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Post by maine on Jun 2, 2018 21:44:25 GMT -5
So if this hit #1 on iTunes and is still hovering in the Top 5, will this debut on the Hot 100? Probably a low debut if anything. This was released with only a day or two left in the charting period, so first couple days worth of sales won't do it any good. Backstreet Boys spent three-four days at #1 then hovered the top 10 (similar release date) and debuted at #99. Digital sales aren't accounted for much anymore.
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Post by rainie on Jun 2, 2018 22:21:17 GMT -5
So if this hit #1 on iTunes and is still hovering in the Top 5, will this debut on the Hot 100? Probably a low debut if anything. This was released with only a day or two left in the charting period, so first couple days worth of sales won't do it any good. Backstreet Boys spent three-four days at #1 then hovered the top 10 (similar release date) and debuted at #99. Digital sales aren't accounted for much anymore. How is streaming for this? Unlike BSB I could see this pulling in pretty massive streaming numbers which could help a ton
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2018 22:47:24 GMT -5
it´s more like Weezer wanting to sound like Toto, not Weezer making Toto´s song their own, this is pointless, please flop!
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Post by trustypepper on Jun 3, 2018 0:16:36 GMT -5
This is great. I’ve never understood the need to “make a song your own” when covering it. Hope this can become a hit in some form.
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Post by House Lannister on Jun 3, 2018 16:27:14 GMT -5
It was a fairly good cover outside of the synths in the second verse.
Less Sound of Silence and somewhere between Zombie and Dream On as far as covers go.
I suspect it will do some damage in alternative, but I don't think this is a threat for number one. Perhaps it ends up in Hot AC?
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 4, 2018 6:31:51 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
0 48 WEEZER Africa 197 0 197 1.54
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2018 6:47:32 GMT -5
This sounds like something you'd hear when you arrive to hell
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Post by Lordef†ones on Jun 4, 2018 8:40:08 GMT -5
Well, I guess this is my #100 lock.
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Post by ur local neighborhood dbender on Jun 4, 2018 12:33:42 GMT -5
This sounds like something you'd hear when you arrive to hell Africa Fixed.
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Post by No Brake$ on Jun 4, 2018 15:55:03 GMT -5
Where do people see this song at a month from now?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2018 16:11:10 GMT -5
Where do people see this song at a month from now? On Facebook, where all the memes go to die
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Post by Zach on Jun 4, 2018 16:27:18 GMT -5
This sounds like something you'd hear when you arrive to hell Africa Fixed. Nah, no way a continent as awesome as Africa would welcome you with this mess. Hell, on the other hand...
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Post by dm2081 on Jun 4, 2018 17:41:34 GMT -5
Went to South Africa last year and can confirm I did not hear this song once.
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Post by rainie on Jun 4, 2018 18:38:35 GMT -5
Can’t wait for this to be dethroned from #1 by Blink 182’s cover of All Star!
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Post by Naos on Jun 4, 2018 23:22:40 GMT -5
Bubbling Under Hot 100: #20 (debut)
Good job Weezer and Shinedown. Proving sales don't mean shit.
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Post by rainie on Jun 5, 2018 1:36:40 GMT -5
Bubbling Under Hot 100: #20 (debut) Good job Weezer and Shinedown. Proving sales don't mean s**t. Didn’t it only have a half week of tracking tho? It may debut next week (hopefully)
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Post by ur local neighborhood dbender on Jun 5, 2018 7:14:58 GMT -5
Bubbling Under Hot 100: #20 (debut) Good job Weezer and Shinedown. Proving sales don't mean s**t. They should push this song to pop radio tbh.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 7:20:05 GMT -5
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Jun 6, 2018 4:11:30 GMT -5
So now we know the reason. I wonder if I can convince them to cover "Magic" from The Cars with Ric Ocasek's permission of course?
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 8, 2018 7:12:31 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
64 36 WEEZER Africa 392 88 304 2.484
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Post by rainie on Jun 8, 2018 17:26:51 GMT -5
Holy hell that bullet! This is actually pretty solid, maybe even better then the original (though that doesn’t say much considering I’ve always found it to be very cheesy). It’s a pretty faithful cover, although the chorus is a bit more punchy which I like. I predict this will either go top 10 on alt or not chart, with no in between.Looks like the former will almost certainly be true —hell I’ll upgrade that prediction to top 5, though idk if it’ll stick around long enough to go #1. Also hoping it can debut on the hot 100 this week! It only had a half of week of tracking last week so this would probably be the time for it.
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Post by No Brake$ on Jun 9, 2018 10:24:35 GMT -5
Holding strong and very well could be Top 30 by tomorrows update (off the top of my head believe it was 33 this morning).
For whatever reason perhaps because of the release date, early 80’s sound of song (duh, original came out in 82), and polarizing to more favorable reactions already, I kind of look at it as if The Man could top the Alternative chart last summer, this can too, and is well known by many more people as it is a cover.
I’m just curious to see what they are releasing Tuesday, album filler track and riding Africa this summer or is this just a very well-liked buzz release? I don’t even think Weezer had any comprehension how this would take Radio by storm as it already has.
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Post by Lordef†ones on Jun 10, 2018 7:27:57 GMT -5
If one teenage girl can convince them to cover Africa, do you think I could convince them to stop making music forever?
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Post by pancakes on Jun 10, 2018 7:48:36 GMT -5
This is the song of the summer. Feels like summer indeed.
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Post by No Brake$ on Jun 10, 2018 9:08:36 GMT -5
If one teenage girl can convince them to cover Africa, do you think I could convince them to stop making music forever? Oh boy, that’s a HOT TAKE
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 10, 2018 9:28:52 GMT -5
If one teenage girl can convince them to cover Africa, do you think I could convince them to stop making music forever? Lol, dude, you need to quit it with the Weezer saltiness. It's not like some of the music you listen to is any better (aka Phantogram, Lorde, etc). Besides, that's already been attempted before, and it failed miserably.
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Post by Lordef†ones on Jun 10, 2018 9:56:06 GMT -5
If one teenage girl can convince them to cover Africa, do you think I could convince them to stop making music forever? Lol, dude, you need to quit it with the Weezer saltiness. It's not like some of the music you listen to is any better (aka Phantogram, Lorde, etc). Besides, that's already been attempted before, and it failed miserably.Defending Weezer is one thing, cause I can understand the feeling of nostalgia and longing for the days when their music wasn't atrocious but defending this meme cover? This is the kind of crap that got Cash Me Ousside girl famous. Also yes, Phantogram and Lorde are miiiiiles better than anything Weezer has released in the past two decades.
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Post by No Brake$ on Jun 10, 2018 10:40:32 GMT -5
You can say what you want, Rivers Cuomo will be in the R+R Hall o fame.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 10, 2018 12:09:55 GMT -5
Defending Weezer is one thing, cause I can understand the feeling of nostalgia and longing for the days when their music wasn't atrocious but defending this meme cover? This is the kind of crap that got Cash Me Ousside girl famous. Also yes, Phantogram and Lorde are much more horrible than anything Weezer has released in the past two decades. I'm not defending the cover (although it's a fine cover), I'm mentioning you constantly filling Weezer threads with negativity. It's beginning to sound like the members personally offended you or something (which definitely did not happen). Also fixed.
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Post by Cody on Jun 10, 2018 13:49:21 GMT -5
This is the best cover that has appeared on either format since the start of 2017. Bad Wolves and FFDP did a great job of absolutely destroying two of my favourite songs of all time I like Toto's original quite a bit, but this is a solid tribute IMO.
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