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Post by josh on May 1, 2014 16:19:46 GMT -5
Peaks:
Rhythmic: 11 Urban: 4 Urban AC: 2
Hot 100: 65 Radio Songs: 40 R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: 1 (1 week)
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on May 1, 2014 16:30:17 GMT -5
Sounds a little more urban than some songs of his two more recent albums. Kinda reminds me of a mix between "Hot Tottie", his Confessions era and... maybe Jason DeRulo?
The XY behind him is also interesting... Name of the next album?
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 16:37:52 GMT -5
Sounds a little more urban than some songs of his two more recent albums. Kinda reminds me of a mix between "Hot Tottie", his Confessions era and... maybe Jason DeRulo? The XY behind him is also interesting... Name of the next album? I definitely agree with the Jason Derulo comparison. The preview sounds similar to the beat of "Wiggle" imo.
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Post by Hussy on May 2, 2014 18:19:04 GMT -5
this looks promising
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Post by surfy on May 2, 2014 18:42:03 GMT -5
I'm excited, I wasn't too pleased with his last album tbh... but hopefully this is great so I can stan for this too!!!
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Post by allow that on May 4, 2014 22:58:17 GMT -5
It's out on iTunes.
In the current environment this will likely do something at Pop. And as a major Usher fan, I'll probably change the station each time. Can this retro Pharrell-esque style of R&B go away already?
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Post by josh on May 4, 2014 23:01:26 GMT -5
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on May 4, 2014 23:15:13 GMT -5
Mmm... Decent. Might be a grower like "Hot Tottie" and "Climax". The preview snippet should have been in the song though.
Full Audio (if you're interested):
I BEG for an extended version or radio edit with that snippet.
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Post by allow that on May 4, 2014 23:17:51 GMT -5
Might be a grower like "Climax". Girl that was not a "grower." It was perfect within the first ten seconds.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on May 4, 2014 23:20:06 GMT -5
Might be a grower like "Climax". Girl that was not a "grower." It was perfect within the first ten seconds. It was fine on first listen, the second time around I was too busy air grinding to put on another song.
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Post by Spidey on May 4, 2014 23:23:30 GMT -5
I don't like this on first listen.
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Post by surfy on May 5, 2014 3:07:50 GMT -5
Not what I was expecting... I thought it was supposed to be an urban banger, not this boring piece of poo
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Post by ZAYN on May 5, 2014 3:22:08 GMT -5
I love Usher, but not this.
He's kissed a lot of girls, but they kiss IT so good? Uhh
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Post by maine on May 5, 2014 6:34:38 GMT -5
Not a fan of this at all. This is pretty bad.
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Post by velaxti on May 5, 2014 7:21:36 GMT -5
I think it's a nice song, but similar to Climax in that it's not very catchy. It's one of his best singles in the past few years though! :)
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Post by Flip on May 5, 2014 7:37:26 GMT -5
I don't like this... I expected more of it.
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Post by Kurt on May 5, 2014 11:37:34 GMT -5
HITS claims this goes for adds this week. They edited it out - Rhythmic only now.
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Post by secretchef on May 5, 2014 16:37:10 GMT -5
I don't like it at all, I'll take 'Without You' any day. No real melody or hook, I just find it a little gross.
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Post by Hussy on May 5, 2014 17:20:04 GMT -5
OMG what did i just listen to ? it's awful i want the "Yeah" Usher back plz
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Post by NeRD on May 5, 2014 17:22:36 GMT -5
I like it. Reminds me of his Confessions material. Did Jermaine produce this?
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Post by Agent Yoncé on May 5, 2014 19:10:03 GMT -5
I don't see Pop making this a hit.
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Post by divasummer on May 7, 2014 15:34:19 GMT -5
Is he performing this on The Voice next Mon. or is it just the full video premire?
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Post by josh on May 7, 2014 16:06:09 GMT -5
1 pop, 24 rhythmic, and 1 urban add.
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Post by pnobelysk on May 14, 2014 21:23:09 GMT -5
Debuts at 70 on the hot 100 this week
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Post by popbox on May 14, 2014 23:12:11 GMT -5
Yeah, this is awfully underwhelming. I may be in the minority, but for as poorly as Looking For Myself performed it was actually one of my favorite albums by him. Right up there with Confessions actually. Climax, Euphoria, Lessons for the Lover, What Happened to U, and the title track are all some of my favs in his catalog. Whole rest of the album was good too, except ironically Scream and Numb were the weak links for me.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 2:51:21 GMT -5
Debuts at 70 on the hot 100 this week not bad I think
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Post by kanimal on May 15, 2014 8:48:38 GMT -5
It's interesting, but I was hoping Usher would have learned a lesson from Timberlake. Out of all the super "hip" stuff he tried on The 20/20 Experience, the two big hits are ones that sound like the old JT. "Mirrors" could have easily been on FutureSexLoveSounds, and "Not a Bad Thing" is 100% an 'N Sync song.
There's a void for the Confessions-era Usher - and when you couple that with the exposure he stood to get from his Voice performance, I have no idea why he didn't release something in that vein.
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Post by Wave. on May 15, 2014 8:50:11 GMT -5
Debuts at 70 on the hot 100 this week not bad I think Not bad at all. It's slowly rising on radio and iTunes also, which is good.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on May 17, 2014 5:59:41 GMT -5
Finally gave this a proper listen. Miguel did it better.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on May 21, 2014 15:07:30 GMT -5
If anyone cares, it's top 20 on Rhythmic and approaching top 100 here.
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