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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2014 11:44:49 GMT -5
I feel like this pulled a "Mr. Saxobeat" on pop.
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Sept 14, 2014 12:04:12 GMT -5
Honestly, this did a lot better than I imagined. Would've at least like to see it hit Top 40 on H100, but considering this musically oddity, it still did well. I wish it had swapped places with Chandelier in terms of success, but it was a nice run for a left-field track.
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Post by jjose712 on Sept 14, 2014 14:20:50 GMT -5
Honestly, this did a lot better than I imagined. Would've at least like to see it hit Top 40 on H100, but considering this musically oddity, it still did well. I wish it had swapped places with Chandelier in terms of success, but it was a nice run for a left-field track. Just no, Chandelier is a way better song than this, in every sense. In fact, Chandelier deserved better than what it got, but a top 10 is a top 10
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Post by Albie on Sept 14, 2014 15:38:28 GMT -5
I feel like this pulled a "Mr. Saxobeat" on pop. I have to agree with this. "Mr. Saxobeat" was played out in my town just like this. But you could never tell from the overall performance on Pop. In fact, Saxobeat gets great recurrent play here too. Hoping "Hideaway" does the same as I will appreciate hearing it randomly down the line.
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Post by allow that on Sept 14, 2014 23:05:24 GMT -5
This is the type of song that was set to blow up on the coasts but would do nothing in the flyover zone. Not really a surprise...
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Sept 15, 2014 1:46:49 GMT -5
Honestly, this did a lot better than I imagined. Would've at least like to see it hit Top 40 on H100, but considering this musically oddity, it still did well. I wish it had swapped places with Chandelier in terms of success, but it was a nice run for a left-field track. Just no, Chandelier is a way better song than this, in every sense. In fact, Chandelier deserved better than what it got, but a top 10 is a top 10 Hideaway is far and away a more unique sound. Chandelier is just OK. Still sounds like a Rihanna rejected cut to me, but glad Sia got a big hit out of it - she's more than paid her dues. I wonder if the label is just going to give up on this or try another push. It just seems like it has potential to go further.
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Post by jjose712 on Sept 15, 2014 8:25:49 GMT -5
Just no, Chandelier is a way better song than this, in every sense. In fact, Chandelier deserved better than what it got, but a top 10 is a top 10 Hideaway is far and away a more unique sound. Chandelier is just OK. Still sounds like a Rihanna rejected cut to me, but glad Sia got a big hit out of it - she's more than paid her dues. I wonder if the label is just going to give up on this or try another push. It just seems like it has potential to go further. More unique for sure, better song, i don't think so. And everybody talks about Rihanna, but the truth is Rihanna would be totally unable to sing Chandelier live. If someone really think it's Rihanna singing the chorus they really overestimate Rihanna's vocal abilities. Giant in my heart did ok in UK, but doesn't seem a song to consolidate her as a top 40 singer
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Post by allow that on Sept 15, 2014 8:30:19 GMT -5
Just no, Chandelier is a way better song than this, in every sense. In fact, Chandelier deserved better than what it got, but a top 10 is a top 10 Hideaway is far and away a more unique sound. Chandelier is just OK. Still sounds like a Rihanna rejected cut to me, but glad Sia got a big hit out of it - she's more than paid her dues. I wonder if the label is just going to give up on this or try another push. It just seems like it has potential to go further. Agreed on all accounts. "Chandelier" sucks but I can't be mad because Sia has definitely earned her right to a hit. "Hideaway" may not be anything too inventive from an overall sense, but from a "corporate pop radio" perspective it's definitely... a bit unorthodox. In America's truly global cities such as NYC, Miami, and LA it seems to have done just as well as it did abroad; the smaller markets really held this up. But could anyone really see listeners in Tulsa jamming to this on their morning commute? It's both funny and unnatural to picture. As for Kiesza getting another hit? "Hideaway" is easily her most radio accessible single that I've heard so I really don't see her scoring a big one in the US unless she heads in a more cookie cutter direction.
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Post by Albie on Sept 15, 2014 10:41:42 GMT -5
Hideaway is far and away a more unique sound. Chandelier is just OK. Still sounds like a Rihanna rejected cut to me, but glad Sia got a big hit out of it - she's more than paid her dues. I wonder if the label is just going to give up on this or try another push. It just seems like it has potential to go further. Agreed on all accounts. "Chandelier" sucks but I can't be mad because Sia has definitely earned her right to a hit. "Hideaway" may not be anything too inventive from an overall sense, but from a "corporate pop radio" perspective it's definitely... a bit unorthodox. In America's truly global cities such as NYC, Miami, and LA it seems to have done just as well as it did abroad; the smaller markets really held this up. But could anyone really see listeners in Tulsa jamming to this on their morning commute? It's both funny and unnatural to picture. As for Kiesza getting another hit? "Hideaway" is easily her most radio accessible single that I've heard so I really don't see her scoring a big one in the US unless she heads in a more cookie cutter direction. I wonder if just going for "No Enemiesz" next might be better (versus GIMH)? Of course, giving this another push would be even better, IMO, but I think its clearly ending.
Side note: Of course I realize that Sia wrote "Diamonds" but I've always thought the verses to "Diamonds" and "Chandelier" could be interchangeable some as parts sound almost identical - and yet, I wouldn't want Rihanna to sing the latter.
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Post by Live Your Life on Sept 24, 2014 16:42:23 GMT -5
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Post by allow that on Sept 24, 2014 16:47:55 GMT -5
Another great performance, but too little too late. The song has already been purged by radio for the past two weeks. On iTunes, it fell from top 40 to out of the top 100 in less than a week. Ouch.
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Post by leonagwen on Sept 24, 2014 19:01:41 GMT -5
How was this not a bigger hit?
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Post by kanimal on Sept 24, 2014 20:16:26 GMT -5
How was this not a bigger hit? You'd think this was one of the three or four biggest songs of the summer based on its prominent New York City airplay. Not sure why it didn't really take off nationally. She's a little weird and hipstery, but neither she nor the song seems too outlandish for middle America. It's a little more house-y than, say, Rather Be, but it still has fairly smooth, innocuous vocals that theoretically render it more pop-friendly than something like Animals. And it DEFINITELY got its fair share of hype. Call-out scores look like they were pretty bad, but I just can't figure out why. Other than the "ahh" (which rendered it unacceptable for headphones sing-alongs, since people would think you're a nut if you were walking around the gym yelling "ahh"), nothing about this seems particularly polarizing.
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Post by allow that on Sept 24, 2014 21:24:35 GMT -5
(which rendered it unacceptable for headphones sing-alongs, since people would think you're a nut if you were walking around the gym yelling "ahh"), Just trying to get this clear... do you generally walk around the gym singing lyrics out loud?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 21:33:00 GMT -5
I dunno what it means, when I walk around and sing along to this, i get glowing, positive reviews. Maybe they like how I sound compared to others. Sometimes, silence is golden depending on who u are. The only way ppl look at you like you're crazy is if they already know you and u happen to be.
do you go to this gym often?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 21:40:10 GMT -5
but if some people wanna "Hideaway" Im cool with that! ooooooh! aaaaaah! aaaah! oooooooooh!
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Post by darko95 on Sept 24, 2014 21:50:06 GMT -5
That performance on Ellen was the best performance I've seen by anybody in a long time. She danced her ass off and sang live pretty much flawlessly. Definitely interested in her.
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Post by Albie on Sept 24, 2014 22:21:34 GMT -5
Once again, this is one of those cases where if I didn't follow charts I would have no clue that it didn't even scrape the top 10 on pop. I heard this all the time on both CHRs and the Rhythmic and it's still getting played. Like it was mentioned before, it wasn't poised to succeed outside of the coasts I guess.
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Post by kanimal on Sept 24, 2014 22:32:45 GMT -5
(which rendered it unacceptable for headphones sing-alongs, since people would think you're a nut if you were walking around the gym yelling "ahh"), Just trying to get this clear... do you generally walk around the gym singing lyrics out loud? If an upbeat pop song doesn't compel you to sing along, it's not a good pop song.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 22:38:49 GMT -5
We praise the most basic and generic pop songs but yet the fresh, clever original ones arent good enough to sing-along like we still in recess in grade 5. So because it lacks childish lyrics about roaring with tarzan and jungles, it must NOT be a good pop song.
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Post by kanimal on Sept 24, 2014 22:43:04 GMT -5
We praise the most basic and generic pop songs but yet the fresh, clever original ones arent good enough to sing-along like we still in recess in grade 5. So because it lacks childish lyrics about roaring with tarzan and jungles, it must NOT be a good pop song. Was obviously a joke response to a joke at my expense...no need to freak out. But if you want to get technical, a pop song that seeks mainstream pop radio airplay is admitting that its goal is to be as catchy and accessible as possible. So one that is not especially catchy or relatable does suffer from an inherent weakness. But, back on topic (before I was rather obnoxiously and irrelevantly insulted), I wasn't at all saying Hideaway isn't catchy. Was just trying to figure out what about it would be appealing to New York but not middle America.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 22:53:28 GMT -5
We praise the most basic and generic pop songs but yet the fresh, clever original ones arent good enough to sing-along like we still in recess in grade 5. So because it lacks childish lyrics about roaring with tarzan and jungles, it must NOT be a good pop song. Was obviously a joke response to a joke at my expense...no need to freak out. But if you want to get technical, a pop song that seeks mainstream pop radio airplay is admitting that its goal is to be as catchy and accessible as possible. So one that is not especially catchy or relatable does suffer from an inherent weakness. But, back on topic (before I was rather obnoxiously and irrelevantly insulted), I wasn't at all saying Hideaway isn't catchy. Was just trying to figure out what about it would be appealing to New York but not middle America. Oh not freaking out at all, just at my VERY IMPORTANT JOB and just trying to convey that a song can be incredible without being overtly catchy. It's called music. I know that is missing from some people lives but i still listen to great music that isnt catchy to the point of being a nursery rhyme. I find this song to be incredibly enticing to my very well developed ears and taste. But yes back on topic, since ( I was rather obnoxiously and irrelevantly insulted)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 23:47:07 GMT -5
I have to admit that the lackluster response to it has been puzzling me as well...after giving it a ton of thought I believe that for many people, the pitch of her Kiesza's voice in this song + the rapidness of the wording may sound too much like a youtube video that has been sped up to make the singer sound like a chipmunk. It's not outright unpleasant, but I can see how that might be a turn off. Really a shame, I think this is one of the more interesting pop releases of the year.
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Post by chartfreak on Nov 13, 2014 10:42:07 GMT -5
Just saw the EMA performance of this. I liked the song before, only hearing it a couple of times, but now love it. Wish it would have a second life.
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