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Post by Juan Carlos on Aug 24, 2022 12:44:17 GMT -5
Goes for adds upon its release this Friday.
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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 24, 2022 12:56:13 GMT -5
The drop gave me intense shivers. SO GOOD! I am so excited. Please let this smash!! Also, does anyone know the name of the two DJs?
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Post by upsidedown on Aug 24, 2022 13:43:26 GMT -5
Hoping this gets a radio deal on Friday!
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Post by NeRD on Aug 24, 2022 13:43:59 GMT -5
I really like what I'm hearing.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Aug 24, 2022 14:25:27 GMT -5
Sounds wonderful!
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Post by Maximillian on Aug 24, 2022 15:04:15 GMT -5
So much hype!
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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 25, 2022 2:35:58 GMT -5
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Post by Tylerjamesnerd on Aug 25, 2022 6:53:00 GMT -5
What time will this be dropping? And is it coming tonight?
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Post by Juan Carlos on Aug 25, 2022 7:17:15 GMT -5
What time will this be dropping? And is it coming tonight? Out at midnight local time.
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Post by bat1990 on Aug 25, 2022 7:24:53 GMT -5
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Post by Koochie on Aug 25, 2022 7:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by leonagwen on Aug 25, 2022 7:44:10 GMT -5
What time will this be dropping? And is it coming tonight? Out at midnight local time. Didn't a previous post say that it was world premiering at 630 am?
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Post by Juan Carlos on Aug 25, 2022 7:51:59 GMT -5
Out at midnight local time. Didn't a previous post say that it was world premiering at 630 am? If you're referring to this post, this means that it's going to have its WW premiere on radio tomorrow at 6:30am. ET / 3:30am. PT and it will be played every hour all day. Obviously, it doesn't mean that a couple of stations are going to play the song earlier once the track is available at midnight.
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Post by Az Paynter on Aug 25, 2022 9:11:34 GMT -5
Listening to it right now (and I never heard the leak so I can't speak to differences), Britney only really has solo adlibs. She and Elton sing the first verse together, there's a bit of trade-off in the second verse with Elton getting a couple of solo lines but then Britney's singing over the top of him in her parts. Elton is low enough in the chorus vox that it sounds more like a BGV to me.
I like it though, and Britney sounds good. Fingers crossed this can catch on the way 'Cold Heart' did, though I'm not really familiar enough with Elton's discography to pick up on any other songs that are sampled/used somehow ('cause wasn't this also supposed to be a bit of a stitch-up from several songs the way CH was?)
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Post by upsidedown on Aug 25, 2022 9:41:18 GMT -5
Listening to it right now (and I never heard the leak so I can't speak to differences), Britney only really has solo adlibs. She and Elton sing the first verse together, there's a bit of trade-off in the second verse with Elton getting a couple of solo lines but then Britney's singing over the top of him in her parts. Elton is low enough in the chorus vox that it sounds more like a BGV to me. I like it though, and Britney sounds good. Fingers crossed this can catch on the way 'Cold Heart' did, though I'm not really familiar enough with Elton's discography to pick up on any other songs that are sampled/used somehow ('cause wasn't this also supposed to be a bit of a stitch-up from several songs the way CH was?) Yeah I wish Britney at least got one part solo in the final, even if it was the 'drunk/hotels' line bc that one worked flawlessly in the demo. I believe this is a stitch-up of "The One" as well? I think the opening line is from that song
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Post by mc54 on Aug 25, 2022 10:00:29 GMT -5
Both verses are from "The One". Choruses feature "Tiny Dancer".
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Post by Ryan on Aug 25, 2022 10:26:44 GMT -5
Written by Andrew Wotman (Andrew Watt), Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Henry Walter (Cirkut) Produced by Andrew Watt & Cirkut
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Post by Eqbk on Aug 25, 2022 10:33:32 GMT -5
Haven't heard either the leak or final version yet, but from what people have been saying, she's less prominent in the final one. Hopefully they'll use those extra vocals/ad-libs that were in the leak for an alternative version later on.
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Post by upsidedown on Aug 25, 2022 11:18:03 GMT -5
Haven't heard either the leak or final version yet, but from what people have been saying, she's less prominent in the final one. Hopefully they'll use those extra vocals/ad-libs that were in the leak for an alternative version later on. Some people are being overdramatic about it (I think they're just upset that Britney lost solo parts from the demo) Essentially on the demo, early mix, whatever it was, Britney had a few verses by herself. However in the final, basically the entire thing is a duet. She still has ad libs in there, and honestly, even when they're duetting, Britney's voice is still more prominent than Eltons, like 60/40.
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Post by iHype. on Aug 25, 2022 13:48:32 GMT -5
The One is actually my favorite Elton song so I’ll have to give this a listen.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Aug 25, 2022 15:37:13 GMT -5
This should do OK out of the gate, though I'd be surprised if it ends up doing as well as "Cold Heart." Elton's collaborator was a newer/younger act, and the novelty that buoyed CH may be a one-off. But, we'll see.
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Post by Maximillian on Aug 25, 2022 15:47:00 GMT -5
This reminds me a bit of when Kesha dropped "Praying" and Demi dropped "Anyone". While, obviously, those were sadder songs / ballads and this analogy doesn't apply to the heaviness there, there was a ton of GP interest at first based on the national headlines those artists had been dragged through. Britney certainly has the world watching still! I expect this to do well out the gate (I mean, Elton & Britney? It's a wet dream) but I can't tell if this will go long. It was so perfectly summed up earlier -- if it does well, its a success for Britney. If it doesn't do well, it was just a legendary collaboration and not her comeback.
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Post by degen on Aug 25, 2022 16:40:20 GMT -5
I’m just not sure how this would be perceived as a Britney “comeback” anyway if it’s just a one-off. There’s no additional music planned anytime in the near future and the public is well aware of that. Id say it’s just a cherry on top of everything, whether a hit or not. But with no music video or even a live Tv performance, I just don’t see how far the narrative of “Britney is back!” would go.
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Post by upsidedown on Aug 25, 2022 17:49:23 GMT -5
I’m just not sure how this would be perceived as a Britney “comeback” anyway if it’s just a one-off. There’s no additional music planned anytime in the near future and the public is well aware of that. Id say it’s just a cherry on top of everything, whether a hit or not. But with no music video or even a live Tv performance, I just don’t see how far the narrative of “Britney is back!” would go. I think it's a great appetizer for the "real" comeback, whenever that may be. Which is kinda perfect for her. She can slowly get back out there with baby steps without having to do a full fledged single/album yet. IMO though there's never a shortage of people begging for more "Britney's back!" headlines, so I'm sure we'll still see quite a bit of that tomorrow.
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Post by upsidedown on Aug 25, 2022 18:19:17 GMT -5
It also appears that we get a lyric video/visualizer tomorrow as well
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Aug 25, 2022 19:19:50 GMT -5
Great article…Britney remains what she always has been according to all accounts - a masterclass in the studio. It was as if no time had passed since Spears last stepped inside a studio, Watt adds. “She was so prepared. She had spent time with the record and knew how she wanted to do it.” “She’s unbelievable at layering her voice and doubling, which is one of the hardest things to do. She really pushed herself, vocally. Sometimes when you produce, the greatest thing in the world you can do is say nothing, so I just let her do her thing. She’s so good at knowing when she got the right take. She took complete control.” Spears recorded the falsetto parts first, then the lines where she belts. Watt never had to ask her to do anything, and watched as she exacted her own high standards. “She kept going: ‘Nope, again, again, again.’” Then she had an “amazing idea”, he says. “She wanted to listen to the music a bunch of times and she started doing all her incredible ad libs that make the record so her. Tiny Dancer with her voice is special enough, but then she went through and did all these amazing runs.” Once they had recorded, Spears was “incredibly specific” about how she wanted her vocals and levels mixed, he says. “She was really collaborative and had really good ideas about the production. She’s an expert in music to make you dance.” So many of her records are pop perfection, she worked with the greatest of all time and made timeless pop. We experimented with speeding the record up and turning certain elements of the sound up to get it pumping and make you wanna dance.” amp.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/26/britney-was-broken-ive-been-broken-and-its-horrible-elton-john-on-helping-britney-spears-sing-again
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Post by The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 on Aug 25, 2022 21:06:56 GMT -5
I’m so happy we’re getting new Britney! I haven’t listened to the leak or the new version yet. This article just got me even more excited!
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Aug 25, 2022 23:11:09 GMT -5
This is just okay for me. Perhaps it will grow on me later on. Britney's portions were a highlight though.
I was a huge fan of "The One" (yes I am old enough to have experienced it when it was a current) and had always wished and hoped for some sort of remix of that with the original vocals.
I don't know how this is going to perform since it has been quite a while since Britney has had a hit single on CHR/Pop, but given the recent press regarding her conservatorship ending and her heightened profile now, I could see this going at least top 10.
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Post by leonagwen on Aug 25, 2022 23:15:46 GMT -5
Her team couldn't even git this on Spotify Today's Top Hits? It is #3 on New Music Friday.
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