'Fight For Love' | Elliott Yamin

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

Mar 11, 2009 20:29:33 GMT -5 queencello said:

This isn't my favorite Elliott song ever, but I hope that it starts to get more spins and some big adds - it is so much better than a lot of the crap that is getting played on CHR right now.

So much agreement with this.

I'm hoping it'll get going soon, but yeah, I see it being a slow riser.

I think he'll be back on Idol. They're bringing a former contestant back each week from now on, and I think they'll be concentrating on the higher profile alumns with newly released material or material coming out, or alumns that they invite back just because (Carrie). That would mean Kelly (last week), Carrie (next week), Cook, Archie, J. Hud, Elliott, Melinda, Taylor (yeah... I can see them inviting him back), Jordin (new album later this year), Daughtry (new album coming in June or July), and... ok, blanking on who the last person could be. But yeah, Idol loves Elliott.

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He's also said recently in an interview that he wants to go back on the show.

[street]

I'd absolutely love it if he came back. However, three years in a row for a non 19R artist would be pretty wild. Carrie, Cook, Archie, Jordin, Daughtry??? I wonder who else is coming back this season. Plus they have to make room for some mentors?

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

Mar 13, 2009 15:21:46 GMT -5 street said:

I'd absolutely love it if he came back. However, three years in a row for a non 19R artist would be pretty wild. Carrie, Cook, Archie, Jordin, Daughtry??? I wonder who else is coming back this season. Plus they have to make room for some mentors?

They were going to go to a half-hour results show format but at the last minute switched it to an hour-long format (as it has been for the past few years). I think that's to accommodate both Idol alumn performances and mentor or random celeb performances (like Kanye). Next week Randy Travis is the mentor for Grand Ole Opry week (aka, country week). He's dueting with Carrie and they're also having Brad Paisley perform. So each week will have 2 special performances: Idol alumn + somebody else. This is great because (1) less boring crap during the result show, and (2) more performances.

I think Elliott is just special. lol. They don't care if he outshines the winner of season 5 (Taylor Hicks) because they never liked the winner of season 5. And he's sweet and nice and very likable. 19R was stupid not to sign him, but he's better off and 19 still gets bragging rights for discovering him.

[blurple]

Elliott was my 2nd favorite from S5 and he's still one of my top favorites until now so I'll be super happy if he gets an Idol appearance. I do think he'll get one - Idol loves him and like what Soundscene said above, they don't seem to care that he's (more) successful than the S5 winner. He's such a nice guy with a golden voice. You can't help but root for him!

OT: Apparently Taylor was at the results night last Thursday but he didn't perform and he was never mentioned. I'm not sure if it means he'll come for his performance later on and he just visited last Thursday or Idol didn't allow him to perform?! ???

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

Mar 13, 2009 15:41:33 GMT -5 blurple said:

OT: Apparently Taylor was at the results night last Thursday but he didn't perform and he was never mentioned. I'm not sure if it means he'll come for his performance later on and he just visited last Thursday or Idol didn't allow him to perform?! ???

Last Thursday was wild card--no room for performances. Did you mean last Wednesday during the semis? Jason Castro was originally scheduled to perform that day but there wasn't enough time and they canceled the appearance.

I think Taylor will be back to perform. They need to scrounge some credibility for his win, and his new album and single should do the trick (since it's getting some decent AC airplay). I actually didn't mind Taylor in his season and his album is pretty good.

ETA: Hmmm... scratch that. Just found out Taylor will be performing on American Idol Extra (that random show most people don't watch on Fox Reality), so maybe he's not getting a real spot on the show. Elliott is not scheduled for American Idol Extra so that's probably a sign he is in for the real deal.

[blurple]

Sorry I meant he was there just this Wednesday (when Kelly and Kanye performed) and not last Thursday.

[street]

94 pop spins, +21
Bullet is +61
#9 on the Taking Off List (tied with Soulja boy )

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Hurrah!

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Updates?

[street]

97 75 ELLIOTT YAMIN Fight For Love Hickory/RED 94 40 54 0.267


All Access shows this as #13 on the Taking Off chart today and a bullet of 76. I really miss the days Mediabase made their entire chart available. :'(

[street]

91 74 ELLIOTT YAMIN Fight For Love Hickory/RED 105 48 57 0.354
+11 spins
+3 bullet
+.087 audience

Good start with 7 adds today. Hoping more to come later

WRVW-FM Nashville (#44) CKEY-FM Buffalo (#52)KRQQ-FM Tucson (#61) KSAS-FM Boise, ID (#102)KSXY-FM Santa Rosa, CA (#118) KWNZ-FM Reno, NV (#124) KLAL-FM Little Rock (#84)

[Stephen]

I saw this guy at the Sacramento airport Friday. Not even kidding. Nobody noticed who he was. I looked at him and it took me a while to realize who it was, hahahha.

[madmike125]

7 Adds! Get that top 40 Elliott!
He is too good to be a one-hit wonder

[tj]

go Elliott!

[Live Your Life]

This song will eventually take off. They just need to push the album back.

[madmike125]

Mar 17, 2009 20:52:13 GMT -5 Live Your Life said:

This song will eventually take off. They just need to push the album back.

Album comes out in 6 weeks. I think FFL will be doing very well by then.

If you check around the net, you can hear a leak of Know Better. It is produced by midi mafia. This song is going to be HOT. It could be the summer smash.

[street]

Quick Cut Info
144 pop spins, +20 spins, +97 bullet
(some unmonitored spins here but w/o Mediabase CHR chart the best I've got)

[WouldYouJumpTheGDTrainAlready?]

-- 150 YAMIN*ELLIOTT FIGHT FOR LOVE 9869 999 0 9869
Digital Debut!

[tj]

Pretty good debut I think considering the exposure of the song. Go E!

[Minimalism]

Mar 17, 2009 22:15:22 GMT -5 madmike125 said:

Mar 17, 2009 20:52:13 GMT -5 Live Your Life said:

This song will eventually take off. They just need to push the album back.

Album comes out in 6 weeks. I think FFL will be doing very well by then.

If you check around the net, you can hear a leak of Know Better. It is produced by midi mafia. This song is going to be HOT. It could be the summer smash.

Yup, "Know Better" is MUCH better than this. It's a better song with better production and incredible vocals from him. Thank God.

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A lot of the time, however, second singles performance are based on the success or failure of the lead single. Not always, but a lot. Good luck to him because I think his voice is amazing and he's a very sweet guy.

[street]

Without a chart, I'm using Quick Cut info but as of today 161 weekly spins, bullet of 105.
So far, so good. Would be around 67 or 68 on the CHR chart.

[tj]

great update

[street]

Mediabase update today

80 71 ELLIOTT YAMIN Fight For Love Hickory/RED 129 77 52 0.515

Big different in spins is because some big supporters are unmonitored.
Compared to the last chart update
+24 spins
- 5 bullet
+.161 ai

#80 on BB Pop 100

[street]

75 65 ELLIOTT YAMIN Fight For Love Hickory/RED 148 94 54 0.604

+19 spins
+ 2 bullet
+ .089 A.I.

[blewis1103]

I wish more stations would jump on this!

[street]

The song needs the big markets to jump on board. But this should get lots of adds this Tuesday. Sirius already has this in the countdown.

Hopefully Atlanta, Houston will add this soon. Ryan needs to play it as well. ;)

[Felicia]

KIIS needs to get on board. They supported 'Wait For You' big time.

[bluebomb]

How much influence does Kidd Kraddick have in radio? I read his profile on wiki and it states that he is "heard on 75+ affiliates across America." Can we expect a big increase in FFL radio airplay after the interview with Elliott?