Miley Cyrus f/ Dua Lipa - "Prisoner"

[Az Paynter]

POP:
21 23 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 4675 4619 56 15.889

-49 Spins
-32 Bullet
-0.473 Audience

HOT AC:
22 21 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 1082 1015 67 3.380

+4 Spins
-12 Bullet
-0.094 Audience

[chartfreak]

This should be doing better. Radio has been cruel to Miley. First Midnight Sky and now this.

[Az Paynter]

This puritanical hate-on for Miley lately is such bulls**t.

POP:
21 23 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 4618 4655 -37 15.493

-57 Spins
-93 Bullet
-0.396 Audience

HOT AC:
22 21 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 1072 1052 20 3.288

-10 Spins
-47 Bullet
-0.092 Audience

[Deleted]

Radio always hated her to some degree when you realize it lol, it just got increasingly worse and more apparent
Its says something when in a span of 3-4 years that Dua already attained more #1's on pop radio and the same number of top 10 peaks on radio as well

[musicbuff26]

Yeah it’s crazy to think she’s only had 5 top 10s on pop. But she’s got 15 years as a actress/singer/public figure which is about how long other Disney divas (Britney, Christina, etc) got in the spotlight, so it’s not too surprising. It’s just unfortunate that she never truly got her “big era” like she deserves.

[Choco]

Bangerz was her big era. They just wasted it by picking "Adore You" third. People wanted the more upbeat stuff.

[Elusive Chanteuse]

I think I’m just annoyed that radio is willing to take not one or two, but THREE Justin Bieber songs to the Top 20 with ease (and two of them being Top 4 right now)...before anyone says the power of Scooter, it’s still unfair and shows how corrupt radio is. Especially when these songs aren’t even smashing or connecting with the audience that much...Midnight Sky had fantastic callouts/reception and yet they weren’t willing to take it further than #15. I thought this could fare minimum Top 20 since Dua was on it, so I’m a little surprised it’s about to miss it.

If anything Prisoner deserves to peak higher than Swan Song. Warner, please put forth some payola you’ve planned for Levitating to push this above #19!

[musicbuff26]

Jan 26, 2021 17:56:50 GMT -5 Choco said:

Bangerz was her big era. They just wasted it by picking "Adore You" third. People wanted the more upbeat stuff.

Yeah, I was thinking of a big era as at least 3 major hits, but she definitely dominated with her 2 big ones.

[Au$tin]

Jan 26, 2021 17:56:50 GMT -5 Choco said:

Bangerz was her big era. They just wasted it by picking "Adore You" third. People wanted the more upbeat stuff.

I cant believe with an album like that we got Adore You third and nothing else afterwards. Drive, #GETITRIGHT, On My Own, FU, Do My Thang all sitting right there...

[Az Paynter]

I don't want to take away from the point being made but it kinda bothers me every time someone brings up the "Midnight Sky had great callout!!" argument, because context is important to that statement - which is that it had great callout on HAC, but it never made callout on Pop. We'll never know which way it got screwed by pop radio (either because it was doing similarly well on Pop callout, or because pop audiences actually did reject it).

[Az Paynter]

POP:
22 23 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 4595 4653 -58 15.033

-23 Spins
-21 Bullet
-0.460 Audience

HOT AC:
22 22 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 1075 1064 11 3.285

+3 Spins
-9 Bullet
-0.003 Audience

[Left Of Center]

Cool. Let's roll out Angels Like You

[Choco]

There's a rumor going viral on Twitter about Bad Bunny jumping on an Angels Like You remix...

ngl I would like to hear that.

[suzcruz7]

I'm ready to get hurt again.

[collin]

Jan 27, 2021 11:02:18 GMT -5 Choco said:

There's a rumor going viral on Twitter about Bad Bunny jumping on an Angels Like You remix...

ngl I would like to hear that.

I would not. <3

[Az Paynter]

POP:
22 23 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 4498 4659 -161 14.583

-97 Spins
-103 Bullet
-0.450 Audience

HOT AC:
22 22 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 1071 1081 -10 3.211

-4 Spins
-21 Bullet
-0.074 Audience

[Left Of Center]

Well damn, ok.

[GP]

I'm so hooked on Dua's first bit on the song

[spiritboy]

Miley should move on to next single imo.

[#brayden]

I don't think there's any point in having a third single for US radio. Anything else isn’t going to do it if this and "Midnight Sky" couldn't.

[wjr15]

As much as I’d love for Plastic Hearts to be a single, I think their only hope is to switch things up and go with a ballad: Angels Like You.

[Left Of Center]

Jan 28, 2021 15:43:14 GMT -5 #brayden said:

I don't think there's any point in having a third single for US radio. Anything else isn’t going to do it if this and "Midnight Sky" couldn't.

Miley is at a perfect point for a 3rd single. The album still has a lifeline (still #28 on Billboard), but it hasn't been so popular that the songs are already known and being consumed. Angels Like You and Plastic Hearts are, based on the response, some of her strongest material since Bangerz. It'd be a shame to waste both of them

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Agreed. The iron is as hot as it’s going to be from here on out right now. May as well push something while they can because in a month from now, it’ll be too late.

I also wonder if they’d be better off playing the retro angle harder and going for the Billy Idol collab. Radio isn’t likely to play whatever comes next so may as well try to garner some buzz through other means and continue with what she gained through the live covers that came out last fall.

[#brayden]

Jan 28, 2021 16:28:17 GMT -5 Left Of Center said:

Jan 28, 2021 15:43:14 GMT -5 #brayden said:

I don't think there's any point in having a third single for US radio. Anything else isn’t going to do it if this and "Midnight Sky" couldn't.

Miley is at a perfect point for a 3rd single. The album still has a lifeline (still #28 on Billboard), but it hasn't been so popular that the songs are already known and being consumed. Angels Like You and Plastic Hearts are, based on the response, some of her strongest material since Bangerz. It'd be a shame to waste both of them

I like both of those songs, but I don't agree about her being at a "perfect" point for a third single when the first two (and arguably the two most radio friendly songs on the album) haven't charted super well on US radio.

Maybe she could throw one of them out as a single internationally, but I feel like a third US single wouldn't do much considering this didn't go Top 20.

[musicbuff26]

Has she been doing well internationally with this era?

[theflying]

Jan 28, 2021 16:57:04 GMT -5 #brayden said:

Jan 28, 2021 16:28:17 GMT -5 Left Of Center said:

Miley is at a perfect point for a 3rd single. The album still has a lifeline (still #28 on Billboard), but it hasn't been so popular that the songs are already known and being consumed. Angels Like You and Plastic Hearts are, based on the response, some of her strongest material since Bangerz. It'd be a shame to waste both of them

I like both of those songs, but I don't agree about her being at a "perfect" point for a third single when the first two (and arguably the two most radio friendly songs on the album) haven't charted super well on US radio.

Maybe she could throw one of them out as a single internationally, but I feel like a third US single wouldn't do much considering this didn't go Top 20.

Honestly?

The album is really good, the fans like it, there’s single-worthy tracks still on it (including the original planned first single), and ain’ nothin’ else goin’ on.

So, yeah, release a third single. Stupid not to.

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Jan 28, 2021 21:01:02 GMT -5 musicbuff26 said:

Has she been doing well internationally with this era?

It's done a lot better internationally, yeah.

[Az Paynter]

POP:
22 23 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 4308 4638 -330 13.827

-190 Spins
-169 Bullet
-0.756 Audience

HOT AC:
22 22 MILEY CYRUS Prisoner f/Dua Lipa 1063 1091 -28 3.210

-8 Spins
-18 Bullet
-0.001 Audience

[Choco]

I disagree with Prisoner being one of the most radio-ready tracks. Save for the Dua Lipa feature, Angels Like You and Plastic Hearts are much better choices.

I'd go with title track tbh.

[dgarcia3377]

This and midnight sky deserved so much better