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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 29, 2019 0:13:52 GMT -5
Wow such a big debut on pop - I'm not sure if it'll become a big hit in the long run but I guess it'll have no problem zooming into the top 20 at the very least.
I personally don't like whatever sort of vocal effect that is put on his vocals here - it makes his vocals sound a bit whiny to my ears.
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Post by degen on Nov 29, 2019 0:23:49 GMT -5
“Blinding Lights” is better than this. I hope they push that.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Nov 29, 2019 8:10:21 GMT -5
This is horrible. I enjoyed LITF despite it being Starboy 3.0 but this is a big no. What even are those lyrics?
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Post by Enigma. on Nov 29, 2019 8:19:35 GMT -5
4.4M on Spotify in two days, safe to say this won't be nowhere near top 3 on Hot 100 in its first full week. Could reach top ten though if stabilizes.
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Post by SabrinaFan on Nov 30, 2019 13:47:13 GMT -5
Pretty huge debut considering it's only been out for 3 days.
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Post by Ty on Dec 1, 2019 2:39:20 GMT -5
What a non-event of a song. His genius is gone.
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Post by divasummer on Dec 1, 2019 15:00:21 GMT -5
When I first heard this I thought it was very typical Weekend and I didn't care for some of the lyrics. (still don't) My friends daughter and I discussed this and "Blinding Lights" which I had purchased. She liked this better so I listened again and it clicked. I think I was so bent on it sounding like his other music that I didn't give it a chance. I ended up buying it. I like the production and it's pretty catchy.
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Dec 1, 2019 16:58:16 GMT -5
This is so good! I really love it. It's so lit.
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Post by B****BetterGetNOSL333P on Dec 1, 2019 18:40:25 GMT -5
These two new songs sound like leftovers from Starboy era. I’m disappointed.
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Post by SabrinaFan on Dec 1, 2019 18:47:33 GMT -5
Already nearly top 30 and it hasn't even been out a week.
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Post by SabrinaFan on Dec 2, 2019 14:42:57 GMT -5
This is clearly going to blow up, unfortunately.
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Post by nekotuo on Dec 2, 2019 16:46:18 GMT -5
i mean doesn't this have a radio deal? it could just lose momentum after the first week and slow down a lot ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Dec 2, 2019 17:01:40 GMT -5
I like this song, but man, this sounds like a mix of two of his other songs exactly.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2019 17:08:53 GMT -5
i mean doesn't this have a radio deal? it could just lose momentum after the first week and slow down a lot ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Yeah, radio deal and it’s a lead by a major act. The first week performance in these situations is not necessarily indicative of how it will do at radio long-term.
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Post by kcdawg13 on Dec 2, 2019 18:27:12 GMT -5
You gotta remember Lost In The Fire also had a radio debut and vaulted up the chart immediately before stalling at #12 and falling.
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Post by dovahduck on Dec 2, 2019 19:10:03 GMT -5
Smh no taste in this thread (JK) but yeah, I'm surprised "Blinding Lights" isn't being pushed as the lead pop single. That seems to cater a lot more to the top 40 audience than this.
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Post by dovahduck on Dec 2, 2019 22:23:25 GMT -5
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Post by Au$tin on Dec 3, 2019 7:53:44 GMT -5
I like this and wouldn't mind it being the bigger hit of the two, but I do prefer "Blinding Lights." Chalk me up as another person surprised this wasn't the urban/rhythmic single and BL the pop/hot AC single.
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Post by dovahduck on Dec 3, 2019 10:54:38 GMT -5
Music video set to be released today:
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Post by notgoodenglish on Dec 3, 2019 11:39:30 GMT -5
This song is FIRE !! love it. I prefer this one over the other song, but not so far
I will repeat it again: if someone can have two hits at the same time is him.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 3, 2019 17:30:31 GMT -5
Music Video:
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Post by breathingrande on Dec 3, 2019 18:13:02 GMT -5
Why this? even if he wanted to push an urban leaning song, why such a bland one? uggggg
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 3, 2019 18:17:17 GMT -5
Most added with 160 adds on its impact date this week.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Dec 3, 2019 21:09:11 GMT -5
He keeps struggling on the starting "h" in the chorus and every so often it sounds like "fartless" and I can't stand it
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Post by dovahduck on Dec 3, 2019 22:18:17 GMT -5
He keeps struggling on the starting "h" in the chorus and every so often it sounds like "fartless" and I can't stand it Lmao on my first listen of the song, that's what I heard.
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Post by SabrinaFan on Dec 4, 2019 11:31:34 GMT -5
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Post by degen on Dec 4, 2019 15:19:36 GMT -5
I’m a little puzzled at the appeal of this song. I feel like it’s the blandest single he’s released. “Blinding Lights” seems to be holding up well in streaming with significantly less airplay and promo. If this stalls, they should immediately pivot to that.
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Post by dovahduck on Dec 5, 2019 18:27:36 GMT -5
Should be interesting to see how much audience this song can regain tommorow.
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Post by SabrinaFan on Dec 5, 2019 22:15:39 GMT -5
Dropped 3 spots today, but that's only because of the artificial inflation from the radio deal from last Wednesday falling off now. Still a pretty big bullet.
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Post by dovahduck on Dec 6, 2019 1:03:06 GMT -5
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