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Post by iHype. on Mar 14, 2023 13:17:22 GMT -5
Most middling as in: - the song is not panned/largely disliked by many - the song is also not strongly praised or considered a favorite by many either It's just average and in the middle, yet somehow became a notable hit. Wasn't bad enough to change a station but there's not necessarily a desire to hear it. - Justin Timberlake, Not a Bad Thing: this isn't one of his more hated singles like Filthy, Can't Stop the Feeling, etc but it's also not a huge favorite like SexyBack, Mirrors, or Cry Me a River. It's just very average and rather forgettable.
- Justin Bieber, Holy: far from a Yummy or Baby, but is there seriously anyone who would say this is one of his best hits?
- Beyonce, Break My Soul: not bad by any means but I think it just feels so forgettable in her discography and immediately felt weak once we heard the rest of Renaissance.
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Post by irice22 on Mar 14, 2023 13:58:51 GMT -5
"Mine" by Taylor Swift seems to fit this mold even though I love it. Seems to get outshined by "Mean," "Back to December" and "Enchanted" from the same album.
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Post by Fire on Mar 14, 2023 23:23:57 GMT -5
ellie goulding - on my mind
i've never seen anyone consider it their favorite from her
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Post by Joe1240 on Mar 15, 2023 0:50:58 GMT -5
Christina Aguilera-Keeps Gettin’ Better,It was Christina’s last major solo hit. It went top 10 in 2008 and has been overshadowed by the hits from her first three albums.
Miley Cyrus-Malibu it has been overshadowed by everything that Miley has released after. Just forgetten since.
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Post by rainie on Mar 15, 2023 1:13:14 GMT -5
what lovers do / daylight / maps / a good deal of other maroon 5 singles
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Post by jimijoop on Mar 15, 2023 9:53:56 GMT -5
Any Maroon 5 00s hit that it isn't This Love and She Will Be Loved
Any Britney Spears 10s hit that it isn't Scream & Shout & Work Bitch.
Rihanna - Shut up and drive
Madonna - Gambler
Lady Gaga - Applause
P!nk - God is a DJ
All Saints - Rock steady
Kelly Clarkson - Mr. Know It All
Shakira - Gypsy
Backstreet Boys - Inconsolable
Katy Perry - Waking up in Vegas
Mariah Carey - It's like that
Beyoncé - Baby Boy
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Post by Private Dancer on Mar 15, 2023 10:07:31 GMT -5
Karyn White- Superwoman
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Post by kcdawg13 on Mar 15, 2023 14:46:12 GMT -5
As Pulse's resident XO, I'd probably say Earned It. It's The Weeknd's first big solo hit and I've never seen anyone say they particularly like it or hate it, it's just there. Funny enough Abel even left it off his tour setlist probably because nobody really cares about it anymore, especially compared to stuff like Can't Feel My Face and The Hills which completely overshadowed it at the time.
A more recent example for Abel is probably Heartless, which I personally loved but I don't remember very many people even talking about it when it came out, it was pretty much overshadowed by Blinding Lights and then eventually Save Your Tears.
Heartless is a banger despite being pretty forgettable and Earned It is probably in the lowest tier of Weeknd hits, it's really quite bad IMO.
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Post by rnb on Mar 15, 2023 15:18:33 GMT -5
right now - rihanna
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Post by abelone on Mar 15, 2023 16:43:15 GMT -5
As Pulse's resident XO, I'd probably say Earned It. It's The Weeknd's first big solo hit and I've never seen anyone say they particularly like it or hate it, it's just there. Funny enough Abel even left it off his tour setlist probably because nobody really cares about it anymore, especially compared to stuff like Can't Feel My Face and The Hills which completely overshadowed it at the time. A more recent example for Abel is probably Heartless, which I personally loved but I don't remember very many people even talking about it when it came out, it was pretty much overshadowed by Blinding Lights and then eventually Save Your Tears. Heartless is a banger despite being pretty forgettable and Earned It is probably in the lowest tier of Weeknd hits, it's really quite bad IMO. Heartless forgettable? Its still doing 1M streams daily on spotify lol |
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Mar 15, 2023 18:41:22 GMT -5
is middling a new term?
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Post by iHype. on Mar 15, 2023 21:41:45 GMT -5
It is in the dictionary so it's moreso just a word you're not familiar with.  |
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Post by rainie on Mar 19, 2023 0:26:24 GMT -5
besides the fact that it nabbed a #1 debut (because momentum), part of me by katy perry is the definition of this
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Post by wjr15 on Mar 21, 2023 8:48:44 GMT -5
As Pulse's resident XO, I'd probably say Earned It. It's The Weeknd's first big solo hit and I've never seen anyone say they particularly like it or hate it, it's just there. Funny enough Abel even left it off his tour setlist probably because nobody really cares about it anymore, especially compared to stuff like Can't Feel My Face and The Hills which completely overshadowed it at the time. A more recent example for Abel is probably Heartless, which I personally loved but I don't remember very many people even talking about it when it came out, it was pretty much overshadowed by Blinding Lights and then eventually Save Your Tears. Heartless is a banger despite being pretty forgettable and Earned It is probably in the lowest tier of Weeknd hits, it's really quite bad IMO. I completely agree with this. For my personal taste, Earned It is one of my least favorite singles by The Weeknd. Can’t Feel My Face and The Hills were so much better and I hear both way more than I do Earned It. The funny thing about Heartless is that I forget that song exists sometimes. There’s many times where my brain thinks Blinding Lights was the lead single from After Hours because it was so massive and overshadowed Heartless. I still remember In Your Eyes (which also got overshadowed by BL) but frequently forget about Heartless. |
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Post by salt on Mar 21, 2023 15:30:45 GMT -5
Rihanna- Hard. Anyone actually remember this song aside from when they go through the entire 2009 YE? It's very dated and mediocre.
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Post by kcdawg13 on Mar 21, 2023 15:53:19 GMT -5
I completely agree with this. For my personal taste, Earned It is one of my least favorite singles by The Weeknd. Can’t Feel My Face and The Hills were so much better and I hear both way more than I do Earned It. The funny thing about Heartless is that I forget that song exists sometimes. There’s many times where my brain thinks Blinding Lights was the lead single from After Hours because it was so massive and overshadowed Heartless. I still remember In Your Eyes (which also got overshadowed by BL) but frequently forget about Heartless.  I actually much preferred Heartless at the time, but I completely forgot about its existence in his discography until reading these posts. It sounds sooo last decade, too. 💀💀 Yeah the production is excellent but it's definitely the backwash of the late 2010's trap explosion. |
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Post by kimberly on Mar 21, 2023 16:09:12 GMT -5
Most middling as in: - the song is not panned/largely disliked by many - the song is also not strongly praised or considered a favorite by many either It's just average and in the middle, yet somehow became a notable hit. Wasn't bad enough to change a station but there's not necessarily a desire to hear it. - Beyonce, Break My Soul: not bad by any means but I think it just feels so forgettable in her discography and immediately felt weak once we heard the rest of Renaissance.
I understand your explanation, middling in term of subjective taste, but I don't think "Break My Soul" fits here with your other examples. it's a critical favorite, Grammy and BRIT award-winning dance banger and will be memorable for having kicked off Renaissance and subverting everyone's expectations from her. I think something like "Best Thing I Never Had" exemplifies what you're going for better. Somehow became the biggest hit of the 4 era at the time and yet it's not really memorable, didn't get the critical and fan love "Love on Top" received over the years, didn't become a classic like "Run the World" either. it's just there.  |
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Post by jimijoop on Jun 4, 2023 10:19:14 GMT -5
Adele - Oh my god
One Direction - Best song ever
Avril Lavigne - Don't tell me
Kesha - C'mon
Ed Sheeran - Sing
Nelly Furtado - s**t on the radio (Remember the days)
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Post by jimijoop on Sept 25, 2023 0:41:00 GMT -5
Miley Cyrus - Used to be Young
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Post by rnb on Sept 25, 2023 6:26:10 GMT -5
Miley Cyrus - Used to be Young girl the song came out 1 month ago how the hell does it fit this criteria yet |
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Post by Choco on Sept 28, 2023 11:57:01 GMT -5
I can confidently say "Used to Be Young" and "Single Soon" by Selena Gomez were middling on arrival. Everyone will be back to streaming "Midnight Sky" and "Hands to Myself" in a few months.
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Post by Daenerys on Sept 28, 2023 19:58:20 GMT -5
P!nk's back discography sort of became this with the likes of What About Us (I personally love that song, but it does feel like it came and went) and Just Like Fire. Everything post Just Give Me A Reason has sort of felt like a big wash of her general sound, but it doesn't sound as fresh as it once did about a decade or so before.
Kelly also has a few of these in Catch My Breath and Mr. Know It All.
Gwen Stefani's Rich Girl also seems to have been swallowed up by her other more memorable hits
Depending on the meaning of this theme I think Britney's I Wanna Go and Hold It Against Me could qualify, but we have to discern if the meaning of this term is just the songs that didn't have longevity or if the hits themselves just aren't fan or general favorites of the artists discography, technically I would say Me Against The Music fits the bill over either of the other two.
For Shakira I could see arguments for Beautiful Liar and Can't Remember To Forget You both being considered this - which is interesting because both of those songs are high level features.
Similarly, Whitney and Mariah's When You Believe also seems to fit this category too.
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Oct 2, 2023 18:14:02 GMT -5
Rihanna - Take a Bow. Big hit, forgettable song.
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Post by johnm1120 on Oct 2, 2023 21:19:32 GMT -5
Despite "Music of My Heart" being *NSYNC's 2nd biggest Hot 100 peaker (and Gloria Estefan's last top 2) and despite how amazing it is, it's pretty much forgotten.
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Post by irice22 on Oct 11, 2023 17:06:27 GMT -5
Despite "Music of My Heart" being *NSYNC's 2nd biggest Hot 100 peaker (and Gloria Estefan's last top 2) and despite how amazing it is, it's pretty much forgotten. What was the chart run of this one like? I can't imagine it had much longevity. |
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Post by johnm1120 on Oct 11, 2023 19:30:20 GMT -5
Despite "Music of My Heart" being *NSYNC's 2nd biggest Hot 100 peaker (and Gloria Estefan's last top 2) and despite how amazing it is, it's pretty much forgotten. What was the chart run of this one like? I can't imagine it had much longevity. It jumped 41-2 thanks to the single in its 7th week but fell pretty quickly. AC airplay pretty much kept it on the Hot 100 long enough to go recurrent. |
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