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Post by bigbluenote on Jul 2, 2013 21:14:46 GMT -5
All I have to say is.........Really?!?!
This was literally my last choice on an otherwise stellar album.
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Post by sergio9603 on Jul 2, 2013 22:21:59 GMT -5
I cannot begin to express my disappointment with this decision for a single; George has been leaving great songs on the vine for 10 years now and this is one of the worst single decisions he and his label have ever made; between the manufactured #1 on the last single and this, it's so heartbreaking to see his career end this way
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Post by onebuffalo on Jul 3, 2013 9:09:07 GMT -5
I cannot begin to express my disappointment with this decision for a single; George has been leaving great songs on the vine for 10 years now and this is one of the worst single decisions he and his label have ever made; between the manufactured #1 on the last single and this, it's so heartbreaking to see his career end this way Great songs on the vine or grape songs on the vine?
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Post by kirkw on Jul 3, 2013 9:54:39 GMT -5
For the skeptics about this really being a single, there was an official ad for it in today's edition of Country Aircheck Today. "Click if You Believe." Maybe it's a trial balloon to see what the response is. Can't imagine radio programmers responding favorably when there are other better choices for the second single. Such a great CD to see it tank so soon with a poor single choice. Hoping they rethink this as "Love is Everything" is the best CD George has put out since "Carrying Your Love with Me" in 1997.
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Post by dajross6 on Jul 3, 2013 11:41:09 GMT -5
]According to a video I just saw, Norma was behind this even making the album. George was afraid of hurting the people who suffered the happening. Who knows, it might make it... We'll just have to see. Someone here said it was released because George and Bubba wrote it.... They wrote Thats What Breaking Hearts Do. So if that was the only reason for releasing this song, he took have gone with TWBHD . That's what breaking hearts do is probably the next single ;)
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Post by onebuffalo on Jul 3, 2013 12:15:00 GMT -5
Song review from Taste of Country:
Thank George Strait‘s wife Norma for ‘I Believe,’ the Newtown, Connecticut-inspired new single from his ‘Love Is Everything’ album. The singer and his band were finished recording the album when she made everyone unpack and cut the song — arguably the best of the 13. Strait was hesitant to include the song, as he didn’t want to misrepresent the families of the victims or be accused of somehow profiting from their tears. That won’t be an issue. As a father who has lost a child, his sincerity triumphs on this beautifully crafted tribute to the victims. “The night’s as clear as a big desert sky / But it’s hard to see stars with these tears in my eyes / Yeah, it’s hard not to cry / There’s twenty-six reasons why,” Strait sings. Yes, it’s been half of a year since that terrible day in December, but the emotions come flooding back as the country legend humbly offers that fourth line. At its core, ‘I Believe’ is about faith — a subject this singer has approached with underrated deftness. “But I believe / There’s someone who’s looking after me / Someone beside me night and day / To light the way / It’s hard to conceive / Something you can’t see / But I believe,” Strait sings during each chorus. Comparing this song to Alan Jackson‘s ‘Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)’ is tempting, but doing so is unfair to both songs and tragedies. The incidents were experienced in the most personal ways, and to say one is better or worse (the songs or the attacks) cheapens the other. Strait’s tribute is a gift to his fans, and if they want it, a gift to the parents and victims of the 26 killed. Melodically, it doesn’t quite hook one like an all-time great song will, but that shouldn’t keep his next hit from earning a Song of the Year consideration.
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Post by churchchoir on Jul 3, 2013 12:16:13 GMT -5
For the skeptics about this really being a single, there was an official ad for it in today's edition of Country Aircheck Today. "Click if You Believe." Maybe it's a trial balloon to see what the response is. Can't imagine radio programmers responding favorably when there are other better choices for the second single. Such a great CD to see it tank so soon with a poor single choice. Hoping they rethink this as "Love is Everything" is the best CD George has put out since "Carrying Your Love with Me" in 1997. The ad takes you to a YouTube video of George Strait explaining the story behind this song.
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Post by joey2002 on Jul 5, 2013 13:43:22 GMT -5
Hoping they rethink this as "Love is Everything" is the best CD George has put out since "Carrying Your Love with Me" in 1997. "Carrying Your Love With Me" was one of my very first country albums. Sweet memories... such a great CD. :))
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Post by drummerman2009 on Jul 20, 2013 17:09:31 GMT -5
What are the chances that George will not make Top 40 or barely making the charts completely with this song?
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Post by dajross6 on Jul 20, 2013 21:35:00 GMT -5
Sadly I'm actively rooting for the song to not hit the top 40. I'd rather the label pull the song ala Dierks (albeit for different reasons probably) than watch this flail in the 30s for the next 15 weeks until another single is released. I see it gaining adds on the Indicator chart so some stations are definitely adding it, but not nearly enough for the Mediabase 50 yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 23:34:29 GMT -5
Well, he's gotta make the Billboard 60 first before he can make the Mediabase 50 ;) I think he can manage a debut on Monday's new BB chart, but AllAccess isn't displaying the entire playlist for this song right now (sometimes that happens for songs -- usually you can look up the "leaders" and "starters" stations for each song but it doesn't always work and right now it won't display George's numbers, so it's a little too tough to guess where he'll land on BB on Monday, but I think he can crack the top 60).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 21:14:16 GMT -5
Debited at 50.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jul 23, 2013 10:18:22 GMT -5
So, where was it credited?
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Post by drummerman2009 on Jul 23, 2013 10:34:33 GMT -5
So, where was it credited? Airplay chart. I'm seeing from the Billboard Country Update that this song hasn't been added to many stations and the increase for the week is kind of weak. I really don't think that this should have been released as a single on account that it basically tells of a tragedy (26 souls = Sandy Hook shooting) and like "Drinkin' Man" too sad of a song for country radio. If I were MCA Records, I would pull this song for the car song everyone's talking about. I don't really expect this to even reach Top 40 on either Airplay or Country Songs chart and I give it at least until September for radio to pull away from the song entirely.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 23:57:34 GMT -5
I don't think I've chimed in on how I feel about this song yet. I agree that it probably wasn't the best choice for a single but I have to say that I love this song, so much. Maybe it comes across sappy or 'oozy' to some of you and that is totally fine. But I am one person that it does move. I like the lyrics, and I think his vocal delivery is just perfect. Normally I'm not a fan of ballads with a lot of strings in the production but it really works well here for me.
I don't know if this will be a big hit but I am rooting for it. Personally, this is one of my favorite GS singles of the last 5-10 years, easily.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2013 7:25:28 GMT -5
I heard this on the radio last night, I was actually surprised and it didn't seem to out of place on radio, just my thought.
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Post by dajross6 on Jul 31, 2013 16:34:30 GMT -5
Barely keeps the bullet in week 2, which is a bit disappointing coming from a superstar. If this song doesn't make the top 50 on mediabase soon (in the next week or so) I can't imagine this is going anywhere. George's last song went to the top abnormally slow; this would be light years behind that.
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Post by straitfan87 on Aug 1, 2013 15:28:18 GMT -5
Let's hope this song can pick up some momentum. I really like and enjoy this song, but just as others was surprised it was released as single 2.
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Post by McCreerian on Aug 1, 2013 15:33:31 GMT -5
I hope it dies a quick death to teach everyone involved a serious lesson. Then release "I Got a Car" like they should have done. That in my opinion is GS's best song since "Check Yes or No."
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Post by joey2002 on Aug 1, 2013 16:28:35 GMT -5
Heard this song on the radio for the first time, and it was powerful enough to give me chills.
Sadly, a somber ballad like this is just not a good single choice for George, and I can't see it going far on the charts.
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Post by countryfan15 on Aug 1, 2013 17:09:18 GMT -5
I hope it dies a quick death to teach everyone involved a serious lesson. Then release "I Got a Car" like they should have done. That in my opinion is GS's best song since "Check Yes or No." Why would you want that to happen? Just wondering your thoughts on that,i believe its songs like this failing to go anywhere on radio is the main reason nobody takes a risk anymore and we keep getting the same frat- boy rap music we have gotten. I know it's middle of summer but this isn't a bad single choice i don't think.i believe it has more to do with George's star fading at radio.
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Post by Zazie on Aug 1, 2013 23:15:32 GMT -5
I don't know what the other poster thinks, but I can tell you why I'm rooting against this one. If I thought it could make the top 20, I guess I'd hope that happened, but I don't think it can do that well. So, given two bad choices, I'd vote for a quick failure followed by release of a stronger single over a slow, tortured chart run featuring a painful climb into and through the 30's and an eventual collapse in the high 20's. I'd rather have a 5 or 6 week flop run than a 25-week rub-his-nose-in-it disaster.
I can see why people would have a different opinion. And I may be influenced by my dislike of the song -- everyone seems to think highly of it and I don't, not at all. I'm trying to keep that out of my thinking, though, and to focus on what's best for Strait's remaining radio career. And on that basis I am hoping for a quick crash.
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Post by churchchoir on Aug 1, 2013 23:22:59 GMT -5
^I totally agree. George will lose more momentum if the song spends months on the charts to earn a higher peak position below the top 20 than if his label quickly sees this was a bad choice, pulls it while it's in the 50's, and throws out something more radio-friendly (preferably "I Got a Car") soon. It's apparent George's radio career is coming to an end, but he could get one or two more hits if his label puts out the right material.
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Post by renee75 on Aug 2, 2013 8:23:38 GMT -5
I hope it dies a quick death to teach everyone involved a serious lesson. Uh-huh. One of country's all-time legends, with 60 #1 hits to his name, REALLY needs to be taught a serious lesson by a radio format that's currently obsessed with the Florida-Georgia Line brand of horse crap. I'm sorry, that idea just rubs me the wrong way.
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Post by McCreerian on Aug 2, 2013 13:59:13 GMT -5
I hope it dies a quick death to teach everyone involved a serious lesson. Uh-huh. One of country's all-time legends, with 60 #1 hits to his name, REALLY needs to be taught a serious lesson by a radio format that's currently obsessed with the Florida-Georgia Line brand of horse crap. I'm sorry, that idea just rubs me the wrong way. Even legends need humbling if they release the wrong material from an album otherwise full of smashes. No better example than Reba and the dreadful Beyonce cover that killed her momentum and follow ups. I see this case as no different.
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Post by Zazie on Aug 2, 2013 14:04:22 GMT -5
I guess I don't think the music business has as its function teaching lessons. I don't like this single and I hope it doesn't get in the way of however many hits were going to be in George's future, but I don't go as far as hoping for lessons to be on the agenda. A new single, yes, I'd like very much to see that.
I think George knew what he was doing and he did just what he wanted. I happen to wish he'd wanted something else.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 2, 2013 14:09:26 GMT -5
I guess I don't think the music business has as its function teaching lessons. I don't like this single and I hope it doesn't get in the way of however many hits were going to be in George's future, but I don't go as far as hoping for lessons to be on the agenda. A new single, yes, I'd like very much to see that. I think George knew what he was doing and he did just what he wanted. I happen to wish he'd wanted something else. I think you've summed it up really well with your second to last sentence. I highly doubt that MCA picked this to be the single. I seems more like a song that George himself would pick because of how much he likes it. I happen to really like the song as a single. It wouldn't have been my choice but if this was 10 years ago this would've been a #1 smash and probably up for Song of the Year at the upcoming award shows, unfortunatley this style of song really struggles nowadays so I doubt we'll see much from this release.
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Post by renee75 on Aug 2, 2013 14:17:15 GMT -5
Uh-huh. One of country's all-time legends, with 60 #1 hits to his name, REALLY needs to be taught a serious lesson by a radio format that's currently obsessed with the Florida-Georgia Line brand of horse crap. I'm sorry, that idea just rubs me the wrong way. Even legends need humbling if they release the wrong material from an album otherwise full of smashes. No better example than Reba and the dreadful Beyonce cover that killed her momentum and follow ups. I see this case as no different. Humbling? Let's not get carried away, here. Picking a single that's different from most of what's on radio isn't a moral failing. :)
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Post by McCreerian on Aug 2, 2013 14:26:03 GMT -5
Even legends need humbling if they release the wrong material from an album otherwise full of smashes. No better example than Reba and the dreadful Beyonce cover that killed her momentum and follow ups. I see this case as no different. Humbling? Let's not get carried away, here. Picking a single that's different from most of what's on radio isn't a moral failing. :) No its not a moral failing but its a logical common sense failing.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 2, 2013 14:34:47 GMT -5
Humbling? Let's not get carried away, here. Picking a single that's different from most of what's on radio isn't a moral failing. :) No its not a moral failing but its a logical common sense failing. No it's not. It can be a "logical common sense failing" if the intended goal is to have radio smashes. If the goal is to put out the song that you feel best represents you and your music then there's no failing at all. If anything George just failed to live up to your expectations of him. For me he's doing exactly what I'd love to see more artists do and release songs that they feel passionate about and not just what radio wants.
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