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Post by LBTrocks on May 25, 2016 0:26:20 GMT -5
Didn't like this at all on the first few listens, but it did grow on me on subsequent plays. The song itself is great and its delivered well, but I really wish Ryan wasn't singing falsetto for the whole duration of the last two choruses. That said, this sounds like a hit to me. I've been hearing it on the radio and it sounds really good on there.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on May 26, 2016 9:29:13 GMT -5
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50 36 ONEREPUBLIC Wherever I Go 1162 523 639 5.332
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Post by Glove Slap on May 26, 2016 14:52:42 GMT -5
I'm glad this is going at a good speed so far.
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Post by maine on May 26, 2016 15:02:44 GMT -5
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Post by Kurt on May 26, 2016 15:41:26 GMT -5
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Post by maine on May 26, 2016 16:19:37 GMT -5
lol I wasn't expecting a new song or anything, but I was a bit curious. I hope they release this for the US in stores, I'd love to buy it (like Muse did with "Dead Inside" as I could get that at Best Buy and FYE).
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Post by The Upper Hand on May 29, 2016 21:28:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2016 9:45:58 GMT -5
I'm still not feeling this. I've never been a huge fan, really, but they have come up with some really solid singles... but this is background music when it comes on for me - it doesn't stand out. It's middle of the road Hot AC fodder.
I won't count it out yet or anything, but I don't have a good feeling about this being another Counting Stars size hit for them.
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Post by Joey on Jun 1, 2016 12:45:40 GMT -5
Dropped to #81 on the Hot 100
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Post by JJ on Jun 1, 2016 13:35:28 GMT -5
I'm still not feeling this. I've never been a huge fan, really, but they have come up with some really solid singles... but this is background music when it comes on for me - it doesn't stand out. It's middle of the road Hot AC fodder. I won't count it out yet or anything, but I don't have a good feeling about this being another Counting Stars size hit for them. Agree. This will perform a la Feel Again.
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Post by musiciscool on Jun 1, 2016 16:45:49 GMT -5
I'm still not feeling this. I've never been a huge fan, really, but they have come up with some really solid singles... but this is background music when it comes on for me - it doesn't stand out. It's middle of the road Hot AC fodder. I won't count it out yet or anything, but I don't have a good feeling about this being another Counting Stars size hit for them. Agree. This will perform a la Feel Again. I hope not. This is a much better song than Feel Again. If this doesn't perform that well, I want to see this peak higher than Feel Again.
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Post by Dylan :) on Jun 1, 2016 17:17:32 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised by its pop updates and remaining on the chart :) I hope it can at least match I Lived's success
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Post by pargo on Jun 2, 2016 18:02:50 GMT -5
I'm still not feeling this. I've never been a huge fan, really, but they have come up with some really solid singles... but this is background music when it comes on for me - it doesn't stand out. It's middle of the road Hot AC fodder. I won't count it out yet or anything, but I don't have a good feeling about this being another Counting Stars size hit for them. I completely agree with this. I change songs as soon as this comes up on my playlist.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2016 18:07:18 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised by its pop updates and remaining on the chart :) I hope it can at least match I Lived's success I know you're a fan. Even as a not-quite-a-fan, I would have expected them to make more of an entrance with their return single. Maybe I had the wrong idea about them, but I thought they were one of the few "it" bands in pop today. This slow start... do you think it's the song that's slowing them down, or them that's slowing the song down? If that makes sense lol. Thoughts?
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Post by Dylan :) on Jun 2, 2016 18:38:55 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised by its pop updates and remaining on the chart :) I hope it can at least match I Lived's success I know you're a fan. Even as a not-quite-a-fan, I would have expected them to make more of an entrance with their return single. Maybe I had the wrong idea about them, but I thought they were one of the few "it" bands in pop today. This slow start... do you think it's the song that's slowing them down, or them that's slowing the song down? If that makes sense lol. Thoughts? I'm actually not that big of a fan, I just generally really like their singles But on top of that, they're just an act where I want them to perform well even though I may not like the song. I found I Lived to be pretty boring but I wanted it to be successful, like with Ruth B's Lost Boy at the moment. Anyway, this is doing a lot better than I expected. They've got quite a few hits under their belt and they're known to a lot of people, but I still don't feel they're huge. If I Lose Myself underperformed even though I thought it was great. Counting Stars got extremely lucky and obviously became huge. I feel Love Runs Out rode on the success of CS. I Lived only got so high on the Hot 100 due to a sale I believe around Christmas time. They're kind of there but not there. They've got the hits to prove their successful and I bet if you asked any person who is exposed to pop radio who they are or their songs and they will know them. I don't think that translates to people buying their music, though. This to me is doing extremely well on CHR. I'm a little dissapointed at how low the iTunes position is and after them having performed it on The Voice and releasing the music video already, I don't see how they're going to really fix that. But, here's hoping
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Post by maine on Jun 2, 2016 19:00:18 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised by its pop updates and remaining on the chart :) I hope it can at least match I Lived's success I know you're a fan. Even as a not-quite-a-fan, I would have expected them to make more of an entrance with their return single. Maybe I had the wrong idea about them, but I thought they were one of the few "it" bands in pop today. This slow start... do you think it's the song that's slowing them down, or them that's slowing the song down? If that makes sense lol. Thoughts? They've always had slow starts on CHR with their singles. Every single one of them. Hot AC is where they fly up the charts, which this is doing right now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2016 19:05:45 GMT -5
I know you're a fan. Even as a not-quite-a-fan, I would have expected them to make more of an entrance with their return single. Maybe I had the wrong idea about them, but I thought they were one of the few "it" bands in pop today. This slow start... do you think it's the song that's slowing them down, or them that's slowing the song down? If that makes sense lol. Thoughts? They've always had slow starts on CHR with their singles. Every single one of them. Hot AC is where they fly up the charts, which this is doing right now. Yeah, I was just thinking they'd have proven themselves and warrant a little more excitement at the format this time around, but I guess not. They are a Hot AC group with some decent Pop crossover - and I guess they'll stay that way.
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Post by maine on Jun 2, 2016 19:06:50 GMT -5
They've always had slow starts on CHR with their singles. Every single one of them. Hot AC is where they fly up the charts, which this is doing right now. Yeah, I was just thinking they'd have proven themselves and warrant a little more excitement at the format this time around, but I guess not. They are a Hot AC group with some decent Pop crossover - and I guess they'll stay that way. Yeah, I was hoping their last era would help propel them, but it looks like they'll still take their time here. For what it's worth, this is moving quite quicker than most of their singles start as.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 5, 2016 20:11:55 GMT -5
Top 30 on Pop:
34 30 ONEREPUBLIC Wherever I Go 1897 1407 490 7.643
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Post by Dylan :) on Jun 6, 2016 5:05:42 GMT -5
Back to the top 100 on iTunes at #85
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Post by NeRD on Jun 14, 2016 21:15:53 GMT -5
So what's going on with this? Seems like it's been a non event.
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Post by popbox on Jun 16, 2016 13:39:15 GMT -5
This song screams fall hit to me for some reason. But I don't know if it would be able to hang around that long without dying.
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Post by maine on Jun 20, 2016 17:27:54 GMT -5
Oh, yikes. Callout scores are in. Second lowest positive, lowest favorite, second highest negative, second highest burn rate, and second lowest net positive. That's awful. The only thing that is somewhat nice is that it has the lowest familiarity by far, so there is room for improvement.
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Post by popbox on Jun 20, 2016 23:28:59 GMT -5
^Hmm...gonna go ahead and blame the falsetto then. I've always thought Ryan has a pretty awful falsetto, and he goes way overboard with it here singing most of the song in it. I was able to get used to it since it's a good song, but I have to admit it took some warming up to overlook it.
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Post by georgetherunner314 on Jun 21, 2016 4:43:07 GMT -5
Manages to reach a new peak at #64. I'm not too hopeful about this one; it's moving way too slowly on radio and the hot 100. Additionally, its sales and callout scores are poor.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Jun 21, 2016 16:51:28 GMT -5
The callout scores make my blood boil. I guess this isn't generic enough for pop radio.
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Post by Dylan :) on Jun 21, 2016 17:14:23 GMT -5
Was pleasantly surprised to hear this on the radio today but it has pretty much burned out on me now. I hope single two is a little longer than this!
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Post by matteeeb on Jun 21, 2016 17:56:06 GMT -5
Picks up another 8 adds
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Post by craziaskowboi on Jun 22, 2016 3:06:56 GMT -5
I like this song. It's a good road trip song, so if this is a slow boiler, then maybe I'll get to hear it on a couple of football road trips I'm planning in the fall!
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Post by georgetherunner314 on Jun 28, 2016 4:12:34 GMT -5
Continues its underwhelming run as it retreats 64-66 on the hot 100, albeit with a bullet.
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