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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 2:04:37 GMT -5
Did LBOE not go gold? Wikipedia says it exceeded 500,000 copies. You're right, it did (I thought it had, but I only scanned the RIAA Certification column and the Gold certification hasn't been added yet, so that's my bad for not double checking). As of October 2013, "Little Bit Of Everything" had sold 561,000 copies, so it's probably in the 600-700k range now, which is pretty good. For some reason it hasn't been certified by the RIAA yet. They certified "For You" Gold and both "Cop Car" and "We Were Us" Platinum, but nothing for LBOE yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 10:28:52 GMT -5
Up 7 spots to #22 in its 3rd chart week, passing Reba, Dan + Shay, Cole Swindell, Jake Owen, Kip Moore, and Chase Rice in the process. This one is really doing quite well on iTunes, too. It's up to #9 on the country chart, having pushed ahead of Canaan Smith and Jason Aldean. Keith's had quite a few Gold singles throughout his career, but only 2 Platinum singles: "We Were Us" and "Cop Car". I know it's still early, but I think this will be his first lead single since "Sweet Thing" to go Gold. Should get Top 20 easily next week as I don't see Maddie & Tae holding Keith off. Plus Kelsea should go recurrent on BB next week.
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Post by trebor on Jul 1, 2015 16:18:54 GMT -5
Did LBOE not go gold? Wikipedia says it exceeded 500,000 copies. You're right, it did (I thought it had, but I only scanned the RIAA Certification column and the Gold certification hasn't been added yet, so that's my bad for not double checking). As of October 2013, "Little Bit Of Everything" had sold 561,000 copies, so it's probably in the 600-700k range now, which is pretty good. For some reason it hasn't been certified by the RIAA yet. They certified "For You" Gold and both "Cop Car" and "We Were Us" Platinum, but nothing for LBOE yet. To clarify: The RIAA does not award certifications by default. The record companies have to apply for a certification (which is payable).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2015 16:42:27 GMT -5
You're right, it did (I thought it had, but I only scanned the RIAA Certification column and the Gold certification hasn't been added yet, so that's my bad for not double checking). As of October 2013, "Little Bit Of Everything" had sold 561,000 copies, so it's probably in the 600-700k range now, which is pretty good. For some reason it hasn't been certified by the RIAA yet. They certified "For You" Gold and both "Cop Car" and "We Were Us" Platinum, but nothing for LBOE yet. To clarify: The RIAA does not award certifications by default. The record companies have to apply for a certification (which is payable). I know that :) I just find it odd that Keith and his team haven't requested the certification yet. I mean, it was well past 500k way back in October 2013, and both "We Were Us" and "Cop Car" were certified Platinum after that (both were certified last summer). So it's just odd to me that they didn't get LBOE certified Gold as well (at the same time they got the Gold & Platinum certs for WWU and CC). Another acts that's way behind on certifications is the Zac Brown Band. Ever since "Knee Deep", they really haven't gotten any of their singles certified, even though several of them are eligible for Gold certifications. They got "Sweet Annie" certified Gold, but I'm pretty sure that "As She's Walking Away", "Keep Me In Mind", and "Goodbye In Her Eyes" are also eligible for Gold. And then they need to update the certifications for all 5 singles from The Foundation.
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Post by trebor on Jul 1, 2015 17:13:10 GMT -5
To clarify: The RIAA does not award certifications by default. The record companies have to apply for a certification (which is payable). I know that :) I assumed that! :) Maybe having the two above current singles certified while the parent album was still a hot item, was thought to be a better return on investment than to spend more money for an additional certification. Or... they simply forgot... ! :) And UMG must have hundreds of certifications pending across all divisions and genres. My impression is that Zac Brown is just content to do his "thing" and certifications don't mean that much to him.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2015 17:24:16 GMT -5
My impression is that Zac Brown is just content to do his "thing" and certifications don't mean that much to him. I agree with you on Zac Brown. It just bugs me - I wish he'd get his stuff certified LOL.
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Post by slbs5 on Jul 3, 2015 6:49:40 GMT -5
All you traditional country fans go listen to Alan Jackson new hit , jim jack and Hank or should I say Acky Breaky Heart, Really Alan and so happy to hear you had a new song out , really disappoint, and people put Keith new song down, at least it wasn't a copy of a old song with new words , and yes iam a Alan Jackson fan as well as a keith urban fan but calling it as it is
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Post by bkeysfan on Jul 5, 2015 1:22:35 GMT -5
I don't like that Bible verse being used the way it is being used. That verse is meant for Believers. And by that, I mean Christians.
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Post by rjz on Jul 5, 2015 9:37:29 GMT -5
I don't like that Bible verse being used the way it is being used. That verse is meant for Believers. And by that, I mean Christians. Not sure at all here what you are referring to. Aren't the verses referring to how he was raised? Are you saying you know the intimate details of how Keith Urban was raised as a child/adolescent? I personally am not a fan of bible verses being spouted everywhere like on Bumper stickers (which I frequently see for this verse) and social media but Christianity spans an extremely broad spectrum of conservative to liberal beliefs, Bible as literal vs Bible as parables, personal faith as personal vs obligations to testify-even in social media, etc-I could go on and on. So I'm just curious exactly what you mean by That Verse is meant for Believers
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2015 12:45:26 GMT -5
All you traditional country fans go listen to Alan Jackson new hit , jim jack and Hank or should I say Acky Breaky Heart, Really Alan and so happy to hear you had a new song out , really disappoint, and people put Keith new song down, at least it wasn't a copy of a old song with new words , and yes iam a Alan Jackson fan as well as a keith urban fan but calling it as it is Actually "John....." seems to be copying a trend of "nostalgia songs" as I like to call them. First we had Kenny Chesney's "American Kids", now we have Jake Owen's "Real Life", and now Keith's new one. The theme of sputtering out things that one did in their youth is extremely prevalent in these songs, so this song really isn't exactly "original"
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Post by justme60 on Jul 5, 2015 14:38:47 GMT -5
American Kids, Real Life, and JJJ may have a similar subject, but sound nothing alike. I think slbs5 was meaning it sounds as though AJ put new words to the Acky Breaky Heart music. Alan's song does put you in mind of ABH. I personally love nostalgic songs.
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Post by myeverything on Jul 5, 2015 15:40:55 GMT -5
Yeah really. Everyone complained about bro-country songs and now that we're finally getting something new people are still complaining?! Come on. And religion? That's personally refreshing. I think Keith for sure puts out original songs. I mean like I said, at least he's not signing about daisy dukes and dixie cups. Can't please everybody these days, that's for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2015 15:52:00 GMT -5
Ok can someone explain how the hell (sorry) this is country music. The lyrics are typical cliche junk. I like it for pop music I guess.
Anywho Keith is making quick work of the 20s. MB he will finish at #24. Meanwhile he should probably finish just inside the Top 20. I wonder if he'll make it pass Brett Eldredge Chris Janson.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Jul 5, 2015 16:16:27 GMT -5
Keith could go pop if he wanted to at this point. Not saying he would because I know he won't, but technically he could and he's always been one of the few that could be multi genre anyway. If by this you mean Keith could leave country behind, commit to the pop formats and expect to be a successful hitmaker, then I disagree. Not because his music isn't heavily pop in the first place, but due to marketplace realities - the pop formats (even Hot AC) are even more ageist than the country format, Keith is well past his commercial peak and so the pop formats would have little reason to embrace Keith's commitment to them, and Keith's big name/primetime TV exposure mostly connect to a demographic that is older than the pop formats' target. None of this should be interpreted as putdowns of Keith or his talent. I have seen Keith live in concert more than I've seen any other artist because I think he is a joy to watch on stage. I also think that he is quite possibly mainstream country's best male interpretive singer, and I always imagine what he could bring to some of today's biggest hit singles -- I think he would have brought the heat to "Sangria" that would have made it really smolder, the sense of abandon to "American Kids" that would have made it pop even more, etc. But the notion that Keith could just "go pop" in a marketing sense is pretty misguided, I think. He continues to enjoy core format artist status at country radio, and his effort to maintain that status is as much a recognition that he couldn't actually cross over if he wanted to as it is a statement of loyalty to country. As for this song, I find the production baffling not because it sounds so much less rootsy/country than the acoustic version that Keith played at CRS, but because the arrangement holds the song back from being the kind of joyous celebration of shared cultural references that Keith is uniquely positioned to sell thanks to his age and his background as a transplant from New Zealand/Australia to the States. The arrangement and the production feel like a strait jacket to Keith and the song, and strike me as a case of trying too hard to do something different with a song. Sometimes, it's just about letting a song and performer breathe. I also don't think that the lyrics of "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" add up to a coherent identity of any kind -- the titular references don't really connect to the verses, and vice versa -- and the song is really missing a narrative thread. But like I said earlier, from the strict point of view of a song that could connect widely, one could do worse than a list of shared cultural references, and if there is anyone who should be able to make a song like this work, it would be Keith. Shame about the arrangement.
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Post by slbs5 on Jul 5, 2015 20:43:52 GMT -5
Exactly what I was saying , New Alan Jackson song sounds just like Billy Rays Ackey Breaky Heart, and if want to talk about lyrics , how many songs has jim bean, jack Daniels or Hank William in them , like I said , big fan of Alan Jackson, but original this song is not, but holding out for rest of Alan's new music,
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Post by myeverything on Jul 6, 2015 16:40:24 GMT -5
I just meant it more from a casual point of view.... The majority of users here are much, much more technical than I usually am. No ways right, no ways wrong. I really enjoy reading y'alls posts, though I probably should be doing more reading and less posting since this is the case!!
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Post by justme60 on Jul 7, 2015 0:38:26 GMT -5
I'm an older lady and I can relate to every reference in this song. I'm not technical, nor knowledgeable about music. I just know what I connect to and what I don't. I love the lyrics and I love the arrangement and also his reference to John 3:16.
I've lived a happy life and I've sowed my wild oats and I grew up on rock 'n' roll and country music, too. (American Bandstand & Hee Haw!) :) It's always been the song and not the genre that I connected to. I don't care how it's labeled or Keith for that matter. He's awesome as an entertainer and is a great vocalist.
As for the religious verse...I know in my heart there is a God and he sent His Son so that we all have everlasting life. Of course that's a choice that each of us have to make on our own. But it's the choice of the writers of this song evidently or so that's what it implies.
Great song to me and I hope it does well for Keith.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2015 2:42:04 GMT -5
Up to #19 after just 4 weeks. This one is really doing well for Keith. It'll be a lot harder for him to track down Brett Eldredge, Chris Janson, and Eric Church, but he should move up another 1-2 spots next week; Tim will go recurrent, and maybe Easton will as well.
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Post by dajire4 on Jul 8, 2015 15:35:26 GMT -5
I probably shouldn't like this because of the processed vocals (and I do wish Keith went back to a more organic approach), but I actually do enjoy the 3 Johns. The production tricks help the nostalgic and carefree feel of the song, instead of hindering it.
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Post by Zazie on Jul 11, 2015 15:35:07 GMT -5
Keith could go pop if he wanted to at this point. Not saying he would because I know he won't, but technically he could and he's always been one of the few that could be multi genre anyway. If by this you mean Keith could leave country behind, commit to the pop formats and expect to be a successful hitmaker, then I disagree. Not because his music isn't heavily pop in the first place, but due to marketplace realities - the pop formats (even Hot AC) are even more ageist than the country format, Keith is well past his commercial peak and so the pop formats would have little reason to embrace Keith's commitment to them, and Keith's big name/primetime TV exposure mostly connect to a demographic that is older than the pop formats' target. None of this should be interpreted as putdowns of Keith or his talent. I have seen Keith live in concert more than I've seen any other artist because I think he is a joy to watch on stage. I also think that he is quite possibly mainstream country's best male interpretive singer, and I always imagine what he could bring to some of today's biggest hit singles -- I think he would have brought the heat to "Sangria" that would have made it really smolder, the sense of abandon to "American Kids" that would have made it pop even more, etc. But the notion that Keith could just "go pop" in a marketing sense is pretty misguided, I think. He continues to enjoy core format artist status at country radio, and his effort to maintain that status is as much a recognition that he couldn't actually cross over if he wanted to as it is a statement of loyalty to country. As for this song, I find the production baffling not because it sounds so much less rootsy/country than the acoustic version that Keith played at CRS, but because the arrangement holds the song back from being the kind of joyous celebration of shared cultural references that Keith is uniquely positioned to sell thanks to his age and his background as a transplant from New Zealand/Australia to the States. The arrangement and the production feel like a strait jacket to Keith and the song, and strike me as a case of trying too hard to do something different with a song. Sometimes, it's just about letting a song and performer breathe. I also don't think that the lyrics of "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" add up to a coherent identity of any kind -- the titular references don't really connect to the verses, and vice versa -- and the song is really missing a narrative thread. But like I said earlier, from the strict point of view of a song that could connect widely, one could do worse than a list of shared cultural references, and if there is anyone who should be able to make a song like this work, it would be Keith. Shame about the arrangement. You often help me understand what I'm responding to (or not) in a song. Thanks for the comments on "breathing." I like this song but yes, I see that the performer can't fully breathe -- he gets a shallow breath every now and then but the song squeezes him by its end. As for "coherent identity," I want to go back to a long tradition of list songs. They name-check states or origins of manufacture (I include that because I just heard My Baby Is American Made yesterday) and various female anatomical micro-topics and I will not go on. And my point is, they seem to have a license -- I think it comes with the sub-genre -- to be lazy in their lyrics. When they aren't lazy -- when the lyrics are tight -- these can be brilliant songs, but they rarely get more than one verse of coherence. I think this triple-John song ranks in the upper third of its songtype and that isn't bad, although if we want to hold KU to a high standard we can fault him for not insisting on a couple more drafts of the verses. I'm going to go listen to Marty Stuart's Tip Your Hat to try to figure out why I like it so much. It's a list song in the style of George Jones's Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes although Marty's version got enough re-writes to include reference to actual women artists. Anyway, this type of song has a lot to recommend it but I always feel like I have to check my editorial self at the 0:01 point and not put it back on until the song is over. A free pass for the listers... and I'm willing to extend one to KU as well.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jul 11, 2015 22:16:06 GMT -5
I think the bridge ("Spent a lot of years running from believin") ties into the John 3:16 part of the hook quite well. Granted, it's the only part of the song that does, but I think that gives it a bit of a buildup to make it stand out more.
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Post by zjames on Jul 20, 2015 16:36:12 GMT -5
I've done a complete 180 with this song. At first, the over-produced vocals really turned me off. But after listening to it a few more times I've really started to like the lyrics and the whole feel of the song. I'm glad it's so well radio-wise and sales-wise.
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Post by LBTrocks on Jul 29, 2015 23:54:37 GMT -5
This song is really, really, catchy. I've been hearing it on the radio and have been liking it quite a bit.
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Post by justme60 on Jul 30, 2015 21:27:04 GMT -5
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Post by myeverything on Jul 31, 2015 20:11:51 GMT -5
Love this!! Thanks!
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Post by Marv on Aug 2, 2015 3:45:50 GMT -5
It's an absolute blast watching this invigorating tune screaming up the charts enroute to what figures to be another mortal-lock #1 single.
Hard to believe it was exactly 10 years ago that the ridiculously wonderful 'Better Life' was screaming up the charts even faster, just as As Good As I Once Was' had in replacing 'Fast Cars And Freedom' @ #1 10 years ago this week.
Toby & Keith both wound up spending SIX huge weeks in the penthouse separated by a rare two-week bulletless stay atop the R&R chart for 'Mississippi Girl'; what a concept, huh?
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Post by myeverything on Aug 2, 2015 18:07:23 GMT -5
10 years already... Been following Keith for just that long too ... wow, 'Days Go By', huh?
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Post by justme60 on Aug 2, 2015 18:16:00 GMT -5
I've been a fan of Keith's for about 12 yrs and have enjoyed every minute of following his career! Hope it's many many more years.
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Post by someguy on Aug 13, 2015 0:34:29 GMT -5
I'm not sure what it is exactly, but this has really clicked with me over the last week or two, and become one of my favourite songs at radio (and probably one of my favourite Keith songs too).
It should easily hit the top 10 next week, in its 10th week on the chart. I'd expect it to hit #1 fairly easily in a few weeks.
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Post by justme60 on Aug 13, 2015 17:03:04 GMT -5
This has also joined the ranks of my top Keith Urban songs! I love hearing this song.
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