Adam Lambert - "Ghost Town"

[Lolly]

iHeartRadio LIVE Show - 06-16-2015

[fluffyb]

Jun 16, 2015 20:04:08 GMT -5 crazyfun1 said:

I think the song is horrible and I've been a fan of his since he came out. I'm glad I'm not bias.

That's just your personal opinion. If you don't like the song, fine. But it doesn't need to be said over and over like a broken record

[dragontattoo]

So when is he touring with the album. That's what is needed to keep album sales up past the first 2 weeks.

[crazyfun1]

Jun 16, 2015 20:21:39 GMT -5 fluffyb said:

Jun 16, 2015 20:04:08 GMT -5 crazyfun1 said:

I think the song is horrible and I've been a fan of his since he came out. I'm glad I'm not bias.

That's just your personal opinion. If you don't like the song, fine. But it doesn't need to be said over and over like a broken record

Oh yes it does (need to be said over and over ) :) and no it's not just MY opinion, lots of people I know hate the song, but love Adam and agree this is not his best work. So many people on here claim they know lots about great music or awesome songs so I'm shocked so many people like this.

[Az Paynter]

Oh yes, by all means keep trolling the thread...

[Mikey]

WOW. it's true that you have the right to post your opinions, but can you just, idk, say it briefly? Your repetitive and redundant posts about the same thing really take the attention away from the song itself.

[Kurt]

Reminders:
- repeated, redundant expression of a negative opinion is often considered trolling.
- please report posts if you think they're breaking the rules, rather than responding to them yourself.

[Az Paynter]

Damn audience losses. >:(

POP:
30 29 ADAM LAMBERT Ghost Town 2128 1950 178 7.995

+29 Spins
-13 Bullet
-0.151 Audience

HOT AC:
22 22 ADAM LAMBERT Ghost Town 1449 1354 95 6.728

+3 Spins
-30 Bullet
+0.018 Audience

[jjose712]

Jun 16, 2015 21:32:50 GMT -5 crazyfun1 said:

Jun 16, 2015 20:21:39 GMT -5 fluffyb said:

That's just your personal opinion. If you don't like the song, fine. But it doesn't need to be said over and over like a broken record

Oh yes it does (need to be said over and over ) :) and no it's not just MY opinion, lots of people I know hate the song, but love Adam and agree this is not his best work. So many people on here claim they know lots about great music or awesome songs so I'm shocked so many people like this.

Sorry but you are wrong, this is not a fan site so saying you don't like the song is perfectly ok, saying it again and again is trolling.
You said your oppinion, people read it, and that's all.
I had a bad reaction when i heard the song for the first time, and if you read the first comments, the song is polarizing. He took a risk, this is not a song to please everybody, so yes, you are right, i'm pretty sure a lot of people dislike the song, but saying it again and again it's pointless.

At this point Adam needs a hit, at least a medium hit, because his last era made him dissapear from the radio. If the song is at least a decent hit there will be more songs that you could like (or not), if this flops he will probably be done on radio for this era

[wonderstruck94]

Jun 17, 2015 5:22:50 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

Jun 16, 2015 21:32:50 GMT -5 crazyfun1 said:

At this point Adam needs a hit, at least a medium hit, because his last era made him dissapear from the radio. If the song is at least a decent hit there will be more songs that you could like (or not), if this flops he will probably be done on radio for this era

When do you think this song will start to be considered a hit, even a moderate one?  Does it need to make the Hot 100? If so, does it need to make a certain spot on that chart? 

[jjose712]

Jun 17, 2015 7:15:49 GMT -5 wonderstruck94 said:

Jun 17, 2015 5:22:50 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

At this point Adam needs a hit, at least a medium hit, because his last era made him dissapear from the radio. If the song is at least a decent hit there will be more songs that you could like (or not), if this flops he will probably be done on radio for this era

When do you think this song will start to be considered a hit, even a moderate one?  Does it need to make the Hot 100? If so, does it need to make a certain spot on that chart? 

Well, the song is doing ok on radio, at least he is on the map again. On radio i think it will be enough with the song not dropping like a stone to have a chance with another song (specially given the fact he has a duet with Tove Lo which is a singer who is doing really well on radio).
But reaching the hot 100 and doing ok there will be good for him in the long run. The album reception could be important too, specially because this time the new label seems more interested in promoting him than the last one.

The more weeks (and higher peak) it reach, the better for the following singles

[wonderstruck94]

Jun 17, 2015 13:29:54 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

Jun 17, 2015 7:15:49 GMT -5 wonderstruck94 said:

When do you think this song will start to be considered a hit, even a moderate one?  Does it need to make the Hot 100? If so, does it need to make a certain spot on that chart? 

Well, the song is doing ok on radio, at least he is on the map again. On radio i think it will be enough with the song not dropping like a stone to have a chance with another song (specially given the fact he has a duet with Tove Lo which is a singer who is doing really well on radio).
But reaching the hot 100 and doing ok there will be good for him in the long run. The album reception could be important too, specially because this time the new label seems more interested in promoting him than the last one.

The more weeks (and higher peak) it reach, the better for the following singles

thanks for the thoughtful and informative response! 

I hope Rumors is released with Tove Lo because I love that song and think it could really smash. 

[howardessex]

Ghost town and album doing quite well in ( northern ) Europe . Album now advertised on national tv in UK and single climbing I tunes chart , now top 40 , but very little radio support .

[Az Paynter]

POP:
31 29 ADAM LAMBERT Ghost Town 2141 1991 150 8.066

+13 Spins
-28 Bullet
+0.071 Audience

HOT AC:
22 22 ADAM LAMBERT Ghost Town 1459 1379 80 6.805

+10 Spins
-15 Bullet
+0.077 Audience

[graffeodl]

Canada starting to get on board

CAN POP

65 50 ADAM LAMBERT Ghost Town 174 75 99 0.858

+18 Spins
+12 Bullet
+0.074 Audience

[jjose712]

Jun 18, 2015 2:53:23 GMT -5 howardessex said:

Ghost town and album doing quite well in ( northern ) Europe . Album now advertised on national tv in UK and single climbing I tunes chart , now top 40 , but very little radio support .

I'm very surprised with radio airplay in the UK. When they decide you are a nobody or you are not important anymore the artist stop receiving airplay.
Will Young had three successful albums, with a lot of top 10 singles, but suddenly radio pulled the plug even when he continues to sell albums.
Of course the lack of airplay affected to the singles, with the exception of Jealousy which was a surprise hit, he never got close of top 10 anymore and most of his singles didn't even reach top 40 (like the last one, even when the album was number one on the albums chart).

I think Adam's biggest hit in UK was Never close our eyes which was the one and only top 20 (he only has another top 40 hit, For your entertainment) and i think he was in UK when he released Never close our eyes, so probably he did a lot more promo of that single

[chloris]

Really hoping that this finds a second wind sometime soon - loving the album right now :)

[jimmyt]

Jun 18, 2015 2:53:23 GMT -5 howardessex said:

Ghost town and album doing quite well in ( northern ) Europe . Album now advertised on national tv in UK and single climbing I tunes chart , now top 40 , but very little radio support .

In the UK it jumped up to iTunes #35 after an appearance on daytime TV, Loose Women. It has stayed there well, although remember it is a half price single. Sadly streaming will still push it way out of the top 40.
The album hit a great midweek peak of #4, but it is currently down to iTunes 22, so touch and go it will chart top 10. A good result though.
No doubt more promo would help a lot, although daytime radio aren't supporting it at all.

[fluffyb]

Jun 18, 2015 10:58:59 GMT -5 jimmyt said:

No doubt more promo would help a lot, although daytime radio aren't supporting it at all.

Why does UK radio never support Adam? They even ignored "Whataya Want From Me" which did well in many non-US countries such as Germany and Australia.

[howardessex]

Jun 18, 2015 11:46:38 GMT -5 fluffyb said:

Jun 18, 2015 10:58:59 GMT -5 jimmyt said:

No doubt more promo would help a lot, although daytime radio aren't supporting it at all.

Why does UK radio never support Adam? They even ignored "Whataya Want From Me" which did well in many non-US countries such as Germany and Australia.

UK radio is always a mystery . I don't know why they don't support Adam , I'm surprised Ghost town is doing as well as it is .
They ignore  great stuff , last year Boy George had two singles out , so good , but ignored by every radio apart from Radio 2 , whose listeners don't seem to down load singles but buy albums . It's possible to have a single in the top 10 and no one will play it , best example was " boomerang " by Nicole Scherzinger . Happened just recently with Jessie J , Flashlight was top 10 on I tunes and top 20 on national chart and no one was playing it until Heart finally woke up and now playing it . 

[jjose712]

He is getting nearer the hot 100 this week, i think next week he will make it for sure

[Az Paynter]

What is radio's disfunction...?

POP:
31 28 ADAM LAMBERT Ghost Town 2140 2017 123 7.954

-1 Spin
-27 Bullet
-0.112 Audience

HOT AC:
22 22 ADAM LAMBERT Ghost Town 1471 1395 76 6.833

+12 Spins
-4 Bullet
+0.028 Audience

[chloris]

This update is a bit discouraging - can't stop wondering if the bulk of the US TV promo was left a bit too late.

I very much hope I'm wrong.

[jimmyt]

The good news is the single is holding firm on sales (iTunes #61) with some promo to come, so it might reach iTunes top40 and hot100 soon. Not sure how much that will boost airplay though....

The bad news is the album has already slipped to #11 and HDD is predicting lowish 1st week sales of 35-40k (which actually in a slow week might give it a #3-#5)...and yes there is a chance Hilary Duff might be above it, gonna be a close one!

[secretchef]

Ghost Town was great on GMA today. They added a beat to the second verse, works really well. TOH was really good too.

[divasummer]

Adam was good on GMA today.
I Love "Ghost Town" and I hope it picks up some.
My mother likes him and commented that the song was catchy.
I was a little surprised she said that because I don't find it immediately as catchy compared to some Pop songs.

[hitmakaontharise]

Jun 19, 2015 6:06:47 GMT -5 jimmyt said:

The good news is the single is holding firm on sales (iTunes #61) with some promo to come, so it might reach iTunes top40 and hot100 soon. Not sure how much that will boost airplay though....

The bad news is the album has already slipped to #11 and HDD is predicting lowish 1st week sales of 35-40k (which actually in a slow week might give it a #3-#5)...and yes there is a chance Hilary Duff might be above it, gonna be a close one!

i think hilary can do it!

[jimmyt]

Nice bounce underway has he done the Kelly and Michael show as well as GMA?

[HellaGood]

on iTunes USA thanks to his GMA and Kelly & Michael performances:

39 Adam Lambert Ghost Town
128 Adam Lambert The Original High
220 Adam Lambert Ghost Town
246 Adam Lambert Whataya Want from Me
977 Adam Lambert Rumors (feat. Tove Lo)
1418 Adam Lambert Another Lonely Nigh

[Dylan :)]

Enters the Irish charts at #68