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Post by MiniMusic on Oct 30, 2014 22:20:37 GMT -5
This is definitely one of the more progressive tracks on the album and in the vein of where she should head with her music. Her music kills but her performances, music videos, image, etc need an overhaul for her to become a huge megastar. I think she has it in her, I mean the music is the most important thing and she has that and her voice is great she just needs to get with the bigger picture of making herself more of a visual artist. After a lot of listens, I love tracks like "Be My Baby" and "Break Your Heart Right Back" but I do think "One Last Time" is probably the next best shot as a single.
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Post by Az Paynter on Oct 31, 2014 5:39:11 GMT -5
POP: 23 19 ARIANA GRANDE & THE WEEKND Love Me Harder 5012 3544 1468 31.080
+227 Spins +9 Bullet +1.528 Audience
RHYTHMIC: 18 13 ARIANA GRANDE & THE WEEKND Love Me Harder 2268 1775 493 11.450
+76 Spins +23 Bullet +0.347 Audience
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Oct 31, 2014 5:40:51 GMT -5
If they are hoping to move her towards a more adult image (which I think this song is intended to start the process of), I think Break Your Heart Right Back would be a step backwards. I could see them giving Best Mistake a full release
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Post by Az Paynter on Nov 1, 2014 5:44:11 GMT -5
POP: 22 18 ARIANA GRANDE & THE WEEKND Love Me Harder 5192 3739 1453 32.620
+180 Spins -15 Bullet +1.540 Audience
RHYTHMIC: 18 13 ARIANA GRANDE & THE WEEKND Love Me Harder 2337 1828 509 11.789
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Post by Az Paynter on Nov 2, 2014 5:47:47 GMT -5
POP: 21 18 ARIANA GRANDE & THE WEEKND Love Me Harder 5365 3925 1440 33.707
+173 Spins -13 Bullet +1.087 Audience
RHYTHMIC: 18 13 ARIANA GRANDE & THE WEEKND Love Me Harder 2416 1892 524 12.266
+79 Spins +15 Bullet +0.477 Audience
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Post by josh on Nov 2, 2014 12:47:27 GMT -5
Callout scores are not so hot, but it's got a low familiarity so could see a nice increase. Video out tonight though!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2014 23:26:45 GMT -5
Video is out at 3am ET
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Nov 3, 2014 0:06:43 GMT -5
WTF why would they release it at 3 AM Eastern? I guess they want a bigger jump on the Hot 100 from streams so they want all of the first week streams to be in one tracking week.
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Post by josh on Nov 3, 2014 0:07:27 GMT -5
fuck i can't stay up for that
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Post by musiciscool on Nov 3, 2014 0:07:37 GMT -5
Why so late? I will have to watch it tomorrow.
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Post by theflying on Nov 3, 2014 0:26:59 GMT -5
Callout scores are not so hot, but it's got a low familiarity so could see a nice increase. Video out tonight though! This gets brought up in many threads, and even one of the mods does it, but the following always gets lost: It doesn't always matter if callout scores are low. Any kind of fairly sexually song is pretty much ALWAYS going to have not great callout scores; the exceptions are probably few and far between. I've never worked in the industry, but making a blanket statement about a callout score isn't telling the whole picture. That number doesn't include the demographics and KINDS of people that like the song. I guarantee you outside of "WMYB" and "SOML", the only people who liked those One Direction songs were teenage girls. But pop radio targets them, so they play them. Similarly, they have to appeal to the gays, and people in their 20s, which is what "Love Me Harder" is geared toward. Just because soccer moms don't like it doesn't mean the callout score reflecting that reality should imply it's not being received well. The point is that one number for a callout score doesn't paint the whole picture, and you need to consider a broader perspective than just the number. That's not to even touch on the artistic and business decisions from Ariana Grande and her team that led her to release this song (IE for a more adult image).
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Post by kanimal on Nov 3, 2014 3:11:10 GMT -5
Video's out.
She looks good - and there are even a few appearances from the "bad side" of her face.
I don't, however, have any idea why she has the cat ears on for the video that is supposed to be serious and sensual. Beyond looking ridiculous, they immediately bring her back to "cute" - which it seems like she's so desperately trying to avoid.
The only thing more ridiculous is The Weeknd's hair.
-- As for him, we saw from "SNL" that they don't have any physical chemistry whatsoever, so I'm not surprised they didn't go for something sexual here, but it's weird that they are essentially playing "bros" rather than love interests in this video. If you want don't want the two singers to play the "romantic leads," then you have to either do it the Rihanna/Eminem way or the Ne-Yo/Rihanna way. A song with this level of intimacy doesn't work with this sort of isolated portrayal.
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Post by lyhom on Nov 3, 2014 3:35:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2014 6:29:14 GMT -5
She looks AMAZING in the video.
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Post by Az Paynter on Nov 3, 2014 6:58:04 GMT -5
POP: 21 15 ARIANA GRANDE & THE WEEKND Love Me Harder 5685 4018 1667 36.144
+320 Spins +227 Bullet +2.437 Audience
RHYTHMIC: 16 12 ARIANA GRANDE & THE WEEKND Love Me Harder 2496 1961 535 12.711
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Nov 3, 2014 7:35:31 GMT -5
Are we supposed to think she's a sex kitten? Because I dont.
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Post by #brayden on Nov 3, 2014 7:46:28 GMT -5
Pretty uneventful video, IMO. She looks nice, though.
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Post by jjose712 on Nov 3, 2014 7:46:59 GMT -5
Are we supposed to think she's a sex kitten? Because I dont. She is a female equivalent of Jesse McCartney, very very cute, but not hot in a sexy way. This look like her other hits this era, explode out of the gate to burn fast. Anyway, but the time this start to slow down it'll be deep into the top 10
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Post by surfy on Nov 3, 2014 8:54:02 GMT -5
I think that is my second favorite video from her (Break Free is the first) Visually stunning, and she looks gorgeous!!!
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Post by kanimal on Nov 3, 2014 9:35:11 GMT -5
Are we supposed to think she's a sex kitten? Because I dont. She's not at all sexy, but she's extremely good looking - and that's usually all it takes to be considered "sexy" when it comes to celebrities.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Nov 3, 2014 9:56:26 GMT -5
Are we supposed to think she's a sex kitten? Because I dont. She is a female equivalent of Jesse McCartney, very very cute, but not hot in a sexy way. That's because they both look like children. Jesse McCartney will be 50 and still look like he's 12. It's hard to create a sexual persona around someone that looks like they are per-pubescent (at least without it coming as SUPER creepy)
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 3, 2014 10:54:34 GMT -5
nice video . a little bounce on itunes at #28 now with over 200k views in 8 hours.
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Post by Live Your Life on Nov 3, 2014 11:26:19 GMT -5
Not that it's saying much, but it's definitely her best video.
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Post by Flip on Nov 3, 2014 11:32:47 GMT -5
I love the video. And Ari is looking great as always.
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Post by musiciscool on Nov 3, 2014 11:37:49 GMT -5
Ariana looks nice in the video. Everything else was uneventful, IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2014 13:48:16 GMT -5
You can see the right side of her face. Best video ever.
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 3, 2014 19:22:50 GMT -5
nice video . a little bounce on itunes at #28 now with over 200k views in 8 hours. video effects on sales are kicking in now .up to #20 on itunes and closing in on 700k views for the video after 16 hours .
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Post by Kinney on Nov 3, 2014 19:31:21 GMT -5
Pretty video, but ultimately pointless. Won't do much to push the song past this first week.
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 3, 2014 19:56:56 GMT -5
views are catching up to the likes now over 1.1 Million in 17 hours.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Nov 3, 2014 20:34:19 GMT -5
Well, I finally like the song now, thanks to that hot video. I only wish they had sex though. It would have made it better!
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