Hanson - Thinking 'Bout Somethin'

[Adam (UTR)]

I saw a few promotional CDs for this at the station I'm back interning at again, so it looks like this is going to Hot AC and maybe Triple A. It's single #1 from their album Shout It Out.

[3970]

that's pretty sweet. I haven't met anybody who doesn't like that catchy little tune. Everyone is crazy about it. And the dancing in the video is brilliant. I think it would be a huge hit on the radio if it got played.

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

Sweeeeeet! I hope some stations pick it up.

[Deleted]

hadnt listen their song so long.maybe i give it a try....

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

It's listed as new under Cool New Music in Hot AC and Top 40 on AllAccess now.

No adds this week in Hot AC, but I'm assuming this was just sent out.

ETA: Goes for official adds on July 13 for CHR according to FMQB. No Hot AC add date yet, but I think it'll probably be going for adds the same week.

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

KYKY (St. Louis) played it today.

[3970]

Our station carries Billy Bush every day, he should play the song, it would break down some walls I think.

[3970]

I saw the song listed on two radio station websites, one was a CBS owned Hot AC, the other a CHR owned by a small corporation. Someone on a Hanson related message board said they heard the song on a radio station in North Dakota

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

This finally has a Hot AC add date - July 12. :)

[3970]

that's great. there are several stations that have the Hanson song up against another song on their websites and you vote which you like better. It's pulverizing the competition on every website

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

Four monitored HAC adds today:
KLTG-FM Pub 0 Hot AC Corpus Christi, TX 3CG Tejas Broadcasting 137 7/12/2010 2:09:00 PM
KPEK-FM Pub 0 Hot AC Albuquerque 3CG Clear Channel Communications 68 7/12/2010 1:36:00 PM
KVLY-FM Pub 0 Hot AC McAllen 3CG Entravision Communications Company LLC 59 7/12/2010 11:19:00 AM
WAHR-FM Pub 0 Hot AC Huntsville 3CG Black Crow Broadcasting 107 7/12/2010 11:35:00 AM

[3970]

Thank you for posting!!!!!

[3970]

I can't seem to keep up on all the data on different music websites so thanks again! ♫♪

[Rumors]

This is a really nice, happy song. They also made a really inventive video for it. I can see this song doing very well for them. They are on their own label, correct?

[3970]

Yeah Hanson owns their own record label, 3CG Records which is based out of Tulsa. Actually in the early days when they started it in 2003, it was based out of New York City and they had a few employees too. I think right now the whole Hanson family (siblings, parents, wives, etc.) is involved in some aspect of the label and merchandising, and they have had this business office in Tulsa since 2007, which is where the inside shots of the new video were filmed.

I love this quote from Zac, which came from a newspaper interview yesterday with Cape Cod Online-

"'Shout It Out' definitely doesn't sound like what's on the radio. I mean, there's no vocoder (a voice-changing piece of software in many current pop songs) on it, but it's just what we do. We just figure you make the music you're passionate about and people will respond to a passion in your music. But if you go and try and chase things, not only will you not be happy but you'll be left without a career and nothing to show for it."

Zac, don't hook up with Timbaland and do an electronic record to try and stay relevant. Please! lol

[Love Plastic Love]

I would love if they worked with Timbaland, but Timbaland conformed to THEIR style instead of the other way around

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

Four more monitored adds today:

KHKZ-FM Pub 0 Hot AC McAllen 3CG Clear Channel Communications 59 7/19/2010 12:23:00 PM
KLLY-FM Pub 0 Hot AC Bakersfield 3CG Buckley Broadcasting Corporation 75 7/19/2010 12:41:00 PM
* KYKY-FM Pub 9 Hot AC St. Louis 3CG CBS Radio 21 7/19/2010 5:53:00 AM
WAYV-FM Pub 0 Hot AC Atlantic City, NJ 3CG Equity Communications LP 141 7/19/2010 2:02:00 PM

[3970]

very cool! I really appreciate the updates.
Hanson did a really great interview and nailed a performance of Thinking 'Bout Somethin' at Kiss FM in Oklahoma City today. I swear, they just nail that song every time and everyone seems to love it.

www.kyis.com/FlashPlayer/default.asp?SPID=21747&ID=1881937

[singingsparrow]

There's really few bands I respect in the music business quite as immensely as Hanson, and regardless of how much anyone has been willing to give them a chance since "MMMBop" and open up ones mind to the rest of their truly impressive catalog, you have to give them credit for staying on their feet as long as they have and churning out consistently decent material with a DIY ethic without producing any genuine follow-up hits and significant sale certifications.

What I love most about Hanson is how they pay a genuine homage each album era to the classics, from Motown to blue-eyed soul to rock-and-roll from the 1960s. Often many pop artists try and express their homage of the music of that era with lazy name-drops and stereotypical imagery. Hanson is the real deal. You can tell just how much they truly honor and love the music they grew up listening to, most of it being produced before any of the brothers were born, and the influences permeate their music but in a way that Hanson still keeps it fresh and don't come across as derivative.

Sadly, many will remain close-minded to everything Hanson just because "MMMBop" flooded the singles charts before. I admire them for carrying on and being true to themselves, and I think gauging by their ability to still debut within the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 each album era, they've won enough long-term fans to keep them going.

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

[3970]

Well said! I'm gonna quote that.

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

Totally haven't kept up with updating the adds in this forum. Since I posted last on July 19, here's the new adds:

WTSS-FM * Pub 12 0 0 Hot AC Buffalo 3CG Entercom 53 7/26/2010
KYIS-FM * Pub 26 0 0 Hot AC Oklahoma City 3CG Citadel Communications Corp. 48 7/26/2010
WCDA-FM Pub 4 0 0 Hot AC Lexington, KY 3CG L. M. Communications 103 8/2/2010
WLTJ-FM Pub 0 0 0 Hot AC Pittsburgh 3CG Steel City Media 25 8/2/2010
WWMX-FM * Pub 13 0 0 Hot AC Baltimore 3CG CBS Radio 22 8/2/2010
KURB-FM * Pub 7 0 0 Hot AC Little Rock 3CG Citadel Communications Corp. 85 8/9/2010
The Pulse Pub 6 0 0 Hot AC >SiriusXM 3CG SiriusXM 0 8/9/2010

The last update I have for the song is from August 7:
54 51 HANSON Thinking 'Bout Somet... 150 122 28 0.401

Almost top 50! The #50 song, "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" has 169 spins and a negative bullet, so maybe TBS can push its way in there soon.

[Love Plastic Love]

Hoping this can hit top 40 here and top 100 on pop :/

[erzo01]

Top 50 in Hot AC!

51 50 HANSON Thinking 'Bout Somet... 163 150 13 0.382

[jchang365]

Oooh, I was wondering what was happening with this song. I'm seeing them in concert tomorrow.

[Hook]

Good song! It's really easy to write off Hanson. I know I had no expectation of anything good from them. But once people hear this song, I think they'll like it. I do.

[3970]

I mean, Thinking Bout somethin' is so much more catchy than anything on the radio now,. It just jumps out at everyone. Nickelback, Daughtry, Lifehouse, Goo Goo Dolls, etc. etc. these bands all sound alike, and the station I listen to at work plays this particular rock sound all day repeatedly. It tends to become a blur, me and my coworkers not knowing who is who. I've been trying to get them to play the song but the music director 'wants to see how it does in other markets first' Sucks to be you, music director, jkjk

[sunnyskies99]

I'd love to see this song continue to catch on in Hot AC. It's just so catchy and so appealing to a wide demographic, I think. It's fun and poppy for the younger set, but refers to so many awesome qualities of music from the 60s and 70s that can get it appreciated by more "experienced" ears. Here's hoping it hasn't run its course yet.

Also curious if the next single they put out while be able to pick up some of the wind from this song. They haven't had this much radio airplay on a single since 2004's "Penny & Me" and it'd be nice to see some of this momentum move onto the next single.

[3970]

I noticed wtic FM in Hartford has played it several times in the past few days. Hoda Kotb from the Today show was doing the show the other day and said that was her favorite song

[singingsparrow]

It's a shame this has failed to gain any additional traction, and even more anguishing not knowing for sure if it has more to do with the stigmatization of their name due to "MMMBop" or because they are on an indie label (it's probably both).

Hanson have truly been one of the most underrated popular rock bands of the last decade, regardless of how overplayed their hit (which is truly pop perfection) was at the time.

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

[3970]

Well, that's it, Hanson is indie and they basically have to do most of their own promotional work on their own budget, unlike signed bands. They really have a LOT of work going on, I applaud them for doing most of it themselves. Seriously!

They have an office on North Main Street in Tulsa where it's in a sense a family affair, parents wives and siblings handling marketing, merchandise distribution, etc., and their tour director Rebecca gets the shows and interviews booked. Friends next door at New Medio design and update their website. A lot of their close friends in Tulsa are indie film makers and photographers so they call upon them every chance they get.

It's a very interesting life they have. I'd love to see someone do a piece about them and all the work they have to do every day.