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Post by musiciscool on Jan 11, 2019 19:10:30 GMT -5
The lyrics are just terrible. Not really a fan of this.
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Post by tallen2001 on Jan 11, 2019 19:38:18 GMT -5
I dig the production but the lyrics are a big yikes.
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Post by Choco on Jan 11, 2019 19:48:53 GMT -5
I think this is pretty good! I need that proper follow-up to Starboy though, Abel. Come on.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 11, 2019 21:08:22 GMT -5
Y'all think THESE lyrics are bad? Try listening to his song Initiation from his mixtape days. Abel has ALWAYS had disturbing lyrics filled with drugged up women having sex with him and his boys.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jan 11, 2019 21:22:26 GMT -5
I was going to say...these lyrics are actually tame for him.
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Post by lazer on Jan 11, 2019 21:37:15 GMT -5
Other Weeknd songs have worse lyrics like his Trilogy stuff.
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Post by irice22 on Jan 12, 2019 14:08:40 GMT -5
Thank god for this so my local CHR stations can stop pretending "Call Out My Name" was a massive pop hit.
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Post by kcdawg13 on Jan 12, 2019 16:11:22 GMT -5
Wish he'd release another bop like Can't Feel My Face and I Feel It Coming, this Starboy/Black Panther sound is getting old. Like this song sounds like a straight re-imagining of Pray For Me.
It's not a bad song, it's just nothing really great.
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Post by Mayman on Jan 12, 2019 16:41:26 GMT -5
I want more Often/The Hills/Party Monster stuff from him.
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Post by COW COW COW COW COW COW COW on Jan 12, 2019 18:56:54 GMT -5
Eh, sounds like homophobic garbage to me.
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Jan 12, 2019 21:37:27 GMT -5
Questionable (and super mediocre) lyrics from The Weeknd - but I do like this, excited for the album. I assume label/radio is pushing it as a collab rather than a Weeknd feature? Not like Gesaffelstein is CHR-gold.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 4:15:42 GMT -5
This is ok a lil underwhelming but okay
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Post by Enigma. on Jan 13, 2019 6:18:24 GMT -5
This is awful, the lyrics are disgusting and production very mediocre. Hope the G won't become the new Marshmello (destroying his sound with mainstream collabos).
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 13, 2019 10:14:50 GMT -5
Top 50 on Pop
POP -- 47 GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND Lost In The Fire 637 0 637 5.818
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 14, 2019 13:33:22 GMT -5
POP -- 41 GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND Lost In The Fire 853 0 853 7.947 + 216 spins + 216 bullet + 2.129 audience
RHYTHMIC -- 44 GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND Lost In The Fire 309 0 309 1.419
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 15, 2019 12:19:08 GMT -5
POP -- 38 GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND Lost In The Fire 1172 0 1172 10.264 + 319 spins + 319 bullet + 2.317 audience
RHYTHMIC -- 42 GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND Lost In The Fire 409 0 409 1.850 + 100 spins + 100 bullet + 0.431 audience
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Post by yuh yuh on Jan 15, 2019 12:29:24 GMT -5
Love it! Another great song by The Weeknd. Hope it'll be a nice hit to take us soon to his own new material.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 13:11:10 GMT -5
Really like the production, but those lyrics are yikes. I do see this being at least somewhat of a hit, though.
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Post by Exclusive on Jan 15, 2019 16:32:13 GMT -5
Most added this week with 93 adds. According to all access.
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Post by dovahduck on Jan 15, 2019 17:28:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 0:22:40 GMT -5
Most added this week with 93 adds. According to all access. Finished with 118. I'm curious to see how this holds up over time. I'm in the 'nice sound, trash lyrics' camp personally but like Active Aggressive said earlier, Abel been had problematic lyrics, he just normally kept his problematic stuff separate from his pop radio singles.
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Post by ddlz on Jan 16, 2019 12:31:16 GMT -5
It's been clear for some time now that The Weeknd is struggling creatively and putting out uninspired material. This new song isn't exception. Hope he's able to turn things around and deliver another killer album.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 16, 2019 14:24:09 GMT -5
POP -- 33 GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND Lost In The Fire 1611 0 1611 13.183 + 439 spins + 439 bullet + 2.919 audience
RHYTHMIC -- 38 GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND Lost In The Fire 542 0 542 2.327 + 133 spins + 133 bullet + 0.477 audience
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Post by dovahduck on Jan 17, 2019 10:17:44 GMT -5
Most added single on pop radio today. This is looking to perform similarly to "Pray for Me" on radio. Although I'm hoping that it can do better.
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Post by vithor on Jan 17, 2019 11:11:41 GMT -5
Eh, sounds like homophobic garbage to me. Exactly. And to me, every single song he releases sound all the same.
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Post by Elusive Chanteuse on Jan 17, 2019 12:26:26 GMT -5
I like the production but the lyrics is disgusting and problematic. This is unfortunate but it’s clear that Pop radio doesn’t care as shown it’s current chart performance...
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Post by Lumi on Jan 17, 2019 17:00:08 GMT -5
They're sending this homophobic s*** to radio? This is so disgusting :/
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Post by Suono on Jan 17, 2019 21:41:16 GMT -5
Who the hell is Glafflaffstein
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 17, 2019 22:00:28 GMT -5
POP -- 27 GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND Lost In The Fire 2153 0 2153 16.653 + 542 spins + 542 bullet + 3.470 audience
RHYTHMIC -- 36 GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND Lost In The Fire 734 0 734 2.968 + 192 spins + 192 bullet + 0.641 audience
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Post by Au$tin on Jan 17, 2019 23:04:18 GMT -5
Even ignoring the lyrics, this is just a weak rehash of "Pray for Me." It just sounds dull and uninspired. Then you actually get to the lyrics and, well, yeah.
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