missclarkson
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Post by missclarkson on Aug 15, 2007 14:36:54 GMT -5
wow this isnt doing as well as i thought it would. maybe she should have went for the uptempo to keep her momentum high. my local station still spins Keep Holding On more than this.
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Post by Player211 on Aug 15, 2007 14:52:07 GMT -5
^ This song isn't very great and plus it isn't uptempo. How can you go from a song like Girlfriend and then release this rather serious sh!t.
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Post by G-Reg on Aug 15, 2007 16:36:27 GMT -5
^ This song isn't very great and plus it isn't uptempo. How can you go from a song like Girlfriend and then release this rather serious sh!t. Ummmmmmm people do it all the time. Anyway, this song is looking sick, needs a kick in the ass or something. I'm over it, so maybe the rest of the nation is too. It'll be interesting to see if this song will get more life or just die out.
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Post by jimmy74747 on Aug 15, 2007 22:07:57 GMT -5
I'm surprised this is slowing down. Her album sales are holding up and her downloads keep increasing, so you'd think radio would be more into it.
Oh well, their loss.
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Post by Chris Ng on Aug 15, 2007 23:40:58 GMT -5
She went from #37 to #26 on Hot 100 this week
I wonder why ppl said like it was a disater ?
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Post by Juanca on Aug 16, 2007 0:08:20 GMT -5
Oh, wow... I have heard this like 6 times in the past 3 hours on XM Radio. Definitely the most popular so far, up there with Timbaland, at least in my random selection of stations. She should go top 10 with this one, at least to compensate the lack of success KHO should have had (fool RCA!!). I'll be happy with a #9 peak. Probably the acoustic version could be sent too. I think that sounds more emotional...
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Post by dperkins on Aug 16, 2007 6:30:31 GMT -5
This just lost 3 spins today! :(
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Post by darkcloud on Aug 17, 2007 18:21:51 GMT -5
7 in the WW....
going well it can take 6# next week
hummm
it made TBDT sells up this week too
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Avril!
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Post by threeonthetree on Aug 18, 2007 12:27:05 GMT -5
I am surprised this song isnt doing well as I thought it would.
I think this is one of her best ballads and I was hoping she can get another top 5 hit with this one.
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Post by RomanStopIt on Aug 19, 2007 5:19:58 GMT -5
14 16 AVRIL LAVIGNE When You're Gone 4113 3923 190 21.089
hmmm
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Post by vinyl on Aug 19, 2007 9:37:11 GMT -5
This is doing really poorly for an Avril song, following a number 1 hit. Ohwell, it was big in the rest of the world.
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Post by Felicia on Aug 19, 2007 10:01:53 GMT -5
'Losing Grip' & 'Nobody's Home' also missed out on Top 10 and they're follow-ups of No. 1 hits. I don't think it's doing poorly actually, but definately should be doing better.
The song is doing really well worldwide though. It's still in the UK Top 40 after 12 weeks! Z100 is increasing their spins so maybe that will help hopefully.
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Post by vinyl on Aug 19, 2007 10:05:05 GMT -5
'Losing Grip' & 'Nobody's Home' also missed out on Top 10 and they're follow-ups of No. 1 hits. True, but they weren't second singles and they weren't as radio-friendly as this one. Maybe it's not doing 'poorly' but it's definitely not living up to my expectations, haha.
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Post by darkcloud on Aug 19, 2007 10:12:55 GMT -5
'Losing Grip' & 'Nobody's Home' also missed out on Top 10 and they're follow-ups of No. 1 hits. I don't think it's doing poorly actually, but definately should be doing better. The song is doing really well worldwide though. It's still in the UK Top 40 after 12 weeks! Z100 is increasing their spins so maybe that will help hopefully. 13# on UK! last week - 12#
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Post by Felicia on Aug 19, 2007 11:04:40 GMT -5
That makes it 13 weeks then! :)
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Post by Felicia on Aug 21, 2007 12:57:36 GMT -5
Pop : 15 14 AVRIL LAVIGNE When You're Gone 4156 4021 135 21.884 Hot AC : 14 14 AVRIL LAVIGNE When You're Gone 2007 RCA/RMG 1660 1526 134 6.925
Hanging on!
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Post by 455555 on Aug 21, 2007 20:22:21 GMT -5
I can't believe this did this bad following a huge #1.
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Post by Chris Ng on Aug 21, 2007 21:01:59 GMT -5
Because she released it too far from her No1 smash !
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Post by mugshot on Aug 21, 2007 21:41:16 GMT -5
WYG is a crappy song and should have never been released. I've said that from the start. I knew it wasn't a smash.
'I Will Be' is a superior ballad and should have been included on the album and released.
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Post by Chris Ng on Aug 22, 2007 3:08:36 GMT -5
May be it's not her best decision but it's not too bad. It is doing pretty well overall
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Post by dperkins on Aug 22, 2007 3:26:19 GMT -5
I love WYG. I don't think its crappy. I actually prefer it to any of her other ballads. But oh well, to each their own. I think we should all start requesting this. :) Let stations know people wanna hear it.
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Post by dperkins on Aug 22, 2007 6:33:07 GMT -5
15 14 AVRIL LAVIGNE When You're Gone 2007 RCA/RMG 4191 4053 138 22.099
+34 spins!
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Post by Felicia on Aug 22, 2007 12:11:29 GMT -5
Hot AC : 14 13 AVRIL LAVIGNE When You're Gone 2007 RCA/RMG 1670 1547 123 6.904
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Post by Jeice on Aug 22, 2007 12:56:32 GMT -5
If it means anything to anyone the video was #1 today on TRL.
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Post by G-Reg on Aug 22, 2007 12:58:22 GMT -5
If it means anything to anyone the video was #1 today on TRL. Ahahaha, so I guess we should see the payola start to kick in on the radio too....
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Post by mugshot on Aug 22, 2007 14:38:50 GMT -5
If it means anything to anyone the video was #1 today on TRL. Ahahaha, so I guess we should see the payola start to kick in on the radio too.... *Looks at your avatar* I think RCA may have wasted that money on some else already. Too bad it didn't work! WYG has been steadily rising on TRL for a while now so I don't think payola has any to do with it.
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Post by G-Reg on Aug 22, 2007 14:46:28 GMT -5
Ahahaha, so I guess we should see the payola start to kick in on the radio too.... *Looks at your avatar* I think RCA may have wasted that money on some else already. Too bad it didn't work! If RCA had actually SPENT money on her she wouldn't be in this position, now would she? Anyway, way to pull Kelly into the Avril thread.
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Post by mugshot on Aug 22, 2007 15:09:28 GMT -5
*Looks at your avatar* I think RCA may have wasted that money on some else already. Too bad it didn't work! If RCA had actually SPENT money on her she wouldn't be in this position, now would she? Anyway, way to pull Kelly into the Avril thread. I never mentioned Kelly! But now that you brought her up... Kelly had a bunch of backing. Including a massive press tour to promote her single. Something Avril and other artists never got. Kelly's album isn't selling because it has no hits. Her fault. 'Never Again' managed to go #1 on TRL, yet it charted worse on radio. So why can't WYG go #1? You were talking s**t and had nothing to back it up. Straight up jealousy on your part.
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Post by G-Reg on Aug 22, 2007 15:46:11 GMT -5
What the f**k is your problem? I was simply making a statement about TRL, and you had to start s**t with "that girl in my avatar".
Not only do you troll the Kelly threads, but I guess the entire board. And why the f**k would I be jealous? Avril sold out IMO, and Kelly didn't. I'd rather have Kelly have an underperforming album than to have her whore herself to the music business and make "Girlfriend".
I seriously wonder why you spend so much time s**tting on Kelly. It's really sad. I guess I can't come in here and make a joke about TRL being a joke, without you attacking me and her.
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Post by Juanca on Aug 22, 2007 17:46:38 GMT -5
Hey, Greg... you started to spread some shit with your reference to payola, without backing that up. We know that mentioning payola is not doing any favor to an artist, so don't complain if someone mention the payola thing back to Kelly. YOU started it, man. Kelly is a great artist... however, she is not the best in producing a GOOD album. Avril is a GOOD artist too, and why do we think she is selling out? It's not that she always wanted to be serious (Complicated?, Sk8er Boi?), so if she wanted to keep singing funny songs, good to her. Gf was a funny pop smash hit. I like it more than WYG, and I don't disrespect her for doing those funny songs, because she also knows how to do great songs, like Keep Holding On, good lyrics, good music, great song.
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