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Post by Cody on Jan 28, 2014 11:18:46 GMT -5
So much for it "pulling an Entertainment" Cody, I have read many of your posts and you are a very reasonable poster. On that note, no one is commenting on this songs lack of sales or actual stall it is starting to see on Alternative. Anyone with a brain understands the concept of curiosity spins, which this is going to get for another few weeks. Yes, it essentially debuted higher than Entertainment, but it should have considering it was Foster the People. I still look for this to bomb in about two weeks. As I said in another thread, the only general positive reviews are coming from their diehard fans. See Enrique Iglesias releases from last year, same effect. Curiosity spins and delusional fans. This is SUCH a sophomore slump. I'm not trying to be a smart ass, in fact, I continuously posted in the Young The Giant thread about how I thought "It's About Time" would pulls an "Entertainment" and was wrong. And there have been a few comparisons in this thread to Entertainment's success as well, and Entertainment had little to do with "curiosity spins" especially since it lasted for 4 months (which isn't much compared to alot of decent-sized hits and even flops, but still, that's more than just mere curiosity). A good example of a run based on pure curiosity was "Get On Your Boots" by U2 which got to #4 and lasted exactly 8 weeks. The thing with curiosity spins is that you can really tell when a song is about to drop really fast, and those songs lose spins really, really fast. Foster The People's bullet is obviously dropping, which is expected, but it's spin count is rising at a good pace daily, so there's no actual indication as to when this song is going to drop. I've seen and heard mixed reviews about the song, but it's still solid and there's no reason to believe it won't succeed. You obviously don't care for the song very much, which is fine, but that isn't reason enough to call their entire era a sophomore slump (especially since they said most of the album will not be like this song) or to claim the chart run is full of "curiosity spins"
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Post by fourloonies on Jan 28, 2014 11:23:31 GMT -5
This song has the strength to supersede the curiosity spins and I feel like it already has. As big as Pumped Up Kicks? Probably not, but I think this will be a top 5 for them.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jan 28, 2014 11:38:07 GMT -5
TUESDAY 1/28 UPDATE:
Alternative: 13 9 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1366 904 462 6.966
+ 47 Spins + 74 Bullet + 0.113 Audience
Triple A: 30 18 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 247 145 102 0.818
+ 16 Spins + 2 Bullet + 0.011 Audience
Overall Audience: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Coming Of Age: 8.432 (+ 0.151)
US iTunes: 222. Coming of Age (from the album Supermodel)
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jan 29, 2014 9:35:14 GMT -5
WEDNESDAY 1/29 UPDATE:
Alternative: 12 9 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1391 985 406 7.094
+ 25 Spins - 56 Bullet + 0.128 Audience
Triple A: 30 17 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 263 150 113 0.808
+ 16 Spins + 11 Bullet - 0.010 Audience
Overall Audience: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Coming Of Age: 8.547 (+ 0.115)
US iTunes: 246. Coming of Age (from the album Supermodel)
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Post by No Brake$ on Jan 29, 2014 20:03:27 GMT -5
Number 246 on iTunes? Yeah this song is awesome and people love it.
HOWLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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Post by newpower on Jan 29, 2014 22:29:42 GMT -5
So much for it "pulling an Entertainment" On that note, no one is commenting on this songs lack of sales or actual stall it is starting to see on Alternative. Number 246 on iTunes? Yeah this song is awesome and people love it. Dude, make up your mind. Are you talking or not about lack of sales?
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Post by No Brake$ on Jan 29, 2014 22:34:32 GMT -5
I'm talking about this song failing
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2014 22:59:52 GMT -5
it got to like top 50 iTunes and is experiencing any songs fall from its initial release boost
stop putting the song down so hard sheesh
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jan 30, 2014 20:01:03 GMT -5
THURSDAY 1/30 UPDATE:
Alternative: 12 9 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1426 1059 367 7.221
+ 35 Spins - 39 Bullet + 0.127 Audience
Triple A: 29 17 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 265 166 99 0.819
+ 2 Spins - 14 Bullet + 0.011 Audience
Overall Audience: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Coming Of Age: 8.684 (+ 0.137)
US iTunes: 276. Coming of Age (from the album Supermodel)
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Post by Green Baron on Jan 30, 2014 20:05:05 GMT -5
I'm indifferent about the song - I don't like it all that much, but what is there about it to hate?
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 2, 2014 14:08:49 GMT -5
SUNDAY MORNING 2/2 UPDATE: (3 days update)
Alternative: 9 8 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1468 1195 273 7.258
+ 42 Spins - 94 Bullet + 0.037 Audience
Triple A: 18 14 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 304 212 92 0.959
+ 39 Spins - 7 Bullet + 0.140 Audience
Overall Audience: (Sunday 2/2) FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Coming Of Age: 8.841 (+ 0.127)
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 3, 2014 10:50:20 GMT -5
SUNDAY PUBLISHED 2/2 UPDATE:
Alternative: 9 8 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1468 1195 273 7.258
Triple A: 18 13 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 304 212 92 0.959
MONDAY 2/3 UPDATE:
Alternative: 9 8 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1480 1319 161 7.267
+ 12 Spins - 112 Bullet + 0.009 Audience
Triple A: 18 13 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 307 231 76 0.969
+ 3 Spins - 16 Bullet + 0.010 Audience
Overall Audience: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Coming Of Age: 8.856 (+ 0.015)
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Post by bluestar4 on Feb 3, 2014 22:54:53 GMT -5
The chorus to this is very mediocre. The rest of the song building up to it is great, but then it just falls flat.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 4, 2014 23:00:15 GMT -5
TUESDAY 2/4 UPDATE:
Alternative: 9 8 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1502 1366 136 7.439
+ 22 Spins - 25 Bullet + 0.172 Audience
Triple A: 18 14 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 306 247 59 0.948
- 1 Spin - 17 Bullet - 0.021 Audience
Overall Audience: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Coming Of Age: 9.340 (+ 0.484)
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Post by Snowbeast on Feb 4, 2014 23:16:43 GMT -5
The chorus to this is very mediocre. The rest of the song building up to it is great, but then it just falls flat. No kidding eh? It suffers from Can't Remember To Forget You syndrome.
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Post by Green Baron on Feb 4, 2014 23:17:48 GMT -5
Can it still pull an Entertainment?
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 5, 2014 9:26:32 GMT -5
WEDNESDAY 2/5 UPDATE:
Alternative: 9 8 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1528 1393 135 7.541
+ 26 Spins - 1 Bullet + 0.102 Audience
Triple A: 17 14 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 307 263 44 1.001
+ 1 Spin - 15 Bullet + 0.053 Audience
Overall Audience: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Coming Of Age: 9.529 (+ 0.189)
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 6, 2014 9:27:44 GMT -5
THURSDAY 2/6 UPDATE:
Alternative: 9 8 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1558 1426 132 7.624
+ 30 Spins - 3 Bullet + 0.083 Audience
Triple A: 17 14 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 315 265 50 1.008
+ 8 Spins + 6 Bullet + 0.007 Audience
Overall Audience: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Coming Of Age: 9.640 (+ 0.111)
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Post by Mega248 on Feb 6, 2014 23:17:25 GMT -5
The chorus to this is very mediocre. The rest of the song building up to it is great, but then it just falls flat. Yep, exactly. Which is why this will probably have a peak similar to that of "Helena Beat" and "Don't Stop", but with considerably less longevity. I can also see the second single only getting to #20 or so if they don't release something fairly strong. I'm still really looking forward to the album though, since Torches was probably my favorite album of 2011.
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Post by Cody on Feb 7, 2014 0:55:19 GMT -5
"Best Friend" was the better of the two, but I wasn't wowed by either of them
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Post by mluv on Feb 7, 2014 0:56:05 GMT -5
Whether it becomes a hit or not I still like this song (Coming of Age). Apparently so does Katy Perry as she tweeted (to her 50 million plus followers) this was her favorite song and video of 2014 so far.
The leaked songs will take a few more listens before I can decide.
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Post by Superundercover on Feb 7, 2014 1:18:39 GMT -5
I think this is one of the best songs out right now! I'm still rooting for that #1!
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Post by Cody on Feb 7, 2014 1:40:30 GMT -5
Whether it becomes a hit or not I still like this song (Coming of Age). Apparently so does Katy Perry as she tweeted (to her 50 million plus followers) this was her favorite song and video of 2014 so far. That could raise the exposure of the song a bit. I get the feeling Columbia records told her to tweet that though lol.
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Post by Mega248 on Feb 7, 2014 2:00:39 GMT -5
I loved "Pseudologia Fantastica". The only problem was that, like "Coming of Age", the verses led me to believe that the chorus was going to be more exciting than it was.
"Best Friend" struck me as a less memorable version of a typical Torches track, but additional listens could easily boost my opinion of it.
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Post by fourloonies on Feb 7, 2014 9:23:49 GMT -5
Pseudologia Fantastica is brilliant. It's almost instantly my favorite FTP song. It's like Pink Floyd meets The Beach Boys (post Pet Sounds era). I really do think Mark Foster is a genius. Best Friend is fantastic too. I'm so pumped for this record!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2014 10:46:09 GMT -5
both amazing songs
pseudologia fantastica is the better one tho
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 7, 2014 15:56:02 GMT -5
FRIDAY 2/7 UPDATE:
Alternative: 9 7 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 1590 1408 182 7.774
+ 32 Spins + 50 Bullet + 0.15 Audience
Triple A: 15 14 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Coming Of Age 318 298 20 0.96
+ 3 Spins - 30 Bullet - 0.048 Audience
Overall Audience: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Coming Of Age: 9.755 (+ 0.115)
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Post by tn05 on Feb 7, 2014 16:38:52 GMT -5
Sounds very Coldplay-ish to me. That's not a bad thing, but I'll be interested to see if this can have sustained success given how Coldplay hasn't done anything since "Paradise".
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Post by Green Baron on Feb 7, 2014 16:39:43 GMT -5
In a few days it will drop its bullet. I'm telling you.
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