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Post by thesouthbumpking on Apr 19, 2016 21:06:55 GMT -5
Artist: Maddie & Tae Single: "Sierra" Label: Dot Records Radio Release Date: TBA Accoring to 102.5 The BULL, the following single from their debut album will be "Sierra". ![]() |
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Post by thesouthbumpking on Apr 19, 2016 21:07:28 GMT -5
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 19, 2016 21:13:19 GMT -5
There's an edit button so you can avoid double posts so close in time frame. :)
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Post by g8erboi on Apr 19, 2016 21:24:48 GMT -5
Absolutely love this. The melody is addictive and it will sound great heading into Fall (yes I know we are heading into Summer but we probably won't be hearing this a lot until the Fall lol). I hope this can at least outpeak "Fish".
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Post by nick64 on Apr 19, 2016 21:40:11 GMT -5
Damn  I like the song, but it's one of my least favorites on a fantastic album. And it's very similar in style to "Girl In A Country Song" and "Shut Up And Fish", and if the latter didn't do too well, I doubt this will. This is just gonna get negative callout again from the same demographics that hated those. "Waitin' On A Plane" or "Downside Of Growing Up" would've been a nice change of pace and are probably less likely to be polarizing. They've also had much lower burn rates for me. |
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Post by mus1cr0w on Apr 19, 2016 22:03:46 GMT -5
Wow! Did not see this coming. Arguably this should have been a single sooner. Excited to see how it performs!
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Post by dm2081 on Apr 19, 2016 22:04:19 GMT -5
This one isn't quite as 90's country sounding, so perhaps it could stand a better chance than "Shut Up And Fish", but I remain very skeptical. They have very little momentum right now and the charts are a bloodbath. Even established Male singers are struggling right now with their recent singles (Easton Corbin, Billy Currington, Randy Houser has a very slow start, etc.). I still think the better move would be to wait until mid-late summer and release something fresh and slightly more modern sounding. Who knows though, maybe this could suddenly be a gem like some other unexpected singles recently.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 19, 2016 22:19:29 GMT -5
I like this song a lot and it's definitely one of the stronger choices off the album for a fourth single (they definitely are doing the right thing by avoiding a ballad), but more digestible songs like "Waitin' on a Plane" (my personal favorite) or "No Place Like You" would've been a better option at this point, imo. I agree with some of the other posts above that I could see this being a little polarizing again. I thought SUAF was #1 bound from the minute it was announced, so naturally now I'm just a bit skeptical, but I do hope this one does well and can at least notch them another Top 20 peak this fall.
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Post by toomuchboy on Apr 19, 2016 22:30:40 GMT -5
Love this, but I would rather "Smoke" be a single and it's probably unlikely if this goes the same way as SU&F.
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Post by tim on Apr 19, 2016 23:18:05 GMT -5
Meh, "Sierra" is probably my least favorite song on the album and find this to be a disappointing release. If they were going with a fourth single, I would've much preferred to hear something like "Downside of Growing Up" on the radio waves.
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 20, 2016 1:38:30 GMT -5
I think "Sierra" is excellent and it could very well be my favorite from the album. Also, it's wonderful to hear fiddle and steel guitar in a song. Obviously, that's something that is severely lacking in country music today, especially in songs that end up on country radio. For those reasons alone, I am thrilled that this is getting a release, even if my expectations for this performing well are low. I would give anything to be wrong, though.
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Post by M&TSwiftie on Apr 20, 2016 4:25:52 GMT -5
I like this, but it's not my favorite on the album. Hopefully it's grows on me. I would've chosen "downside" or "no place" tho with graduation (i graduate in 5 weeks) and summer around the corner.
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Post by robenglund on Apr 20, 2016 5:04:42 GMT -5
The "Waitin' on a Plane" rumors got me very excited since I like that one better. I could see "Sierra" being polarizing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 6:10:47 GMT -5
Really surprised at this but totally thrilled! This has been one of mt favorites since the EP.
If the twangy sass worked for Miranda Lambert and for the girls in their debut single, I don't see why it won't work here.
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Post by matty005 on Apr 20, 2016 6:45:25 GMT -5
Really surprised at this but totally thrilled! This has been one of mt favorites since the EP. If the twangy sass worked for Miranda Lambert and for the girls in their debut single, I don't see why it won't work here. Because it's a 4th single and their 3rd single fizzled out. I like this too (no where near the amount of "Shut Up And Fish," though) and hope it does well. But I'm not holding my breath. |
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Post by carriekins on Apr 20, 2016 8:32:09 GMT -5
I echo a lot of sentiments here. This has been among my favorite M&T songs since the first time I heard it (which I now realize was like 2 years ago, wow), but I really worry they're going to get pigeonholed as "mean girls" which is the exact opposite of what they are and what their intention is which each of these songs. I'll be rooting for it, but I would have rather seen them go with No Place Like You or Smoke.
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Post by bigfan101 on Apr 20, 2016 8:43:50 GMT -5
Boo, I like this but I was so ready for Waiting' On A Plane, which is one of my favorite. I cannot see this doing much on the charts unfortunately.
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Post by kw9461 on Apr 20, 2016 9:09:45 GMT -5
I echo a lot of sentiments here. This has been among my favorite M&T songs since the first time I heard it (which I now realize was like 2 years ago, wow), but I really worry they're going to get pigeonholed as "mean girls" which is the exact opposite of what they are and what their intention is which each of these songs. I'll be rooting for it, but I would have rather seen them go with No Place Like You or Smoke. Yeah, this is my concern as well. Plus, a bigger change in style seemed to be in order after the failure of Shut Up And Fish. Waitin' On a Plane would've accomplished that, even if I like Sierra better, but I was really hoping for Downside of Growing Up. Honestly though, I don't know why they didn't just take a break and come back with a new single. I'm not sure how far along they are with writing a new record, but I don't see this advancing their momentum much. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 10:28:31 GMT -5
Eh, this song has more melody and character than "Shut Up and Fish". For as much as I loved that one, I think it was hard to digest for a lot of people and it had a high burn rate, even for me.
All ya'll were proclaiming smash #1 when SUAF was released so if ya'll think this one will struggle, maybe that's a good thing.
It doesn't seem like radio puts as much stock in momentum as we think. If a song is testing well and their listeners are requesting it, they'll play it.
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Post by trebor on Apr 20, 2016 13:33:38 GMT -5
This is just for LoLz. Having a conversation with the radio DJ playing "Sierra" and the artist chimes in... Made my day. Had to laugh hard.  |
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Post by The Brazilian Guy π§π· on Apr 20, 2016 19:47:14 GMT -5
Love this song (well, love the whole album LOL), but I don't know... after "Shut Up and Fish" flopping, I'm not very confident this could do much better. I hope I'm really wrong about this!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Apr 20, 2016 20:08:12 GMT -5
I was also getting very stoked for a "Waitin' On a Plane" radio release, but I'm okay with this choice. I'm not too concerned about them being pigeon-holed into the "mean girls" persona since "Fly" became a decent sized hit last year. I think a top 20 peak shouldn't be too much to ask for here.
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Post by zaclord π on Apr 20, 2016 20:31:39 GMT -5
I love love love this song, but I wish this was released as the 3rd single (or 2nd) instead. I liked "Shut Up and Fish" a lot, but I enjoy this one much more and I agree with what many of you have said that this being another sassy song could have the same potential negative feedback that SUAF got. I could honestly see this doing really well and get a top 20 peak, or fizzling out outside of the top 30. I'm hoping for the former, but I think its really up in the air on how radio receives this.
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Post by zjames on Apr 20, 2016 21:13:00 GMT -5
I'm surprised a lot of people wanted "Waitin' On A Plane" to be the fourth single. I really like the song, but it never stood out to me as one of the more memorable tracks on the album. It also has the fewest Spotify streams of any song on their debut album, for what it's worth.
As for "Sierra", it would not have been my choice. I'm not too worried about them being pigeon-holed as the 'sassy girl duo,' but I can see it being a little polarizing just like "Shut Up And Fish" was. I love the song but it isn't the smartest choice in my opinion. "No Place Like You", "Your Side Of Town", and "Downside Of Growing Up" all seemed liked better options to me.
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Post by someguy on Apr 23, 2016 1:17:06 GMT -5
I actually like this a lot, but I'm wondering if something like "Downside Of Growing Up" should have been the single, so as not to pigeon-hole them, as others have said. Even though they may achieve similar peaks, a difference in sound may do more for them overall. Still, I do like this, and I wish it the best.
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Post by tryexp on Apr 23, 2016 5:30:33 GMT -5
I love this song, but I imagine it's going to be hard to get another top 10 with this one. They have been playing some new material (youtube.com/watch?v=HoiWoB-DmIY), so this might be the last single to keep some momentum before they release a new lead single.
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Post by Kurt on Apr 25, 2016 14:11:48 GMT -5
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 25, 2016 14:14:32 GMT -5
Interesting cover art...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2016 14:54:35 GMT -5
That cover art is beautiful. Maddie & Tae are perfection, just love this song so much. I have a nagging feeling that it'll be too polarizing but I do think radio still loves these girls so I'm definitely excited for this.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2016 15:01:09 GMT -5
Such gorgeous girls. Keeping my fingers crossed as this has been one of my favorites since the EP. I'm hoping this can be a seller too.
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I like the song, but it's one of my least favorites on a fantastic album. And it's very similar in style to "Girl In A Country Song" and "Shut Up And Fish", and if the latter didn't do too well, I doubt this will. This is just gonna get negative callout again from the same demographics that hated those. "Waitin' On A Plane" or "Downside Of Growing Up" would've been a nice change of pace and are probably less likely to be polarizing. They've also had much lower burn rates for me.
