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Post by pen on Mar 18, 2009 17:37:00 GMT -5
Third single goes for adds May 4th.
I knew this was gonna be a single at some point. Honestly I think it's a great way to close out the album cycle.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Mar 18, 2009 17:39:20 GMT -5
Hopefully it does better than "All I Want".
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Post by sofaraway26 on Mar 18, 2009 17:39:56 GMT -5
And I'm happy it will be single... but I think it would be better in April.
However I love this song
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Post by pen on Mar 18, 2009 17:46:24 GMT -5
Hopefully it does better than "All I Want". Yeah, I'm actually really surprised that "All I Want" hasn't done that well on either format. It sounded like a hit to me, but I guess that's just how it is nowadays. |
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 18, 2009 19:22:12 GMT -5
Good choice with this one.
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Post by halo19 on Mar 18, 2009 22:28:29 GMT -5
Honestly I think it's a great way to close out the album cycle. The song title sounds apt, at least. |
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 19, 2009 3:26:39 GMT -5
Easily the best song on the album and the most rocking song they've made in years. This is good enough to have been on Break the Cycle or one of the strongest songs on 14 Shades of Grey.
This may actually have a shot at hitting my chart once it gets into full swing.
Staind's history on my personal chart:
Mudshovel: #5, 25 wks
Home: #4, 33 wks
Just Go: #29, 6 wks
It's Been Awhile: #2, 26 wks
Open Your Eyes: #3, 47 wks
Fade: #2, 33 wks
Outside: #30, 6 wks
(Pressure: #49)
For You: #9, 20 wks
(Blow Away: DNC, #198 for 2003)
(Right Here: #59)
Not saying "This Is It" will crack my Top 40 just yet, but it may come closer than anything since the Break the Cycle era.
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Post by pen on Mar 19, 2009 7:47:18 GMT -5
Why do you have "Open Your Eyes" on there? That was never a single, was it? I've never heard of that being a single. Or do non-singles make your personal chart?
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Post by sofaraway26 on Mar 19, 2009 9:05:12 GMT -5
no no. Open your eyes wasn't a single
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Post by Matt4319 on Mar 19, 2009 13:18:12 GMT -5
Why do you have "Open Your Eyes" on there? That was never a single, was it? I've never heard of that being a single. Or do non-singles make your personal chart? Shit, you should see his Avenged Sevenfold chart history.  |
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Post by pen on Mar 19, 2009 13:40:30 GMT -5
Why do you have "Open Your Eyes" on there? That was never a single, was it? I've never heard of that being a single. Or do non-singles make your personal chart? s**t, you should see his Avenged Sevenfold chart history. I'm not really sure what the point is of making a personal chart then, if all it really is is you ranking how much you like all the songs by a band. I mean, far be it from me to comment on other people's quirks, god knows I have enough of my own. |
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Post by PHOBES on Mar 19, 2009 13:51:34 GMT -5
So, what the heck are they gonna do with the video for "The Way I Am"? Why do you have "Open Your Eyes" on there? That was never a single, was it? I've never heard of that being a single. Or do non-singles make your personal chart? s**t, you should see his Avenged Sevenfold chart history. A7X gets payola'ed on Nick's chart. |
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Post by aTunes on Mar 19, 2009 13:54:21 GMT -5
s**t, you should see his Avenged Sevenfold chart history. I'm not really sure what the point is of making a personal chart then, if all it really is is you ranking how much you like all the songs by a band. I mean, far be it from me to comment on other people's quirks, god knows I have enough of my own. I agree, which is why I've always just stuck to current singles on mine. Otherwise it would be way over saturated with a few specific artists. |
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Post by Pipa on Mar 19, 2009 14:20:23 GMT -5
So, what the heck are they gonna do with the video for "The Way I Am"? s**t, you should see his Avenged Sevenfold chart history. A7X gets payola'ed on Nick's chart. No kidding; if they can hit #1 on my year-end chart, Nick must have them at 0. |
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Post by killzone on Mar 19, 2009 15:29:42 GMT -5
Great single choice. Best song on the album, imo.
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Post by sofaraway26 on Mar 19, 2009 17:30:54 GMT -5
So, what the heck are they gonna do with the video for "The Way I Am"? The Way I Am was the European second single |
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Post by pen on Mar 19, 2009 17:39:02 GMT -5
So, what the heck are they gonna do with the video for "The Way I Am"? The Way I Am was the European second single Let me guess. You like Staind and are 26. No, don't ask me how I know this, I'm a trained professional. |
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Post by PHOBES on Mar 20, 2009 0:06:34 GMT -5
The Way I Am was the European second single Let me guess. You like Staind and are 26. No, don't ask me how I know this, I'm a trained professional. On a side note, "So Far Away" happens to be my favorite Staind song. |
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 20, 2009 3:29:31 GMT -5
Why do you have "Open Your Eyes" on there? That was never a single, was it? I've never heard of that being a single. Or do non-singles make your personal chart? Yes. My charts are my 40+ favorite songs each week. Obviously it's heavily based on current singles because those are the songs I don't have to go out of my way to hear. Album cuts have regularly been mixed in as well. s**t, you should see his Avenged Sevenfold chart history. Or AFI. Hell, because I got into Rancid head over heels with Life Won't Wait, ...And Out Come the Wolves, and Let's Go simultaneously, there was one week in 1998 where 28 of the 40 songs were Rancid songs. I've always just stuck to current singles on mine. Otherwise it would be way over saturated with a few specific artists. That's what happens from time to time. Here are all the album cuts from my personal chart this week: 05. 05. Avenged Sevenfold “Gunslinger” [#4(2), 71tw] 13. 13. Avenged Sevenfold “Unbound (The Wild Ride)” [#3, 72w] 16. 16. The Lonely Island “Space Olympics” [#16(2), 2w] 20. 20. Avenged Sevenfold “Brompton Cocktail” [#9(2), 69w] 21. 21. Avenged Sevenfold “Lost” [#11(2t), 72w] 23. 23. Shiny Toy Guns “Blown Away” [#21(3t), 15w] 22. 24. Shiny Toy Guns featuring Binary Finary "When Did This Storm Begin" [#21(3), 15w] 27. 28. Bleeding Through "Sister Charlatan" [#17(4t), 25w] |
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Post by sofaraway26 on Mar 20, 2009 4:00:38 GMT -5
The Way I Am was the European second single Let me guess. You like Staind and are 26. No, don't ask me how I know this, I'm a trained professional. Yes, it's my favourite band... but I like also other bands like Nickelback, Alter Bridge, Saliva, Shinedown, Sevendust etc  |
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Post by Rich P. on Mar 20, 2009 10:52:07 GMT -5
>> 23. 23. Shiny Toy Guns “Blown Away” [#21(3t), 15w]
... Have to provide my Shiny Toy Guns story first... Great choice Nicholas, this is my favorite cut from the new album of one of my favorite bands.
I was at the super-secret show in SoHo last month, and I had the opportunity to ask Mikey, Shiny Toy Guns drummer, about whether this song or Poison would be a single anytime soon. He smiled and encouraged me not to hold my breath... They did play Poison during the show, and when I asked the lead singer after the show about Blown Away, he mentioned that they include it in most of their shows but it's very "technology-dependent" and since they were having computer problems they didn't want to risk messing it up.
I have tickets to see them again at Webster Hall next month, keeping my fingers crossed...
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Post by Rich P. on Mar 20, 2009 10:58:47 GMT -5
But, So Far Away didn't make your chart at all?????
I remember when I bought 14 Shades I did so even though I thought Price to Play was pretty weak. I thought most of the album followed suit, but Intro and So Far Away were clear exceptions. I remember people thinking I was crazy when I played them SFA before it hit radio and was convinced it would be BIG. The first time I heard it on the radio I was helping a friend build a fence in his back yard and he also thought I was crazy, or at least lazy, when I dropped everything to sing the song!
I was on the fence about this album, but hearing comments here I just might give it a try. Break the Cycle is a top shelf album, so I know Stained has the talent to make something great.
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Post by pen on Mar 20, 2009 10:59:47 GMT -5
Yeah for a next single my money would be on Money For That. It smells of single.
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Post by PHOBES on Mar 20, 2009 12:47:37 GMT -5
My money would be on Money For That. Nice, though it took me a minute to figure out you were talking about STG instead of Staind. Adding to the confusion was the recent A7X discussion as well. |
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 22, 2009 1:26:40 GMT -5
I have tickets to see them again at Webster Hall next month, keeping my fingers crossed... I finally get to see them live when they open for the All-American Rejects next month. But, So Far Away didn't make your chart at all????? It did not. When that hit radio and blew up, it sickened me because I knew it meant the dark, heavier Staind that I loved was never coming back. Though I tolerated it as the single until burnout set in, I can't stand to let it play whenever it comes on anymore. I'd only let it play if I decided to put the album on again. I, too, bought 14 Shades despite thinking "Price to Play" was a weak single. (Frankly, I'm surprised neither it nor "So Far Away" ever landed in the 41-60 range on my chart, because if you asked me if they did, I'd say yes. But my charts don't lie.) I told myself if the lead single on their next album was a power ballad, I wouldn't buy their new albums anymore. Two albums later, that choice has paid off, as neither of their last two albums was very interesting. Yeah for a next single my money would be on Money For That. It smells of single. Considering it and "I Owe You a Love Song" were sent out in Rate The Music surveys, I'd say that's a safe bet. |
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Post by rowellfarm490 on Mar 25, 2009 14:52:11 GMT -5
I'm really happy with this choice. "This Is It" is much better than "All I Want" in my opinion. "All I Want" was too soft for me and I got sick of it relatively fast.
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Post by fran182 on May 12, 2009 12:48:38 GMT -5
Today, it reached top 50 on Mediabase Active:
57 49 STAIND This Is It 168 84 84 0.564
22 stations playing.
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Post by sofaraway26 on May 13, 2009 7:55:53 GMT -5
Good start
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Post by pen on May 13, 2009 19:10:11 GMT -5
I think Staind really needed a heavy single, and "The Way I Am" just doesn't cut it like this one does.
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Post by lockebox on May 13, 2009 19:12:52 GMT -5
Hmm true but, it still ain't all that heavy. Staind seem to have lost a bit their edge to be honest.
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