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Post by tico on Mar 16, 2009 15:12:06 GMT -5
I like this one too.
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Post by Ragin on Mar 21, 2009 16:59:49 GMT -5
This is fantastic. I hope it breaks big. I love it.
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Post by Battle601 on May 11, 2009 1:26:40 GMT -5
Looks like its run on Hot AC is done.
So much for all the hope of this song becoming a hit.
It didn't even hit Top 30, nor was it ever sampled on Rick Dees or AT40.
As of Sunday, it got purged from the chart along with Britney Spears' "Circus". :(
On the other hand, it's continuing to chart well on Hot AC in Canada.
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Post by JJ on May 11, 2009 6:31:46 GMT -5
Sorry, but this was pretty bad. The lyrics were awfully cheesy and the melody was boring. I think James is a great singer and I love Nelly, but this just didn't work at all.
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Post by Matt4319 on Jun 17, 2009 20:18:58 GMT -5
So where did this peak? I happened to catch it once on my Hot AC a couple of months ago, and in the past few weeks I've grown to like it a lot.
The underperformance here is definitely puzzling. It reminds me of James Blunt except a LOT more tolerable.
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Post by Battle601 on Jun 17, 2009 21:40:30 GMT -5
It didn't even make the Top 30. It peaked at #34 twice on Mediabase Hot AC in the US - first in late March then again in late April.
It fared a little better in Canada where it just missed out on the Top 20 and peaked at #21 - although I think this had to do more with Nelly's featured collaboration.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2009 14:41:07 GMT -5
It fared a little better in Canada where it just missed out on the Top 20 and peaked at #21 - although I think this had to do more with Nelly's featured collaboration. Seems like Europe adopted her...
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Post by Battle601 on Jun 18, 2009 15:27:22 GMT -5
Seems like it indeed. This song was a major hit in Europe, as was most of the singles off "Loose". Four of the singles from that album were top 2 on the European charts (Promiscuous, Maneater, Say It Right, All Good Things). Interesting how her success in Europe is even surpassing that in Canada...
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Post by musicfanpete on Jun 18, 2009 16:07:13 GMT -5
So where did this peak? I happened to catch it once on my Hot AC a couple of months ago, and in the past few weeks I've grown to like it a lot. The underperformance here is definitely puzzling. It reminds me of James Blunt except a LOT more tolerable. It's still being played on our north suburban Hot AC, WXLC. But I think it only got limited play on WTMX and has been off of their playlist for months. I don't get the underperformance of this song either. One of the most underrated songs of the year so far.
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