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Post by Kurt on May 23, 2012 20:56:44 GMT -5
Both coronation singles from the Idol finalists are under Cool New Music for Top 40, and they'll undoubtedly get radio airplay in the next few days.
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Post by bigb0882 on May 23, 2012 21:06:48 GMT -5
He just won, so maybe he will have a boost in airplay this week that he wouldn't have otherwise gotten.
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Post by Taylor. on May 23, 2012 21:14:17 GMT -5
I actually quite like this. Best coronation song from Idol in a long time.
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Post by kml567 on May 23, 2012 22:31:21 GMT -5
"Home" sounds like a hit on HotAC. It sounds like a Mumford & Sons or Coldplay song that gets good airplay on HAC.
He might even get lucky and get some Top 40 airplay since "We Are Young" cracked the door wide open for these types of anthem-ic alt/rock songs.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 5:28:48 GMT -5
I'm just now getting around to listening to this (or anything from the finale) and....OMG, a coronation song that is actually just a normal song and not some literal 'this is my winning moment you guys' dreck? AND it's good? I'm truly shocked. Someone in the iTunes thread said it's already #2 there so this may actually do something. Color me shocked some more.
Universal may surprise me and embrace this guy. Goodness knows Sony wanted nothing to do with the WGWG phenomenon.
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Post by allow that on May 24, 2012 10:42:04 GMT -5
Could it be that after ten years there's an Idol coronation song that I actually enjoy? This sounds as if Mumford & Sons sold out and went for a poppier sound. I'm feeling it.
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Post by esoteric76 on May 24, 2012 11:29:43 GMT -5
Anyone know who the writers are on this?
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Post by Juan Carlos on May 24, 2012 11:57:09 GMT -5
Someone in the iTunes thread said it's already #2 there so this may actually do something. Color me shocked some more. It's, actually, #1 on both US and Canada iTunes. Anyone know who the writers are on this? The writers are Drew Pearson and Greg Holden. Link
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Post by Stefan85 on May 24, 2012 13:06:16 GMT -5
This is kind of boring tbh, but at least it's better than that "I Love You This Big" garbage.
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Post by Living Legend on May 24, 2012 13:35:54 GMT -5
This has a massive lead on iTunes. Carly is only selling .40 of what Phillip is selling.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 14:49:38 GMT -5
Wow. That's very close to Bieber levels of domination.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 14:51:48 GMT -5
Any estimates of how much this would need to sell to top the Hot 100?
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Post by Au$tin on May 24, 2012 15:46:07 GMT -5
Any estimates of how much this would need to sell to top the Hot 100? Hard to say since we don't know the knew formula very well. This won't have great airplay and streaming. "Boyfriend" sold over 500k and had a fantastic week of increases on airplay, but no streaming, and we saw what happened there. This would need to sell even more than that to make up for the low airplay just to reach #2. I'd say, with Carly & Gotye so high in airplay, sales, and streaming, this would need upwards of 600-700k to get #1. I don't think it's doable. Top 10 debut seems pretty likely, though. Maybe even top 5.
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Post by Living Legend on May 24, 2012 15:47:23 GMT -5
Any estimates of how much this would need to sell to top the Hot 100? Since it has no streaming and very little airplay, Phillip would probably have to sell 550K+ to debut at #1 on the Hot 100. Carly was selling roughly 300K per week so it should be interesting to see how much he sells.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 15:50:13 GMT -5
Any estimates of how much this would need to sell to top the Hot 100? His airplay levels won't be anywhere near Bieber's airplay levels. Carly is strong on all three fronts right now (streaming/airplay/sales). So he's likely need 650k in sales. Which seems a very ridiculous expectation for a song that isn't available for a full week. It's safe to say that he won't be topping the Billboard Hot 100 this week.
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Post by Hook on May 24, 2012 17:19:05 GMT -5
This is easily the best winning single American Idol has ever produced. It doesn't sound like a radio hit, but I really like it. I might even buy it.
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Post by Envoirment on May 24, 2012 18:21:22 GMT -5
Mumford & Sons meets Coldplay? Wasn't expecting this, but I really like this song! I also really like Phillip :)
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Post by StillTheSame on May 24, 2012 18:37:55 GMT -5
Not sure I would buy an entire album from Phillip, but I really like this song :)
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Post by switch on May 24, 2012 18:54:17 GMT -5
This song may surprise us. It's definitely catchy enough. I really hope any success it achieves on Hot AC translates to Pop. I quite like this song and would love to see it succeed.
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on May 24, 2012 21:04:14 GMT -5
I sort of like it, but I think it needs a harder beat. It's lacking that extra something and that prevents it from being totally enjoyable.
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Post by desertfloods on May 24, 2012 23:23:17 GMT -5
I'm just really shocked that Idol finally gave us a good AND normal coronation song! None of the cheese like I Love You This Big, Time of My Life etc or the crap-fests like No Boundaries, Inside Your Heaven, Do I Make You Proud etc.
This song is pretty catchy and sounds like it could be a hit.
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Post by street on May 25, 2012 7:18:56 GMT -5
This continues to have a huge lead over CMM on iTunes. Any guesses on how many downloads this will sell this week?
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Post by Grün on May 25, 2012 14:34:50 GMT -5
I really dont want to like this, but it is up my alley. It is like Coldplay and Mumford like others have said. I like this and I might have to buy it.
The only songs I ever liked were A Moment Like This, Inside Your Heaven, Time of My Life, and now this.
By far though, the most normal sounding Idol song to ever appeal to current radio trends. I guess now they know they cant just release crap and push their artist.
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Post by frank on May 25, 2012 19:58:48 GMT -5
This is quite nice. The production on this makes me really enjoy it, especially with the "oohs" and "aahs". I also like the "Rumour Has It"-esque percussion that comes in halfway through.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on May 26, 2012 13:18:49 GMT -5
--- 163 PHILLIPS, PHILLIP Home 23 0 23 0.156
Not bad!
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Post by Hefty Hanna on May 26, 2012 19:12:36 GMT -5
I really dont want to like this, but it is up my alley. It is like Coldplay and Mumford like others have said. I like this and I might have to buy it. The only songs I ever liked were A Moment Like This, Inside Your Heaven, Time of My Life, and now this. By far though, the most normal sounding Idol song to ever appeal to current radio trends. I guess now they know they cant just release crap and push their artist. Yeah, this is exactly how I feel. I hate Phillip but the song is a good song.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2012 19:19:32 GMT -5
I really like this!
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Post by crawlspace on May 30, 2012 20:09:15 GMT -5
Holy Smokes Batman! Phillips' Home = 278,000 downloads! :o :o
Any chance it'll get airplay?
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Post by Scotty on May 30, 2012 20:24:15 GMT -5
Great song. Some of those lyrics are really good, particularly "if you get lost you can always be found". The song really starts to get magical around 1:18 when the humming and bells come in but honestly, the melody and pretty much everything from the production to vocal flows really well. Like the others said, very similar to something we would hear from Mumford and Sons and it goes great with his voice.
Definitely my favourite coronation single by an American Idol winner, passing A Moment Like This.
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Post by slamina on May 31, 2012 1:46:29 GMT -5
Great song and a whole album filled with tracks like this would be nice but....
"The song that I did tonight that supposedly is my single, it's not really my single, I told them it's not my single... I don’t write songs like that." -Phil
So who knows if interest in this particular song can be parlayed into a successful music career.
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