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Post by Kurt on Jun 23, 2019 11:14:28 GMT -5
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Post by Mayman on Jun 23, 2019 11:29:04 GMT -5
Ed is 2 for 2 for me out of the singles so far. Looking forward to this.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 13:26:42 GMT -5
Two the most boring mainstream musicians added together - malls must be excited!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 13:45:07 GMT -5
Just promo for this please Ed, you better not take the place of Ariana, the better artist.
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Post by Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ on Jun 27, 2019 11:25:32 GMT -5
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Jun 27, 2019 11:30:35 GMT -5
So, if there’s a video also coming out for this tomorrow, will this be pushed as a full-on third single? Could we be seeing three songs by Ed rising the chart at the same time? Having them all be collabs where he isn’t necessarily the main focus of them might help them all to survive simultaneously.
Of course this is all ignoring the idea that the traditional singles model for big-name artists is essentially being thrown out the window where it’s more about putting more out around album-release time to capitalize off of the fact that albums have shorter shelf lives.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 27, 2019 11:50:03 GMT -5
So, if there’s a video also coming out for this tomorrow, will this be pushed as a full-on third single? Yes. This is already stated as the third single off the project, at least in the UK, because the track has been playlisted by BBC Radio 2 this week. |
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Post by Mayman on Jun 27, 2019 13:38:18 GMT -5
I could see this hurting Cross Me's run at radio. Pop has basically made up its mind that they're taking I Don't Care to #1. Cross Me has seen a few bad updates recently, so I could totally see this taking spins from it.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 27, 2019 23:25:07 GMT -5
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Post by noober on Jun 28, 2019 1:07:34 GMT -5
This f**king amazing!
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Post by musicspy on Jun 28, 2019 2:26:40 GMT -5
Way better than I don't care, but for right now i ll stick to Cross me. Sounds promising tho
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Post by ahmiizafii on Jun 28, 2019 2:45:56 GMT -5
This is great. Loved the video.
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Post by irice22 on Jun 28, 2019 2:58:54 GMT -5
I don't even... how can... wh-... why on EARTH wasn't this the lead single?!
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Jun 28, 2019 3:21:57 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2019 3:40:42 GMT -5
Is it a cover or something, sounds very familiar, especially "we are" part, anyway another song with zero originality.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2019 3:42:37 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2019 3:45:27 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2019 4:28:40 GMT -5
It generally sounds like Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons but the We are part sounds like Let You Love Me by Rita Ora to me
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Post by ahmiizafii on Jun 28, 2019 4:31:48 GMT -5
Instrumental sounds like make it right by bts.
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Post by Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ on Jun 28, 2019 21:48:13 GMT -5
IDK, it's cool, but "Cross Me" is just THAT song.
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Post by 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 on Jun 28, 2019 22:06:41 GMT -5
IDK, it's cool, but "Cross Me" is just THAT song. Thats what’s killing me about this LP campaign. The best single by far will be steamrolled by collabs featuring radio mainstays. |
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Jun 29, 2019 1:29:35 GMT -5
I actually really enjoyed this. This is the first song from this album era that actually wowed me. Even if some parts do remind me of other songs from before, that's not always a bad thing. I see this smashing eventually.
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Post by Troublemaker on Jun 29, 2019 4:38:28 GMT -5
I actually really enjoyed this. This is the first song from this album era that actually wowed me. Even if some parts do remind me of other songs from before, that's not always a bad thing. I see this smashing eventually. Ever since Shape of you and castle on the hill, I’m convinced people enjoy simple music hence I won’t be surprised if it doesn’t smash |
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jun 29, 2019 18:32:55 GMT -5
It's cute but inconsequential. I am still obsessed with I Don't Care and I only listened to Cross Me once.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jun 30, 2019 8:45:19 GMT -5
Top 50 on Pop!
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-- 48 ED SHEERAN Beautiful People f/Khalid 499 0 499 2.841
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Post by Choco on Jun 30, 2019 13:20:11 GMT -5
Can we, like, wait for one of the two previous singles to peak before moving on to a third one?
Radio is really thirsty for him huh?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2019 13:34:36 GMT -5
Can we, like, wait for one of the two previous singles to peak before moving on to a third one? Radio is really thirsty for him huh? Mmm, "Care" is not that obvious smash in US as it was expected and soon the song will start falling like a rock, "Cross Me" is doing alright in Rhythmic but not gonna really cross over to pop, so the third single has to save this album, which seems to be not doing so as it barely went top 5 on Itunes. I think this album is a start of decline for Sheeran, obviously he will follow up next year "long waited" solo album, because here we have only "duets album" so I think right now he is just selling second rate songs, but he might sell off. |
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Post by Khia on Jun 30, 2019 14:07:36 GMT -5
Can we, like, wait for one of the two previous singles to peak before moving on to a third one? Radio is really thirsty for him huh? Mmm, "Care" is not that obvious smash in US as it was expected and soon the song will start falling like a rock, "Cross Me" is doing alright in Rhythmic but not gonna really cross over to pop, so the third single has to save this album, which seems to be not doing so as it barely went top 5 on Itunes. Do you follow the charts at all? "I Don't Care" is top 5 on the Hot 100 and is going to be the next pop #1. "Cross Me" is already top 15 on pop, so I'm not sure what you mean by "not gonna really cross over." |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2019 15:52:28 GMT -5
Mmm, "Care" is not that obvious smash in US as it was expected and soon the song will start falling like a rock, "Cross Me" is doing alright in Rhythmic but not gonna really cross over to pop, so the third single has to save this album, which seems to be not doing so as it barely went top 5 on Itunes. Do you follow the charts at all? "I Don't Care" is top 5 on the Hot 100 and is going to be the next pop #1. "Cross Me" is already top 15 on pop, so I'm not sure what you mean by "not gonna really cross over." Of course "Care" will go no 1 on pop radio, which is not the real indicator. Ilook the wider picture - it's not doing that great on Billboard chart - especially after last album's massive long charting number 1 hit "Shape Of You". I don't think, that this new album has even close to SOY size hit, if it had we would have heard it - so there's the decline. And "Cross Me" has not reached top 20 on Billboard, it's a minor hit, by Sheeran standards a flop, which might miss Pop top 10 all-together. |
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Jun 30, 2019 16:00:26 GMT -5
Yeah, naw.
Neither of the singles so far are as big or hyped as Shape Of You but that was his peak moment hit-wise so he'll likely never reach that again. If that's your baseline for how big hit singles have to be in order to be considered successful, of course he'll flop from here on out. But considering how well I Don't Care is doing, and the fact it's stable (I wouldn't have been surprised to see it dropping by now) is a sign that he's in a good place right now. Now with 3 songs on the rise, he's setting up for a good first week for this album. I still don't see No. 6 being as big as his last album by any means but it'll keep him up as one of the biggest pop stars right now. His next album is what will need to be watched for to how much he has left in him.
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