"MOCKINGBIRD" Rob Thomas

[Rumors]

I'm really glad to see Mockingbird off to a nice start on HotAC.

Anyone on the board going to any of Rob's acoustic shows this summer? Unfortunately, I'm not.

[Rumors]

My radio station played new music yesterday from Rob, Train, and John Mayer. Of course, I thought this was the strongest of the three new songs. It really sounded great on the radio. Rob tweeted that he didn't know if there would be a video or not. Maybe if it shows signs of doing well digitally or increasing album sales they'll make an inexpensive video.

I do think Train's new song will be a hit for them on this format. I didn't care for John's new one.

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Top 20:

23 20 ROB THOMAS Mockingbird Emblem/Atlantic 2009 1304 979 325

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#18! Still moving up nicely!

21 18 ROB THOMAS Mockingbird 1521 1257 264

[No Brake$]

This could be Top 10 by next week. I see this slowly hitting Hot AC Top 3, wonder if they'll push a video, I don't see why not.

[Rumors]

I would love for Rob to make a video for this song but I don't see it happening. But then again, I didn't see his summer acoustic tour coming either. He's actually doing 20+ shows. Unfortunately, I won't be going to any of them.

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On CHR/Pop:

165 135 ROB THOMAS Mockingbird 22 10 12 0.079

+3 Spins
+4 Bullet
+0.01 Audience

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^ I hope the label gives this song an add date on CHR.

Anyway, almost top 10 on HAC!

[erzo01]

Top 10 in Hot AC!

11 10 ROB THOMAS Mockingbird 2427 2298 129 12.539

[singingsparrow]

Jun 24, 2010 6:51:18 GMT -5 erzo01 said:

Top 10 in Hot AC!

11 10 ROB THOMAS Mockingbird 2427 2298 129 12.539

Considering the label wanted nothing to do with releasing a third single initially, I'd say this is doing quite well.

The question now is if Thomas can keep his Top Five singles history alive. He's never had a solo release chart below the Top Five at this format (he's the Shinedown of Hot AC) but it's possible his streak may be in jeopardy if he gains too modestly from here on out and allows himself to be leapfrogged too many times.

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

[Rumors]

Jun 24, 2010 14:07:00 GMT -5 @singingsparrow said:

The question now is if Thomas can keep his Top Five singles history alive. He's never had a solo release chart below the Top Five at this format (he's the Shinedown of Hot AC) but it's possible his streak may be in jeopardy if he gains too modestly from here on out and allows himself to be leapfrogged too many times.

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

Thanks for that bit of trivia. I didn't realize that. Go Rob!

[No Brake$]

I don't see it happening, but who knows, Someday was around forever. I do know he is in the studio with Matchbox Twenty again. I would assume they wait until next Spring to put something out.

[NORTHCOAST]

My Hot AC station FINALLY added this today! Yay! I was shocked when it came on the radio at work today.

[Rumors]

Still sitting at #10 with a 91 bullet. Maybe get to #9 before Train passes Rob (never thought I would say that). Big gap of spins between #9 and #8. I'm thinking this will peak at #9 unless the label gives it a little push which I don't see happening. However, encouraging is that 97 of the 100 stations are shown has having added it. I wonder what the three hold outs are. Surely, it's 103.9 in Cincy. That is not a HotAC station. It's a pop station. Their Friday top 10 show is almost exclusively pop songs.

Something I just read on Rob's summer tour. It sounds great. This is really the environment where Rob shines.

The "Sidewalk Angels Foundation – Summer 2010 Tour" offers a rare and exciting opportunity to catch the multiple Grammy Award-winning superstar performing as a trio in more intimate settings than usual, playing a career-spanning set. "It's a chance for me, as a songwriter, to really highlight lyric and melody and to create different versions of songs that I've been playing for years," says Thomas. "We'll be doing my solo stuff, Matchbox Twenty songs and covers. It will be a real 'Storytellers' kind of vibe."

[Rumors]

Jun 24, 2010 14:07:00 GMT -5 @singingsparrow said:

Considering the label wanted nothing to do with releasing a third single initially, I'd say this is doing quite well.

I missed this before. How do you know this, Noah? Just a guess?

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On CHR/Pop:

138 122 ROB THOMAS Mockingbird 28 22 6 0.092

[singingsparrow]

Jun 28, 2010 20:17:10 GMT -5 Rumors said:

Jun 24, 2010 14:07:00 GMT -5 @singingsparrow said:

Considering the label wanted nothing to do with releasing a third single initially, I'd say this is doing quite well.

I missed this before. How do you know this, Noah? Just a guess?

Thomas said in a previous Tweet that he wasn't even sure if there would be a third single, but if there was it would be either this or "Give Me the Meltdown" and that he was adamantly pushing for another release.

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

[Rumors]

Noah, I saw that tweet from Rob too but I didn't get the sense that the label didn't want a third single. Rob said that he pushed for Mockingbird as the second single but the label wanted Someday. I don't recall reading that they didn't want to release a third single. That's what I remember anyway.

As for Mockingbird, Train did pass it but it does have a triple bullet again. Maybe a possible 7-8 peak before a few other songs pass it?

As much as I love this song, it does sound a little dated for this format now. See the struggle of songs by GGDs, Lifehouse, etc. It will be really interesting to see what Rob does on his next solo endeavor. Will he go alt-country or try pop/rock one more time? Maybe buy some beats like he did with This Is How A Heart Breaks. He has tweeted about working with some urban guy so who knows. Is the song or songs something for that guy or Rob in the future or a song they are simply writing to try to sell to another artist.

[marv1978]

Ok i'm hopin this bullet accorinding to all access mediabase 24/7 hot ac chart has this #9 with a 200+ bullet and on 111 station i believe it was. it's a smash here! Ok every bit of everything i have ever felt in my gut about a hit song says Atlantic is nuts if they don't release "Meltdown" as 4th single. It's a #1 hit on Hot AC and is easily the most CHR sounding song on the cd imo! With no video, just digital promos to hot ac radio they have nothing to lose only to gain, radio and publishing royalties off of the song alone will be huge :)

[Hook]

Yeah I don't understand why they haven't released Give Me The Meltdown.

[NORTHCOAST]

I heard this song two times today on my station today. Seems like they've kicked up the rotation a bit. And I heard several other Rob solo songs today too. I really like Mockingbird and think it's a slow burner. Am really hoping for a Meltdown release too! Just love that song. Thought it should be his #2 release. We'll see.

[No Brake$]

Hear this a lot more lately, on another note, I heard "All I Need" by Matchbox Twenty, twice, on the same radio station that didn't even play it during that era. I can't figure that out at all.

[marv1978]

Jul 16, 2010 8:06:27 GMT -5 No Brake$ said:

Hear this a lot more lately, on another note, I heard "All I Need" by Matchbox Twenty, twice, on the same radio station that didn't even play it during that era. I can't figure that out at all.

I play "All I Need" on my station as well, but the station u heard it on wouldn't happen to be kstz des moines, iowa because they played it alot back then as well as Problem Girl from his last solo cd!

[singingsparrow]

Jul 16, 2010 8:06:27 GMT -5 No Brake$ said:

Hear this a lot more lately, on another note, I heard "All I Need" by Matchbox Twenty, twice, on the same radio station that didn't even play it during that era. I can't figure that out at all.

"All I Need" was never even a single in North America. It only saw a release in Australia, where even there it didn't chart high.

I will say I have heard "Angry" (don't believe the Wikipedia page that suggests it was a Top Five hit for them on Hot AC; it was never a single), "Crutch", "Girl Like That" and "All Your Reasons" in grocery stores at one time or another. Of these releases, only one was ever a single ("All Your Reasons" an Australian single).

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

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^If it never charted on Adult Pop, why didn't you change it?

[marv1978]

Jul 17, 2010 2:14:42 GMT -5 @singingsparrow said:

Jul 16, 2010 8:06:27 GMT -5 No Brake$ said:

Hear this a lot more lately, on another note, I heard "All I Need" by Matchbox Twenty, twice, on the same radio station that didn't even play it during that era. I can't figure that out at all.

"All I Need" was never even a single in North America. It only saw a release in Australia, where even there it didn't chart high.

I will say I have heard "Angry" (don't believe the Wikipedia page that suggests it was a Top Five hit for them on Hot AC; it was never a single), "Crutch", "Girl Like That" and "All Your Reasons" in grocery stores at one time or another. Of these releases, only one was ever a single ("All Your Reasons" an Australian single).

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

i thought "girl like that" was a austrailian release too? "crutch" was released to Alternative and AAA radio back during that era. "all i need was never a single but alot of stations disagreed and chose it over "downfall". i remember it had about 12 stations on it, just like 5-6, then 4-5 never at one time or it could've made top 40 hot ac anyway,i remember rooting 4 it back in like '04 i think lol. i'm sure it made it top 50-60 anyway :) 4 a non single.

[No Brake$]

I heard it in Columbus where I am visiting for the next few weeks. They never played it, and to this day, I'll never understand why his label didn't go all out and release "All I Need" and for what I thought at that time would have been a definite big hit, "The Difference", it even sounded like it was for the radio...I don't know.

On another note, who and what gives music to grocery stores? It's as if they play an actual double-cd of every song that charted #20-#50 on Hot AC year by year, never the big hits...

[No Brake$]

It looks like Rob is going to have another Top 5 hit by the end of the week as it passes Nickelback and Colbie Caillat. Possibly #4 if it can hold off Maroon 5, its going to be close, but it definitely looks like it will peak at 5 and will stay their until Sara B. knocks him off. Who knows though.

[Rumors]

No Brakes - I just took a look at the charts and I think you are right. #4 may be possible. :)

Boy, who are all these new acts breaking the top 40 on HotAC? I haven't heard of half of them. The format is really changing. I hope they can still make room for some more MB20 and Rob songs in the future. But look at the spins for Katy Perry - you think Rob will ever hit 4600 spins? Not likely...I think there are 4-5 HotAC stations that aren't keen on him or his music. So if Rob can hit #1 again it will most likely be with a lot less spins.

Looks like John Mayer may hit #1 with help from Taylor Swift. I still can't get over the fact that he paired up with her for an obvious advantage to get a hit.

[NORTHCOAST]

Up to #5 on Hot AC. Seems like it's been picking up some spins lately.