ɪt ðˈɛɹfoːɹ bɪkˌeɪm æt ðæt tˈaɪm ðə fˈoːɹθ fˈæstɪst sˈɛlɪŋ jˌuːkˈeɪ sˈɪŋɡəl ʌv ˈɔːl tˈaɪm, bˈiːʔn̩ baɪ ˈɛltən dʒˈɑːnz "kˈændəl ɪnðə wˈɪnd", wɪl jˈʌŋz "ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ɪz pˈɑːsᵻbəl slˈæʃ ˈɛvɚɡɹˌiːn", ænd ɡˈæɹəθ ɡˈeɪts "ʌntʃˈeɪnd mˈɛlədi" wˌɪtʃ sˈoʊld sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ, fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ænd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ kˈɑːpɪz ɪn ðɛɹ fˈɜːst dˈeɪz ʌv sˈeɪl ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
It therefore became (at that time) the fourth fastest selling UK single of all time, beaten by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind", Will Young's "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen", and Gareth Gates' "Unchained Melody" which sold 685,000, 403,000 and 335,000 copies in their first days of sale respectively).