Jake Owen - "Beachin'"

[jdbowman]

Jake is announcing his 2014 tour and tour mates tomorrow. Any guesses as to who he got? I cant even come up with one good one that would fit so I don't know what to expect at all tomorrow.

[Markus Meyer]

Jan 5, 2014 18:01:57 GMT -5 jdbowman said:

Jake is announcing his 2014 tour and tour mates tomorrow. Any guesses as to who he got? I cant even come up with one good one that would fit so I don't know what to expect at all tomorrow.

Thomas Rhett? I think I heard someone say that.

[flyingsilvereagle]

Jan 5, 2014 18:01:57 GMT -5 jdbowman said:

Jake is announcing his 2014 tour and tour mates tomorrow. Any guesses as to who he got? I cant even come up with one good one that would fit so I don't know what to expect at all tomorrow.

One opener for sure is The Cadillac Three. They announced it at Jake's summer block party concert I was at. I wouldn't be so sure about Thomas Rhett due to the fact that he is already supposed to be going out on Brantley Gilbert's tour.

[Markus Meyer]

Other one is Parmalee (on their Facebook page).

[carriekins]

... and Eli Young Band. Ta daaa!

[countryqueen]

How, oh HOW is this a single? The majority of the song is him doing a weird talk/rap thing, and it doesn't resemble country music in any way. Since the majority of the songs on Days of Gold have a similar sound, its not a complete shock, but I'm disappointed that he would market this stuff to country radio. Of course, these kinds of songs are the trend right now, but I'm just hoping that they start to fade out soon, so I don't have to resort to my ipod instead of being force fed this crap from my radio.

[Cody Wants Out...]

Wow! This is not good at all. Not very catchy, sure to get pretty annoying after a few listens, more of that repulsive country rap that FGL will start submerging us with soon...argh, it's drivin' me nuts! What happened to you, Jake? I enjoyed your last album, but nothing's enticing me this time around.

Chart-wise, I don't see it out-peaking "Days of Gold" nor lasting as long. If my prediction does come to fruition, I hope that two under-performing singles won't hinder his future since he had four #1's from the BBJN era. The only good song from that video trilogy he uploaded a while back was "Ghost Town", which at least had some kind of meaning behind it.

[Kanenrá:ke]

I finally gave this a listen and I have to say this is easily the worst single of his career, and so far my least favorite single this year. I love Jake but there's nothing I like about this at all. The rap/talk parts honestly made me feel bad for him, I can't imagine that when he started his career he imagined himself doing that...the silver lining in this story is that I figured I may as well watch the Ghost Town video since I watched this one and I absolutley loved GT. He's still got good tracks it seems but I guess I'll cherrypick the album unless I come across a really good sale.

[rsmatto]

It was officially sent to radio today with this as the single cover.

Impact date: February 3, 2014.

OH, and big surprise to many here, I like the single (I like it better than "Days Of Gold," By far.).

[rsmatto]

Jan 21, 2014 16:44:04 GMT -5 @countryfan72 said:

It's almost February? Holy crap time flies.

I think this will make a Top 20 peak.

If this does less than Top 10, I'd be shocked, SHOCKED. It just feels like a radio kind of song.

[Markus Meyer]

Yeah, I'd be pretty shocked it this missed the top 10.

But for me, this is just so grating. I liked DOG way more.

[dajross6]

I have liked pretty much everything Jake Owen has released to radio except his last two singles. If this is the direction he's going, I'm off this ride.

[churchchoir]

I was really excited for Jake's album at first and when he released "Ghost Town" to iTunes I was absolutely thrilled to hear what else he had on the album, but I'm actually pretty underwhelmed by most of the other material. This song in particular just comes across as a radio filler. I don't understand why Jake Owen took that path, though, since he was on a roll after his last album. I'm hoping this doesn't do too poorly, though, because if it under-performs, "Ghost Town" will have almost no momentum and may not get as high up the charts as it deserves to go.

[sabre14]

Hard to believe this is the same Jake Owen that recorded "Startin' With Me", "Ghosts", "Tell Me", and "Barefoot Blue jean Night". Personally I feel "Beachin" can't hold a candle to the ladder. I think Jake is suffering from tryin' to capture the magic of "Barefoot Blue jean Night" and other spring/summer releases that have gone over so well the past few years. "Beachin" sounds incredibly forced and lacking for a flow. The verses are just downright bad, I don't know what else to say about it. I'm sure the songwriters wanted a laid back vibe to the song and that the rap/talk verses would work well (which in by my ears obviously doesn't). The chorus isn't really bad, but I feel it ironic that the lyrics are better in the verses than they are in the cliche ridden chorus. Which is a shame.

But this song was released not to reinvent anything really, just to be a good weather anthem. Unfortunately the talking verses destroy this song for me. I think this might be Jake's worst single to date. If not it's neck and neck with "Eight Second Ride" .

[tim]

Jan 21, 2014 23:32:06 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Hard to believe this is the same Jake Owen that recorded "Startin' With Me", "Ghosts", "Tell Me", and "Barefoot Blue jean Night". Personally I feel "Beachin" can't hold a candle to the ladder. I think Jake is suffering from tryin' to capture the magic of "Barefoot Blue jean Night" and other spring/summer releases that have gone over so well the past few years. "Beachin" sounds incredibly forced and lacking for a flow. The verses are just downright bad, I don't know what else to say about it. I'm sure the songwriters wanted a laid back vibe to the song and that the rap/talk verses would work well (which in by my ears obviously doesn't). The chorus isn't really bad, but I feel it ironic that the lyrics are better in the verses than they are in the cliche ridden chorus. Which is a shame.

But this song was released not to reinvent anything really, just to be a good weather anthem. Unfortunately the talking verses destroy this song for me. I think this might be Jake's worst single to date. If not it's neck and neck with "Eight Second Ride" .

I really, really wanted to like this. I think he took a big risk with "Days of Gold" and it failed. This song is even more of a disappointment when considering his comments from last year regarding the state of country music. I don't remember quite what he said, but something about country music needing more than just songs about tailgates, booze, and other stuff. Considering that, I'm not sure if this was his choice as the second single but who knows. I definitely expected more and set the bar higher for Jake on this release.

[onebuffalo]

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[Kentucky25]

Not a fan of this song or DoG...or really the album. "Ghost Town is clear and away the best song on the album (Maybe "What We Ain't Got", but it's just not clicking with me). "Life of the Party" and "One Little Kiss (Never Killed Nobody)" are radio-friendly and a LOT better than "Beachin" and DoG imo.

[LBTrocks]

I heard this on the radio yesterday and I don't care for it. The verses are awful; I can't stand talking in songs. I find that worse than rapping. The chorus is melodic, but too repetitive and not impressive enough to even begin to make up for the bad verse. Don't like the music or production either. I loved "Ghost Town' and loved "Days of Gold", but this song is not good. "Alone With You" was one of my favorites and I'd love to see Jake do more of that kind of music. I think he can do way better than songs like this. I like a good chunk of his material, so this song is really unimpressive and disappointing for me. Sadly, I'm sure this will do great for him. It's on the same level as other bro-country songs to me and we all know how well they do.

[tim]

Just checked in on this thread and had to go back to page 3 for any last discussion on this tune (well over a month ago). It's just barely cracking the top 30 which seems to be moving much, much slower than a Jake Owen single should be right now. I think he and his label really misfired with the timing and release of Days of Gold. I had high hopes for Jake going into his next album, and while I really liked the lead single it was really one of those rare cases where I think the song wasn't fitting for the season or time of year. I'm sure this song will gain momentum going into Spring and Summer, but it's slow chart progress has kind of taken the wings out of Jake's sail.

quick edit: most of you have mentioned "Ghost Town" as a great choice for a single release, but I just don't hear it. I've tried to listen to the song multiple times but I can't get into it. I can't put my finger on it, but it's not at the top of my list for the next single. I see "Life of the Party" and "Drivin' All Night" as the best possible radio releases for Jake. With that said, I just don't think there is much depth to his new album.

[sabre14]

Even though I thought the management of the single release times were not properly done ("Ghost Town" should have been second), the timing of this song entering the top half of the chart is coinciding with the start of Spring, and perhaps they can get a peak around June or so which would be pretty good timing as it turns out.

Now as for the song itself; nothing's changed for me. I still think this is a horrid song. One of the station changers currently charting. I thought maybe this could grow on me a little. Again, it was doubtful, but I was thinking it might actually happen. But those verses are teetering on FGL rapping territory bad. I know Jake did not write this, but this seems like he might be trying to recapture some of his success from "Barefoot Blue Jean Night". I also find the music and instrumentation to be unpleasant to listen to as well. Unfortunately there is next to nothing I enjoy about "Beachin'", and anxiously await "Ghost Town" on my radio station, and have Jake start heading in the right direction again.

[.indulgecountry]

I was a little surprised when "Days of Gold" failed to make the Top 10 after Jake Owen's Barefoot Blue Jean Night yielded four No. 1 hits, even though that song was not as good as any of those previous singles. Now, I'd be happy if this one didn't even get that far. This song is absolutely terrible. I heard it for the first time the other day, and it was painful to even listen to about half the track before I had to change the station. Nothing redeemable about this song in the slightest.

[Markus Meyer]

Mar 21, 2014 23:45:32 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Even though I thought the management of the single release times were not properly done ("Ghost Town" should have been second), the timing of this song entering the top half of the chart is coinciding with the start of Spring, and perhaps they can get a peak around June or so which would be pretty good timing as it turns out.

Now as for the song itself; nothing's changed for me. I still think this is a horrid song. One of the station changers currently charting. I thought maybe this could grow on me a little. Again, it was doubtful, but I was thinking it might actually happen. But those verses are teetering on FGL rapping territory bad. I know Jake did not write this, but this seems like he might be trying to recapture some of his success from "Barefoot Blue Jean Night". I also find the music and instrumentation to be unpleasant to listen to as well. Unfortunately there is next to nothing I enjoy about "Beachin'", and anxiously await "Ghost Town" on my radio station, and have Jake start heading in the right direction again.

I agree, it gets worse each time I hear it. The entire album was pretty hit-or-miss for me, handful of gems with some duds (this being one of them). That said, if he were to put out  "Ghost Town" and "Life Of The Party" back to back I'd forgive him for this mess.

[countryqueen]

Is this doing good? I never hear it, but that's probably due more to me changing the station more than its chart position.

[churchchoir]

^It's doing fine for a Jake Owen song, currently at #30 on Mediabase as of today and #30 on Billboard as of Monday. Sales are really high. This will probably hit #1 in June.

I would've handled Jake's singles a bit differently if I were his label. They really missed a big hit by not releasing "Summer Jam," which could have been released last July and hit #1 around early September. Then, Jake could have started the next album with "Ghost Town," which would have been a great candidate for a Halloween day Clear Channel deal. The album would still probably open to decent sales being released late November or early December and "Ghost Town" probably would have peaked in February without falling short of #1 like DOG did. Then Jake could release "Beachin'" which would be a big summertime smash hit and get him 7 #1 songs in a row. Then, whatever he chose to release next would have a lot of momentum and could be pushed to #1 if it started slowing down outside the top 10 ("Days of Gold," "Life of the Party," or "What We Ain't Got" would be my suggestions), giving Jake the possibility of building up a streak of eight #1 songs by the end of this album. With the way they did the video trilogy for this album, RCA locked themselves into a single sequence that imo might not be the best.

I just can't really take Jake Owen seriously when it feels like it's been summertime all year for him. With DOG, they put out ads saying "summer's not over yet" and with this song they put out ads saying "summer's already here." I prefer to hear summer music when it's actually summertime. Now, I understand some artists can't release a summer-themed song in May or June and get it to peak before winter (such as Joe Nichols), but Jake could have released this around mid-April and still gotten to #1 around August. I agree that this is pretty bad. Not catchy at all and totally unrepresentative of what Jake is capable of.

[jdbowman]

Yeah this song is still very very average for me.

Driving All Night, Sure Feels Right, and especially Life of the Party would have been a better choice in my opinion.

[samsager3]

I disagree with this album not having depth. Sure it doesn't have the same style as his last album, then again I didn't think it would. But as far as possibilities go, he could release tipsy or one little kiss after this and both could be big summer hits into the fall. Then release ghost town and follow it up with life of the party and if you want another single out of it end it next spring with driving all night that would make for a successful era in my opinion.

[Deleted]

This song has picked up the pace over the last 2-3 weeks, but I think it might struggle down the road. Songs like "Lookin' For That Girl", "This Is How We Roll", "Bottoms Up", and "Drink To That All Night" are all testing top 10 at Bullseye's Callout America, but this same demographic that is really enjoying the bro-country stuff doesn't seem to care for "Beachin'". Jake's song is way down at #34 on the chart, with more than 30% total dislike. Only Craig Morgan has higher dislike numbers.

Sales per spin ratio is pretty high, but this one appears to be polarizing with radio listeners. With 1 out of 3 listeners disliking this one, I think RCA and Jake will have a very tough time trying to get to the top 10 let alone #1.

[rsmatto]

It may be that it is seen as a 'rap' song even though he's really just talking, not rapping (which Tyler Hubbard does on part of "This Is How We Roll"). It could be that the negative scores are from that since it's well-known many fans, dislike songs like that.

I do think the song will be at least a Top 10 hit and it'll likely go Gold so all in all, it'll be a successful release. I do think it has an outside shot at #1 still too.

[sabre14]

"Beachin" is just flat out unpleasant to listen to for me. As much as I dislike "Get Me Some Of That" and "Bottoms Up", or heck, even "Drink To That All Night"; at least those have a pleasant melody and beat, even though I despise other aspects of those songs. "Beachin" has sub-par lyrics, no redeemable melody or instrumentation, and those talking verses are nails on a chalkboard bad. I agree it's not rap, but it might be worse by my ears. I just can't even pretend I like this song, like I could easily do with others I previously mentioned. 

Can't say I'm all that surprised by the negative call-out scores, but I wouldn't necessarily say it's going to miss the top 10. With the summer months on our doorstep, I wouldn't be surprised to see this take off a bit and reach a top 10 peak. I wouldn't mind at all though to see this miss out of that top 10 threshold.

[carriekins]

I'm just sort of baffled how this has such negative call-out scores, but "This is How We Roll" doesn't. I don't like either song personally, but even I can say that the chorus to each is catchy. Jake's talking is less of a turnoff that Tyler's rapping (and unlistenable voice to begin with), but to me the songs are pretty similar in style... and neither one says anything new. In short, I do not like the FGL effect, Sam I Am.