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Post by Joe1240 on Dec 2, 2014 3:40:27 GMT -5
Terrible video.Awful song. It sounds like Gwen is trying to make another "Hollaback Girl" and fails hard. "Baby Don't Lie" was much better than this and at least listenable. This has to be among one of the worst comebacks ever. Her Band No Doubt did better a few years back with "Settle Down".
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Post by Enigma. on Dec 2, 2014 4:53:54 GMT -5
Just watched the video, this is not Hollaback Girl but thank god not Wind It Up either!
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Post by Wolfy on Dec 2, 2014 5:22:14 GMT -5
Still not in the itunes top 100. The hate for this song is almost unanimous, online and on iTunes. They should cancel this single, call it a buzz single, and try with another song. I wonder who thought this would make a strong single. It's horrible.
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Post by Hussy on Dec 2, 2014 6:18:48 GMT -5
Gwen should give up now on the chance of having a proper comeback and call it a day
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Post by JJ on Dec 2, 2014 7:20:56 GMT -5
Nah, I still want her album.
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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 2, 2014 8:08:43 GMT -5
Wind It Up is miles better than this lol. I liked that one!
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Post by Juanca on Dec 2, 2014 9:17:24 GMT -5
Well The video improved my feelings toward the song and at least I could listen to the verses without trying to mute the video. Actually if the label and/or Gwen felt so strongly about this, they should've released it as the comeback single. Even the lyrics talk about Gwen being back. The video is fun enough (still below Gwen's average) and the beat works. It would've probably reached similar peak than BDL but it could've given a good buzz. BDL is much much stronger that I'm pissed it was relegated that bad from label and Gwen.
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Post by foxxden on Dec 2, 2014 9:51:24 GMT -5
Still not in the itunes top 100. The hate for this song is almost unanimous, online and on iTunes. They should cancel this single, call it a buzz single, and try with another song. I wonder who thought this would make a strong single. It's horrible. For the hundredth time, "Spark the Fire" was removed from iTunes and all digital retailers yesterday and wasn't put back on until about 30 minutes after The Voice performance aired on the East coast. Even then it would not show up in searches and was difficult to find. I strongly believe something is up with it's iTunes release considering it's not in the top 1400 and sales from hardcore Gwen/No Doubt fans would be enough for it to chart. Also, even though I was able to purchase it Monday at 12am it does not show up in my iTunes library and when I go to the song's iTunes page it says I need to purchase it again. Something is definitely wrong and it's all Interscope's fault so let's stop putting so much weight on it's iTunes ranking considering it was botched from the beginning.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Dec 2, 2014 9:55:12 GMT -5
Wind It Up is miles better than this lol. I liked that one! I love "Wind it Up." I hate this.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Dec 2, 2014 9:58:29 GMT -5
"All About That Bass" was generally hated on Pulse so I wouldn't use anybody's opinion here as an indicator
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Post by jma on Dec 2, 2014 10:00:11 GMT -5
Lol I appear to be one of the few that like this song
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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 2, 2014 10:10:34 GMT -5
"All About That Bass" was generally hated on Pulse so I wouldn't use anybody's opinion here as an indicator I think this song would be good if it was sped up, works a lot better that way! If radio plays it a little quicker how they do with some songs then this could be a decent hit but idk. I don't think this song is anywhere near as catchy as All About That Bass which I loved since the beginning.
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Post by surfy on Dec 2, 2014 10:55:24 GMT -5
If she sang it on the Voice, you would think that would drive people to search for it afterwards...
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Dec 2, 2014 11:01:18 GMT -5
If she sang it on the Voice, you would think that would drive people to search for it afterwards... Not if it's bad! BTW - What is it with TV and female hosts not being able to effective use that platform? Seriously, after MLJ, Christina should have been set with hits; Shakira, who people liked, vastly underperformed and, now, Gwen. Not sure why not even one attemp to push BDL and now this? It's just odd.
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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 2, 2014 11:59:17 GMT -5
OMG I feel like this is some type of sabotage or something, lol! How could so many things be such a mess? No good can ever come from The Voice!
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Post by surfy on Dec 2, 2014 11:59:41 GMT -5
Yeah, it's because the acts rush to get stuff out and throw planning and quality to the wind. It's stupid.
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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 2, 2014 12:01:16 GMT -5
But I feel Gwen's been prepping her album for a while, it's not like she just started recording an album because of the show. Just baffled at how mediocre the songs are, but "Baby Don't Lie" is a bop.
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Post by mamaloveme on Dec 2, 2014 12:06:27 GMT -5
it is weird that this song not even in Itunes Top200
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Post by Carlitoz on Dec 2, 2014 12:08:29 GMT -5
I usually like Gwen and I liked Baby Don't Lie, but this one DOES NOTHING for me. I don't like her rapping at all. I stay better with Madonna's on American Life. I had so much expectations for this era....
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Post by surfy on Dec 2, 2014 12:12:01 GMT -5
But I feel Gwen's been prepping her album for a while, it's not like she just started recording an album because of the show. Just baffled at how mediocre the songs are, but "Baby Don't Lie" is a bop. Well then, you would think this would have been planned out better. I mean she's had years to prepare for this moment and she's screwing it up.
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Post by Spidey on Dec 2, 2014 12:13:36 GMT -5
The video has 175,703 views on YouTube so far. That's pretty awful. I can't see how this will not flop at this point.
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Post by leonagwen on Dec 2, 2014 12:18:02 GMT -5
The video has 175,703 views on YouTube so far. That's pretty awful. I can't see how this will not flop at this point. It hasent been out 24 hours yet.99.9% of Usa people dont even know Gwen has a new song out.Much to early to panic.
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Post by Spidey on Dec 2, 2014 12:24:51 GMT -5
The video has 175,703 views on YouTube so far. That's pretty awful. I can't see how this will not flop at this point. It hasent been out 24 hours yet.99.9% of Usa people dont even know Gwen has a new song out.Much to early to panic. She's discussed and previewed the song on The Ellen Show, Good Morning America and performed it on The Voice. It's not like the song has had zero exposure. The fact that it's not doing anything on iTunes, in addition to its poor early performance on YouTube, is a bad sign.
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Post by NeRD on Dec 2, 2014 12:47:21 GMT -5
it is weird that this song not even in Itunes Top200 Are we sure its not a glitch
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Post by leonagwen on Dec 2, 2014 12:52:41 GMT -5
It hasent been out 24 hours yet.99.9% of Usa people dont even know Gwen has a new song out.Much to early to panic. She's discussed and previewed the song on The Ellen Show, Good Morning America and performed it on The Voice. It's not like the song has had zero exposure. The fact that it's not doing anything on iTunes, in addition to its poor early performance on YouTube, is a bad sign. Foxden explained in an earlier post about the itunes problem.
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Post by SuperTrouper on Dec 2, 2014 13:06:31 GMT -5
Those Nelly Furtado comparisons are spot on, except Big Hoops >>>>> this
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Post by musicfan20 on Dec 2, 2014 13:36:48 GMT -5
it is weird that this song not even in Itunes Top200 No, it's not. The song is just horrible.
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Post by leonagwen on Dec 2, 2014 13:46:39 GMT -5
Does anyone know what its itunes position is?
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Dec 2, 2014 14:00:03 GMT -5
I like the video, but the song really sucks. I didn't like Wind It Up at first but I ended up liking it. I just can't get into this song at all, it's so obnoxious.
Yummy > Wind It Up>>>>>>>>>>>>>what's the name of this song again?
NEXT.
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Post by foxxden on Dec 2, 2014 15:12:08 GMT -5
"Spark the Fire" is listed as Gwen's most popular song on her iTunes page yet it doesn't appear on the main chart. It's selling more than "Baby Don't Lie" (which is currently #120) so something is not updating properly with this song's position on iTunes. It's not the epic flop some posters are dying to make fun of.
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