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Post by someguy on Dec 16, 2003 12:00:30 GMT -5
This has been confirmed as the second single, going for adds January 12th. IMO, this is an excellent choice for the second single. It's a great story song, radio friendly without being corny. If she can't hit the top 5 with this, then she can't with anything from the album.
Perfect timing for a single release, too. Right after Christmas, when stations are just getting back to normal after playing Christmas music, plus a number of songs will be going recurrent. Good choice :)
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Dec 16, 2003 12:50:39 GMT -5
It's a decent choice. My pick would have been "He Gets That From Me" or "It Just Has To Be This Way".
Hopefully this does well. I'll admit I don't have a lot of faith after what happened with IGTTM.
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Post by musicfan_84 on Dec 16, 2003 15:35:59 GMT -5
Great choice...great story song and this could have a KILLER video with it. By far my favorite track ont he album! Go Reba!
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Dec 18, 2003 11:34:24 GMT -5
Reba was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the Golden Globes! Congrats! Here's her competition:
Bonnie Hunt, Life With Bonnie
Reba McEntire, Reba
Debra Messing, Will & Grace
Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City
Bitty Shram, Monk
Alicia Silverstone, Miss Match
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Post by someguy on Dec 18, 2003 15:45:52 GMT -5
I was happy to hear that she was nominated this morning. The competition's tough, but I think she's got a shot at winning.
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Post by someguy on Jan 8, 2004 11:23:25 GMT -5
Things are looking good for this song. A week before she even goes for adds, "Somebody" moves 73-46* on Mediabase, with a bullet of +143. She also debuts at #55 on this week's Billboard chart.
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Post by musicfan_84 on Jan 8, 2004 12:32:04 GMT -5
I think that this just might be THE song for Reba, if you know what I mean. Great story song (should get a GREAT video with it--if we know Reba) and everybody can relate to this song. Great melody, lyrics, story--this is REBA'S song for sure!
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Post by mark1969 on Jan 8, 2004 21:51:59 GMT -5
i just had a listen to this song via all access and is a great song and should well here in Australia once it is released to radio as u can't buy singles for country artists in this country, and i'm gonna take that mountain is #15 this week in australia.
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Post by reception on Jan 9, 2004 9:07:51 GMT -5
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Post by someguy on Jan 15, 2004 22:26:12 GMT -5
"Somebody" had a big week this week, jumping from #55 up to #42. She benefited from Keith Urban, Montgomery Gentry & Chris Cagle all going recurrent, but it's still a good sign. She should easily make the top 40 next week, unless she slows down dramatically. I also was on the radio yesterday for this song. Every night my station plays a new song, and listeners have to call in deciding whether to "pick it" or "kick it". My call saying to "pick" the song made it onto the radio. The responses were 100% unanimous to pick the song.  |
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Post by someguy on Jan 22, 2004 21:41:46 GMT -5
She's up 3 more to #39 and is this week's only Billboard top 40 debut. The extra ACC spins should help her make nice gains in the next couple of weeks. She's also filming the video for this song right now.
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Post by benmcd2000 on Jan 24, 2004 1:01:27 GMT -5
I think Reba is my favorite voice in the industry today....it's still incredibly healing. IMO, this song is much better then her first single...I love the musical arrangement.
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Jan 24, 2004 11:16:23 GMT -5
I think Reba is my favorite voice in the industry today....it's still incredibly healing. Wow, you have great taste Ben. I agree that her voice is still just amazing. She has the capacity wring every drop of emotion from the lyrics. |
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Post by Dave on Jan 26, 2004 14:01:49 GMT -5
Reba was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the Golden Globes! Congrats! Here's her competition: Bonnie Hunt, Life With BonnieReba McEntire, RebaDebra Messing, Will & GraceSarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the CityBitty Shram, MonkAlicia Silverstone, Miss MatchWell she lost, which I expected. I was rooting for her along with Debra and Sarah Jessica, so I would've been glad with either of the three winning. At least Reba got a nod for her efforts, that speaks for itself I think. "Someday" is crawling up the Country chart. |
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Post by someguy on Jan 27, 2004 11:24:12 GMT -5
Reba's up five this week to #34 on the new Billboard chart (Feb. 7/04).
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Post by sidny on Feb 2, 2004 18:00:33 GMT -5
"Somebody" is one of my fave Reba songs thus far... :)
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Feb 26, 2004 9:59:30 GMT -5
This is just about done I fear. :'(
It's so sad to see radio put her out to pasture for no discernible reason. I can understand if the quality of her music had slipped, but it hasn't.
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Post by musicfan_84 on Feb 26, 2004 12:47:33 GMT -5
Why do you say it's almost done? The video will be released Friday...surely that will help. Man, I hope this isn't done. >:(
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Post by Perp on Feb 26, 2004 20:12:33 GMT -5
It's a good song. I don't know why it's stalling out. ??? Here are excerpts from the daily mediabase 7-day spins report, beginning with 2/14 at the bottom. Most recent at top...
Rank Rank Spins Spin %
LW TW Move LW TW Move Change
28 31 -3 864 869 5 1%
27 30 -3 848 874 26 3%
27 30 -3 833 881 48 6%
27 30 -3 823 867 44 6%
28 29 -1 777 874 97 12%
29 28 +1 747 870 123 15%
28 28 0 747 878 131 15%
29 28 +1 747 864 117 14%
29 27 +2 733 848 115 14%
28 27 +1 740 833 93 12%
28 27 +1 730 823 93 12%
29 29 0 736 768 32 5%
34 29 +5 742 747 5 1%
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Feb 26, 2004 20:17:59 GMT -5
I wish she'd get the heck out of MCA. They don't know what the hell they're doing anymore. The label was the king of country music during the '90s, but they have lost it.
They've let the sales of superstars like Reba, George Strait, Vince Gill and Trisha Yearwood fade drastically. They let Lee Ann Womack's followup to a triple platinum smash falter with less than 300K sold. They have no one doing big numbers. Gary Allan gets good airplay, but his sales don't reflect it and Josh Turner is the only thing they have to be optimistic about recently. I say Reba should head for the door to a place where she's a priority. All of the people that helped her to become a superstar at MCA are no longer there.
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Post by someguy on Feb 28, 2004 20:01:35 GMT -5
I agree that MCA isn't the best place for right now. I think a smaller label (though not an independant) would probably be a much better fit. They could make her a priority again like she needs to be.
Did anybody else cath the premiere of the video for this song? It's a really well done video (one of Reba's best, and that's saying a lot). She plays cupid in the clip.
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Mar 2, 2004 10:44:26 GMT -5
I just saw the video and she looks amazing. I haven't seen her looking this good in years. The song is flopping around still, switching between minimal gains and minimal losses.  |
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Post by Perp on Mar 5, 2004 14:01:54 GMT -5
The video seems to be helping airplay. It's getting some life back. Excerpts from Mediabase, most recent at top...
Rank Rank Spins Spin %
LW TW Move LW TW Move Change
32 29 +3 873 1012 139 14%
31 29 +2 869 959 90 10%
30 29 +1 874 958 84 9%
30 29 +1 881 903 22 3%
30 29 +1 867 914 47 6%
29 29 0 880 880 0 1%
28 31 -3 878 874 -4 0%
28 32 -4 878 873 -5 -0%
Earlier excerpts I posted before in this thread...
28 31 -3 864 869 5 1%
27 30 -3 848 874 26 3%
27 30 -3 833 881 48 6%
27 30 -3 823 867 44 6%
28 29 -1 777 874 97 12%
29 28 +1 747 870 123 15%
28 28 0 747 878 131 15%
29 28 +1 747 864 117 14%
29 27 +2 733 848 115 14%
28 27 +1 740 833 93 12%
28 27 +1 730 823 93 12%
29 29 0 736 768 32 5%
34 29 +5 742 747 5 1%
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Post by EvanJ on Mar 5, 2004 22:04:23 GMT -5
When the percent change says -0%, it should round to -1%, and when the spins did not change, it should be 0%, not 1%.
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Post by RRMusicGuy on Mar 5, 2004 22:56:02 GMT -5
I love me some Reba!
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Mar 8, 2004 18:04:52 GMT -5
The song does seem to have gotten a second wind. It's bullet is currently +187. The four songs ahead of her all have bullets below 100 and are less than 100 spins ahead of her, meaning she could conceivably move up 4 spots within the next few days.
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Post by musicfan_84 on Mar 8, 2004 20:33:53 GMT -5
She did move up 4 spaces on Billboard to 25 this week! WOO HOO ;)
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Post by someguy on Mar 8, 2004 21:33:25 GMT -5
She did move up 4 spaces on Billboard to 25 this week! WOO HOO ;) Great news! I'm glad to see the song start to pick up again - top 10 still isn't out of the question. :) |
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Apr 6, 2004 9:21:57 GMT -5
I don't know what to think about this song. It goes from having a larger bullet (like today) to minimal losses within a couple of days. If, and that's a big 'if', it can keep a similar bullet through week's end it could hit the Top 20.
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Post by Perp on Apr 6, 2004 23:46:32 GMT -5
I noticed the same boom-or-bust history of this song, too. Since the middle of February I can count at least five times "Somebody" has lost its bullet, only to bounce back each time, often to 3-digit gains. For instance, on March 9th it had a +238 bullet, but by March 16th it was -78, and then it was +190 on March 23rd. It's almost as if Somebody Out There is watching over this song. ;)
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