Superundercover
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Post by Superundercover on Mar 6, 2014 14:52:08 GMT -5
Debuts at #93 on the Hot 100 this week.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Mar 6, 2014 14:54:25 GMT -5
Love love love this song!!!
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Post by Chuckles, The Silly Piggy on Mar 6, 2014 14:58:26 GMT -5
No doubt this'll probably be one of the alt/pop crossovers of 2014. I also think this'll hit #1 Alt (After Come With Me Now, another song I think will crossover)
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Post by Web on Mar 7, 2014 0:34:29 GMT -5
I'm really surprised this hit the Hot 100 so fast. Is it on a bunch of formats that Out of My League didn't hit, or are its sales higher? I don't understand when it still has 8-10 Million less airplay than OOML did at its peak it can make it on the chart when OOML had to settle for 27 weeks on the Bubbling Under chart. Maybe the H100 is just weaker right now than it was back 15 weeks ago.
Either way, happy to see this song doing well, maybe they should have pushed it earlier.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Mar 7, 2014 0:35:37 GMT -5
I'm really surprised this hit the Hot 100 so fast. Is it on a bunch of formats that Out of My League didn't hit, or are its sales higher? I don't understand when it has 10 Million less airplay than OOML did at its peak it can make it on the chart when OOML had to settle for 27 weeks on the Bubbling Under chart. Maybe the H100 is just weaker right now than it was back 15 weeks ago. The fact that ABC used this song in their Oscar promos may have helped just a tad.
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Post by Web on Mar 7, 2014 0:40:39 GMT -5
Ah, didn't watch anything relating to the Oscars, so that's why I missed it. Wonder if that means it will be just a one and done on the charts, or it will help boost it to a full run, maybe even with a pop crossover.
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Post by mluv on Mar 7, 2014 0:44:35 GMT -5
There's something about this song that's very appealing. I like it more than Out of My League.
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Post by Devin on Mar 22, 2014 12:38:50 GMT -5
Top 5 on AAA:
8 5 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS The Walker 441 420 21 1.134
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Post by fourloonies on Mar 24, 2014 7:09:04 GMT -5
Its a great song by a great band. Just saw the video on VH1. It's great too! GREAT!
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Post by Brian Battler on Mar 24, 2014 10:15:48 GMT -5
I don't know why this song get to top 5, it's horrible!! I feel so agonized inside my head when i listen to
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Post by Superundercover on Mar 24, 2014 11:59:58 GMT -5
Top 5 on Alternative:
7 5 FITZ & TANTRUMS The Walker 1732 1611 121 8.337
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Post by RainMan94 on Apr 5, 2014 19:43:24 GMT -5
Could this get to #1 on Alternative for at least a week? Mediabase updates are pretty much on par with Fever, some days even a bit higher. With the updates I've been seeing, I could see Come With Me Now getting another week or two at the top, followed by this for a week or two before Fever takes over for who knows how long.
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Post by Web on Apr 5, 2014 21:46:06 GMT -5
^Since Fever stabilized after its first week, I haven't seen a Mediabase update where Walker has lost any spins to Fever, if anything it's pulling away a just little bit. If Come With Me Now continues to slow down and Walker keeps getting the nice updates, I could see F&TT getting a small stay at #1. There's still a ~300 spin gap so it could take a little while for Fever to catch.
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 5, 2014 21:48:31 GMT -5
I love this song. It's really catchy. Glad to see it's doing so well on Alternative.
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Post by Devin on Apr 15, 2014 9:37:54 GMT -5
#1 on Alternative:
2 1 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS The Walker 2312 2144 168 12.647
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 9:59:01 GMT -5
they're on a roll
but i don't like this song still ;(
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Post by Lordef†ones on Apr 15, 2014 11:38:16 GMT -5
Awww I was hoping Come With Me Now could've clocked in a few more weeks. The Walker's not a bad song, I guess, incredibly catchy though.
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Post by Web on Apr 15, 2014 11:41:33 GMT -5
Really happy to see this hit #1. Would have liked Kongos to get a longer stay on top, but with Fever and maybe Bad Blood coming, Walker had to make the push now if it wanted to grab the #1.
I wonder if this song can finally push to a Pop crossover and get a decent run there. I think it's right on the fringe of Top 50 now.
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Post by timmierz on Apr 22, 2014 9:05:20 GMT -5
This is now officially #1 on the Billboard Alt chart. Congrats on your second #1, Fitz & The Tantrums!
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Post by Green Baron on Apr 22, 2014 9:19:06 GMT -5
This is now officially #1 on the Billboard Alt chart. Congrats on your second #1, Fitz & The Tantrums! hey Tim, are you ever gonna make Sporcle games about 1988 + 1989 Alt?
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Post by timmierz on Apr 22, 2014 11:06:38 GMT -5
I didn't know I had any fans here! My last couple Alt quizzes had some pretty low play count, but at some point I do want to complete the series. It's a little tough having the time for that now, with our new baby born a month and a half ago or so, but that will be one of my next ones!
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Post by Green Baron on Apr 22, 2014 11:50:43 GMT -5
I didn't know I had any fans here! My last couple Alt quizzes had some pretty low play count, but at some point I do want to complete the series. It's a little tough having the time for that now, with our new baby born a month and a half ago or so, but that will be one of my next ones! A couple more questions (considering those games are fun as hell to play). I remember you split the 2008 + 2009 quizzes into Jan-Jun and July-Dec, now that you combined them is there anyway to play the original ones. I left a comment about this on the 2013 quiz, but because there's such a slow turnover rate for the current Alt chart, maybe consider expanding it to Top 10 instead of Top 5? The 1995 had 84 answers, but for 2013 there were only 48, and only 50 for 2012.
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Post by timmierz on Apr 22, 2014 12:07:16 GMT -5
I'm glad you enjoy the quizzes! They're fun to make too, but a bit time-consuming. I had previously split quizzes into half-years, but there was so much overlap (due to slow chart turnover) that it was redundant. I took those quizzes offline after I made the full-year versions for those years, and in that mode there's no way to play them - sorry. Good memory on those existing though! I may expand the scope to top 10, but usually even #6-10 get such little airplay that the quiz would be too hard for most people. (Less than 20% of people could even identify "Ways to Go", which had a #2 peak. I feel like the results chart for the Top 10 quiz would end up looking like this.)
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Post by cking33 on Apr 26, 2014 13:21:02 GMT -5
I'm glad for their success! I'm thrilled this song went to #1 for them. I still personally like many of the other songs on the album ahead of this one but I'll take it. They deserve it. Their ability to market this song was impressive. I heard in multiple commercials and, I believe, it was used in "The Heat" last summer. I could be wrong. Either way, they're now 2-for-2 on the ALT chart. I'd be interested to see if they go for a third single.
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Post by Green Baron on Apr 26, 2014 14:48:20 GMT -5
they're now 2-for-2 on the ALT chart. I'd be interested to see if they go for a third single. Of course they will Maybe they'll close out the era with a bang. MerryGoRound anyone?
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Post by Web on Apr 26, 2014 20:34:16 GMT -5
There's a bunch of options imo.
I wouldn't mind MerryGoRound or Spark, and to a lesser extent maybe Break the Walls or 6am (though I can't see those two doing much).
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Post by Green Baron on Apr 26, 2014 21:34:47 GMT -5
I honestly wasn't that big of a fan of the album (you can read my review of it here!) MerryGoRound and Keepin Our Eyes Out would work, or maybe Fools Gold for a slower song.
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Post by Web on Apr 26, 2014 22:41:14 GMT -5
I enjoyed the album and have several songs in rotation, but I can agree with some of your criticisms. My main problem was how the emphasis on the piano and brass instruments from their first record were nearly completely ignored this time around. It made some of the hooks and instrumentals flatter and more bland.
I think for the third single upbeat is probably a better choice. Especially coming off of the Walker, if they want to keep up momentum for a Top 10 or Top 5 peak.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Apr 27, 2014 21:37:56 GMT -5
Not too pleased that this hit #1, albeit if it was only for a week. The whistling and the bridge has become rather irritating to me.
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Post by Chuckles, The Silly Piggy on Apr 28, 2014 12:50:38 GMT -5
"Spark" or "Fools Gold" could hit top 5 imo
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