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Post by af18c on Dec 29, 2003 22:33:34 GMT -5
Why Is "Shut Up" by the Black Eyed Peas Hitting #1 Everywhere, but the US?? It is a great song...and totally flopped in the US and is hitting #1 in the UK & Australia...i just dont get it. Why is ths US such a difficult country music-wise?!
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Post by jimmy74747 on Dec 29, 2003 22:53:33 GMT -5
Because the song sucks, and the UK and Australia haven't figured it out yet.
However Robbie Williams never hit big here, so chalk one up against the US for that one.
Different countries just have different tastes in music. Thats all. Garth Brooks is the perfect example, one of the best selling artists ever in the US, and hasn't done much anywhere else.
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Post by BlahBlahBlah on Dec 29, 2003 23:34:32 GMT -5
It even hit #1 in Canada, which is surprising, because the charts for both countries seem similar.
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Post by af18c on Dec 29, 2003 23:40:54 GMT -5
It even hit #1 in Canada, which is surprising, because the charts for both countries seem similar. yea i know...somethins wrong with this picture |
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Post by allow that on Dec 29, 2003 23:43:42 GMT -5
This song is far superior to "WITL?" and yet it's doing nothing. None of the NYC stations ever even added it. In fact, if it weren't for that commercial it's featured in I never would have even heard it! (Since I had no plans on DLing it based on my hatred for "WITL?") But, I did DL it now.... it's great.
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Post by Crushcrushchris on Dec 29, 2003 23:45:20 GMT -5
Because the song sucks, and the UK and Australia haven't figured it out yet. However Robbie Williams never hit big here, so chalk one up against the US for that one. Different countries just have different tastes in music. Thats all. Garth Brooks is the perfect example, one of the best selling artists ever in the US, and hasn't done much anywhere else. David Hasselhoff is like a king in Germany, but here he's....David Hasselhoff  Seriously, Radiohead is huge outside of the US, but radiowise here, they don't really do all that well. I like Shut Up about as much as I do Where is the Love. I like the beat to it. It's decent, but not #1 material in my book. |
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Post by strong4PMB! on Dec 30, 2003 1:06:06 GMT -5
This song is far superior to "WITL?" and yet it's doing nothing....I had no plans on DLing it based on my hatred for "WITL?" But, I did DL it now.... it's great. Same here. It actually made my chart! :o #15, I think. |
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Post by irice22 on Dec 30, 2003 1:08:37 GMT -5
I actually really like the song as well. I really like the "We try to make it work" part. Too bad it flopped! We need more good rap on the radio.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Dec 30, 2003 1:10:27 GMT -5
I think this song is terrible just like the first one. The last thing we need is horrible sounding rap music. This song flopped for one reason and one reason only, ITS HORRIBLE!
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Post by Ling-Ling on Dec 30, 2003 1:29:41 GMT -5
I'm with Adonis on this one, both songs deserved to flop IMO. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2003 7:37:03 GMT -5
I'm with Adonis on this one, both songs deserved to flop IMO. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. |
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Post by msanoja on Dec 30, 2003 8:06:14 GMT -5
I hated Where Is The Love, but I think I hate this one even more. What a STUPID song...
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Post by Rob64 on Dec 30, 2003 9:01:18 GMT -5
"Shut Up" is a million times better than "Whurr is da Luv". There's a certain charm to "Shut Up" that makes me all giddy when i hear it. It should have done better. Ah well, i live in canada and it hit #1 here, so it's all good.
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Dec 30, 2003 10:06:06 GMT -5
OMG... I first thought this topic was about Mr. Jessica Simpson's song -- I wish I was kidding.  |
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Post by BFMR on Dec 30, 2003 10:48:45 GMT -5
"Shut Up" is a million times better than "Whurr is da Luv". There's a certain charm to "Shut Up" that makes me all giddy when i hear it. It should have done better. Ah well, i live in canada and it hit #1 here, so it's all good. i agree, but i can't really hear it here unless i have the tv on Muchmusic or i listen to my MP3's |
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Post by Hervard on Dec 30, 2003 10:52:38 GMT -5
Because the song sucks, and the UK and Australia haven't figured it out yet. LOL! That pretty much sums it up. |
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Post by Slinky on Dec 30, 2003 11:04:33 GMT -5
I don't get this at all either. I remember back in September, this song was all over DC's Hot 99.5. Then I took a trip to Central PA, and it was all over the radio there too. I thought this was a bona fide hit. It was getting requests, girls loved it, and it was climbing the charts. Then, it just stopped. It never got any of the other major market stations (recurrentitis I guess, Z100 was playing "Where Is the Love" forever), and eventually the stations that had supported it started dropping it as well.
I thought there was actually going to be a " Dixie Chicks"-type fiasco over this song, since they were showing clips of President Bush while Black Eyed Peas were performing the song on the European Music Awards. Hmm... maybe that's why the song is hitting #1 in so many countries. ???
If "Hey Mama" somehow ends up taking off, I bet we'll see a rerelease of "Shut Up".
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Dec 30, 2003 11:09:32 GMT -5
I don't get this at all either. I remember back in September, this song was all over DC's Hot 99.5. Then I took a trip to Central PA, and it was all over the radio there too. I thought this was a bona fide hit. It was getting requests, girls loved it, and it was climbing the charts. Then, it just stopped. It never got any of the other major market stations (recurrentitis I guess, Z100 was playing "Where Is the Love" forever), and eventually the stations that had supported it started dropping it as well. I thought there was actually going to be a " Dixie Chicks"-type fiasco over this song, since they were showing clips of President Bush while Black Eyed Peas were performing the song on the European Music Awards. Hmm... maybe that's why the song is hitting #1 in so many countries. ??? If "Hey Mama" somehow ends up taking off, I bet we'll see a rerelease of "Shut Up". Everytime I see that Shut UP commercial I just remember how much I hate that song. |
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Post by pophector on Dec 30, 2003 11:21:04 GMT -5
And anyways, Shut Up didn't hit #1 in the UK anyway(#2!)  |
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Dec 30, 2003 12:01:01 GMT -5
The only good part of the song is the hook that that girl sings. The rest is annoying.
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Post by FriendsFan on Dec 30, 2003 13:21:04 GMT -5
I hated Where Is The Love, but I think I hate this one even more. What a STUPID song... |
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Post by Leafstorm on Dec 30, 2003 13:24:00 GMT -5
"Shut Up" is not that bad... It's acceptable. The video was definitely interesting.
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Post by af18c on Dec 30, 2003 13:24:45 GMT -5
"Shut Up" is not that bad... It's acceptable. The video was definitely interesting. I agree. It definately deserved Top 20. |
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Post by irice22 on Dec 30, 2003 13:31:47 GMT -5
"Shut Up" is not that bad... It's acceptable. The video was definitely interesting. What was the video? |
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Post by Rob64 on Dec 30, 2003 13:52:27 GMT -5
The video was GREAT! It was a theatrical.. really cool
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Post by BFMR on Dec 30, 2003 14:22:11 GMT -5
the band is at a theatre putting on a show that is basically exactly what the song is... really well done. |
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Dec 30, 2003 14:55:08 GMT -5
I think "Shut Up" is pretty good, and deserved a better run on the charts... too bad it got recurrentitis.
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Post by Sean on Dec 30, 2003 15:48:21 GMT -5
It's a great song.... my favourite part is the 'shut up just shut up shut up' part.
It's funny how people here don't really like it. It seems like everyone in Australia loves that song... I always hear people talking about it wherever I go and it's everybody - younger/older, people that don't normally like 'urban' or whatever. I think it's quite poppy and catchy that's why it's done so well.
I'm glad it's #1 this week in Australia, even though they booted Delta Goodrem off the top spot.
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Post by Rumors on Dec 30, 2003 16:24:36 GMT -5
I believe that this group is seen as a one hit wonder in the US (one big hit). They may have had smaller hits in the past. I don't know. I wonder if the first song would have even been a hit on radio in the US without the Justin Timberlake connection. Their album is already out of the top 100 in the US.
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Post by af18c on Dec 30, 2003 16:30:45 GMT -5
I believe that this group is seen as a one hit wonder in the US (one big hit). They may have had smaller hits in the past. I don't know. I wonder if the first song would have even been a hit on radio in the US without the Justin Timberlake connection. Their album is already out of the top 100 in the US. They had a duet with Macy Gray a few years ago called "Request Line" Im not sure of the exact peaks, but I believe it recieved a medium amount of airplay on the Rhythmic format. |
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