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Post by bluestar4 on Jun 29, 2015 9:39:27 GMT -5
That was fast. Hopefully, it can keep doing this all the way to number one.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 29, 2015 19:11:42 GMT -5
#1 on Billboard AAA in 2 weeks! Last song to do so in such a short time was "Funny the Way It Is" by Dave Matthews Band.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Jun 30, 2015 0:51:23 GMT -5
#1 on Billboard AAA in 2 weeks! Last song to do so in such a short time was "Funny the Way It Is" by Dave Matthews Band. I wouldn't mind this song going to number 1 on Alt and holding off any other folky hybrid songs (coughs) "Sedona" at least untill Atlas Genius get up there.
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Post by ben777 on Jul 2, 2015 23:00:50 GMT -5
I'm probably gonna have to hide in a hole after posting this, but no one thinks this is being payola'd? He hasn't hit the Top 10 since 2005, and IMO this is completely coming out of nowhere - just seems like radio paying homage to a highly respected artist with a song that's alright, and that everyone can agree to like, but that no one will remember a year from now
Nothing against this song - it just seems like a package deal to me, almost like rewarding him with a Grammy for his long and sometimes commercially underrated career
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Post by Green Baron on Jul 2, 2015 23:28:48 GMT -5
I think it's just because the Grammys gave him a lot of exposure, with him winning AOTY and Kanye's criticism.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Jul 3, 2015 0:23:34 GMT -5
Or maybe it's a just a frickin' great song that deserves it's chart performance.
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Post by shakermaker on Jul 3, 2015 4:12:48 GMT -5
Beck's one of alt's veteran acts and has come off a huge, highly-publicized Grammy win, not to mention the fact that "Dreams" has the hype of being both 1) a lead single and 2) easily his most upbeat, radio-friendly single in years, so this success makes perfect sense to me.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jul 3, 2015 4:14:15 GMT -5
Beck's one of alt's veteran acts and has come off a huge, highly-publicized Grammy win, not to mention the fact that "Dreams" has the hype of being both 1) a lead single and 2) easily his most upbeat, radio-friendly single in years, so this success makes perfect sense to me. Take note Arcade Fire...
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Post by Cody on Jul 3, 2015 9:01:40 GMT -5
To me this sounds identical to FTPs "Best Friend", so it doing significantly better than #15 raises suspicion.
However, the Grammy effect combined with his name and the fact that this is simply his most alt-friendly single since "E-Pro" all play a part in its success.
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Post by Troy on Jul 3, 2015 11:08:59 GMT -5
Beck's one of alt's veteran acts and has come off a huge, highly-publicized Grammy win, not to mention the fact that "Dreams" has the hype of being both 1) a lead single and 2) easily his most upbeat, radio-friendly single in years, so this success makes perfect sense to me. Take note Arcade Fire... how high did Reflektor peak? too low if not #1
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 3, 2015 11:52:06 GMT -5
how high did Reflektor peak? too low if not #1 It sputtered out at around #17 and then fell pretty quickly. IMO it peaked too low as well, but they shouldn't have sent something that was over 7 minutes long and not particularly radio friendly as a lead single.
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Post by ben777 on Jul 3, 2015 13:27:54 GMT -5
Beck's one of alt's veteran acts and has come off a huge, highly-publicized Grammy win, not to mention the fact that "Dreams" has the hype of being both 1) a lead single and 2) easily his most upbeat, radio-friendly single in years, so this success makes perfect sense to me. Are you sure you guys would love this song this much if it were recorded by some unknown Indie band? (Not saying you wouldn't, just wondering if this is really about a great song or if it's really about a perfect opportunity to reward Beck with a big hit)
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Post by Green Baron on Jul 3, 2015 13:34:10 GMT -5
Beck's one of alt's veteran acts and has come off a huge, highly-publicized Grammy win, not to mention the fact that "Dreams" has the hype of being both 1) a lead single and 2) easily his most upbeat, radio-friendly single in years, so this success makes perfect sense to me. Are you sure you guys would love this song this much if it were recorded by some unknown Indie band? (Not saying you wouldn't, just wondering if this is really about a great song or if it's really about a perfect opportunity to reward Beck with a big hit) Why can't it be both?
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Post by Web on Jul 3, 2015 14:36:16 GMT -5
To me this sounds identical to FTPs "Best Friend", so it doing significantly better than #15 raises suspicion. However, the Grammy effect combined with his name and the fact that this is simply his most alt-friendly single since "E-Pro" all play a part in its success. I think it might have been the vocals in Best Friend that kept it from doing as well, they were pretty polarizing here iirc. The instrumental is pretty similar though.
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Post by ben777 on Jul 3, 2015 15:48:40 GMT -5
I think if this has a long chart run, it'll show that this is actually a great song - IMO if it hits #1 and then starts to nose dive a month later, it'll show that this is Alt radio paying homage to Beck for a long/critically acclaimed career
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Post by crash46 on Jul 3, 2015 23:32:56 GMT -5
how high did Reflektor peak? too low if not #1 It sputtered out at around #17 and then fell pretty quickly. IMO it peaked too low as well, but they shouldn't have sent something that was over 7 minutes long and not particularly radio friendly as a lead single. Has there ever been a higher peaking song that has full verses sung in a non-English language? As for Beck: No complaints whatsoever from me on how it's getting there. He had all the makings of a one-hit wonder with "Loser" in 1994. And here we are, 21 years later. The story just keeps getting better and better.
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Jul 3, 2015 23:38:03 GMT -5
Well, this is digging pretty deep, but "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest hit #14 in 1993. The whole song is a vocal sample from a lullaby sung in some South Pacific language. Ignore that blank quote box, by the way. I don't know how to fix it .
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Post by shakermaker on Jul 3, 2015 23:54:24 GMT -5
Well, this is digging pretty deep, but "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest hit #14 in 1993. The whole song is a vocal sample from a lullaby sung in some South Pacific language. Ignore that blank quote box, by the way. I don't know how to fix it . Also coming off the same Pure Moods/new age electronica wheelhouse: Enigma's "Sadeness" (#6 in 1991), which is based almost entirely on a sample of a Gregorian chant.
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Post by Red on Jul 4, 2015 0:00:49 GMT -5
Beck's one of alt's veteran acts and has come off a huge, highly-publicized Grammy win, not to mention the fact that "Dreams" has the hype of being both 1) a lead single and 2) easily his most upbeat, radio-friendly single in years, so this success makes perfect sense to me. It's his most radio-friendly single since "Girl", easily. Couple that with the AOTY win, and I'm really not surprised that this is doing as well as it is. And Beck's core sound still resonates with today's Alt fans, let alone people who have been fans of Alternative music for years. It's the perfect storm, really.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Jul 4, 2015 2:00:13 GMT -5
Beck's one of alt's veteran acts and has come off a huge, highly-publicized Grammy win, not to mention the fact that "Dreams" has the hype of being both 1) a lead single and 2) easily his most upbeat, radio-friendly single in years, so this success makes perfect sense to me. Are you sure you guys would love this song this much if it were recorded by some unknown Indie band? (Not saying you wouldn't, just wondering if this is really about a great song or if it's really about a perfect opportunity to reward Beck with a big hit) I hadda quote you here. ..and yes, If I came across this song on some Indie charts; Especially sung by some Indie band no one else is charting, I would probobly like it even more.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jul 6, 2015 6:06:12 GMT -5
Top 50 on Active:
204 49 BECK Dreams 95 3 92 0.141
lol
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Post by bluestar4 on Jul 6, 2015 10:31:41 GMT -5
I'm surprised it took this long for this to get to Top 50 on Active. My active stations still play "Loser" quite frequently as a recurrent so I figured active stations would jump on this just like they did with The Offspring and Incubus.
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Jul 6, 2015 11:16:34 GMT -5
Yeah, my active station plays a lot of recurrent Beck tracks--Loser, Where It's At, New Pollution, and I think E Pro a couple of times. Still weird to see this on Active, though. But I guess anything is possible if Mumford & Sons can go Top 30
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Post by peacebone on Jul 6, 2015 14:13:18 GMT -5
Nice song, I'm glad it reached #1 on Billboard's AAA.
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Post by Troy on Jul 6, 2015 16:37:04 GMT -5
love this song but to me it doesn't fit on Active, but i won't complain...he deserves all his success
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Jul 7, 2015 3:07:32 GMT -5
Top 50 on Active: 204 49 BECK Dreams 95 3 92 0.141 lol I'm saving my LOL for when this goes top 20 on Active. Great song, but...WTF Active
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Post by Dvorak on Jul 10, 2015 14:43:57 GMT -5
This song could do well on CHR/Pop
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Post by ben777 on Jul 10, 2015 15:58:27 GMT -5
^Are you serious?
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Post by altguy on Jul 10, 2015 16:10:23 GMT -5
The Cumulus chain controls 10 active rock stations, which they publicly refer to as "rockternative". All adds and rotations are done chain wide. Beck @ active is being driven by this, plus 6 or so stations - mostly indie controlled ones like KFRQ McAllen. Check KFRQ overnights on mediabase and see what shenanigans they are up to. It's vomit worthy.
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Post by No Brake$ on Jul 10, 2015 16:46:59 GMT -5
This would and should do horrible on CHR.
I am still not understanding why this is being played as much as it is compared to all of his other, much better songs. I feel like his record company rushed an album, told him to cut some catchy songs (this sounds a lot like "Fame"), and make some cash while his name is still fresh from winning the Grammy.
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