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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2009 10:12:09 GMT -5
Goes for adds on February 26. I wonder if he can get his first US hit with a little help from Nelly Furtado. I absolutely love this song.
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Post by erzo01 on Feb 14, 2009 10:59:16 GMT -5
Yes, he deserves to have a US hit with this one.
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Post by Felicia on Feb 14, 2009 12:36:50 GMT -5
I will be surprise if this isn't a hit on Hot AC. Top 20 at least.
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Post by Battle601 on Feb 14, 2009 15:39:16 GMT -5
It's a great song that's already been a huge smash in Europe. Starting to gain attention here on some stations in Canada.
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Post by EvanJ on Feb 14, 2009 21:15:59 GMT -5
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Post by rince25 on Feb 17, 2009 17:39:54 GMT -5
James deserves a hit here in the US. His voice is magic.
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Post by WotUNeed on Feb 17, 2009 20:07:29 GMT -5
I love James Morrison, but I still think this is one of the weakest songs on the album. I don't dislike it, but he's done far better.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Mar 2, 2009 3:18:44 GMT -5
'Broken Strings,' made its U.S. debut at radio this week
Soulful UK star James Morrison's worldwide hit duet with Nelly Furtado, 'Broken Strings,' made its U.S. debut at radio this week as the No 1 most added song at Hot AC. Fourteen stations nationwide have added the song including WTMX in Chicago, KRSK in Portland, and KYKY in St. Louis,.
Here's what Morrison said about the session: 'It was an absolute pleasure to be in the studio with Nelly. She worked really hard to make the track great. She's a unique singer with a style all of her own and she can cover all bases. She was the first person I thought of when I wrote the song and she did a great job'.
Furtado adds, 'James Morrison and I had a awesome night in Toronto recording this track together. His voice is clearly better and more soulful than mine, as he has been mixed a lot louder on the finished song than my squeaky old voice. Maybe he can teach me a few vocal tricks next time we run into each other.'
Morrison will make his Coachella debut April 18 and plans are in the works for a headlining tour this spring in support of his sophomore album 'Songs For You, Truths For Me' (Interscope/ Polydor).
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Post by erzo01 on Mar 2, 2009 6:01:22 GMT -5
70 50 JAMES MORRISON Broken Strings 155 56 99 0.575
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Post by Felicia on Mar 2, 2009 9:44:39 GMT -5
Nice to see this finding success! :)
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Post by Battle601 on Mar 2, 2009 9:51:27 GMT -5
My station just added it to their playlist this week. Great timing. It's starting to become one of my new, favorite songs.
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Post by Minor Scratch on Mar 2, 2009 12:25:43 GMT -5
Written by Ryan Tedder, hmm? This is a great song with a great video. I hope it does well.
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Post by erzo01 on Mar 3, 2009 8:56:32 GMT -5
70 50 JAMES MORRISON Broken Strings 155 56 99 0.575 63 47 JAMES MORRISON Broken Strings 184 81 103 0.640 +29 spins +4 bullet +0.065 mil AI
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Mar 5, 2009 8:55:26 GMT -5
no adds on pop ?!
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Post by Gravity. on Mar 5, 2009 18:37:53 GMT -5
I hope that this song does well. James and Nelly sound amazing together. There's no reason why this shouldn't be a HAC smash.
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Post by Battle601 on Mar 5, 2009 23:33:58 GMT -5
I hope that this song does well. James and Nelly sound amazing together. There's no reason why this shouldn't be a HAC smash. I agree. It's one of those songs that just sound absolutely perfect for this format.
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Post by Battle601 on Mar 5, 2009 23:35:30 GMT -5
Similar situation with Natasha Bedingfield's latest single "Soulmate". With other artists getting pushed for adds on Pop, this would easily get lost in the shuffle and will probably come later on depending on how well it does on Hot AC.
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Post by Ky on Mar 6, 2009 15:24:50 GMT -5
Similar situation with Natasha Bedingfield's latest single "Soulmate". With other artists getting pushed for adds on Pop, this would easily get lost in the shuffle and will probably come later on depending on how well it does on Hot AC. At first i was annoyed by Soulmate not being sent to pop, but with both of these songs I think I'm a fan of this approach. They'll both at least be AC hits and then have a better shot at pop.
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Post by JCMF3 on Mar 7, 2009 9:45:11 GMT -5
^But, honestly, pop radio airplay does help HAC hits, at least those artists that are not considered "core" HAC artists. James Morrison is not one of them, so he needs more mainstream play to help him on HAC. Artists like Nickelback, John Mayer, etc. don't need that because they have a base on the format.
This song won't reach the top 10 on HAC if it doesn't pick up on pop radio. That's my prediction.
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Post by Battle601 on Mar 7, 2009 11:04:18 GMT -5
^But, honestly, pop radio airplay does help HAC hits, at least those artists that are not considered "core" HAC artists. James Morrison is not one of them, so he needs more mainstream play to help him on HAC. Artists like Nickelback, John Mayer, etc. don't need that because they have a base on the format. This song won't reach the top 10 on HAC if it doesn't pick up on pop radio. That's my prediction. But in this case you have Nelly Furtado helping out on the track, and she wouldn't necessarily be considered a "core Hot AC artist" either. Yet she has already established herself on the format, with songs from her debut album Whoa Nelly! (I'm Like a Bird, Turn Off the Light) and recently from Loose (Say It Right). Understandably, these were big hits on Pop and successfully crossed over to Hot AC which was why they did so well on both formats. Not to take anything away from James since it's his song, but it's the addition of Nelly that makes this track radio-friendly given what she's already done and therefore gives this one the potential to do well, whether it be Top 10 or few ranks below. If it was only James singing this, I don't think this would even be released to Hot AC stations right away, and it would barely get any airplay on Pop, but just wind up being limited to Triple A. With the Pop format right now, it's reached the point where so many new musical acts are being pushed and are given more priority at the expense of some who are already established and have become household names in Hot AC, as well as those looking to get that mainstream exposure as quickly as possible. Surely, James Morrison is one of those artists looking to get more of that but for now, it seems that he's not that much of a priority in the Pop format. So if Pop is not pushing their latest and newest offerings for airplay to be heard by a mainstream audience soon enough, then at least the Hot AC format is there to step in and fill the gap, which is what we're seeing with this single and a few others. Not to mention, Pop has been reluctant lately to push singles quickly from artists/groups coming off poor chart performances from their previous ones. Whereas with Hot AC, it's less risky since there is longevity with singles that chart well there as they do on Pop, and therefore it makes for an easy transition to the next single that suits the format.
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Post by Minor Scratch on Mar 7, 2009 11:39:33 GMT -5
Besides I'm Yours, I've found that Hot AC hits are having problems lately crossing over to Pop. Without a significant push from the label, an unknown artist will virtually have no chance on the format these days unless the song is promoted at both formats.
I think its basically because Pop doesn't need crossovers as desperately as they did a few years ago; Pop has found their own unique sound and image once again after few years (early to mid 00s) of relying on other formats for their hits. I'm noticing Pop hits are now crossing over to other formats more often than before now because of this.
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Post by WotUNeed on Mar 7, 2009 12:16:22 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure they pushed "You Give Me Something" at pop and it did absolutely nothing. While I agree that this won't reach its full potential at HAC without some T40 support, I also think it stands zero chance at T40 without significant HAC support.
I think this can perform as well as something like, say, "Dream Catch Me" here - does okay for a little while as it gets support from a decent portion of the panel, and then fades back away.
I wish "Nothing Ever Hurt Like You" had crossed over here from AAA. Still my favourite on the album.
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Post by Battle601 on Mar 7, 2009 12:51:10 GMT -5
Besides I'm Yours, I've found that Hot AC hits are having problems lately crossing over to Pop. Without a significant push from the label, an unknown artist will virtually have no chance on the format these days unless the song is promoted at both formats. "Love Song" was another hit that found success at first on Hot AC before crossing over to Pop. .
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Post by Felicia on Mar 8, 2009 11:07:30 GMT -5
The label did send 'You Give Me Something' for adds on CHR/Pop but they didn't give it any big push at all.
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Post by Battle601 on Mar 8, 2009 11:44:12 GMT -5
If CHR/Pop does add this at some point, I think they might give this one a bigger push compared to his previous singles only because of Nelly Furtado's collaboration.
Now there's no telling how this one will do on the format even with Nelly onboard and the fact she's already a proven artist there. After all, she had mixed results with the singles from her last album "Loose" (at least in the U.S.). While "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right" were Top 10 hits, "Maneater" was a moderate hit that missed out. Subsequent singles "All Good Things (Come to an End)" and "Do It" were total flops, and by that point, the momentum stopped. But again, that was the most success she had since "Whoa, Nelly!" back in 2000 which had two hits ("I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light"). Her second album absolutely didn't do anything.
Although far from the upbeat dance sounds of "Loose" and more reminiscent of her previous albums, this single could be well received by listeners who are interested in hearing some new material from Nelly on the radio since her last album (although I stress this is not her song).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2009 3:57:40 GMT -5
Maneater could have been as big as "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right", but her label pushed for SIR, so the song had no chance to prove itself.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Mar 9, 2009 13:36:45 GMT -5
Maneater could have been as big as "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right", but her label pushed for SIR, so the song had no chance to prove itself. yeah !!! u right !!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2009 3:38:30 GMT -5
5th Most Added on Hot AC (5 stations):
KCDA, KMXB, WAJI, WINK, WMEE
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Post by erzo01 on Mar 14, 2009 9:03:31 GMT -5
46 43 JAMES MORRISON Broken Strings 288 230 58 0.821
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2009 2:04:14 GMT -5
Top 40 on Hot AC:
45 40 JAMES MORRISON Broken Strings Interscope 2008 285 245 40
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