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Post by josh on Oct 10, 2013 18:31:12 GMT -5
Now that "Blurred Lines" has peaked and died down a lot, which do you think was the bigger hit? Judge on whatever criteria you wish and feel free to explain. Obviously it's too soon to use longevity as a factor, but there are plenty of other factors to base it off of.
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Post by think pink. on Oct 10, 2013 18:53:22 GMT -5
"Blurred Lines"
From the records it broke, to the impact of the video and controversy of the song + video. It's the bigger hit and made a bigger impact.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2013 21:51:49 GMT -5
We Belong Together, just call me in denial.
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Post by colson on Oct 11, 2013 1:52:12 GMT -5
In the U.S., it was We Belong Together. Outside of the U.S. it's Blurred Lines. Blurred Lines did hardly nothing for his album sales. WBT practically sold TEOM. Hence,bigger impact.
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Post by popbox on Oct 11, 2013 3:23:18 GMT -5
Probably BL. And believe me I HATE with every fiber of my being to say that such a who cares and sometimes annoying song was a bigger smash than the perfection of WBT, but what can I say? Sometime the general public's tastes leave a lot to be desired.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 3:37:25 GMT -5
Sometimes numbers don't indicate the full story. We Belong Together just felt bigger.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 11, 2013 5:55:49 GMT -5
Strictly in the realm of the record itself, which is not counting who bought what album and how who's career was impacted, BL was bigger.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 6:41:00 GMT -5
In the U.S., it was We Belong Together. Outside of the U.S. it's Blurred Lines. Blurred Lines did hardly nothing for his album sales. WBT practically sold TEOM. Hence,bigger impact. It's doing A LOT for his album sales, compared to his previous albums. |
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Post by dbhmr on Oct 11, 2013 7:46:03 GMT -5
Blurred Lines was bigger and will be far better remembered due to the viral video. Mariah missed out on that trend, and people are more likely to remember something with a visual (that garnered plenty of talk on its own) attached to it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 11:35:17 GMT -5
can not say ...
but as Mariah fan ...
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Post by weaver on Oct 11, 2013 16:43:05 GMT -5
Well both are/were a big deal...Blurred Lines sold more digitally, although it's apples and oranges when comparing to 2005, and had a higher airplay peak, but that's hard to compare too, since the panel changes all the time. WBT had 14 weeks at the top to Blurred Lines' 12...
Blurred Lines had the viral video, and Mariah's video was nice but not especially memorable. To me, because it was a big deal comeback record and basically vindicated Mariah as an artist, bringing her back from flopping hard, We Belong Together feels like the bigger hit. I think it may have transcended genres more too.
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Post by Wolfy on Oct 11, 2013 21:43:04 GMT -5
WBT felt like a very big deal. BL feels like just a big hit.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 12, 2013 20:36:20 GMT -5
Blurred Lines was bigger and will be far better remembered due to the viral video. Mariah missed out on that trend, and people are more likely to remember something with a visual (that garnered plenty of talk on its own) attached to it. I don't get your comment. She missed out on what exactly? BL's content/lyrics is what made it a viral sensation...it fitted that category; making it a novelty-like song, IMO. WBT is a completely different song, and it did had a visual to go along with it. I personally thought the vid for the song is one of her best. The airplay record BL broke, while impressive, it's still not that impactful considering the radio panel has changed dramatically since 05. Still, WBT spent more time on top of the HOT100, was #1 in like six different radio formats, won a Grammy along with numerous awards, helped sell the album to 5x Platinum, was named Song of the Decade by Billboard. Anyhow, my vote goes to WBT. |
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Post by dbhmr on Oct 12, 2013 20:59:42 GMT -5
Blurred Lines was bigger and will be far better remembered due to the viral video. Mariah missed out on that trend, and people are more likely to remember something with a visual (that garnered plenty of talk on its own) attached to it. I don't get your comment. She missed out on what exactly? BL's content/lyrics is what made it a viral sensation...it fitted that category; making it a novelty-like song, IMO. WBT is a completely different song, and it did had a visual to go along with it. I personally thought the vid for the song is one of her best. The airplay record BL broke, while impressive, it's still not that impactful considering the radio panel has changed dramatically since 05. Still, WBT spent more time on top of the HOT100, was #1 in like six different radio formats, won a Grammy along with numerous awards, helped sell the album to 5x Platinum, was named Song of the Decade by Billboard. Anyhow, my vote goes to WBT. I don't expect to get a lamb to vote against Mariah's comeback crown jewel, but I'll clarify! She missed out on viral videos even being a thing. People tend to remember better when they have a visual attachment--so Blurred Lines' video that went viral, plus all the parodies that went rampant in the ensuing months, are attached to the memory of the song and bolster its impact, both at the time and in the long run. I don't think the song's lyrics had anything to do with it going viral. The general public likely doesn't remember the We Belong Together video. YouTube hadn't hit its stride yet, so videos weren't as accessible (though, this particular video is pretty unremarkable and wouldn't have gone viral anyway). And you can't really point to the radio panel changing dramatically since 2005 as a reason since it was a similar panel change that led to such inflated numbers between, what, 2002-2006/7 (that's when the vast majority of the top ten audience-peaking songs come from); WBT benefited as much from panel politics as BL. And I don't have the other stats on hand to say, but BL hit #1 on an impressive number of radio formats, has the Grammys yet to come, and turned Robin Thicke from a no-name to a (almost) household name (we aren't forgetting your contribution, Miley!). Hard to say how BL will hold up in people's minds, but when BL broke Mariah's record and I brought it up at a bar, the people I was with couldn't believe it was WBT that held the record. I know the friends' perspective thing doesn't mean much, but even so, I don't think WBT has been this lasting classic that still has a fairly active hold on pop culture (in the way that songs like I Will Always Love You and a bunch of others do). No doubt it was a massive, career re-defining hit for Mariah, but I just think Blurred Lines was bigger. |
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