Rehab - 1980

[gin]

Earlier in the year, this song hung around the lower portion of the top 100 and was listed under AllAccess's "Cool New Music." It didn't do anything and was taken off the list. Now it is back on the list, but this time, the link to play the song leads to a new version of the song more radio-friendly than the one on the CD, a telling sign that this will now be intentionally serviced to radio. This is my favorite song by them and probably the most radio-friendly track on Graffiti The World. I'm so glad they chose to do something with it as a single.

The original version:



New radio version:

mms://wm.allaccess.com/allaccess/chriican.wma

I like the original better; but the radio version is okay, too. I don't really think the radio version was necessary, but at least it shows they're making a committed step with this song as a single. The song is up to 97 quick-cut spins.

[ZAYN]

I actually hate this.

[gin]

Well whaddya know! Top 100 smash.

143 86 REHAB 1980 76 26 50 0.069

[Battle601]

I know this has been charting below the Top 50 for a while, but no idea that this was being re-serviced for format airplay.

So at first sight of this in the #51-100 posting, I thought it was just lingering there, but judging from tonight's update, I guess it's only a matter of time before we actually see this going for adds.