the most irritating song of all time in Britain. Despite reaching number one in 11 countries and making the singer a star around the world, the track polled more votes than "Axel F" by Crazy Frog. Other tracks in the top 10 included "Mmm Bop" by Hanson, "Mr. Blobby" by Mr. Blobby, and "The Birdie Song" by the Tweets. Reported by London's The Sun newspaper, John Sewell of market researcher company www.onepoll.com said the result was a surprise. He added: James Blunt isn’t the obvious choice, but any song that is at number one for so long does start to get annoying." You're Beautiful was number one for five weeks in the U.K. in 2005.
The List as Voted For
The full top 10 for OnePoll's Most Irritating Song of All Time is as follows: (onepoll.com poll available at http://www.onepoll.com/press/)
*1. You’re Beautiful - James Blunt *2. Axel F - Crazy Frog *3. MMMBop - Hanson *4. Mr. Blobby - Mr. Blobby *5. Birdie Song - The Tweets *6. Shout - Lulu *7. Agadoo - Black Lace *8. Grace Kelly - Mika *9. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion *10. Macarena - Los Del Rio