Amsterdam would like to say a big thank you to everyone who bought and downloaded Takin’ on the World, which entered the main chart at number 90 and the indie chart at number 12 on Sunday.

Said Ian: “Thanks to everyone who bought our latest single, I’m glad the b-sides seemed to be appreciated by everyone, and thanks to everyone for their genuine concern that this wasn’t the single that ‘broke’ the band.

“It’s a bizarre irony but it’s true, our single that didn’t crack the top 75 was more succesful for us than the one that got into the top 40.

“The doors it’s opened and the influential friends it has made us will be invaluable in the next stage. So yeah we haven’t had the big hit we all hoped for but it started to shift albums for us and raised our profile a hell of a lot. This single has actually added to the momentum not taken anything away, so let’s not anyone be downhearted…the truth is it’s been a fucking amazing year for Amsterdam.”

Meanwhile, at an acoustic gig in London last night, The Wonder Stuff’s Miles Hunt played a special version of Does This Train Stop on Merseyside?, which was christened Does This Train Stop in Birmingham? and re-written to describe the midlands city.

The song referenced several Birmingham landmarks, bits of folklore and the pub bombings of 1974. Miles promised that the Stuffies would record it as a b-side for one of the singles they will release next year.

Also, check out what Elvis Costello says he’s been listening to in this month’s Mojo magazine…

The third Amsterdam single is now out in the shops in two special formats and also available for download.

The CD and specially autographed single can be bought from any HMV or Virgin shop as well as all other good record shops.

The single and fantastic ‘way-too-good-to-be-b-sides’ b-sides are now available for download from Woolworths and Karma Download. Also the boys have made it onto iTunes.

Amsterdamsters should be encouraging friends, work colleagues and family members to download the great new single!

You will be able to download the new single from this Monday morning onwards from the following download services: iTunes, Napster, HMV, Virgin, Karma Download, Woolworths and Tesco.

Obviously it’s very important these days to download the track because each one counts towards the charts.

So if all the Amsterdamsters can get all of their family, friends, work colleagues and everyone in their address books ready to download this brilliant new single it will boost the boys’ chart position a hell of a lot.

Already we’ve had a very worthwhile campaign with this single and made lots of new and important friends, even BBC Radio Scotland have been playing the single in the daytime which we are told is unheard of!

Also if anybody fancies a short break away the boys are playing two shows on the beautiful Isle of man. The first will be in Douglas the capital on Thursday 8 December followed by a show in Peel the night after. Ticket details coming soon.

The boys finished the their fourth tour of the year with another well-received show in Sheffield last night. Again, brand-new song You Can’t Trust the People was a highlight.

Amsterdam would like to thank everyone who came out to support the band on the road, a great time was had by all. Read Ian’s gig diaries in the forum.

If you haven’t ordered the new single make sure you do so in the two fabulous formats, from HMV and Townsend. Townsend are offering a multi-buy deal where both formats can be purchased for a bargain £3.99.

You can hear snippets of the new songs available on the Takin’ on the World page.

The boys will round-off the year with a few dates to celebrate their most successful one yet.

Firstly, the band will be very special guests of Merseyside hero Ian McNabb at the Carling Academy main room in Liverpool on Saturday 10 December. Tickets are already available from TicketWeb.

Then Amsterdam will have their annual Christmas party, but this year it’s going to be at the band’s spiritual home, the famous Borderline club in central London.

This show will be for fans and band alike to celebrate the boys’ success this year and will take place on Thursday 15 December. Tickets are already available from SeeTickets.

Then the boys will pay their last show of the year at in Sheffield at Corporation supporting punk rock legends The Stranglers. This gig takes place on Saturday 17 December and tickets are available now from SeeTickets.

One or two other dates may be added around this time so keep an eye out!

Meanwhile this last gig of the current Takin’ on the World tour takes place this Sunday at The Room (formerly the Fez Club) in Sheffield. The band are onstage at 9.30pm and tickets are on sale now from Aloud.com.

Forthcoming single has also been playlisted for the second week running on BBC Radio 2.