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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 9, 2013 9:52:44 GMT -5
MONDAY 12/9 UPDATE:
CHR/Pop: 33 32 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 1812 1548 264 11.803
+ 89 Spins + 79 Bullet + 0.77 Audience
US iTunes: 196. Thinking About You (feat. Ayah Marar) [from the album 18 Months]
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Post by allow that on Dec 9, 2013 18:37:31 GMT -5
This is borderline overplayed in NYC. Come on rest of country, catch up!
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Post by Aaron on Dec 9, 2013 18:53:14 GMT -5
Why is this doing so poorly on iTunes? Did INYL perform the same way digitally?
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Post by Lozzy on Dec 9, 2013 19:19:15 GMT -5
Why is this doing so poorly on iTunes? Did INYL perform the same way digitally? juanito probably has total sales and better answers, but if you look here (or here if you prefer), none of his singles have really sold impressively in proportion to their airplay (and that tends to remain true for many other dance artists to score CHR hits: SHM, Zedd, Lana/Cedric and most amusingly Krewella had quite low sales I believe, but then Avicii, Guetta and Icona Pop's big hits seem to have done well for themselves so I don't think it's an exclusive trend - although in my opinion Avicii and Icona Pop's respective singles in question have a level of uniqueness and Guetta has well-known vocalists, so that could be setting them apart?). So I think this is pretty in line with the others, and I imagine Calvin's album has half-decent sales too which could be holding it back in a way that his pre-album singles weren't.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 9, 2013 22:36:10 GMT -5
juanito probably has total sales and better answers Actually, I don't have. I know, I'm flop stan :'( Anyway, you have given Aaron a really great answer! Props to you. Aaron: It's correct what Slizzard/Lozzy replied to you and I think it's not necessary to add something else, besides that the EDM scene usually don't sell a lot (with the exceptions that he told you) and streaming is usually their strength. Regarding Calvin Harris sales, none of his US singles as a lead artist have reached the top 10 on iTunes. "Feel So Close" and "Sweet Nothing" were close (at #11), while "Let's Go" and "I Need Your Love" didn't reach the Top 20. However, all of them have crossed the million mark, according to the info below: As a consequence: • "We Found Love" (feat. Calvin Harris): 5+ million mark • "Feel So Close": 2+ million mark • "Let's Go", "Sweet Nothing" and "I Need Your Love": 1+ million mark Personally, "Thinking About You" could go either way at this point, which really pisses me off because it's one of the highlights from 18 Months. US radio is picking it up, which it's really great and I'm assuming it is helping with streaming, but the sales aren't (as his previous singles were) and it hasn't reached the Top 100 on the US iTunes, despite it has climbed to the Top 200. Also, the video is not very friendly as "I Need Your Love" (for example) was, which it's a disadvantage as well. The good thing, though, is that it's not flagged anymore as it was used to.
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Post by Lozzy on Dec 9, 2013 23:00:49 GMT -5
Those sales are lower than I expected (thought 2 million for "Sweet Nothing" and maybe "I Need Your Love"), but that's good for "Feel So Close"!
With "Thinking About You", I personally feel surprised every time I see that it's still climbing on CHR because for me it's (a) old and (b) feels a bit like Rihanna's "Rehab", in that it was a late single from a project that pumped out heaps of singles for years, but the single itself didn't make a lot of impact. It's a great song for sure and I don't want "Under Control" to become a US hit so I'd be happy for this to continue on, but I don't expect it'll have much life left once 2014 comes around against newer songs with active promotion and sales. I wonder if his next single (whether "Under Control" or a future release) will take off faster - hopefully. These slow climbs considering the amount of hits behind him are really infuriating.
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Post by allow that on Dec 9, 2013 23:09:04 GMT -5
I wouldn't read into this song's slow chart performance too much. It's been around forever, features a total unknown, and has a sound that's arguably more UK-ish than his other singles. The fact that it's nearly top 30 with a still increasing bullet is a testament in itself to just how established he is in the US now. I was expecting much less honestly. Major superstars suffer far worse cases of fifth single syndrome than Calvin is now.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 17, 2013 12:22:21 GMT -5
RE "Under Control":
I have to say that I agree with Slizzard. Despite I like "Under Control", I hope it will not be released in the US, unless Alesso pushes for it. I mean, it was said that it will be included on his debut album and I think it will be as a bonus track in Calvin Harris's next album. The main reason is, independently if "Thinking About You" goes ahead the freeze or not, that if "Under Control" is released as the next US single, it will take off too much as well and I assume that there will be a new Calvin Harris single next year, so I don't want it to be like 18 Months with the single releases.
TUESDAY 12/17 UPDATE:
CHR/Pop: 32 31 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 2020 1840 180 12.751
+ 30 Spins + 2 Bullet + 0.034 Audience
Rhythmic: 64 48 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 368 215 153 2.376
+ 16 Spins - 2 Bullet = Audience
US iTunes: 220. Thinking About You (feat. Ayah Marar) [from the album 18 Months]
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Post by Au$tin on Dec 18, 2013 13:05:36 GMT -5
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 25, 2013 17:53:12 GMT -5
WEDNESDAY 12/25 UPDATE:
CHR/Pop: 32 32 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 2164 2046 118 14.045
- 15 Spins - 41 Bullet - 0.316 Audience
Rhythmic: 48 47 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 461 391 70 2.317
+ 5 Spins - 18 Bullet - 0.016 Audience
US iTunes: 574. Thinking About You (feat. Ayah Marar) [from the album 18 Months]
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jan 11, 2014 10:53:52 GMT -5
SATURDAY 1/11 UPDATE:
CHR/Pop: 32 28 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 2415 2101 314 15.171
+ 66 Spins + 57 Bullet + 0.413 Audience
Rhythmic: 45 42 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 557 516 41 2.287
+ 15 Spins + 2 Bullet + 0.046 Audience
US iTunes: 192. Thinking About You (feat. Ayah Marar) [from the album 18 Months]
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jan 12, 2014 21:33:23 GMT -5
SUNDAY PUBLISHED 1/12 UPDATE:CHR/Pop:30 25 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 2505 2095 410 15.814 Rhythmic:44 41 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 576 512 64 2.384 Yay!
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Post by Haley on Jan 12, 2014 21:34:49 GMT -5
I've probably said this already, but this honestly never gets old. Production, lyrics, this girls voice... Perfection.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Jan 12, 2014 21:37:51 GMT -5
This is catchier than "Sweet Nothing" and "Let's Go", and deserves to be as huge as the other '18 Months' singles.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Jan 16, 2014 12:07:04 GMT -5
I'd love for this to smash so that Ayah Marar can break through with her solo career.
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Post by M1tchD on Jan 16, 2014 14:31:20 GMT -5
This song just keeps getting better every time I hear it.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jan 19, 2014 21:30:47 GMT -5
SUNDAY PUBLISHED 1/19 UPDATE:
CHR/Pop: 25 23 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 2837 2505 332 18.338
Rhythmic: 41 36 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 708 576 132 3.663
Officially Top 40 on Rhythmic! :)
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Post by shadster on Jan 19, 2014 22:09:56 GMT -5
I'm startin to dig this song! Now thats popularity is fading, falling off Rick Dees and struggling to climb on AT40.
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Post by smiley22 on Jan 20, 2014 9:40:53 GMT -5
Flop
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Post by ILLUSION on Jan 20, 2014 9:44:20 GMT -5
I'm surprised this is almost Top 20. This project is old as hell. He needs to move on after this!
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Post by pnobelysk on Jan 22, 2014 20:29:31 GMT -5
debuts at 93 on the hot 100 this week
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Post by lyhom on Jan 22, 2014 20:49:20 GMT -5
debuts at 93 on the hot 100 this week Just out of curiosity, how do you already know this?
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Post by Rocky on Jan 22, 2014 20:51:10 GMT -5
debuts at 93 on the hot 100 this week Just out of curiosity, how do you already know this? From here.
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Post by pnobelysk on Jan 30, 2014 11:08:11 GMT -5
New peak of 87 on the hot 100 this week
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 9, 2014 21:28:29 GMT -5
SUNDAY PUBLISHED 2/9 UPDATE:CHR/Pop:24 23 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 3445 3261 184 22.01 Rhythmic:30 28 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 1029 971 58 4.698 Hot AC:55 50 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 103 84 19 0.373 Officially Top 50 on Hot AC!
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Post by pnobelysk on Feb 13, 2014 8:46:59 GMT -5
New peak of 86 on the hot 100 this week
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 21, 2014 10:04:23 GMT -5
Looks like it's done Seems hardly impossible that "Thinking About You" is going to rebound at this point (I mean, the song has been around for so long) and it obviously breaks Calvin Harris's Top 10 streak on CHR/Pop. Wish it could be a Top 20 hit though~ FRIDAY 2/21 UPDATE:CHR/Pop:22 23 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 3669 3725 -56 18.802 - 31 Spins - 81 Bullet - 0.020 Audience Rhythmic:27 28 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 1140 1060 80 5.709 - 7 Spins - 21 Bullet + 0.022 Audience Hot AC:51 49 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 127 107 20 0.445 + 2 Spins + 3 Bullet + 0.002 Audience US iTunes:179. Thinking About You (feat. Ayah Marar) [from the album 18 Months]
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Feb 21, 2014 13:06:09 GMT -5
Looks like it's done Seems hardly impossible that "Thinking About You" is going to rebound at this point (I mean, the song has been around for so long) and it obviously breaks Calvin Harris's Top 10 streak on CHR/Pop. Wish it could be a Top 20 hit though~ Flop.
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Post by Libra on Feb 21, 2014 15:24:58 GMT -5
Though I love this, with very poor sales and not exactly great callout his name was probably what got this as far as it did.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 23, 2014 9:42:12 GMT -5
I really don't know. It could be a fluke, but... it has a bullet again! There's still (a tiny) hope :'( SUNDAY MORNING 2/23 UPDATE:CHR/Pop:22 22 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 3747 3668 79 19.045 + 74 Spins + 167 Bullet + 0.400 Audience Rhythmic:28 27 CALVIN HARRIS Thinking About You 1150 1061 89 5.865 - 3 Spins - 10 Bullet + 0.014 Audience Hot AC:Out of the Top 50. US iTunes:177. Thinking About You (feat. Ayah Marar) [from the album 18 Months]
Seems hardly impossible that "Thinking About You" is going to rebound at this point Oops! Though I love this, with very poor sales and not exactly great callout his name was probably what got this as far as it did. Seems accurate. His US sales aren't his strength, but I'm surprised to see that "Thinking About You" doesn't have a good callout though
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