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Post by singingsparrow on May 19, 2005 20:39:18 GMT -5
The single's off to a strong opening at Triple A (+100 currently)
I do predict it's going to hit a roadblock though and have a run similar to the most recent Barenaked Ladies singles ("Another Postcard" and "Testing 1, 2, 3" both had huge debuts but stalled abruptly just as they entered the Top 20 and failed to go Top 10.)
This song is just not a song that's going to keep winning over many Triple A listeners because of the lyrics and its too poppy of a sound.
Sincerely,
Noah Eaton
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Post by reception on May 19, 2005 23:20:00 GMT -5
Week ending 5/20/2005: New & Active at Hot AC with 135 plays, 31 stations and 27 adds.
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Post by reception on May 27, 2005 16:35:53 GMT -5
Week ending 5/27/2005: Hot AC debut at #33.
Triple A debut at #21.
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Radical347
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Post by Radical347 on May 27, 2005 21:06:20 GMT -5
This is crap. At least it's better than Curbside Prophet -- Wordplay only got annoying at the second listen.
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Post by ultramixmarv on May 27, 2005 21:21:38 GMT -5
it's catchy
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Post by KelownaGuy20 on May 28, 2005 2:00:20 GMT -5
I freakin' LOVE this song! Wheeeee!
Nu Mraz!
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Post by thirddegree50123 on May 28, 2005 8:23:57 GMT -5
I love this song! Especially the part when the music stops and he says "Got your attention." Awesome!!!!
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Post by reception on May 30, 2005 20:12:28 GMT -5
Week of May 27-June 2, 2005: It debuted at #40 on the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40.
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Post by ultramixmarv on May 31, 2005 20:22:56 GMT -5
I think this is a Top 10 smash!!!
[glow=red,2,300]www.ultramixradio.com[/glow]
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Post by Mega248 on Sept 15, 2005 1:29:09 GMT -5
This sure dropped fast:
9/2/05: #17 1004/-199
9/9/05: #27 587/-417
9/16/05: #36 350/-237
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Post by jarradb on Sept 15, 2005 4:59:32 GMT -5
Sure did.. like we all guessed. And thank god also  JB |
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Post by JJ on Sept 15, 2005 9:54:10 GMT -5
I'm afraid they won't release a 2nd single... Poor Jason :(
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Post by singingsparrow on Sept 15, 2005 12:27:46 GMT -5
This sure dropped fast: 9/2/05: #17 1004/-199 9/9/05: #27 587/-417 9/16/05: #36 350/-237 What'd I tell you? ;) Sincerely, Noah Eaton |
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Post by singingsparrow on Sept 15, 2005 12:33:14 GMT -5
I'm afraid they won't release a 2nd single... Poor Jason :( They'll release a second single, but the album won't go beyond that. Whatever track they release will inevitably flop though. "Geek In The Pink" is just as conceited and overly poppy as "Wordplay", "Please Don't Tell Her", the track Mraz wants released, isn't radio-friendly anyway, and "Did You Get My Message?", which is the track closest to sounding radio-friendly enough while also not sounding overly conceited, still sounds too routine to gather or "convert" listeners. Sincerely, Noah Eaton |
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 16, 2005 4:18:46 GMT -5
"Did You Get My Message?", which is the track closest to sounding radio-friendly enough while also not sounding overly conceited, still sounds too routine to gather or "convert" listeners. |
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Post by singingsparrow on Sept 20, 2005 15:20:11 GMT -5
"Did You Get My Message?", which is the track closest to sounding radio-friendly enough while also not sounding overly conceited, still sounds too routine to gather or "convert" listeners. It basically follows the same formula musically as tracks like "Sleep All Day" and "Curbside Prophet" did, where there's no change of pace and the track sticks to the same tempo all the way through without any additional musical accompaniment. He's following this familiar formula, thus the "routine" sound. Sincerely, Noah Eaton |
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 20, 2005 16:41:18 GMT -5
Sounds to me like all the changes as the song progresses are in the vocal arrangements, which change quite a lot throughout the song. I think 'Did You Get My Message' is prolly Jason's best song behind 'On Love, In Sadness', which also faced no musical pace and tempo change.
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Post by singingsparrow on Sept 20, 2005 17:22:00 GMT -5
Sounds to me like all the changes as the song progresses are in the vocal arrangements, which change quite a lot throughout the song. I think 'Did You Get My Message' is prolly Jason's best song behind 'On Love, In Sadness', which also faced no musical pace and tempo change. It was the lyrics that made "On Love, In Sadness" a favorite of his to me, naturally, as is "Tonight, Not Again", "You & I Both" and "Please Don't Tell Her" from the new record. Even on his debut record, I never thought of Mraz as an exciting artist musically; it was the lyrics that made him enjoyable to listen to. He was able to balance silliness and cute-boy persona with that adult alternative emo on the debut record, whereas on the new record it lacks that balance and in its place there's a parade of overproduced, lyrically self-indulged tunes, which just makes this record feel much less Mrazish than the debut. Sincerely, Noah Eaton |
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