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Post by sabre14 on Apr 12, 2016 18:56:40 GMT -5
It's a shame that this song is struggling right now. I wouldn't go so far to say its "struggling" right now. It has reached the Mediabase top 35 in just under five weeks. For Sam's past few singles, yes, I guess it has struggled lately (as in the past 7-10 days) but it's certainly not in trouble. It will probably take this one a little longer to get up the charts simply because other stations prefer "Raised On It" but it's too early to tell whether or not that will make this one fall short of a top 10 peak. I think it's more than reasonable to think radio will send this song on its way to becoming Sam's fifth radio hit single. We'll see how this one fares in the coming weeks.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2016 16:15:28 GMT -5
My theory, as I have alluded to in the past, is that we are seeing the inevitable fatigue of what always tends to happen with pop artists. One day they smash and the next day the fans move onto the next "big thing."
By no means do I think Sam's career is over or anything (obviously) but it's definitely worth noting how poorly this one is doing (speaking comparatively) both digitally and on radio.
Until country radio stops chasing other sounds and starts focusing on its own sound, these "flavors of the week" are just going to come and go. Last year he seemed like the next Luke Bryan. Today one of the safest songs he has released is wading in the low 30s almost with no bullet.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2016 16:34:53 GMT -5
This song is actually selling very well for its airplay level. You also have to consider the fact that it's the 5th single, and more than 1 million people already purchased it when they bought the full album.
At first I thought this one was struggling due to all the huge new releases we've seen lately, and while that still might be a factor, I'm starting to think that this song (or any other song released in its place) just wasn't gonna be a hit, and it's really starting to feel like MCA is just treating this as a bridge single. If this stalls in the 20's or 30's, I don't think it'll hurt Sam's momentum at all. I fully expect the lead single from his sophomore album to be a huge hit.
I think radio wanted either "Raised On It" or something new (it's worth noting, though, that "Raised On It" isn't even in the top 200 on the country iTunes chart). And I don't think that MCA really cares that "Raised On It" is getting some airplay, because the current situation -- two songs receiving several million audience impressions -- might actually serve to 'spotlight' the album a bit more than one song getting a bunch of airplay would. "Break Up In A Small Town" and the hits before it are also getting quite a bit of airplay yet as well.
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Post by robenglund on Apr 20, 2016 8:03:39 GMT -5
I heard this on the radio for the first time the other day. Heard it once or twice since then. I don't know what it is but this sounds really good on the radio, especially when driving highway speeds I'll be enjoying this one for a while yet. When "Break Up in a Small Town" comes on, I instantly change the station.
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Post by straitouttanashville on May 3, 2016 18:54:13 GMT -5
I saw "Make You Miss Me" is moving very slowly up the charts. I know it the 5th single but I thought it would be top 20 by now. I think Sam put a 5th single our to help stay on radio while the next album is still getting put together, just a guess. Does anyone think this might miss top 10? Or is this a for sure top 10 just depends if its #9 or #1?
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Post by sabre14 on May 3, 2016 19:07:36 GMT -5
I saw "Make You Miss Me" is moving very slowly up the charts. I know it the 5th single but I thought it would be top 20 by now. I think Sam put a 5th single our to help stay on radio while the next album is still getting put together, just a guess. Does anyone think this might miss top 10? Or is this a for sure top 10 just depends if its #9 or #1? Its gained roughly 600 spins and nearly 4.0 million in audience on Mediabase the past two weeks and got 17 new adds this week. It took a while longer than Sam's first four singles but this one should be fine in the end. Top 10 is in its future.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2016 22:04:17 GMT -5
I think the main reasons this one took longer to get going -- and will likely have a longer chart run than his first 4 singles -- are because a) it's the 5th single from the album, b) there were a ton of high-profile releases this spring, and c) "Make You Miss Me" is a slower-tempo song in a time when radio has a lot of slower-tempo songs on their desks, and it's pretty clear that a good chunk of stations on the reporting panel wanted "Raised On It" to be the single instead.
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Post by sabre14 on May 3, 2016 22:08:03 GMT -5
"Raised On It" got another add this week, lol. That means its been added to 1/6th of the Mediabase reporting panel.
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Post by bksouthga on May 4, 2016 22:54:03 GMT -5
I still have yet to hear this song on the radio.
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Post by sabre14 on May 4, 2016 23:00:27 GMT -5
I still have yet to hear this song on the radio. I haven't either, lol.
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Post by bksouthga on May 11, 2016 22:48:53 GMT -5
Finally heard this one on the radio. On iHeart! Guess they finally came around.
I like this song. For Sam and what he does, this is country.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2016 21:34:58 GMT -5
While this song is definitely not country really at all. I do have to say that Sam Hunt really shows his vocal strengths and I love the backing piano on this song, Hillary Lindsey's backing vocals really helps this song. Also if there was one line in particular I'd like to note that'd be "I'll say "hey baby" and all you can say is "come and get me", something in that particular section of the song and the way Sam Hunt sings it sounds near haunting. I'm really am fond of this song and I really hope this can be a big hit which I never thought I'd say about a Sam Hunt song ever.
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Post by maine on May 15, 2016 22:16:30 GMT -5
I think this is more country sounding than his other singles, maybe behind "House Party".
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Post by trustypepper on May 27, 2016 7:49:51 GMT -5
A music video has been released for "Single for the Summer".
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Post by ant on May 27, 2016 8:12:56 GMT -5
I think this is more country sounding than his other singles, maybe behind "House Party". "House Party" is country-sounding? Regardless though, this is my favorite song of his. I feel like it would've been better as a fall-winter release, but I'm just glad it got released, period. I sort of forgot about this one on the album until I saw the thread on here announcing it as the next single.
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Post by hosssulpizio on May 27, 2016 9:48:20 GMT -5
I can't like this one. Sam, I have a feeling that your style was more Country at one time but you decided to abandon that sound and make pop music. Just a thought though. There's no denying that Country music is trying to figure out where to go next, therefore an identity crisis is going on at Country radio. I still think Traditional Country will win though. Sales are much higher in that area of Country.
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Post by maine on May 27, 2016 10:18:25 GMT -5
I think this is more country sounding than his other singles, maybe behind "House Party". "House Party" is country-sounding? Moreso than his other singles.
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Post by rsmatto on May 27, 2016 13:19:08 GMT -5
I can't like this one. Sam, I have a feeling that your style was more Country at one time but you decided to abandon that sound and make pop music. Just a thought though. There's no denying that Country music is trying to figure out where to go next, therefore an identity crisis is going on at Country radio. I still think Traditional Country will win though. Sales are much higher in that area of Country. They are?
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Post by robenglund on May 27, 2016 13:49:13 GMT -5
I can't like this one. Sam, I have a feeling that your style was more Country at one time but you decided to abandon that sound and make pop music. Just a thought though. There's no denying that Country music is trying to figure out where to go next, therefore an identity crisis is going on at Country radio. I still think Traditional Country will win though. Sales are much higher in that area of Country. They are? "Leave The Night On", "House Party", and "Break Up In A Small Town" are all Platinum. "Take Your Time" is 2x Platinum. I'm sure "Make You Miss Me" is on its way to at least Gold. Not sure if it'll hit Platinum. Such low sales.
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Post by rsmatto on May 27, 2016 14:23:14 GMT -5
"Leave The Night On", "House Party", and "Break Up In A Small Town" are all Platinum. "Take Your Time" is 2x Platinum. I'm sure "Make You Miss Me" is on its way to at least Gold. Not sure if it'll hit Platinum. Such low sales. But you said sales for traditional country are much higher..
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Post by maine on May 27, 2016 14:38:23 GMT -5
"Leave The Night On", "House Party", and "Break Up In A Small Town" are all Platinum. "Take Your Time" is 2x Platinum. I'm sure "Make You Miss Me" is on its way to at least Gold. Not sure if it'll hit Platinum. Such low sales. But you said sales for traditional country are much higher.. That was a different person. I think Roben was being sarcastic.
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Post by rsmatto on May 27, 2016 14:41:03 GMT -5
But you said sales for traditional country are much higher.. That was a different person. I think Roben was being sarcastic. Yes, you're right. Haha. Totally mixed the two up. I was like, I'm the guy who,liteally sees chart data weekly that refutes that case outside of an outlier like Stapleton.
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Post by robenglund on May 27, 2016 15:06:16 GMT -5
That was a different person. I think Roben was being sarcastic. Yes, you're right. Haha. Totally mixed the two up. I was like, I'm the guy who,liteally sees chart data weekly that refutes that case outside of an outlier like Stapleton. Yes I was being sarcastic haha. Also my name is Rob :)
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Post by hosssulpizio on May 29, 2016 19:21:22 GMT -5
"Leave The Night On", "House Party", and "Break Up In A Small Town" are all Platinum. "Take Your Time" is 2x Platinum. I'm sure "Make You Miss Me" is on its way to at least Gold. Not sure if it'll hit Platinum. Such low sales. But you said sales for traditional country are much higher.. Albums sell much better. Not singles! I was not talking about singles at all!! Honestly I think that the older artists in Country music just have more fan support rather than someone like FGL or Sam Hunt. Many people do not like both of them. They are a plague in Country music. I think radio shoves their songs down people's throats and that's a huge problem.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 29, 2016 19:38:18 GMT -5
But you said sales for traditional country are much higher.. Albums sell much better. Not singles! I was not talking about singles at all!! Honestly I think that the older artists in Country music just have more fan support rather than someone like FGL or Sam Hunt. Many people do not like both of them. They are a plague in Country music. I think radio shoves their songs down people's throats and that's a huge problem. Even if we only look at album sales, FGL and Sam Hunt are still selling more (at least presently) than any semi-traditional country artist aside from Chris Stapleton. That's just a fact. Your opinion of them and/or their music does not change that.
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Post by hosssulpizio on May 29, 2016 19:58:32 GMT -5
Albums sell much better. Not singles! I was not talking about singles at all!! Honestly I think that the older artists in Country music just have more fan support rather than someone like FGL or Sam Hunt. Many people do not like both of them. They are a plague in Country music. I think radio shoves their songs down people's throats and that's a huge problem. Even if we only look at album sales, FGL and Sam Hunt are still selling more (at least presently) than any semi-traditional country artist aside from Chris Stapleton. That's just a fact. Your opinion of them and/or their music does not change that. I think your forgetting last year's albums. Let's see we have Aaron Watson topping off the charts with his album "The Underdog", then came Reba's new album "Love Somebody", then Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard took the top spot with Django and Jimmie". After them it was Kacey Musgraves' "Pageant Material". After her Easton Corbin took the top spot for two weeks with his album "About to Get Real". After him it was Jason Isbell's "Something More Than Free" beating Alan Jackson to the top spot, Alan settled for number two. After him, Alan took the top spot with his album "Angels and Alcohol". Don Henley took his "Cass County" album to the top on October 17. Then we have George Strait at the top the next week with "Cold Beer Conversation". Then Chris Stapleton takes some of the top spots. So you're saying Traditional Country ain't selling well? Well I beg to differ. It's clear you're the one who is wrong. Maybe Sam Hunt and FGL sell well for now but I really don't think they'll be around for a really long time. I think they will become as less relevant as The Band Perry has become.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 29, 2016 20:02:47 GMT -5
Even if we only look at album sales, FGL and Sam Hunt are still selling more (at least presently) than any semi-traditional country artist aside from Chris Stapleton. That's just a fact. Your opinion of them and/or their music does not change that. I think your forgetting last year's albums. Let's see we have Aaron Watson topping off the charts with his album "The Underdog", then came Reba's new album "Love Somebody", then Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard took the top spot with Django and Jimmie". After them it was Kacey Musgraves' "Pageant Material". After her Easton Corbin took the top spot for two weeks with his album "About to Get Real". After him it was Jason Isbell's "Something More Than Free" beating Alan Jackson to the top spot, Alan settled for number two. After him, Alan took the top spot with his album "Angels and Alcohol". Don Henley took his "Cass County" album to the top on October 17. Then we have George Strait at the top the next week with "Cold Beer Conversation". Then Chris Stapleton takes some of the top spots. So you're saying Traditional Country ain't selling well? Well I beg to differ. It's clear you're the one who is wrong. Maybe Sam Hunt and FGL sell well for now but I really don't think they'll be around for a really long time. I think they will become as less relevant as The Band Perry has become. No, I'm really not forgetting anything. I don't think most of those albums you've listed have even reached half a million in sales, which doesn't back up your argument that these records are selling better than FGL and Sam Hunt since... they aren't. Now, those albums sold well considering most of the ones you're listing here had no big hits at radio to support them, but they're not performing better than FGL and Sam Hunt, which is what your argument was based on.
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Post by hosssulpizio on May 29, 2016 20:09:22 GMT -5
I think your forgetting last year's albums. Let's see we have Aaron Watson topping off the charts with his album "The Underdog", then came Reba's new album "Love Somebody", then Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard took the top spot with Django and Jimmie". After them it was Kacey Musgraves' "Pageant Material". After her Easton Corbin took the top spot for two weeks with his album "About to Get Real". After him it was Jason Isbell's "Something More Than Free" beating Alan Jackson to the top spot, Alan settled for number two. After him, Alan took the top spot with his album "Angels and Alcohol". Don Henley took his "Cass County" album to the top on October 17. Then we have George Strait at the top the next week with "Cold Beer Conversation". Then Chris Stapleton takes some of the top spots. So you're saying Traditional Country ain't selling well? Well I beg to differ. It's clear you're the one who is wrong. Maybe Sam Hunt and FGL sell well for now but I really don't think they'll be around for a really long time. I think they will become as less relevant as The Band Perry has become. No, I'm really not forgetting anything. I don't think most of those albums you've listed have even reached half a million in sales, which doesn't back up your argument that these records are selling better than FGL and Sam Hunt since... they aren't. Now, those albums sold well considering most of the ones you're listing here had no big hits at radio to support them, but they're not performing better than FGL and Sam Hunt, which is what your argument was based on. That's actually not true about those albums not having big hits. Easton Corbin had "Baby Be My Love Song" and it went to number 2. Then Reba had "Going Out Like That". You're quite wrong. Chris Stapleton has sold 1,301,400 albums as of May 2016.
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Post by rsmatto on May 30, 2016 0:43:12 GMT -5
Even if we only look at album sales, FGL and Sam Hunt are still selling more (at least presently) than any semi-traditional country artist aside from Chris Stapleton. That's just a fact. Your opinion of them and/or their music does not change that. I think your forgetting last year's albums. Let's see we have Aaron Watson topping off the charts with his album "The Underdog", then came Reba's new album "Love Somebody", then Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard took the top spot with Django and Jimmie". After them it was Kacey Musgraves' "Pageant Material". After her Easton Corbin took the top spot for two weeks with his album "About to Get Real". After him it was Jason Isbell's "Something More Than Free" beating Alan Jackson to the top spot, Alan settled for number two. After him, Alan took the top spot with his album "Angels and Alcohol". Don Henley took his "Cass County" album to the top on October 17. Then we have George Strait at the top the next week with "Cold Beer Conversation". Then Chris Stapleton takes some of the top spots. So you're saying Traditional Country ain't selling well? Well I beg to differ. It's clear you're the one who is wrong. Maybe Sam Hunt and FGL sell well for now but I really don't think they'll be around for a really long time. I think they will become as less relevant as The Band Perry has become. Well, hosssulpizio, You're using faulty logic. Just because someone sells well for a week or two it doesn't mean they have "better" overall sales. Breakdown of names you used: Easton hasn't sold a lot. He's at just under 60k. Reba is just under 200k. Willie/Merle is at 151k. Alan is at 157k. Isbell is at 139k. Henley 252k and King George: 235k. Aaron Watson has sold less tha 100k. Kacey is at 172. These albums total 1.214 million (as of the 5/19 chart). Hunt ALONE has scanned 1.138 million. You compare two YOUNG artists to mostly classic Legends. Of course, of COURSE legends and icons can sell more than near, younger acts (but not the two you mentioned). But if I pull a couple other newer acts, we have Thomas Rhett at 383. Kelsea at 138k, Brett Eldredge at 135k, old dominion at 112k, Cam at 112k, Chris Janson at 94k, Tyler Farr at 119k, Chris Young at 200k. Add those 8 (one less than your list) I referenced together I see 1.293 million. I think you now get my point. Using facts and data (and I didn't even use Luke, Keith, Dierks, or any other current "Top" super country/pop star), I think it's sufficient to say that you are talking outta your you know where. You base your "facts" on opinion, not raw data. You based the opinion on opening week numbers of (mostly) legends or artists you opine will "be around for a really long time." Yes, the names I pulled are just as arbitrary as yours but the point is, if anything, that the current stars, even developing and mid-level stars, sell better than "traditional" outside of a couple outliers like Joey+Rory and Stapleton.
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Post by CoJoFan on Aug 7, 2016 8:19:05 GMT -5
Sam has soared past Jon Pardi and Dan & Shay to #3 according to All Access.
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