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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 13, 2011 16:44:22 GMT -5
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Post by Devin on Feb 13, 2011 16:53:47 GMT -5
Jesus fucking Christ!!!!! "It Is What It Is", plz!!!
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 13, 2011 16:58:42 GMT -5
Jesus f**king Christ!!!!! "It Is What It Is", plz!!! I know! It's a crime. Hell, I'd pick the title track or Had Enough over this. At least those are interesting and not just...fluff.
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Post by Devin on Feb 13, 2011 17:04:23 GMT -5
This is just cliche, and has "In" at the end of it, and is two words-long, just like "All In" >:(
"It Is What It Is", "In Your Skin", "Smoke & Mirrors", "Had Enough", and "Nerve Damage" (possible rock revival) would've all been better choices. Hell, "It Is What It Is" could've gotten them a Top 20 on pop if released. Stupid, stupid...
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 13, 2011 17:13:12 GMT -5
Yeah, my thoughts exactly on the title too.
I love In Your Skin too. And you are right about Nerve Damage too though they'd need more rocky material to follow that up with and they don't have much.
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Post by Gravity. on Feb 13, 2011 17:17:39 GMT -5
I like this song....but why in the world are they not releasing "It Is What It Is"?
Ridiculous.
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Post by Kurt on Feb 13, 2011 17:27:48 GMT -5
Meh. :/
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 13, 2011 17:30:36 GMT -5
I like this song....but why in the world are they not releasing "It Is What It Is"? Ridiculous. ...Maybe they're growing tired of having consecutive singles reaching at least top 10 on HAC?
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Post by lockebox on Feb 13, 2011 19:59:34 GMT -5
"Had Enough" & "It Is What It Is" get ignored again? >:(
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Post by atlantaboy on Feb 13, 2011 21:14:06 GMT -5
"Every time I see your face my heart takes off on a high speed chase" - good line...
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Feb 13, 2011 21:43:33 GMT -5
This is just cliche, and has "In" at the end of it, and is two words-long, just like "All In" >:( "It Is What It Is", "In Your Skin", "Smoke & Mirrors", "Had Enough", and "Nerve Damage" (possible rock revival) would've all been better choices. Hell, "It Is What It Is" could've gotten them a Top 20 on pop if released. Stupid, stupid... I would've gone with "In Your Skin" too. Too bad they picked the worst song on the record. It's probably going to flop.
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Post by singingsparrow on Feb 15, 2011 12:24:50 GMT -5
While I agree with the majority that "It Is What It Is" would have had the broadest potential as a follow-up single release, I nonetheless believe "Falling In" is a reasonable choice beyond that.
Think about it. "Halfway Gone" succeeded on this format with the Kevin Rudolf influence spiced to it, and this is the only other Wade/Cole/Rudolf collaboration on the record. Perhaps the band feels invigorated heading in a more kinetic, glossy direction with the aid and inspiration of Rudolf and, beyond that, if it worked with "Halfway Gone"................who's to say it can't work with "Falling In"?
Also, while I do believe Wade's most poignant writes tend to be in the vein of ballads, as with "Broken" and "Blind"............it nonetheless is also true that Lifehouse's mid-tempos tend to resonate better than their slower songs at radio overall. "It Is What It Is" really doesn't strike me as a ballad, actually, due to how succinct it is at barely over three minutes long and having the soaring piano and arena-ready hand-clap metronome............but it does sound "ballady" if that makes any sense.
Anyway, I agree overlooking "It Is What It Is" is a bit of a head-scratcher, but "Falling In" really isn't a bad choice when you get right down to it.
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Post by PHOBES on Feb 15, 2011 19:19:57 GMT -5
Jesus f**king Christ!!!!! "It Is What It Is", plz!!! I know! It's a crime. Hell, I'd pick the title track or Had Enough over this. At least those are interesting and not just...fluff. Yup, I pretty much have nothing more to add, but I'll try. Though the title track is excellent (my favorite on the album), I don't see it as a single. "Had Enough" and "It Is" being other obvious choices. "Here Tomorrow, Gone Today" would also make for an interesting choice.
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Post by lockebox on Feb 15, 2011 20:02:13 GMT -5
"Nerve Damage" (possible rock revival) They should definitely have sent that to Alt a long time ago! Very Stone Temple Pilots-ish. "All In" got top 60 there, aswell.
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Post by atlantaboy on Feb 15, 2011 20:53:52 GMT -5
It's weird - at first I was disappointed they were going with this, but now I can't stop listening to it - I actually think that lyrically it's the strongest song they've put out so far from Smoke & Mirrors
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Post by out of reach on Feb 16, 2011 16:43:52 GMT -5
It's weird - at first I was disappointed they were going with this, but now I can't stop listening to it - I actually think that lyrically it's the strongest song they've put out so far from Smoke & Mirrors I agree. imo Falling In is more radio friendly than It is what it is. Even though it's kind of been there done that, the lyrics are strong and memorable.
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Post by The Party Captain on Feb 16, 2011 21:14:58 GMT -5
And to think people make fun of Michael Franti for his song titles.
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Post by out of reach on Feb 28, 2011 18:11:14 GMT -5
13 Adds. So Lifehouse's slow ascent to the top of HotAC resumes. Lol.
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Feb 28, 2011 19:46:34 GMT -5
13 Adds. So Lifehouse's slow ascent to the top of HotAC resumes. Lol. What were you expecting?
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Post by out of reach on Feb 28, 2011 20:10:38 GMT -5
13 Adds. So Lifehouse's slow ascent to the top of HotAC resumes. Lol. What were you expecting? lol, nothing really. They are one my favorite underrated bands.
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Post by franklin on Mar 1, 2011 9:00:07 GMT -5
LOVE Lifehouse but I'm not really feeling this decision, tbqhwy. I really wanted It Is What It Is, Wreching Ball or maybe even Crash and Burn.
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Post by marv1978 on Mar 1, 2011 9:28:37 GMT -5
i always thought this song was the one that stuck in my head the most. it sounds like another top 10, however "it is what it is" would be a great single as well if they decide to go 4 deep. they need some hot ac's where they play album cuts that shouldve been singles too, why can't they do that?
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Post by Devin on Mar 1, 2011 9:31:12 GMT -5
^ Because they aren't singles, therefore I think it's actually illegal/stealing or something if they play a song they didn't officially add. I don't know though, someone can probably explain a better answer.
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Post by HereIsGone on Mar 1, 2011 10:32:59 GMT -5
^ Because they aren't singles, therefore I think it's actually illegal/stealing or something if they play a song they didn't officially add. I don't know though, someone can probably explain a better answer. I don't see why it's illegal. Perfect example of this is KROQ spinning Name when it wasn't the single for A Boy Named Goo (I believe it was supposed to be Flat Top) and others jumped on board before they actually made it a single. Heck, the same thing happened to Iris which was why the charts don't accurately reflect its popularity of the time. I think it's more of a case of people don't want want to be taking risks like that anymore.
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Post by out of reach on Mar 1, 2011 10:49:32 GMT -5
It's definitely a safe choice. I'm not sure if they can recover from a flop single. It is what it is - is great but it's a risk with limited crossover appeal. Not that Falling in has better crossover appeal but it's easier to predict.
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Post by marv1978 on Mar 1, 2011 10:58:12 GMT -5
^ Because they aren't singles, therefore I think it's actually illegal/stealing or something if they play a song they didn't officially add. I don't know though, someone can probably explain a better answer. I don't see why it's illegal. Perfect example of this is KROQ spinning Name when it wasn't the single for A Boy Named Goo (I believe it was supposed to be Flat Top) and others jumped on board before they actually made it a single. Heck, the same thing happened to Iris which was why the charts don't accurately reflect its popularity of the time. I think it's more of a case of people don't want want to be taking risks like that anymore. true and i agree! i think most pd's need to grow a pair and trust theyre instincts more if they really know, love and have been programming music and reading billboard weekly and know trends. Example a year or so ago i added "What's Victoria's Secret" by Rick pringfield and told no one who it was until it became my top requested song that summer. Radio was invented to play good songs for people and in return they buy them, request them if they like, but they haft to get a chance to hear good songs to buy them, not saying they're aren't tons out, but i'm saying tons missed and looked over. Another EX. "Nothing To Lose" by Bret Michaels f. Miley Cyrus was in power high rotation for nearly 4 months and "give Me the meltdown" tested through the roof as a no brain #1 for us and tested better than all 3 singles off "Cradlesong" IDK lol ??? u tell me lol
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Post by atlantaboy on Mar 2, 2011 7:23:07 GMT -5
^ Because they aren't singles, therefore I think it's actually illegal/stealing or something if they play a song they didn't officially add. I don't know though, someone can probably explain a better answer. I don't see why it's illegal. Perfect example of this is KROQ spinning Name when it wasn't the single for A Boy Named Goo (I believe it was supposed to be Flat Top) and others jumped on board before they actually made it a single. Heck, the same thing happened to Iris which was why the charts don't accurately reflect its popularity of the time. I think it's more of a case of people don't want want to be taking risks like that anymore. It's definitely not illegal to play album tracks - there are CHRs that do it, some Hot AC's (rarely I guess), and lots of Alternative and AAA stations play album tracks all the time
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Mar 4, 2011 11:00:49 GMT -5
108 48 LIFEHOUSE Falling In 146 15 131 0.645
That's not too bad considering it was just released. I think their biggest bullet will be in the 300's for about a week or so then drop back down to the 100's and linger around until it reaches the top 10. That's the typical formula for Lifehouse songs on Hot AC.
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Post by Devin on Mar 4, 2011 11:57:05 GMT -5
I think this one will only reach #10 at best. I also think "It Is What It Is" would've outpeaked "All In" if it was released.
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Post by HereIsGone on Mar 6, 2011 11:59:57 GMT -5
I've got nothing else to report on for Hot AC, so I might as well pay attention to this.
Top 40:
78 38 LIFEHOUSE Falling In 233 36 197 0.988
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