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Post by seak05 on Mar 28, 2019 19:58:10 GMT -5
I like the song, but I long ago figured out my taste and radio's often don't line up. I also care less and less how artists/songs I like fair at radio. Carrie is long since established, and is at a stage in her career that she can release what she wants and take risks, rather than playing the radio game. And I'm good with that.
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Post by Sugar Rush on Mar 28, 2019 19:58:16 GMT -5
Personally - and I say this as a die-hard Carrie fan - I think it is just because 'Love Wins' is as cheesy as it gets. Yes, she has previous songs like 'The More Boys I Meet', 'Nobody Ever Told You' and 'I Ain't in Checotah Anymore' but I found that they were all at least somewhat catchy melody wise? When 'Love Wins' came out I enjoyed the song and chorus especially, but now that is has aged I feel as if it should have just stayed a promotional single. It is to 'mom preaching to practice kindness to everyone' to me and just kind of sucks the life out of you after a while? I don't know, it's the first Carrie song since 'Undo It' that I would skip on my Spotify or change the radio channel when it begins to play because I find it almost too polarizing. Leave “The More Boys I Meet” out of this. That song was fun and had PERSONALITY, something completely absent from “Love Wins.” That's what I said. 'The More Boys I Meet' is full of cheese, but in a way that works and makes the song light-hearted and fun. 'Love Wins' is the kind of cheesiness that does not work, since it is kind of hard to make a power ballad relatable when it sounds like something your mom tells you to do before going to school each day during your elementary years.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 29, 2019 1:48:42 GMT -5
I keep cringing every time I see "Love Wins" referred to as a power ballad. This song is like 10 entire beats per minute faster than "All-American Girl". It's literally the most upbeat single she has released in like 5-6 years...
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Post by Anticonformity on Mar 29, 2019 1:49:53 GMT -5
Honestly this is one of my fave songs of Carrie's...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2019 9:15:08 GMT -5
Honestly this is one of my fave songs of Carrie's... Honestly, I’m happy you like it. We all have different ideas of what some of Carrie’s best songs are and I’m glad this one has resonated with you! ☺️
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Post by Sugar Rush on Mar 29, 2019 16:20:27 GMT -5
Any update if her label will actually try to 'push' it?
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Post by NeRD on Mar 30, 2019 21:48:49 GMT -5
Hmm..
I see Love Wins as being a lot more preachy than So Small, See You Again, or even Something in the Water. Maybe it's the lyrics? From the very beginning when I first heard this I found the lyrics to be extremely cliched and borderline cheesy. I think those other songs were just better lyrically and had better melodies.
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Post by raylatch98 on Mar 31, 2019 18:04:12 GMT -5
Another week and now Carrie Underwood has lost her footing in the Mediabase Top 10 as all 3 of Eli Young Band, Kane Brown, and Kelsea Ballerini pass her. I think radio is so done with this song, that even if the label did do a max week push it would basically keep the song afloat for another week and not gain too much anyway.
I am just struggling to see where the solid opening is for Carrie Underwood to get the Top 10. All 4 of Jon Pardi, Kelsea Ballerini, Eli Young Band, and Kane Brown all seem to have more momentum and look to probably continue to pull away from "Love Wins" and besides Jake Owen no one else in the Top 10 is looking to leave anytime soon.
With the ACM awards coming up a week from now, the label should really just cut their ties with the song and have a brand new single from the album to perform at the ACMs and have it be launched. Honestly, the longer the label sticks with this song, the more the album era seems to be losing momentum.
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Post by musicfan134 on Mar 31, 2019 19:20:18 GMT -5
Another week and now Carrie Underwood has lost her footing in the Mediabase Top 10 as all 3 of Eli Young Band, Kane Brown, and Kelsea Ballerini pass her. I think radio is so done with this song, that even if the label did do a max week push it would basically keep the song afloat for another week and not gain too much anyway. I am just struggling to see where the solid opening is for Carrie Underwood to get the Top 10. All 4 of Jon Pardi, Kelsea Ballerini, Eli Young Band, and Kane Brown all seem to have more momentum and look to probably continue to pull away from "Love Wins" and besides Jake Owen no one else in the Top 10 is looking to leave anytime soon. With the ACM awards coming up a week from now, the label should really just cut their ties with the song and have a brand new single from the album to perform at the ACMs and have it be launched. Honestly, the longer the label sticks with this song, the more the album era seems to be losing momentum. I agree, and honestly, even if it did somehow get to a No. 1 peak or top 10 or whatever, who cares? People still aren't streaming (or buying) the song or the album based off of this song. Her No. 1 streak ended with CP already. And it's not like this song went totally unnoticed. Yes, yes I know..."but her top 10 streak!" I repeat: who cares? Honestly outside of this forum, no one knows or cares how Carrie has had a top 10 streak going this long. It's remarkable, but she has done so much more than that in her career thus far. I would rather they cut their losses with this and release something new for the ACMs and spring/summer. A few pages back, or maybe it was in the artist thread, I had posted about how EUWY is probably going to be the next single and at the time, I was rather on the fence about it. Now, however, I don't think that would be the worst choice they could make for single number 3. It was certainly my favorite of the three pre-release songs and I overplayed it when it was released, so it's burned on me a bit, but I think it could fit in well on radio in the spring/summer and add a new sound to her catalog. "Southbound" is another solid, and arguably better, choice for single number 3. I think debuting the new single at the ACMs, assuming it's one of these two songs, would help increase sales and streaming of her album and get her back on the radar for casual fans of country music.
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Mar 31, 2019 20:50:56 GMT -5
Honestly now that I think about it, "Love Wins" was very lucky to get as far as it has. It wasn't doing so hot for a while until radio's sexism controversy (no female voices in the top 20) shot it into the top 20.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2019 13:22:15 GMT -5
If they were to release “Southbound,” I’d be satisfied. The thing that holds me back in some respects is that listening to the song is fine, but I struggle to imagine Carrie performing it because it’s pretty different than some of her previous releases.
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Post by Troublemaker on Apr 1, 2019 13:34:50 GMT -5
If they were to release “Southbound,” I’d be satisfied. The thing that holds me back in some respects is that listening to the song is fine, but I struggle to imagine Carrie performing it because it’s pretty different than some of her previous releases. I won’t be surprised if she doesn’t perform it considering she struggled to write it
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Post by daddy on Apr 1, 2019 22:24:36 GMT -5
If they were to release “Southbound,” I’d be satisfied. The thing that holds me back in some respects is that listening to the song is fine, but I struggle to imagine Carrie performing it because it’s pretty different than some of her previous releases. I won’t be surprised if she doesn’t perform it considering she struggled to write it She did? I don’t recall reading this, although I do seem to remember it being one of the final songs to make the cut. Can you provide a link to this?
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Post by Troublemaker on Apr 2, 2019 0:07:27 GMT -5
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Post by daddy on Apr 2, 2019 0:10:40 GMT -5
Thank you! Very logical and I see what she means. I do think she’ll definitely be performing this though and feel that the fact that it was challenging to write has nothing to do with whether or not she’ll perform it in this case.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 8:25:27 GMT -5
Thank you! Very logical and I see what she means. I do think she’ll definitely be performing this though and feel that the fact that it was challenging to write has nothing to do with whether or not she’ll perform it in this case. When I said I can’t imaging her singing the song, I meant it in the literal sense: I cannot imagine her performing the song or what that performance will look like. She undoubtedly will perform it (as a single or on tour), but it would require her to adapt a new stage persona in a way. She can deliver sassy, high-energy performances but “Southbound” isn’t full of the same female attitude that “Cowboy Casanova” and “Good Girl” are; this is definitely a party song, and with the exception of “One Way Ticket,” she doesn’t really have such in her repertoire.
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Apr 2, 2019 8:45:45 GMT -5
I noticed it’s up to #7 in building charts with an increase. So is this getting a very late and desperate push or is this just a weird MB tracking anomaly?
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 2, 2019 17:14:02 GMT -5
#14 with a bullet on Billboard
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Post by bigd79 on Apr 5, 2019 17:24:26 GMT -5
I've enjoyed this since day 1, but i'm with alot of others on this thread, its time to let this go, and its time for single #3 sunday night at the ACM's. Hopefully the collab she's a part of isn't the only thing she's doing.
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Post by jab820 on Apr 7, 2019 0:40:23 GMT -5
Confirmed that she will be performing Southbound at the ACM's, per her Instagram. All but confirmed that it is the next single, which is a great choice in my opinion.
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Post by Carriefan1190 on Apr 7, 2019 7:50:53 GMT -5
Confirmed that she will be performing Southbound at the ACM's, per her Instagram. All but confirmed that it is the next single, which is a great choice in my opinion. As much as I personally despise this song, it’s the perfect choice to get momentum back on radio. It’s a perfect summer jam.
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Post by raylatch98 on Apr 7, 2019 8:07:08 GMT -5
"Southbound" as a radio single makes sense as it sounds like something that would be played a lot in the summer. I do think this will bring Carrie Underwood back to the Top 5.
As a song itself, this is where I am left disappointed. The song just sounds so uninspired, the melody is clunky and in terms of uptempo songs Carrie Underwood has had much better.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2019 8:10:19 GMT -5
"Southbound" as a radio single makes sense as it sounds like something that would be played a lot in the summer. I do think this will bring Carrie Underwood back to the Top 5. As a song itself, this is where I am left disappointed. The song just sounds so uninspired, the melody is clunky and in terms of uptempo songs Carrie Underwood has had much better. I actually find it very spirited and original. It’s a party song Carrie Underwood-style; she’s not mimicking a trend or even responding to her male counterparts’ limited depiction of the theme. This song may surprise us with its relevance and commercial impact. A woman making music for women is important and should not be discounted.
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Post by codyj100 on Apr 7, 2019 8:44:45 GMT -5
Totally unpopular opinion, but I’d take “Southbound” over “Undo It” any day of the week. It’s a guilty pleasure. After “Southbound” I’d like to see ‘Ghosts’ as the follow up.
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Post by NeRD on Apr 7, 2019 8:59:06 GMT -5
I think we all saw Southbound coming.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 7, 2019 9:15:06 GMT -5
I think we all saw Southbound coming. Most people were expecting "Drinking Alone." Releasing "Southbound" first and then that one might not be a bad idea though.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Apr 7, 2019 16:30:54 GMT -5
Has she ever indicated Drinkin' Alone is a potential single? I wouldn't mind it following Southbound, but everyone is acting like that song being a single is a done deal and I'm not sure it's even really in the running.
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 7, 2019 16:36:42 GMT -5
The label should be off "Love Wins" now, that's the word I got this morning. I wouldn't be surprised if they sent "Southbound" to radio immediately after the ACM's or at the latest, Monday.
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Post by raylatch98 on Apr 7, 2019 16:41:17 GMT -5
I am glad they are finally gonna be off this song as I am so sick of it, but I fear with how long the label spent promoting this song especially pass it's expiration date it might hurt the album era overall with country radio.
Maybe I am completely wrong and what I am about to say has no semblance of logic, but I feel like with how long UMG Nashville promoted "Love Wins" it hurt this era's momentum. Hopefully "Southbound" can become a big seller and bring some life into this era as the first 2 single choices have been mediocre at best imo.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Apr 7, 2019 17:39:16 GMT -5
I’m hoping UMG is pushing her to start working on a new album that will be headed in a better direction than this one turned out. Having two underperforming singles (by Carrie’s standards) on their first era with her can’t be looked at as a win. I think moving in to a new album after the next single would be in their best interest.
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