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Post by sabre14 on Aug 19, 2020 21:12:34 GMT -5
Artist: Caylee Hammack Single: “Just Friends” Writers: Caylee Hammack, Mikey Reaves, Aaron Raitiere Album: If It Wasn’t For YouLabel: Capitol Records Nashville Impact Date: September 21st, 2020 All Access has this as Caylee Hammack’s next single.
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Post by raylatch98 on Aug 19, 2020 21:15:31 GMT -5
Still sad "Small Town Hypocrite" never saw radio
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 19, 2020 21:33:03 GMT -5
Oh my gosh. I’ve loved this song since it first came out last year. While I’m upset "Hypocrite" didn’t get to see the light of day at radio, I’m glad this song is getting a chance to shine.
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Post by recordyear on Aug 19, 2020 21:57:56 GMT -5
This sounds like it will have a hard time on radio. Just send Redhead already.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2020 22:00:00 GMT -5
I loved “Small Town Hypocrite,” and “Family Tree” was cute.. but I don’t really like this.. it’s kind of annoying.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 20, 2020 1:37:28 GMT -5
Oh my gosh. I’ve loved this song since it first came out last year. While I’m upset "Hypocrite" didn’t get to see the light of day at radio, I’m glad this song is getting a chance to shine. Same! Honestly was my favorite of hers until hearing STH so I’m all for it getting a shot. Haven’t checked the album out yet but heard great things so looking forward to it.
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Post by ethanhunt on Aug 20, 2020 7:01:00 GMT -5
This is the best song on the album for sure. Not sure I love it's chances at radio tho
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Post by Tylerjamesnerd on Aug 20, 2020 9:59:59 GMT -5
This seems like the opposite of something radio would want to play. I loved the song at first until the instruments came in and the autotune. 🤷♂️
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 20, 2020 10:37:19 GMT -5
Love the song, but I don’t think this was the right choice for radio. Seeing how they decided after the album was out maybe they were looking for feedback. Hoping for the best!
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Post by jab820 on Aug 20, 2020 16:29:34 GMT -5
I love this song. I wonder if they'll do a radio cut... that beginning sounds like horrible callout to me (even though I love it and think it adds a lot to the song).
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Post by bigd79 on Aug 21, 2020 10:51:48 GMT -5
How her team decided to send this instead of redhead is beyond me. What are they thinking? 🤦♂️
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Post by bigfan101 on Aug 21, 2020 10:56:27 GMT -5
Still sad "Small Town Hypocrite" never saw radio This. So much this. Just Friends isn't even going to chart.
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Post by bdrm87 on Aug 21, 2020 11:11:54 GMT -5
Oh dear...if “Family Tree” couldn’t hit Top 30 with OtV help, I can’t imagine how poorly this will fare. Not sure what they were thinking here.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 21, 2020 12:21:07 GMT -5
Still sad "Small Town Hypocrite" never saw radio This. So much this. Just Friends isn't even going to chart. From her Washington Post profile: They were also planning to release the album in April while she was on tour with Reba and then decided to push her back to 2021. She insisted it come out now so I guess that's why it's taken so long for a second single to manifest. I'm rooting for her. She's so talented!
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Post by austin on Aug 21, 2020 14:30:47 GMT -5
This is not going to chart and really isn’t any good either.
"Small Town Hypocrite" is one of the greatest country songs in a long time. I absolutely love it and really wish they had just released it anyway...songs on the charts take 10 months to peak anyway so why they were worried about spins in April/May makes no sense.
ETA: I totally forgot about "Redhead" - why isn't that the single if they refuse to release "Small Town"?
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Post by Tylerjamesnerd on Aug 21, 2020 16:49:48 GMT -5
I blame labels for stupid crap like this. Kinda reminds me of when Jana Kramer’s ex-label put out said no one ever, it should have never have happened. Hoping she gets a hit, but honestly just not with this song.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 22, 2020 15:09:36 GMT -5
The news about why "Small Town Hypocrite" was cancelled sadly makes total sense, and even though I'm still miffed it wasn't a single, it most likely would've flopped given the circumstances, so I guess I'm glad they didn't waste it because now maybe it'll still have a shot to be a future single in 2021.
That said, picking "Just Friends" over "Redhead" seems a bit confusing to me. "Redhead" is newer, has done much better in streaming ("Just Friends" came out in 2019 and has less streams on Spotify while "Redhead" has only been out for like a month), and has Reba on it which would deliver a bit of built-in hype for an artist who basically has 0 momentum rn. "Just Friends" is good, but I am not optimistic about its chances at all given that it hasn't moved the needle much and that it sounds like something that would be polarizing like "Family Tree" wound up being. I have a hard time imagining it out-performing her debut single considering all the factors, and that sucks because this album is fantastic and she's an incredible talent who needs to blow up into a star. I feel like "Redhead" was her only real shot at a hit on the record if they wanted something upbeat. Maybe "Hypocrite" can still be third and defy the odds by being one of those too-good-to-ignore songs that slowly takes off, but otherwise I'm not too hopeful in the short-term. I am glad that the album is out though and we didn't have to wait till 2021!
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Post by sapphire on Aug 22, 2020 22:32:25 GMT -5
I now love Small Town Hypocrite and Redhead, both just grew on me the past weeks, but I can't get into this song.
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Post by Cowboy Chase on Aug 23, 2020 19:53:09 GMT -5
This and Family Tree and my favorites from the album. Here's hoping radio gives this a chance.
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Post by someguy on Aug 29, 2020 1:12:29 GMT -5
I really would prefer "Redhead" as the single, but I'm thinking that they want to tie its release into the tour. If they are really optimistic that Reba's tour with Caylee might happen in 2021, then I imagine that they want to save "Redhead" to coincide with that.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 29, 2020 2:10:08 GMT -5
I really would prefer "Redhead" as the single, but I'm thinking that they want to tie its release into the tour. If they are really optimistic that Reba's tour with Caylee might happen in 2021, then I imagine that they want to save "Redhead" to coincide with that. I hadn't even considered that, but that would make sense. I'd love if that winds up being the case and we still get it as a single down the line. I just hope "Just Friends" does decently at country radio in the meantime so she doesn't arrive at that possible moment in even worse shape than she is now.
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 31, 2020 14:14:01 GMT -5
"Just Friends" was officially sent to country radio this afternoon.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 19, 2020 17:10:57 GMT -5
New radio edit was released yesterday:
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Post by raylatch98 on Sept 21, 2020 14:30:09 GMT -5
Went for adds and got 13 adds on add week, so I definitely do think this song probably won't be a hit. Obviously there's a chance (see "Good Time" by Niko Moon) but I am not shocked this song had this lackluster of an add date since it has been a while since "Family Tree" peaked and even with the radio edit this song still does not sound radio friendly
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Post by davidcountry on Sept 24, 2020 11:34:40 GMT -5
I think that is the problem with record labels these days not putting out the best somngs and picked songs that will fail. It is the same thing with Travis Denning. Abby is better than the song they just put out. It shows that neither the labels and radio stations now what they are doing. It frustrates me at times that I just turn off the radio for a while until better songs gets played.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 26, 2020 18:58:37 GMT -5
Holy shit she absolutely obliterated this performance! Her vocal control is incredible. She's definitely on the higher end of the talent spectrum vocally. The intro of the song remains goosebump-inducing (and she nailed it perfectly here), and the fact she ran around on stage like that when it picked up in tempo and hit the kind of consistent notes she did throughout the performance was impressive.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Sept 26, 2020 20:16:53 GMT -5
Holy s**t she absolutely obliterated this performance! Her vocal control is incredible. She's definitely on the higher end of the talent spectrum vocally. The intro of the song remains goosebump-inducing (and she nailed it perfectly here), and the fact she ran around on stage like that when it picked up in tempo and hit the kind of consistent notes she did throughout the performance was impressive. Stunning! I still think this song was a tough sell to radio, but I think she can sell this song with live performances, so that's an angle they can use.
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Post by hazmat on Sept 26, 2020 23:17:31 GMT -5
It appears Caylee’s team is aiming for the viral tiktok route. Spencer Crandall (recently hit 1M on the platform) posting a video today with the hashtag #sponsored while playing “Just Friends”. vm.tiktok.com/ZMJUbM3Gm/
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Post by g8erboi on Oct 26, 2020 17:33:41 GMT -5
Oh my gosh. I’ve loved this song since it first came out last year. While I’m upset "Hypocrite" didn’t get to see the light of day at radio, I’m glad this song is getting a chance to shine. Okay so I added "Small Town Hypocrite" back to my regular rotation and I’m now super upset that it wasn’t the next single. "Just Friends" is great and I was on board with it at first, but "Hypocrite" was a classic in the making. It sounds like one of those songs that NEED to be heard, a la "The House That Built Me" or "Die From A Broken Heart". Doesn’t help that "Just Friends" doesn’t look like it’ll do anything. I hope a miracle happens and it’ll get released in 2021 and be huge.
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Post by recordyear on Dec 2, 2020 20:15:29 GMT -5
Music video.
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