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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2015 11:24:04 GMT -5
I'm honestly surprised this made it to #12 so quickly. Heartbeat Song took much longer to climb, right? It's an instant grat, right? I believe so. And IIRC, Heartbeat Song did take longer to reach its eventual peak on iTunes. Hardly anyone outside the fanbase knows that Invincible is out or that Kelly is releasing a song every day this week, so I'm kind of surprised it even made it that high at all; but that may be more indicative of the number or preorders she has at the moment. The lack of promotion until the week of release (and with little clue as to what that promo will actually be) has been bugging me - that, more than the music itself, is what has been setting the tone for the era IMO. I'm obsessed with this song, though. HS is pulling a Dark Side with its "not really alive, but refuse to fully die" airplay and I don't have the patience to go through that again...I know HS's call-out scores are decent but I'd like to move on ASAP.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Feb 23, 2015 11:32:28 GMT -5
Hmm...usually I like all her singles, but this one isn't very good at all. It pales in comparison to HS.
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Post by theflying on Feb 23, 2015 12:40:59 GMT -5
I don't think this is very good. :/
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Post by chartfreak on Feb 23, 2015 12:46:28 GMT -5
So they moved on to single #2 already?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2015 12:47:27 GMT -5
Meh. I'm guessing this will be her least successful era if the songs keep being on the generic, unexciting side. Love Kelly though.
THIS IS ALSO A COUNTDOWN SINGLE, NOT single #2.
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Post by dbhmr on Feb 23, 2015 12:47:52 GMT -5
So they moved on to single #2 already? While this has been called out as the second single by Kelly, she's actually just releasing one track every day until the album release. I'm sure they picked this one first because they feel strongly about its potential.
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Post by musicfan134 on Feb 23, 2015 13:36:00 GMT -5
This kinda reminds me of Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" with the dramatic production.
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Post by 14887fan on Feb 23, 2015 13:43:30 GMT -5
Love love love this. I hope it does well for her. I prefer it to "Heartbeat Song".
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2015 13:47:30 GMT -5
chartfreak they haven't moved on just yet. Meh. I'm guessing this will be her least successful era if the songs keep being on the generic, unexciting side. Love Kelly though. THIS IS ALSO A COUNTDOWN SINGLE, NOT single #2. Kelly herself said in some of her recent interviews that this will be the second single. Not 'second countdown single,' second single. Now she/the label may very well decide to go with something else as the second single if they don't like the reaction to this or if the reaction to another song is better, but this is not the first time and won't be the last that someone has started a singles thread based on what an artist or someone connected to the song said, rather than waiting for an official adds date. You are more than free to not use this thread until it's official enough for you. *shrug*
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Post by Kurt on Feb 23, 2015 14:02:56 GMT -5
(for what it's worth, Billboard's post on the song says this hasn't been confirmed yet, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'll leave it for now)
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Feb 23, 2015 14:05:05 GMT -5
This kinda reminds me of Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" with the dramatic production. Not in the slightest, IMO.
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Post by anafan on Feb 23, 2015 15:23:42 GMT -5
Not really feeling this yet. I preferred Heartbeat Song.
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Post by ILLUSION on Feb 23, 2015 15:30:31 GMT -5
THIS IS ALSO A COUNTDOWN SINGLE, NOT single #2. I hope so. Or I hope the label changes its mind. Hopefully they're keeping a sleeper smash on the album for single #2 or #3, like they did with Stronger.
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Post by surfy on Feb 23, 2015 15:43:07 GMT -5
It's better on second listen, but still not sold on it 100%
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Feb 23, 2015 16:08:32 GMT -5
Got the same feeling listening to this as I did "Heartbeat Song": not bad, by any means, but there is nothing that particularly grips me about it.
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Post by Robert J on Feb 23, 2015 16:10:01 GMT -5
I'm not convinced this is a smash, but damn if I'm not completely obsessed with it.
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Post by Kavla on Feb 24, 2015 5:16:15 GMT -5
This sounds just like a Jordin Sparks album track. Hit?!
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Post by Dammn Baby on Feb 24, 2015 5:58:48 GMT -5
This sounds just like a Jordin Sparks album track. Hit?! Nope.
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Post by slamina on Feb 24, 2015 19:54:54 GMT -5
This isn't a pop smash. I'm obsessed nevertheless. Kelly is the queen of flawless prechoruses.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 0:00:25 GMT -5
chartfreak they haven't moved on just yet. Meh. I'm guessing this will be her least successful era if the songs keep being on the generic, unexciting side. Love Kelly though. THIS IS ALSO A COUNTDOWN SINGLE, NOT single #2. Kelly herself said in some of her recent interviews that this will be the second single. Not 'second countdown single,' second single. Now she/the label may very well decide to go with something else as the second single if they don't like the reaction to this or if the reaction to another song is better, but this is not the first time and won't be the last that someone has started a singles thread based on what an artist or someone connected to the song said, rather than waiting for an official adds date. You are more than free to not use this thread until it's official enough for you. *shrug* Thanks for the update. You must know more than I, I was just going by what I read online. :) THIS IS ALSO A COUNTDOWN SINGLE, NOT single #2. I hope so. Or I hope the label changes its mind. Hopefully they're keeping a sleeper smash on the album for single #2 or #3, like they did with Stronger. I concur!
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Feb 25, 2015 2:26:11 GMT -5
It's kinda obvious they don't have a "Stronger" smash on the album. Money would talk.
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Post by The Upper Hand on Feb 25, 2015 5:36:13 GMT -5
I'm obsessed with the pre-chorus
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Post by Ragin on Feb 25, 2015 6:38:44 GMT -5
It's so hard to predict what will hit and what won't honestly. Sometimes it's the lyrical messaging that hits and the song becomes an anthem of sorts if it has the right beat, sometimes the melody hits just right, sometimes the pop culture promotion just hits the right nerve. Kelly's music is very, very high quality. She surpasses most of the artists she claims to admire in vocal ability as well as the ability to emote. Her songs are not always the flavor of the month on messaging or beat. After My December, I doubt she gets a ton of say on some of that.
My perspective is that the hit makers put all their effort into the "now" artists and new artists they want to push. Kelly got lucky with the right mix last era, but I don't think the label was putting a ton of effort into it. They still aren't. They make money because Kelly has a solid fan base and they know singles and albums will sell at a profitable margin. So, unless she can put the lightning in the song with her own song writing or arranging, she's getting the leftover efforts of the hit makers, who aren't really writing for her anyway.
To the topic, this song feels like that sort of effort. I think the label is wasting Kelly's talent, but they broke her of fighting for better music.
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Post by ILLUSION on Feb 26, 2015 21:03:32 GMT -5
Replace this with "Take You High", please
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Post by Revelry on Feb 26, 2015 21:30:23 GMT -5
^Totally agree. If not, they better make TYH third.
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Post by surfy on Feb 26, 2015 21:42:22 GMT -5
Take You High is amazing! <3
That chorus. :'(
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Post by ILLUSION on Feb 26, 2015 21:43:51 GMT -5
The ONLY reason I can see them releasing this over TYH is because the label knows TYH is really the only song on the album destined for Pop success, so they want to give the album some longevity
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Post by Jack on Feb 26, 2015 22:06:58 GMT -5
This song is a smash. Will be the farm on it. They have a plan. Some people are just being a little short-sighted i think.
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Feb 26, 2015 22:25:26 GMT -5
This song is a smash. Will be the farm on it. They have a plan. Some people are just being a little short-sighted i think. I don't see it. ;) But I HOPE you are right because I love the song and think that radio could use a serious dose of something like this.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 22:32:51 GMT -5
After hearing the album, I'm very happy that this was chosen next.
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