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Post by bat1990 on Aug 23, 2024 7:54:20 GMT -5
If streaming keeps holding up, it will hit #1 on the Hot 100 once airplay builds. It's only held off by two songs that have the rare support of Pop and Country radio simultaneously.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Aug 23, 2024 8:21:25 GMT -5
I need this song to land at the top of billboard. Quality needs to win. When even Coco stans you know issa hit!
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Post by balletgirlmom on Aug 23, 2024 8:22:33 GMT -5
Happy they are doing well!
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Post by mcalviz on Aug 23, 2024 11:59:40 GMT -5
Is there a possibility this going number 1 in Hot 100 this tracking week?
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Post by holdmecloser255 on Aug 23, 2024 12:20:56 GMT -5
This seriously feels unreal, am I alive? Has the apocalypse happened? To be honest, there's nothing surprising about this song smashing so hard since it's a comeback single from Bruno Mars. I am not a fan, but it's a typical formula for his hits, so it was predictable. Gaga's solo lead single doing such numbers would have been extremely surprising though.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Aug 23, 2024 15:11:30 GMT -5
I love how with this song, like with some of her previous releases, Gaga is clearly taking the longterm approach to securing classics that will stick for decades and centuries. She has the pop classics that are cemented in pop culture: "Just Dance", "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance". Even "Born This Way" has a seat at the table. Then she has "Shallow". Classic love ballad. And again, another classic love ballad with this one. I don't think "Shallow" or "Die With A Smile" are obvious hits, but they're obvious classics and that's what's going to keep her in the books for generations.
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Post by top40guy on Aug 23, 2024 16:06:30 GMT -5
This seriously feels unreal, am I alive? Has the apocalypse happened? To be honest, there's nothing surprising about this song smashing so hard since it's a comeback single from Bruno Mars. I am not a fan, but it's a typical formula for his hits, so it was predictable. Gaga's solo lead single doing such numbers would have been extremely surprising though. I don’t get why everyone is surprised either. It was only 2021 that “Leave the Door Open” debuted at #4 and hit #1. “Smoking Out the Window” went top 5. There’s a lotta love for Bruno out there, no matter what pop girl is the It girl of the moment.
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Aug 23, 2024 17:23:32 GMT -5
I love how with this song, like with some of her previous releases, Gaga is clearly taking the longterm approach to securing classics that will stick for decades and centuries. She has the pop classics that are cemented in pop culture: "Just Dance", "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance". Even "Born This Way" has a seat at the table. Then she has "Shallow". Classic love ballad. And again, another classic love ballad with this one. I don't think "Shallow" or "Die With A Smile" are obvious hits, but they're obvious classics and that's what's going to keep her in the books for generations. yeah, I hate the expression "instant classic", but if I have to call any song in the last few years like that, then this would the one. Also, maybe it's me, but genuinely think it's "easier" for ballads to become classics, like...not every ballad will be one, but if you hit the right spot, like Gaga and Bruno did with DWAS (and Shallow and When I Was Your Man, respectively), or Adele, Ed, Lewis, John Legend, Billie...with some of their songs, you're safe for life.
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Post by shakemaki on Aug 23, 2024 17:42:22 GMT -5
I can just feel this being her biggest hot 100 hit now. #1 for basically all of Fall (with a few song bomb debuts in there) wouldn’t surprise me at all.
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Post by holdmecloser255 on Aug 23, 2024 23:39:48 GMT -5
To be honest, there's nothing surprising about this song smashing so hard since it's a comeback single from Bruno Mars. I am not a fan, but it's a typical formula for his hits, so it was predictable. Gaga's solo lead single doing such numbers would have been extremely surprising though. I don’t get why everyone is surprised either. It was only 2021 that “Leave the Door Open” debuted at #4 and hit #1. “Smoking Out the Window” went top 5. There’s a lotta love for Bruno out there, no matter what pop girl is the It girl of the moment. Yeah, and I find it a bit hypocritical how Gaga fans were pretending that Madonna wasn't even on "Popular" since the song smashed because of The Weeknd, but they are attributing the success of DWAS to Gaga now despite the fact that it would have likely smashed without her as well. So predictable.
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Post by holdmecloser255 on Aug 23, 2024 23:42:12 GMT -5
I can just feel this being her biggest hot 100 hit now. #1 for basically all of Fall (with a few song bomb debuts in there) wouldn’t surprise me at all. But we actually have to wait and see how her own lead single is going to perform. Christina Aguilera also had massive hits after Bionic ("Moves Like Jagger," "Say Something," "Feel This Moment"), but these collaborations barely did anything for her career.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Aug 24, 2024 0:45:36 GMT -5
Personally, I think Die With a Smile will do so much more for Bruno in the long run that for Gaga. I has his signature sound many people claim they're been missing from him and he carries the song. Lowkey, I'm surprised Gaga even let him sing over her vocals. Yes, DWAS is gonna do important things for her, but let's be honest, her bar for success is lower. It's gonna be her biggest hit on BB Hot100, and will likely secure her a General Field win at the Grammys. (Bruno aleeady has 7 GF wins) Since Bruno's always been the one to benefit the most from his collabs, Die with a Smile is shaping to do for his 4th solo album, what Uptown Funk did for 24k Magic.
What's more if they decide to inlude DWAS on Joker 2 soundtrack Mars' road to an Oscar would open.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Aug 24, 2024 0:51:29 GMT -5
This song is clearly smashing because of “new Bruno Mars” music, but it’s a great strategy and gives Gaga her biggest chart hit. It’s not 50/50 lol, and that’s ok.
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 24, 2024 1:49:57 GMT -5
I think it is pretty much 50/50. Gaga helps it to go viral (seen many tiktok's about the dance break), and Bruno guarantees the airplay and potentially some Grammy love.
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Post by pondereplay on Aug 24, 2024 3:12:00 GMT -5
I think it is pretty much 50/50. Gaga helps it to go viral (seen many tiktok's about the dance break), and Bruno guarantees the airplay and potentially some Grammy love. I just saw someone commenting that the fastest growing TikTok trend is the first chorus that only uses his voice? EDIT - found it: www.tiktok.com/music/sonido-original-7403607973620157189
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 24, 2024 4:31:29 GMT -5
Blocked Taste with ease
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Post by ObhiDonna on Aug 24, 2024 4:38:23 GMT -5
^As it should
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Aug 24, 2024 8:08:09 GMT -5
I don’t get why everyone is surprised either. It was only 2021 that “Leave the Door Open” debuted at #4 and hit #1. “Smoking Out the Window” went top 5. There’s a lotta love for Bruno out there, no matter what pop girl is the It girl of the moment. Yeah, and I find it a bit hypocritical how Gaga fans were pretending that Madonna wasn't even on "Popular" since the song smashed because of The Weeknd, but they are attributing the success of DWAS to Gaga now despite the fact that it would have likely smashed without her as well. So predictable. As if it was the exact same situation.
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Post by Coco on Aug 24, 2024 8:24:42 GMT -5
Predictably here comes the folks trying to discredit the women who contributed half of the song and giving Bruno all the credit. Hypothetical scenarios aside the fact remains she is on the song, she is fully credited and she deserves the success just like he does. Nobody cares what you think vs the facts.
I can sit here and say what if Madonna or whatever else person was on Cappuccino it would still be a success but show me the proof or the facts or keep it.
Miss Gaga is smarter than alot of your fav pop stars with their throwaway hits today that won't be remembered tomorrow she is in it for the long haul. She has been clever parlaying her early success and serving classics. She will not die young and go away!
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Post by holdmecloser255 on Aug 24, 2024 9:07:00 GMT -5
Yeah, and I find it a bit hypocritical how Gaga fans were pretending that Madonna wasn't even on "Popular" since the song smashed because of The Weeknd, but they are attributing the success of DWAS to Gaga now despite the fact that it would have likely smashed without her as well. So predictable. As if it was the exact same situation. No, it's not the same. "Popular" is actually a good song.
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Post by Maximillian on Aug 24, 2024 9:07:18 GMT -5
Yeah, this discrediting of Gaga is WILD in this thread right now. I get that not all of her work lands with all her fans, but her body of work is insane the last 5-6 years and she deserves more credit than she's getting.
- Two #1 HIT songs (not accidental hits that ran to #1 for a week and fell, but actual long term hits) -- "Shallow" and "Rain on Me" - Several Golden Globe & Oscar WINS and nominations for her music and acting skills (House of Gucci, Star is Born) -- with Joker on the way - A relatively successful album with Chromatica that spawned an additional Top 5 hit with "Stupid Love", and has sold about 1.3m albums in the US (2024), and over 3.1m worldwide (as of 2022, so likely closer to 4m now). - A wildly successful and legendary run with the late Tony Bennett - Chromatica Tour was a great success, as was her residency in Vegas
Slice it up however you want, when this song hits #1, it will be Gaga's third #1 song in 6 years -- there are very, very few of her contemporary peers who can claim accomplishments anywhere close to this level. And for an artist who is now in her 17th year as a huge pop star, to still be cashing in regular #1 hits, thats incredible. Shes up there with Taylor and Beyonce (maybe not in pure music relevancy, but in overall fame and artistry) -- prove me wrong.
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Post by gmg on Aug 24, 2024 9:30:13 GMT -5
I can’t believe we’re even discussing this.
Did you hear the crowd ROAR when she hit HIS stage.
The people love Gaga, just deal with it. ;)
Edit: and, I certainly agree that it’s definitely 50/50, even if he sings more than she does. I never once thought this wasn’t a duet. I believe two big fan bases are coming together, and the song is probably hitting with a broad range of age groups, so the writing is on the wall in terms of numbers and popularity.
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Post by Az Paynter on Aug 24, 2024 9:39:27 GMT -5
Rolling.
POP: 43 26 LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS Die With A Smile 2335 667 1668 5.080
-214 Spins -874 Bullet -1.441 Audience
HOT AC: 36 18 LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS Die With A Smile 1700 371 1329 5.071
-75 Spins -443 Bullet -0.775 Audience
AC: 30 13 LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS Die With A Smile 196 34 162 0.715
+9 Spins -23 Bullet -0.071 Audience
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Aug 24, 2024 9:44:10 GMT -5
As if it was the exact same situation. No, it's not the same. "Popular" is actually a good song. If you want to have a discussion about numbers and whatever else, you can leave the opinion out if it because there’s zero point in arguing with someone about how they feel about a song. You hate this one and like popular? Cool. No problem with that. But that has nothing to do with the numbers around either song.
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Post by thirddegree50123 on Aug 24, 2024 10:38:57 GMT -5
I love this song but I have a couple slight nitpicking issues with Gaga's verse melodically. A couple notes change from what Bruno does in the first verse and it doesn't land as hard. I'm not saying there shouldn't be any changes...just that the changes made don't work for me.
For example...in the first pre-chorus the word 'tomorrow' is I believe a whole step up from 'follow.' In Gaga's verse 'tomorrow' and 'follow' are sung at the same notes. Kills the melody for me
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Post by Envoirment on Aug 24, 2024 11:09:31 GMT -5
Hope we see this popping up on Rhythmic and R&B soon to help add to the airplay numbers. Should become a big airplay hit and hoping it'll challenge for #1 on the Hot 100 over the next couple months *_*
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Post by ObhiDonna on Aug 24, 2024 12:51:13 GMT -5
Rolling. POP:43 26 LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS Die With A Smile 2335 667 1668 5.080 -214 Spins -874 Bullet -1.441 Audience HOT AC:36 18 LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS Die With A Smile 1700 371 1329 5.071 -75 Spins -443 Bullet -0.775 Audience AC:30 13 LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS Die With A Smile 196 34 162 0.715 +9 Spins -23 Bullet -0.071 Audience Would someone kindly explain to me is this expected from 8th day rolling and would it recover in couple of days?
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Post by shakemaki on Aug 24, 2024 12:59:10 GMT -5
I already argued this a bit in a different thread, but if it was so Bruno skewed as to why it’s doing so well, it would have been huge on streaming on day 1. He’s not some up and comer that needs to build buzz lol. The song is exploding because it’s a classic. I maintain it is a pretty even split between their appeal here, and either one could have taken a different duet partner and gotten a huge hit. This is a hit, period.
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Post by holdmecloser255 on Aug 24, 2024 13:38:25 GMT -5
Yeah, this discrediting of Gaga is WILD in this thread right now. I get that not all of her work lands with all her fans, but her body of work is insane the last 5-6 years and she deserves more credit than she's getting. - Two #1 HIT songs (not accidental hits that ran to #1 for a week and fell, but actual long term hits) -- "Shallow" and "Rain on Me" - Several Golden Globe & Oscar WINS and nominations for her music and acting skills (House of Gucci, Star is Born) -- with Joker on the way - A relatively successful album with Chromatica that spawned an additional Top 5 hit with "Stupid Love", and has sold about 1.3m albums in the US (2024), and over 3.1m worldwide (as of 2022, so likely closer to 4m now). - A wildly successful and legendary run with the late Tony Bennett - Chromatica Tour was a great success, as was her residency in Vegas Slice it up however you want, when this song hits #1, it will be Gaga's third #1 song in 6 years -- there are very, very few of her contemporary peers who can claim accomplishments anywhere close to this level. And for an artist who is now in her 17th year as a huge pop star, to still be cashing in regular #1 hits, thats incredible. Shes up there with Taylor and Beyonce (maybe not in pure music relevancy, but in overall fame and artistry) -- prove me wrong. Successful collaborations are not a sign of her music career having legs. Christina Aguilera also had massive hits with Maroon 5, Pitbull and A Great Big World in the early 2010s. How did it work out for her? Unless Gaga manages to finally score a hit on her own with her studio album, I continue to stand by my point that she lost her commercial power in music more than a decade ago. Taylor and Beyonce comparisons are ludicrous since they recently secured #1s with their solo material. They don't need bigger or more relevant stars to score a hit. 1) Both are collaborations. 2) Irrelevant when it comes to her music career. 3) It was not "relatively successful." It was not a complete commercial disappointment because of the streams that came from the collaborations with Ariana and Blackpink (two huge streaming acts). Gaga's solo efforts (SL and 911) were big commercial failures. SL is yet to crack 400M streams after more than four years. Chromatica is also on par with Joanne, Gaga's least successful album, in terms of total units. Gaga has so far failed to score a single hit on her own since 2011. "Million Reasons" could probably qualify as a local hit, but it required immense promotion (including the Super Bowl and the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show). It was probably one of the most promoted singles of all time.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Aug 24, 2024 13:41:43 GMT -5
I already argued this a bit in a different thread, but if it was so Bruno skewed as to why it’s doing so well, it would have been huge on streaming on day 1. He’s not some up and comer that needs to build buzz lol. The song is exploding because it’s a classic. I maintain it is a pretty even split between their appeal here, and either one could have taken a different duet partner and gotten a huge hit. This is a hit, period. I don't entirely agree. You take Bruno off this and substitute someone else and you indirectly take away the Silk Sonic sound, which to me is why this song is so good.
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