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Post by shanz88 on Oct 19, 2023 7:56:55 GMT -5
I'm happy she's securing the #1 but definitely not excited for the spamming from the losers who will now call Cruel Summer inorganic forever because they released this EP the day before tracking period is over It’s okay, you can say cooper… |
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Post by skizzo on Oct 19, 2023 9:20:51 GMT -5
"Cruel Summer" spends its 10th week atop Billboard's Pop Airplay chart (as indicated in her chart history page here), her first double-digit command atop that chart! Very impressive and joins an elite group of songs that managed to do so:  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2023 9:58:27 GMT -5
Isn't it #1 on European radios? Anyways, consumption wise it will peak next year when she goes on tour A close friend of mine is working at a big radio station in Italy, and he told me "Cruel Summer" was not serviced to radio in Italy, France and Spain to name a few. Therefore it is not getting any significant airplay over there. Which makes no sense at all. Perhaps Italy, France, and Spain will get ads during Summer 2024. The song is far from over, especially in markets where she hasn't toured yet. |
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Post by Maximillian on Oct 19, 2023 12:45:28 GMT -5
Taylor really swooped in at the last minute and said “tee hee, time to feed the children”
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Oct 19, 2023 12:50:24 GMT -5
"Cruel Summer" spends its 10th week atop Billboard's Pop Airplay chart (as indicated in her chart history page here), her first double-digit command atop that chart! Very impressive and joins an elite group of songs that managed to do so: View AttachmentIt’s crazy to think this was a bigger pop hit than something like “As It Was” more recently… |
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Post by 85la on Oct 19, 2023 13:14:22 GMT -5
Yep, I agree with this. Knowing her and her team, I think it's likely that they do care and have been planning to push this all along (there was her insta post on July 21 and Taylor Nation's on Aug 14 heavily hinting at a video or some type of remix or special release, and then the iTunes discount most recently), it's just that different wrenches were probably put in the plan (Aldean, Oliver Anthony, etc.), or possible delays with shooting the video, and that they aren't quite sure of the best time to release the remixes and whether to align it the same week as the video, etc. I still strongly feel something is coming, definitely by mid-September, So many unhinged takes but this was the closest to the truth. I’m sorry Taylor for ever believing even for a second that you aren’t chart obsessed anymore. It was just hard to time it ❤️ Thanks! I was off by a month, but better late than never!! |
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Post by velaxti on Oct 19, 2023 16:32:52 GMT -5
So many unhinged takes but this was the closest to the truth. I’m sorry Taylor for ever believing even for a second that you aren’t chart obsessed anymore. It was just hard to time it ❤️ Thanks! I was off by a month, but better late than never!! In the UK, they have an official release schedule. So for post-album singles everybody knows the "impact week" where they release the CDs, singles, remixes, EPs, the artist goes on TV shows, etc. They should do that in the US too, it would be so much less stressful for the fans if they at least knew what week to target lol. I'm really glad Cruel Summer will (probably) go to #1. It deserves it and it's iconic for an old album track to do this. And I'm glad her label stepped in to help, that's what they should be doing for pop stars. Really they should've done this 2 months ago but it's OK now, as long as it gets the title. |
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Post by Choco on Oct 19, 2023 16:52:42 GMT -5
Technically I get your point but let's refrain from still refering to this as an album track before some contrarian hater comes into the thread lol.
I'm glad she's getting a Lover #1 hit.
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Post by woods on Oct 19, 2023 17:25:30 GMT -5
Just made my first 4 iTunes purchases in 6 years just to be safe. The last time I bought something on iTunes was reputation 2 weeks after it came out as she was refusing to release it on Spotify.  |
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Post by Grün on Oct 19, 2023 18:47:44 GMT -5
I love that she now will have a number one from every album since Red. Also, love that isn't a first single this time.
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Post by Dylan :) on Oct 20, 2023 4:20:44 GMT -5
The original is #2 on US Spotify, while the live version is #10 and the remix is #73
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Post by avamaxstan on Oct 20, 2023 5:30:29 GMT -5
#1 combined on Spotify with 2.8M… the live version did almost 1M first day (!!!) We might be getting a 2nd week at #1
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Post by balletgirlmom on Oct 20, 2023 5:32:26 GMT -5
Great song and Taylor deserves her #1. I still hear this all the time and love it.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Oct 20, 2023 5:53:17 GMT -5
POP:
2 3 TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 15489 15542 -53 47.918
+46 Spins
+78 Bullet
-0.067 Audience
HOT AC:
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 5292 5311 -19 20.614
+2 Spins
+14 Bullet
+0.061 Audience
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6 4 TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 1956 1721 235 11.760
+41 Spins
+29 Bullet
+0.049 Audience
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Post by musiclife on Oct 20, 2023 11:26:28 GMT -5
About to have a positive bullet on radio again. Lol
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Post by avamaxstan on Oct 20, 2023 11:33:19 GMT -5
The scenario of Taylor replacing herself at #1 (again after SIO-BS) is starting to look like a real possibility
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Post by musiclife on Oct 20, 2023 11:59:36 GMT -5
I also guess this is gonna be her signature song along with You Belong With Me, and Shake It Off?
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 20, 2023 12:52:25 GMT -5
I also guess this is gonna be her signature song along with You Belong With Me, and Shake It Off? She already has been in the class of having multiple signature songs but CS is just another one to possibly be added.  |
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Post by avamaxstan on Oct 20, 2023 12:56:49 GMT -5
I also guess this is gonna be her signature song along with You Belong With Me, and Shake It Off? Yes, as well as Love Story and Blank Space |
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Post by Acid Eyes on Oct 20, 2023 15:51:23 GMT -5
Think Anti-Hero is also rapidly approaching signature status. "It's me. Hi. I'm the problem. It's me." is beyond iconic.
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Post by Maximillian on Oct 20, 2023 18:06:40 GMT -5
Think Anti-Hero is also rapidly approaching signature status. "It's me. Hi. I'm the problem. It's me." is beyond iconic. Arguably it’s there already, by most standards. |
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Post by Dylan :) on Oct 21, 2023 0:21:04 GMT -5
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Post by avamaxstan on Oct 21, 2023 1:28:12 GMT -5
Think Anti-Hero is also rapidly approaching signature status. "It's me. Hi. I'm the problem. It's me." is beyond iconic. Arguably it’s there already, by most standards. I don’t agree. Only that one line entered the canon, not the song itself. It also was a relative nonevent at the tour compared to her classic hits and even non singles. The charts were very good to Ms. Anti Hero, but she’s just not the same kind of girl as Love Story, YBWM, SIO and BS. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2023 3:06:38 GMT -5
Arguably it’s there already, by most standards. I don’t agree. Only that one line entered the canon, not the song itself. It also was a relative nonevent at the tour compared to her classic hits and even non singles. The charts were very good to Ms. Anti Hero, but she’s just not the same kind of girl as Love Story, YBWM, SIO and BS. It's okay to admit Anti-Hero is a huge and eventful single lol |
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Oct 21, 2023 3:17:38 GMT -5
I don’t agree. Only that one line entered the canon, not the song itself. It also was a relative nonevent at the tour compared to her classic hits and even non singles. The charts were very good to Ms. Anti Hero, but she’s just not the same kind of girl as Love Story, YBWM, SIO and BS. It's okay to admit Anti-Hero is a huge and eventful single lol Not only that, but IMO is absolutely one of her best songs ever. The tour performance isn’t a fair metric, as it’s the most poorly designed performance of the show. It’s not meant to be a moment…it’s meant to give her an opportunity to say hi to the people who can’t see her on the sides of the stage. I do wish they had chosen a different song for that and given AH its due though. At this point, I don’t think it can be overstated how much AH has done for her. I think it’s a huge part of exactly how interstellar her career has gone, along with many other factors of course. I love midnights as a whole, probably my favorite album from her, but no other track would have led the era to the heights that AH has. It’s wild that we added two career signature songs to her discography in one year. And this is a year that followed ATW(10MV), arguably another. LS and YBWM will always be special, but they aren’t up there with these three newest additions IMO (ATW10MV, AH, CS). |
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Post by zdm1998 on Oct 21, 2023 4:49:39 GMT -5
Anyways… happy Cruel Summer made it to #1 on the Hot 100 this week (and looking promising for next week too.)
Happy the tweet about it would’ve still been #1 even without the inclusion of sales, for anybody that try’s to say it was an inorganic #1.
My only gripe is a music video, but I guess you can’t win them all. Is kind of weird though that one of her biggest songs won’t have one. Would be just like it Blank Space didn’t have a video.
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Post by jdanton2 on Oct 21, 2023 5:19:09 GMT -5
did this ever chart at Rhythmic or it's spincrease or taking off page?
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Post by fearlessarrow on Oct 21, 2023 5:57:21 GMT -5
POP:
2 2 TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 15620 15540 80 47.888
+131 Spins
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-0.030 Audience
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1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 5271 5315 -44 20.643
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4 4 TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 2006 1748 258 12.019
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+0.259 Audience
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Post by sheerio on Oct 21, 2023 6:11:24 GMT -5
Wow - Is this its 3rd or 4th run to the top?
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Post by velaxti on Oct 21, 2023 6:51:44 GMT -5
did this ever chart at Rhythmic or it's spincrease or taking off page? If it was like 2013 it would definitely be on rhythmic, but they don't play much pop music nowadays. Even I'm Good which was a huge hit and a full on dance song (a genre that's supposed to be played on rhythmic) only got #21 according to Wikipedia. |
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