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Post by gonecountry on Feb 20, 2016 13:29:20 GMT -5
Is it just me, or does Carrie sound like Christina Aguilara on the high notes of this song? Every time I hear it, it reminds me of the Xtina song with Ricky Martin "Nobody wants to be lonely" youtu.be/KUmrNavXsd0This (HB) isn't a bad song but doesn't strike me as overly country.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 20, 2016 14:35:46 GMT -5
So it looks like Randy Houser will co-host CCUSA after Keith Urban. Now Carrie Underwood will probably co-host afterwards. This could be really great for Carrie Underwood as she has really put the distance between her and Keith and Randy. Now I think Kelsea Ballerini will aim for number #1 this week and next week then we will see what Randy, Carrie, and Keith do afterwards. I'd be astonished if Kelsea starts falling next week. Carrie Underwood looks the most likely to hit the top and she might be able to pull in a few weeks on BB if she can block both Keith Urban and Randy Houser which is definitely doable. Why would you be astonished if Kelsea dropped after a week? The push is happening now and once they get the #1, I don't see why they'd push for an extra week. Why waste the resources? I mean, you did it, you got the #1, congrats... Lol. If the rest of the pack was far behind, sure, give the push for two weeks. But with Carrie right on her ass, it seems they'd have to do a lot of unnecessary pushing when they've already reached the top anyway... That's just how I see it, but I definitely don't think it's definitely going one way or the other. I just hope Kelsea falls after a week because I doubt Keith and Randy will be okay coasting for 2-3 weeks waiting for Kelsea and Carrie to take turns. If Kelsea does take two weeks, it would likely become a three horse race between Carrie, Keith, and Randy and that would just suck...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 14:40:55 GMT -5
So it looks like Randy Houser will co-host CCUSA after Keith Urban. Now Carrie Underwood will probably co-host afterwards. This could be really great for Carrie Underwood as she has really put the distance between her and Keith and Randy. Now I think Kelsea Ballerini will aim for number #1 this week and next week then we will see what Randy, Carrie, and Keith do afterwards. I'd be astonished if Kelsea starts falling next week. Carrie Underwood looks the most likely to hit the top and she might be able to pull in a few weeks on BB if she can block both Keith Urban and Randy Houser which is definitely doable. Why would you be astonished if Kelsea dropped after a week? The push is happening now and once they get the #1, I don't see why they'd push for an extra week. Why waste the resources? I mean, you did it, you got the #1, congrats... Lol. If the rest of the pack was far behind, sure, give the push for two weeks. But with Carrie right on her ass, it seems they'd have to do a lot of unnecessary pushing when they've already reached the top anyway... That's just how I see it, but I definitely don't think it's definitely going one way or the other. I just hope Kelsea falls after a week because I doubt Keith and Randy will be okay coasting for 2-3 weeks waiting for Kelsea and Carrie to take turns. If Kelsea does take two weeks, it would likely become a three horse race between Carrie, Keith, and Randy and that would just suck... This was before I saw the tweets indicating this was the push week. Carrie Underwood is in a great position she isn't co-hosting CCUSA til after Keith and Randy which gives the impression that Sony is going to try and block both Keith and Randy from #1 on at least BB as Carrie Underwood has really pulled ahead of both men.
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Post by Marv on Feb 20, 2016 20:02:52 GMT -5
There's no reason not to believe that 'Dibd' won't lose well over 1,000 spins next week as have most of the #1 singles of the past 2 1/2+ years; most of us are very used to that.
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Post by krud489 on Feb 20, 2016 20:05:46 GMT -5
So with Kelsea pushing for MB #1 it looks like this week and you guys thinking she'll fall this week is it possible Carrie naturally rises to #1 due to the 3 songs above falling and maybe just maybe getting a multi-week #1? I'm sure its not that simple though.
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Post by desertfloods on Feb 20, 2016 20:10:27 GMT -5
And people didn't want this song released as a single... Personally, even if Heartbeat becomes a multiple-week no.1, it's still a song that I would be reluctant to rank alongside BHC/BA/Wasted/TBC/AAG as her best hits. It's kind of like how I never recommend Undo It to a new fan who is discovering Carrie, even though the single did well.
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Post by dm2081 on Feb 20, 2016 22:02:40 GMT -5
So with Kelsea pushing for MB #1 it looks like this week and you guys thinking she'll fall this week is it possible Carrie naturally rises to #1 due to the 3 songs above falling and maybe just maybe getting a multi-week #1? I'm sure its not that simple though. Possibly. Randy Houser's new album will come out March 11th though, and you better believe Stoney Creek will push as much as they can to get that #1.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Feb 21, 2016 10:33:03 GMT -5
I've been a fan of "Heartbeat" since the beginning and was happy about it being the second single, but mostly due to me lack of enthusiasm about the rest of the album. However, over HB's chart run, I have really grown to it becoming one of my all-time favorite Carrie singles. This song's subject matter may not be as "substantial" as songs like "Blown Away", "Two Black Cadillacs", "Choctaw County Affair", etc. but the melody of this is infectious and Carrie sings it very convincingly. It may be because Carrie has been releasing nothing but inspirational ballads, cheating songs, and dark story songs for the last 10 singles ("Cowboy Casanova" through "Little Toy Guns") that "Heartbeat" seems somewhat refreshing to the average country music listener that isn't exposed to other easy-breezy love songs like "Heartbeat" in Carrie's catalog that were never sent to radio (RIP "Do You Think About Me"). I'm still quite thrilled that "Heartbeat" was selected as the second single and that its looking like it'll be Carrie's first Billboard #1 since BA. I hope Carrie ends up releasing more songs like this in the future (namely "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted") because I think more relatable songs like this can be big hits for Carrie as well.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2016 10:53:14 GMT -5
"Heartbeat" is looking to be in a very good spot to hit the top. Granger and Kelsea will both be falling after Monday and it looks like "Heartbeat" has a pretty sizable lead on "We Went" and "Break On Me" as it's approximately 3 million in audience ahead on MB (translation should show similar results). If Carrie Underwood can see a decent week she should hit the top of BB I think as I imagine her lead on BB compared to the other two (Randy and Keith) should be good. I can realistically see Carrie Underwood "Heartbeat" spending a few weeks at the top.
I have to say that this song has grown on me a lot but I do hope Carrie Underwood does these sweet lovey dovey songs every once in a while, I tend to like it more when Carrie Underwood shows her vocals in full force (Little Toy Guns, Something In The Water, Two Black Cadillacs, Blown Away) and also have the production with a little more of an edge (Smoke Break and Little Toy Guns being prime examples of this).
I definitely am hoping for "Choctaw County Affair" is the next single just for this one reason; Carrie Underwood playing harmonica at the ACM awards this spring.
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Post by musicfan134 on Feb 21, 2016 12:15:31 GMT -5
I've been a fan of "Heartbeat" since the beginning and was happy about it being the second single, but mostly due to me lack of enthusiasm about the rest of the album. However, over HB's chart run, I have really grown to it becoming one of my all-time favorite Carrie singles. This song's subject matter may not be as "substantial" as songs like "Blown Away", "Two Black Cadillacs", "Choctaw County Affair", etc. but the melody of this is infectious and Carrie sings it very convincingly. It may be because Carrie has been releasing nothing but inspirational ballads, cheating songs, and dark story songs for the last 10 singles ("Cowboy Casanova" through "Little Toy Guns") that "Heartbeat" seems somewhat refreshing to the average country music listener that isn't exposed to other easy-breezy love songs like "Heartbeat" in Carrie's catalog that were never sent to radio (RIP "Do You Think About Me"). I'm still quite thrilled that "Heartbeat" was selected as the second single and that its looking like it'll be Carrie's first Billboard #1 since BA. I hope Carrie ends up releasing more songs like this in the future (namely "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted") because I think more relatable songs like this can be big hits for Carrie as well. This x10000. You make an interesting point with the statement in bold. It's not something that I as a diehard Carrie fan would've necessarily noticed, but you're right--you need to go all the way back to "I Told You So" to get a wildcard in Carrie's discography, and I still say releasing Heartbeat was the right call to make to not only show a different side to Carrie that people have quite frankly NEVER seen before, but also a song that Carrie excels at vocally. It's a nice middle ground type single, and it will be interesting to see what the 3rd single from the album is. I would not be surprised to see them go with Renegade Runaway third and WINKIAW fourth just for the sake of releasing the prerelease songs a la Play On.
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Post by krud489 on Feb 21, 2016 13:03:16 GMT -5
There's so many great single-worthy songs on Storyteller. How many singles deep do u think they'll go? 5 or more possible?
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Feb 21, 2016 14:24:54 GMT -5
There's so many great single-worthy songs on Storyteller. How many singles deep do u think they'll go? 5 or more possible? You already asked this question on the first page of this thread. In the interest of not rehashing territory already covered, I would suggest that you read the responses to that earlier post. While I think "Heartbeat" works perfectly well for what it is and that it does have touches that rescue it from being straight-up generic radio fare, I've had a tough time getting excited about it as a piece of music. I do think, though, that zaclord 🌈 is absolutely right about why it has "worked" in the market. So, fair enough. Hopefully its success will set up Storyteller's riskier//more interesting/more challenging tracks for nice runs in the country market.
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Post by krud489 on Feb 21, 2016 14:55:16 GMT -5
My bad. I apologize. I didn't realize I posted this same exact question earlier. Just wanted different folks opinions and thoughts that's all.
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 21, 2016 15:01:47 GMT -5
My bad. I apologize. I didn't realize I posted this same exact question earlier. Just wanted different folks opinions and thoughts that's all. Please forgive 43dudleyvillas. The question was asked back in November. I can't tell you what I did thirty minutes ago. Anyway, I'm glad to see Heartbeat will be #1 shortly.
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Post by krud489 on Feb 21, 2016 15:43:40 GMT -5
No hard feelings at all lol. Hopefully "Heartbeat" is #1 next week.
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Post by carriefan15 on Feb 22, 2016 3:21:14 GMT -5
There's so many great single-worthy songs on Storyteller. How many singles deep do u think they'll go? 5 or more possible? I'd say: 3. Dirty Laundry 4. Chaser 5. Choctaw County Affair/Church Bells
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Post by krud489 on Feb 22, 2016 19:14:01 GMT -5
Just food for thought: I'm a route salesman for Martins Chips. I was in one of my stops today and I'm not sure what station they had playing but it played Chaser....and it sounded amazing on the radio lol. It caught me off guard in a good way. Just thought I'd share that.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 22, 2016 20:45:51 GMT -5
I think either Church Bells or Choctaw County Affair should be next, and then the fourth single should be either Renegade Runaway or Chaser and then whichever murder song doesn't get released third (Church or Choctaw) can be the fifth release. Pretty perfect era, imo. I'm glad that this one looks to have a clear opening to finally get her than #1 on BB that she's alluded for the past 3 years with so many singles. I'll be especially happy to see this one spend a second or maybe even a third week at the top, too. Right now a 2-week #1 is looking pretty likely at least. <3
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Post by zjames on Feb 23, 2016 0:40:15 GMT -5
I saw her tonight in Philly and she put on such a great show. The effects and whole stage setup were fantastic. She and her band killed it!
The two non-singles from Storyteller that got the best response were definitely "Dirty Laundry" and "Choctaw County Affair". I'd be so happy with either one of them coming third.
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Post by ant on Feb 23, 2016 8:31:35 GMT -5
I really think "Renegade Runaway" is going to be the next single.
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Post by maddkat on Feb 23, 2016 9:43:39 GMT -5
^ I really hope not.It would be the safe choice. DL/CB/CCA get much better crowd reaction in concert. And to me are just much better songs.
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Post by joey2002 on Feb 23, 2016 15:19:12 GMT -5
Looks like one solo female artist (Carrie) will succeed another solo female artist (Kelsea) for the #1 spot on Billboard – when was the last time that happened? Baby steps in the right direction!
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 23, 2016 15:27:08 GMT -5
Looks like one solo female artist (Carrie) will succeed another solo female artist (Kelsea) for the #1 spot on Billboard – when was the last time that happened? Baby steps in the right direction! Sara Evans' "A Little Bit Stronger" was replaced by Miranda Lambert's "Heart Like Mine" in May of 2011.
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 23, 2016 15:46:19 GMT -5
And people didn't want this song released as a single... It hasn't really helped the album, though. Some of us would prefer album sales to a radio #1.
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Post by bksouthga on Feb 23, 2016 18:18:46 GMT -5
And people didn't want this song released as a single... It hasn't really helped the album, though. Some of us would prefer album sales to a radio #1. Why?
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Post by jonathanalan on Feb 23, 2016 20:48:10 GMT -5
I saw her tonight in Philly and she put on such a great show. The effects and whole stage setup were fantastic. She and her band killed it! The two non-singles from Storyteller that got the best response were definitely "Dirty Laundry" and "Choctaw County Affair". I'd be so happy with either one of them coming third. I'm seeing her in a few weeks. Where were your seats? I have GA and trying to figure out my gameplan for where to stand.
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 23, 2016 21:35:00 GMT -5
It hasn't really helped the album, though. Some of us would prefer album sales to a radio #1. Why? I don't really know how to answer that question. Personal preference? I mean, why would someone prefer a radio #1 when radio play is so political and clearly bought? Personal preference? I don't know.
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Post by musicfan134 on Feb 23, 2016 21:38:03 GMT -5
And people didn't want this song released as a single... It hasn't really helped the album, though. Some of us would prefer album sales to a radio #1. And what evidence do you have that points to another song leading to greater album sales than HB? Here's the thing, I know a lot of people were SCREAMING for DL/CB/CCA but I still genuinely feel that releasing more than 1 of those as a single would be overkill with the "murder, dark" singles in Carrie's discography. Blown Away and Two Black Cadillac's were popular really not that long ago, and for her to release another 3 murder songs from the album era immediately proceeding the BA era would lead to her being pigeonholed as the murder girl, which completely defeats the purpose of what Carrie and her label are trying to do to her image with Storyteller. I could see them releasing 1 song from the DL/CB/CCA triad, but no more than 1 and I think even 1 is getting dangerously close to being overkill. I mean, 3 murder songs over a 10 year career really is fine, but 3 murder songs within a 4 year period I think is getting to be a bit much. The other thing to is that Carrie needed to release HB if she was going to keep her status as a country radio darling. I would argue there is no other song on Storyteller that resonates with country radio's current climate than Heartbeat, and if she wants to keep having radio hits (which is how people hear the song, which is how album sales come about in the first place), she needs to keep country radio happy, which is why I think it was a release that needed to happen. Ideally, the third single would be Dirty Laundry and the fourth single would be Relapse, but I am standing by my prediction of the third single being Renegade Runaway and the fourth single being What I Never Knew I Always Wanted. Which has issues of it's own as far as pigeonholing Carrie but. That's my prediction for what they'll do, not what I want.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Feb 23, 2016 22:02:36 GMT -5
It hasn't really helped the album, though. Some of us would prefer album sales to a radio #1. And what evidence do you have that points to another song leading to greater album sales than HB? Here's the thing, I know a lot of people were SCREAMING for DL/CB/CCA but I still genuinely feel that releasing more than 1 of those as a single would be overkill with the "murder, dark" singles in Carrie's discography. Blown Away and Two Black Cadillac's were popular really not that long ago, and for her to release another 3 murder songs from the album era immediately proceeding the BA era would lead to her being pigeonholed as the murder girl, which completely defeats the purpose of what Carrie and her label are trying to do to her image with Storyteller. This doesn't completely change your point, but "Dirty Laundry" is neither dark nor is it a murder song. It is a revenge song, I suppose, but one that Carrie delivers with a sardonic tone rather than an angry one. And while "Choctaw County Affair" is set up around a murder, it's dark only in a Chicago-esque vaudevillian sense. It's also as much about society, media and small town justice as it is about the crime. "Choctaw County Affair" is also different enough in sound that I don't think the subject of the song would pigeonhole Carrie. I don't disagree that Carrie should be mindful of overdoing certain lyrical themes. For my own purposes, "Choctaw County Affair" and "Church Bells" overcome that issue because they are so well-written and performed; I think "Choctaw" in particular distinguishes itself. I don't know how the market would receive either or both, but "Church Bells" does remain the Storyteller track receiving the most daily Spotify streams at the moment.
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Post by krud489 on Feb 24, 2016 8:04:40 GMT -5
I'd love to SN try and block Capitol for #1 on both charts. But these days #1 pushes are usually always successful. Hopefully you all are right with your 3-week BB, 1 week MB #1.
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