Daughtry - "Torches"

[Kurt]

One of two new songs included on Daughtry's upcoming greatest hits collection It's Not Over... The Hits So Far, out Feb. 12.

[maine]

This will be available, alongside the pre-order, on iTunes on January 29th.

[Marooned@Midnight]

I'm excited to hear this! I hope it can find success on hot ac radio and even though it's a complete pipe dream for them at this point, pop as well. I'd love a return to original form with this, with a more rock sound, but not lacking that catchy hook and melody.

[DJ General]

Jan 23, 2016 14:14:46 GMT -5 Marooned@Midnight said:

I'm excited to hear this! I hope it can find success on hot ac radio and even though it's a complete pipe dream for them at this point, pop as well. I'd love a return to original form with this, with a more rock sound, but not lacking that catchy hook and melody.

Why is it a complete pipe dream? Hot AC will surely support it. Both of their singles last era went Top 20 including the lead almost making Top 10. This will surely go top 20 alone off the name plus the hype from Idol ending and they will be performing it on a live show which should help get public attention.

[Marooned@Midnight]

Jan 23, 2016 16:35:01 GMT -5 DJ General said:

Jan 23, 2016 14:14:46 GMT -5 Marooned@Midnight said:

I'm excited to hear this! I hope it can find success on hot ac radio and even though it's a complete pipe dream for them at this point, pop as well. I'd love a return to original form with this, with a more rock sound, but not lacking that catchy hook and melody.

Why is it a complete pipe dream? Hot AC will surely support it. Both of their singles last era went Top 20 including the lead almost making Top 10. This will surely go top 20 alone off the name plus the hype from Idol ending and they will be performing it on a live show which should help get public attention.

I was referring to the pop radio portion of my statement. Yes, Hot AC will surely support it, although where they used to be guaranteed top 10 there now it's more of a question.

[blujayyoungs]

i have a feeling that this will be a hit

[mcm]

Snippet of "Torches"

Full Lyric Video up tomorrow.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBD2bZaGQP7

[Az Paynter]

I'll wait to hear the full song but it sounds like the lesser cousin of 'Waiting For Superman' from that snippet. I loved WFS but so far this is a step down.

[Marooned@Midnight]

This sounds like another stepping stone on that softer AC sound path that they've been on for a while. I like how it's sounding. Really, it's difficult for them to make something I don't like. It's just not in the vein of my favorite work from them. If they insist on recycling sounds, can we get another It's Not Over or Over You?!

[mcm]

Full song is on Spotify and Deezer

[maine]

I like it actually. I haven't really loved anything from them since "Renegade", but this is nice and nice to see it's not totally Baptized style (though it is poppy).

[Marooned@Midnight]

I like this too. Much better than the clip and that's probably because to me, the chorus is the weakest (most poppiest) part of the song. I don't like that it isn't on Apple Music yet.

[mcm]

Lyric Video and meaning of song on Billboard

Torches



Interesting take on the direction of "Torches" and the upcoming album:

"I love Dave and we always work well together -- this one felt like the one," Daughtry says. "With him coming from a rock background as well, we discussed the direction of our last album and what was missing.

"In hindsight it may have been a little too much of a departure sonically and so on these tracks, they definitely have modern elements but we also have some guitars in there," he said. "For lack of a better explanation, it’s more of a hybrid of where we’ve been and where we are going."

[trustypepper]

I like this. It's nothing spectacular but this is a good direction for them to stay relevant on HAC. I like the use of female backing vocalists.

[mcbrearty]

Have Daughtry lost their guitars or something ???

Baptized was an utter disaster and while this isn't terrible it still seems like a track that didn't make the cut for Baptized.

[blujayyoungs]

how is this not charting

[EvanJ]

It has one new station on Mediabase Hot AC Taking Off.

[funguy10]

I hope this does well. With how much this format has changed. I'm not expecting a top 10 at all. Heck it'll be lucky to make top 20.

[Deleted]

I lost interest in Daughtry with the third album, and I don't particularly like the AC/Pop Rock direction they've been going in for awhile.

This isn't awful, but it certainly pales in comparison to their earlier work.

As talented as Chris is, material like this only cements why this band has fallen so far.

[Kurt]

Impacts HAC on February 22, according to RCA.

[mcm]

Feb 10, 2016 18:09:17 GMT -5 Kurt said:

Impacts HAC on February 22, according to RCA.

Thank you!! Is this posted on their site? Curious where it's posted.

[maine]

Feb 11, 2016 0:51:28 GMT -5 mcm said:

Feb 10, 2016 18:09:17 GMT -5 Kurt said:

Impacts HAC on February 22, according to RCA.

Thank you!! Is this posted on their site? Curious where it's posted.

Artists don't usually post about radio adds dates.

[mcbrearty]

Very underwhelming song, can't get into it.

[Rumors]

It's okay. Does Chris write most of his lyrics? I'm just not a fan of most of his newer songs because the lyrics are just very average to me. Superman, anyone? Anyway, his core fans will probably be happy with the new song. It's very much on par with the singles from his last album.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Top 50 on Hot AC:

63 50 DAUGHTRY Torches 239 77 162 0.505

[maine]

I'd be very surprised if this beats any of the singles from Baptized, or even "What Are You Waiting For?" by: Nickelback.

[mcm]

Torches — Official Video

[Daryl the Beryl]

Top 40 on Hot AC:

43 40 DAUGHTRY Torches 398 363 35 0.827

[pnobelysk]

Is this near the top 30 yet ? Or is it done ?

[maine]

Apr 13, 2016 10:34:40 GMT -5 pnobelysk said:

Is this near the top 30 yet ? Or is it done ?

37 38 DAUGHTRY Torches 393 413 -20 0.746

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