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Post by Az Paynter on Dec 6, 2015 6:32:33 GMT -5
POP: 13 13 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 8082 8012 70 39.163
+75 Spins +59 Bullet -0.063 Audience
HOT AC: 44 45 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 247 210 37 1.085
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RHYTHMIC: 14 15 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 2521 2577 -56 8.833
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2015 10:04:22 GMT -5
^^ She is off life support, looks like the song is still barely alive . I wonder if album #3 will be her misstep. Its very hard to sustain a career of 13+ albums and 25+ years . The first one or two is easy.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Dec 6, 2015 10:13:33 GMT -5
This song just sucks. It's simple as that.
The fact that she took this turd almost top 10 on just her name alone shows how receptive and eager radio is to play her. All she needs to do is release some solid music and she'll get hits. She's going to be fine.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2015 10:18:06 GMT -5
This song is terrible. I'm ready for a better follow-up.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2015 13:49:40 GMT -5
Breaking up the negativity dogpile here but, while I like this, I agree that I'm more than ready for something new. I don't think the album as a whole will be a misstep though? We've seen many times where artists dropped a lead single that didn't do well and they ended up fine in the long term. She also stated the album would sound nothing like 'Focus'.
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Dec 6, 2015 15:32:03 GMT -5
Honestly, I sort of feel like Ariana didn't even love this song that much. That, or they knew that it was destined to be a "buzz single"-I always thought it was weird how she talked about it. Like, during release week already saying it was just a "transition" song and that the cd sounds nothing like it. That is usually stuff that is said after a song under-performs, not before.
I look forward to her next release though I am assuming we will have to wait until at least mid-January to hear it.
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Post by Live Your Life on Dec 6, 2015 15:53:05 GMT -5
Honestly, I sort of feel like Ariana didn't even love this song that much. That, or they knew that it was destined to be a "buzz single"-I always thought it was weird how she talked about it. Like, during release week already saying it was just a "transition" song and that the cd sounds nothing like it. That is usually stuff that is said after a song under-performs, not before. I look forward to her next release though I am assuming we will have to wait until at least mid-January to hear it. This was one of the first songs she recorded for the album and it had been slated as the first single since at least May of this year. She probably feels that the newer material is better, but the label wouldn't budge on their decision to release this first. Charlie Walk told Billboard that "One Last Time" was going to be the first single from "My Everything," so I don't know if I trust their judgements regarding singles. In general, their single choices for her haven't quite hit the mark, IMO.
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Post by foxxden on Dec 6, 2015 17:18:23 GMT -5
-107, geez. It's really unusual to see quite a miss like this. Goes to show you it really is all about the song. What I think is particularly unusual about this is how wide the clear disconnect was between Ariana's team and the public's reaction to this song. Established yet still rising pop princess, lead single of an album, lots of promo and hype, holiday release (so stuck with it until January) and then... people just didn't like it. (For the record, I personally like Focus and am surprised it's struggling this much.) I agree. From the moment I heard the chorus I couldn't fathom what her team (who is probably being paid a lot of money) was thinking.
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Post by Az Paynter on Dec 7, 2015 7:31:39 GMT -5
POP: 13 15 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 8074 8006 68 38.895
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HOT AC: 44 44 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 248 218 30 1.075
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RHYTHMIC: 14 15 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 2523 2586 -63 8.813
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Post by Glove Slap on Dec 7, 2015 8:48:37 GMT -5
I mean, we'll see, but probably. Either way, they should release the next single by the end of January at the latest.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 7, 2015 9:49:09 GMT -5
This situation kinda reminds me of "Never Again".
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Post by Az Paynter on Dec 7, 2015 18:41:20 GMT -5
If you mean, a more solid hit than its given credit for, then yes I think that could be an accurate assessment. I recalled 'Never Again' impacting at #8 but I thought it had no legs especially after it quickly brick-walled at radio. But it actually had a decent chart run.
'Focus', meanwhile, can regard streaming as its saving grace - I presume streaming is its biggest factor anyway - because in this early stage of its chart run it is actually performing BETTER than 'The Way' did. A side-by-side comparison of their first five weeks:
FOCUS: 7-13-14-16-17 THE WAY: 10-22-37-32-19
I think we can all assume 'Focus' won't have legs after this year but for all the flack it's getting, it is an actual hit. Not the 'Problem' sized smash people were wanting but it's a hit.
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Post by Dylan :) on Dec 7, 2015 18:44:48 GMT -5
I wonder how long it will take to start plummeting on radio. I hope she can serve up something like Love Me Harder and maybe reveal it at the Grammys?
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Post by Az Paynter on Dec 8, 2015 6:31:20 GMT -5
POP: 13 14 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 8023 8050 -27 38.392
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HOT AC: 42 45 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 239 237 2 1.030
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RHYTHMIC: 14 17 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 2485 2586 -101 8.716
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Post by Dylan :) on Dec 8, 2015 14:42:02 GMT -5
My friend finally got the instrumental for this, hope they share it with me so I can finally get rid of the male vocals
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Post by Az Paynter on Dec 8, 2015 15:08:07 GMT -5
I'm surprised the instrumental isn't already all over the internet, the Japanese CD single it was released on was out last Friday.
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Post by Az Paynter on Dec 9, 2015 6:25:22 GMT -5
POP: 13 13 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 7949 8075 -126 37.206
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HOT AC: 43 45 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 225 238 -13 0.953
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RHYTHMIC: 14 16 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 2454 2574 -120 8.451
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2015 6:40:08 GMT -5
They should send out a new single the first week of January.
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Post by Future Captain on Dec 9, 2015 11:26:59 GMT -5
This situation kinda reminds me of "Never Again". The difference is Never Again is a forward step in Kelly's artistical integrity, and it flopped because Clive is a jerk. Meanwhile, Focus is the opposite.
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Post by Au$tin on Dec 9, 2015 13:20:31 GMT -5
Heard this on the radio the other day for the first time and I was amused that they removed the "fo-fo" parts because it sounded like "f**k."
Also, this never grew on me, but I do love the sax break-down. Had the entire song been like that, I would have been all over this. Otherwise, it's a mess, and it's run is not surprising to me at all. Hopefully she steps it up for single two.
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Post by Dylan :) on Dec 9, 2015 13:35:46 GMT -5
Filtered an acapella and put it over the instrumental. Muted Jamie wherever he was talking with Ariana in the background, and wherever she was, I looped his vocals and inverted them in an attempt to phase them out (which worked in most places, but in some they didn't line up or new vocals were added). Pitched donw one semitone for copyright.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Dec 9, 2015 13:54:15 GMT -5
I hope they'll send a better single after the freeze. It seems her team's got 2 confident w/ her.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 9, 2015 15:32:57 GMT -5
POP:13 13 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 7949 8075 -126 37.206 -74 Spins -99 Bullet -1.186 Audience HOT AC:43 45 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 225 238 -13 0.953 -14 Spins -15 Bullet -0.077 Audience RHYTHMIC:14 16 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 2454 2574 -120 8.451 -31 Spins -19 Bullet -0.265 Audience
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Dec 9, 2015 16:38:38 GMT -5
It's still a nice peak on radio. Top 10 charted, the era is off too a nice, not excellent, start. The Ariana World isn't over, people.
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Post by Az Paynter on Dec 10, 2015 6:22:04 GMT -5
...that escalated quickly.
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Post by Az Paynter on Dec 11, 2015 6:15:50 GMT -5
POP: 13 16 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 7349 8114 -765 33.380
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HOT AC: 43 48 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 199 242 -43 0.836
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RHYTHMIC: 15 18 ARIANA GRANDE Focus 2191 2549 -358 7.537
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 11, 2015 7:58:36 GMT -5
Looks like radio completely removed it from their playlists.
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Post by theflying on Dec 11, 2015 18:05:56 GMT -5
Lol, such a misfire. I don't mind Ariana and she'll be totally fine, so let's just take a moment to be amused by how much of a miss this was.
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Post by Khia on Dec 11, 2015 21:52:29 GMT -5
I'm surprised that the reaction to this was so negative and that radio is dropping it this quickly. It was just released six weeks ago. I actually liked this a lot, so I'm disappointed that it didn't at least scrape the top ten.
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Dec 11, 2015 23:22:20 GMT -5
Damn, radio couldn't wait to drop this.
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