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Post by Az Paynter on Aug 28, 2024 20:26:59 GMT -5
Radio had their pick of 29 other songs they could've honed in on if it was merely a case of 'radio wanted to play Taylor!'. They chose 'Down Bad'. Streaming? This was back in the first few weeks where the whole album was holding up well. 'Down Bad' was one of the non-singles resonating the most? How is that not hit potential? Or are you just projecting your own feelings and biases onto a greater public? 'Cause people can speak for themselves.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Aug 28, 2024 21:09:04 GMT -5
“Guilty As Sin” surprise hit for late fall
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Aug 28, 2024 21:26:34 GMT -5
So first of all, I need this to go top 10. After that, I’m obviously supportive of anything and I do love Down Bad. But the real Stan in me would love nothing more than to see a third single push for GAS, WAOLOM, SLL, or SHS. Let’s just kick rocks because we can, why not?? And I think something more left of obvious has more potential to actually hit big.
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Post by thezatch on Aug 28, 2024 22:31:36 GMT -5
Since others are championing their favorite TTPD album tracks for a third single, I’ll toss mine into the ring — the title track with an 80’s, a-Ha “Take On Me”-inspired video.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Aug 29, 2024 1:42:55 GMT -5
Maybe its time for a ballad. Release loml!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 29, 2024 2:52:11 GMT -5
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13 12 TAYLOR SWIFT I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 6829 6549 280 14.067
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 29, 2024 10:16:41 GMT -5
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13 12 TAYLOR SWIFT I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 6865 6637 228 14.148
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Post by ObhiDonna on Aug 29, 2024 10:26:57 GMT -5
Are there any callout scores for this one yet?
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Post by ObhiDonna on Aug 29, 2024 10:27:13 GMT -5
Are there any callout scores for this one yet?
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Post by shakemaki on Aug 29, 2024 12:37:20 GMT -5
Radio had their pick of 29 other songs they could've honed in on if it was merely a case of 'radio wanted to play Taylor!'. They chose 'Down Bad'. Streaming? This was back in the first few weeks where the whole album was holding up well. 'Down Bad' was one of the non-singles resonating the most? How is that not hit potential? Or are you just projecting your own feelings and biases onto a greater public? 'Cause people can speak for themselves. Huh? They did hone in on several other songs. This, DB, My Boy, Florida, and I think at least one other were all cracking the top 50 upon album release, were they not? All the songs doing best on streaming initially. It was very obvious they just wanted to play the hell out of new Taylor. It would have happened with literally any songs doing well on this album when it launched. As I said, unprecedented momentum. It’s a damn shame she wasted it on a non-mainstream album tbh. This era might’ve had 5 radio smashes if it was another traditional pop album with how hungry CHR was for her. |
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Post by Az Paynter on Aug 29, 2024 13:56:58 GMT -5
The several tracks to make top 50 did so because the label allowed the whole album to be played on radio during its initial release. Of all the songs to make top 50 on pop at that time, 'Down Bad' wasn't one of them. That initial burst of album activity died down after a couple of weeks, then 'Down Bad' started its run up the top 50. If it was merely that 'radio just wanted to play new Taylor', again - they had their pick of literally anything else. They could've stuck with one of the songs that already made top 50. They could've stuck with the one that specifically made top 40. They dropped all of those and then they picked something else - that being 'Down Bad'.
No amount of revisionist history or wishful thinking can diminish its chart potential just because you don't (or don't want to) get it.
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Post by balletgirlmom on Aug 30, 2024 4:46:10 GMT -5
My favorite song off TTPD is Florida!!!! But I love them all. Down Bad would be a great single, but for now ICDIWABH is still doing its thing. Not easy nowadays to hang on the Hot 100. This song is still hanging in there, and when it drops off the chart to RC, they can go with another song.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 30, 2024 9:41:23 GMT -5
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12 13 TAYLOR SWIFT I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 6903 6764 139 14.278
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 30, 2024 14:24:42 GMT -5
Youtube:
434 (-105) Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart (Official Video) - 343,405
Well that came and went...
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Post by Grün on Aug 30, 2024 15:09:34 GMT -5
I think Guilty As Sin as the next choice, or move on to reputation in a December or so.
Poets wasn't made to be this commercial juggernaut - obviously this isn't true on the sales side. This go around we don't have an Anti Hero or Karma waiting on the bench.
I think it was smart to not make another commercially pop album because she was at risk of being overexposed.
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Post by Taylor. on Aug 30, 2024 15:11:04 GMT -5
If they do a third single, I expect a feature remix with a proper push.
Down Bad (feat. SZA) still kinda sounds good to me.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Aug 30, 2024 15:41:02 GMT -5
Homegirl has to be tired. I hope she does nothing but relax before the last leg and then enjoys her holidays. This album did what it needed to do. Let this song run it's course, drop the rest of the TVs in 2025. Have a brand new era ready for 2026.
*edit* although I would like some remixes of this. Like there's no way she releases her most uptempo number in ages and doesn't give us some club mixes right?
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Aug 30, 2024 15:54:05 GMT -5
Homegirl has to be tired. I hope she does nothing but relax before the last leg and then enjoys her holidays. This album did what it needed to do. Let this song run it's course, drop the rest of the TVs in 2025. Have a brand new era ready for 2026. I think she could personally and professionally benefit from like a 2-year break, but I doubt that's ever happening. It seems as if she is happiest when she's most productive. Personally these TVs could've been done in 3 years tops for me. lol But of course people had to make them unusually successful so now they've turned into minirature eras. *sigh* |
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Post by bat1990 on Aug 30, 2024 16:13:30 GMT -5
This is starting to burn on me, ngl. I won't skip it if I'm listening to TTPD in full, but if it comes on autoplay, I'm more inclined to skip. My favorite song off TTPD is Florida!!!! But I love them all. Down Bad would be a great single, but for now ICDIWABH is still doing its thing. Not easy nowadays to hang on the Hot 100. This song is still hanging in there, and when it drops off the chart to RC, they can go with another song. I was in Pensacola recently which is 30 min from Destin and I kept singing this song to myself the whole time!  Honestly the run from So Long London through Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? is such a strong stretch of amazing music and songwriting. Homegirl has to be tired. I hope she does nothing but relax before the last leg and then enjoys her holidays. This album did what it needed to do. Let this song run it's course, drop the rest of the TVs in 2025. Have a brand new era ready for 2026. *edit* although I would like some remixes of this. Like there's no way she releases her most uptempo number in ages and doesn't give us some club mixes right? I bet she has physicals of The Anthology waiting to help this album cruise past 6 or 7 million. |
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Aug 30, 2024 20:09:39 GMT -5
Just heard this on the radio and the clean edit is…yuck.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 31, 2024 6:30:19 GMT -5
The audience gain is promising...
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Post by musiclife on Aug 31, 2024 13:14:13 GMT -5
If they do a third single, I expect a feature remix with a proper push. Down Bad (feat. SZA) still kinda sounds good to me. Or Down Bad featuring Sabrina Carpenter. |
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Post by someguy on Aug 31, 2024 23:54:30 GMT -5
"Down Bad" could be a good single, but I wonder how a radio edit would sound taking out the "fuck it if I can't have him" part. That is the key part of the hook, imo, and I worry that I radio edit wouldn't do the song justice.
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Post by Mayman on Sept 1, 2024 0:00:36 GMT -5
"Down Bad" could be a good single, but I wonder how a radio edit would sound taking out the "fuck it if I can't have him" part. That is the key part of the hook, imo, and I worry that I radio edit wouldn't do the song justice. In the official clean version, the line is changed "What if I can't have him?" |
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Post by someguy on Sept 1, 2024 0:03:39 GMT -5
"Down Bad" could be a good single, but I wonder how a radio edit would sound taking out the "fuck it if I can't have him" part. That is the key part of the hook, imo, and I worry that I radio edit wouldn't do the song justice. In the official clean version, the line is changed "What if I can't have him?" Makes sense. I didn't realize that an official clean version existed. |
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Post by Mayman on Sept 1, 2024 0:10:02 GMT -5
In the official clean version, the line is changed "What if I can't have him?" Makes sense. I didn't realize that an official clean version existed. I've noticed that TTPD and Midnights she made official clean versions with changed lyrics throughout, although I'm not positive if she did this before with Folklore and Evermore. |
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Post by MOWE on Sept 1, 2024 8:45:38 GMT -5
Makes sense. I didn't realize that an official clean version existed. I've noticed that TTPD and Midnights she made official clean versions with changed lyrics throughout, although I'm not positive if she did this before with Folklore and Evermore. She has done that before Midnights/TTPD. I know this because my sister listens to the clean versions because she has a very young daughter. In “Betty”, the clean version she sings “would you tell me to go to hell” instead of “would you tell me to go f myself”. I would recommend the clean version of “Ivy” actually. I prefer it over the one with swears. The words chosen are more descriptive without changing the meaning of the song. I hate the clean version of “Down Bad” though. While the substituted words fit sonically, they change the meaning of the song. They don’t convey the emotions that the song is supposed to convey. So idk how “Down Bad” would fare on the radio although it’s definitely the most radio-friendly song left on the album. |
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Post by fearlessarrow on Sept 1, 2024 10:09:15 GMT -5
POP:
12 12 TAYLOR SWIFT I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 6989 6711 278 14.733
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7 7 TAYLOR SWIFT I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 3826 3560 266 10.902
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Sept 1, 2024 11:06:26 GMT -5
I've noticed that TTPD and Midnights she made official clean versions with changed lyrics throughout, although I'm not positive if she did this before with Folklore and Evermore. She has done that before Midnights/TTPD. I know this because my sister listens to the clean versions because she has a very young daughter. In “Betty”, the clean version she sings “would you tell me to go to hell” instead of “would you tell me to go f myself”. I would recommend the clean version of “Ivy” actually. I prefer it over the one with swears. The words chosen are more descriptive without changing the meaning of the song. I hate the clean version of “Down Bad” though. While the substituted words for sonically, they change the meaning of the song. They don’t convey the emotions that the song is supposed to convey. So idk how “Down Bad” would fare on the radio although it’s definitely the most radio-friendly song left on the album. Totally agree about the clean version of Ivy! I thought I was the only one! I actually have the explicit replaced with the clean one in my evermore playlist. I do think the clean version neuters this song a bit and feel the same about Down Bad. |
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Post by fearlessarrow on Sept 2, 2024 5:52:59 GMT -5
SUNDAY PUBLISHED UPDATE (9/1)
POP:
12 12 TAYLOR SWIFT I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 6990 6711 279 14.734 Chart run: 44-45-49-50-(8 wks)-50-30-18-18-15-13-13 -12HOT AC:7 7 TAYLOR SWIFT I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 3831 3560 271 10.905 Chart run: 43-45-(10 wks)-46-24-15-11-9- 7-7-7
AC:29 27 TAYLOR SWIFT I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 31 29 2 0.053 Chart run: 38-(14 wks)-41-35-34-29- 27{Taylor Swift's Top 40/M peaks to date}#1: "Cruel Summer" (x8)
#1: "I Knew You Were Trouble." (x6)
#1: "Bad Blood" (x6) (Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar)
#1: "Blank Space" (x5)
#1: "Style" (x3)
#1: "Anti-Hero" (x3)
#1: "Shake It Off" (x2)
#1: "Wildest Dreams" (x2)
#1: "Karma" (x2)
#1: "Love Story" (x1)
#1: "You Belong With Me" (x1)
#1: "Look What You Made Me Do" (x1)
#1: "Delicate" (x1)
#1: "Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)" (x1)
#2: "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
#2: "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (ZAYN & Taylor Swift)
#4: "Fortnight" (Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone)
#5: "Lavender Haze"
#6: "ME!" (Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)
#7: "Teardrops On My Guitar"
#7: "Two Is Better Than One" (Boys Like Girls feat. Taylor Swift)
#9: "You Need to Calm Down"
#10: "22"
#10: "End Game" (Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran & Future)
#11: "Mine"
#11: "...Ready for It?"
#12: "Fifteen"
#12: "Back to December"
#12: "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"
#13: "Everything Has Changed" (Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran)
#13: "Out of the Woods"
#14: "Lover"
#15: "Message in a Bottle (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)"
#16: "New Romantics"
#16: "willow"
#17: "cardigan"
#19: "Our Song"
#19: "Today Was a Fairytale"
#20: "Eyes Open"
#20: "The Man"
#21: "The Story of Us"
#22: "Both of Us" (B.o.B feat. Taylor Swift)
#29: "The Joker and the Queen" (Ed Sheeran feat. Taylor Swift)
#34: "All of the Girls You Loved Before" *not an official radio single
#40: "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" *not an official radio single
#41: "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" *not an official radio single
#41: "Florida!!!" (Taylor Swift feat. Florence + The Machine) *not an official radio single
#42: "Bejeweled" *not an official radio single
#42: "Down Bad" *not an official radio single
#43: "Slut! (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)" *not an official radio single
#43: "But Daddy I Love Him" *not an official radio single
#44: "I Can See You (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)" *not an official radio single
#45: "Gorgeous" *not an official radio single
#46: "I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor's Version)" *not an official radio single
#49: "Christmas Tree Farm"
#50: "Renegade" (Big Red Machine feat. Taylor Swift)
#50: "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor's Version)" *not an official radio single
HOT AC:30 34 TAYLOR SWIFT Fortnight f/Post Malone 390 544 -154 1.280 Chart run: 24-13-9-5-5-4-3- 1-3-4-5-6-9-11-18-19-23-25-30-34 AC:9 10 TAYLOR SWIFT Fortnight f/Post Malone 320 324 -4 1.045 Chart run: 19-14-13-13-13-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9- 7-8- 7-8-9-10
POP:R R TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 2986 3188 -202 7.238 HOT AC:R R TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 2063 2323 -260 7.282 AC:3 3 TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 2037 2166 -129 9.449 Chart run: 48-126-40-26-17-12-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-4-4-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-4-4-2-2- 1-1-2- 1-1-1-2- 1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
HOT AC:R R TAYLOR SWIFT Anti-Hero 983 1062 -79 3.079 AC:R R TAYLOR SWIFT Anti-Hero 1275 1333 -58 5.896
HOT AC:R R TAYLOR SWIFT Karma 984 948 36 2.869 AC:R R TAYLOR SWIFT Karma 92 99 -7 0.354
AC:R R TAYLOR SWIFT Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) 55 55 0 0.291
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