Boys Like Girls: "The Great Escape"

[Kid Pulse]

I was gonna create a thread back when this was like #70, but decided not to. Well, now it's top 40.

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How far do you guys think this one will go?

[atlantaboy]

Not that far b/c I think it's a "filler" song for CHR

[musicfanpete]

atlantaboy said:

Not that far b/c I think it's a "filler" song for CHR

Maybe it is, but it is a "filler" CHR song that outperformed "Shut Up And Drive". Go figure!

[beejus]

video545 said:

I was gonna create a thread back when this was like #70, but decided not to. Well, now it's top 40.

42 39 BOYS LIKE GIRLS The Great Escape 2006 Columbia 264 214 50 0.707


How far do you guys think this one will go?

I'm pretty sure this one is going to start stumbling soon. IT's starting to reach it's burn limit. My listeners are tiring of it on my station.

[Kid Pulse]

That makes sense, but that didn't happen with "Thnks Fr Th Mrms" which is a very similar song.

[atlantaboy]

musicfanpete said:

atlantaboy said:

Not that far b/c I think it's a "filler" song for CHR

Maybe it is, but it is a "filler" CHR song that outperformed "Shut Up And Drive". Go figure!

Don't think "Shut Up And Drive" was a filler song as much, but an attempt at Rihanna singin rock style that caught on at first, but burned ridiculously quickly...plus the sex/car analogy had already been used by R. Kelly in "Ignition"

"The Great Escape" is almost the opposite (on CHR) I think...it's nothing special, but I think very few CHR listeners dislike it, so stations that are needing more rock material right now can play it 95 times a week (like Z100) - sort of like "All For You" by Sister Hazel in the 90s (no one loved it, but no one minded hearing it over and over)

[beejus]

atlantaboy said:

musicfanpete said:

Maybe it is, but it is a "filler" CHR song that outperformed "Shut Up And Drive". Go figure!

Don't think "Shut Up And Drive" was a filler song as much, but an attempt at Rihanna singin rock style that caught on at first, but burned ridiculously quickly...plus the sex/car analogy had already been used by R. Kelly in "Ignition"

"The Great Escape" is almost the opposite (on CHR) I think...it's nothing special, but I think very few CHR listeners dislike it, so stations that are needing more rock material right now can play it 95 times a week (like Z100) - sort of like "All For You" by Sister Hazel in the 90s (no one loved it, but no one minded hearing it over and over)

I wouldn't say NO ONE loves it. The younger end of my demo definitely loves it. The older end, sure... they don't LOVE it, but it's not too grating for them to tune out.

Then again, some of my older end regularly requests Papa Roach and Three Days Grace... so my views could be a little skewed ;)

[atlantaboy]

beejus said:

atlantaboy said:

Don't think "Shut Up And Drive" was a filler song as much, but an attempt at Rihanna singin rock style that caught on at first, but burned ridiculously quickly...plus the sex/car analogy had already been used by R. Kelly in "Ignition"

"The Great Escape" is almost the opposite (on CHR) I think...it's nothing special, but I think very few CHR listeners dislike it, so stations that are needing more rock material right now can play it 95 times a week (like Z100) - sort of like "All For You" by Sister Hazel in the 90s (no one loved it, but no one minded hearing it over and over)

I wouldn't say NO ONE loves it. The younger end of my demo definitely loves it. The older end, sure... they don't LOVE it, but it's not too grating for them to tune out.

Then again, some of my older end regularly requests Papa Roach and Three Days Grace... so my views could be a little skewed ;)

Do you have a CHR or an Alternative station in your market? (Sounds like you don't) :)

[beejus]

atlantaboy said:

beejus said:

I wouldn't say NO ONE loves it. The younger end of my demo definitely loves it. The older end, sure... they don't LOVE it, but it's not too grating for them to tune out.

Then again, some of my older end regularly requests Papa Roach and Three Days Grace... so my views could be a little skewed ;)

Do you have a CHR or an Alternative station in your market? (Sounds like you don't) :)

CHR yes. Two actually. One with a huge signal 5 times bigger than mine and 40 years of heritage. One with a crap signal, crap ratings. Both stations play Boys Like Girls, but I beat them to the punch by a few weeks.

No Alternative in the market though. That allows me to skew and play stuff from the Starting Line, My Chemical Romance, Cartel and more that no one else will touch.

[atlantaboy]

beejus said:

atlantaboy said:

Do you have a CHR or an Alternative station in your market? (Sounds like you don't) :)

No Alternative in the market though. That allows me to skew and play stuff from the Starting Line, My Chemical Romance, Cartel and more that no one else will touch.

That's prob. why you got people requesting Papa Roach and Three Days Grace so much

That's weird that you have two CHRs in your market yet there's still a demand for your HAC station to play Boys Like Girls...is the CHR one of those poser rhythmic stations?

Your HAC station sounds like the two CHRs in Northern Wisconsin - WIXX/Green Bay and WIFC/Wausau...you should look them up - they lean Alternative, play Hot AC songs, as well as bands like Boys Like Girls

[Kid Pulse]

This is alomost top 30.

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[reception]

It debuted at #38 on Rick Dees this week.

[Kid Pulse]

"Into the Night", "Love Song" and "Lost Highway" all have triple-digit bullets, so I doubt that this will make the top 20.

But it'll come awfully close.

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[Kid Pulse]

This is rising nicely.

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