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Post by halo19 on Apr 11, 2010 19:45:26 GMT -5
The thing is that it's also one of the few songs I actually felt deserved its success and longevity. I wonder if something would've happened to "Headstrong" and "Seven Nation Army" had they been released in 2008-now.
Billboard's decision to move songs to recurrent after a year if they're below #10 isn't that bad; Alternative really is as slow as AC these days. The amount of time it took for "1901" to get on top is proof enough.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Apr 11, 2010 19:45:32 GMT -5
Hey for all you know Silversun Pickups' label wanted them to get rid of it to help "The Royal We". I don't know if it has any effect, but the absence of "Panic Switch" on the chart might be a hint to some stations to play it a little less and start playing "The Royal We". Though the extra slow alternative stations that would just be dropping "Panic Switch" might feel that they have to start calling "Substitution" new music now. =)
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Post by Mega248 on Apr 11, 2010 19:53:52 GMT -5
Hey for all you know Silversun Pickups' label wanted them to get rid of it to help "The Royal We". If that's what happened, why should record labels get to dictate when songs are removed? Just as they shouldn't be allowed to ask Mediabase to keep year-old songs on that have fallen to #21, they shouldn't get to request premature removal either. I mean, what's the point of having a recurrent rule if labels can overrule it?
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Post by Matt4319 on Apr 11, 2010 20:08:09 GMT -5
What the hell? "Feel Good Drag" being cheated out of like 15 weeks on the chart by falling to #20 was one thing, but "Panic Switch" going out from #17...
Maybe Mediabase read this board and looked at our complaints... but what we want is for radio stations to play the song less and for Mediabase to stick to their supposed rules -- not the other way around!
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Post by Matt4319 on Apr 11, 2010 20:11:00 GMT -5
"Back Against the Wall" also went recurrent when it was supposed to be #18, and "Kings & Queens" went recurrent when it was supposed to be #20. Maybe Mediabase's new rule is 20/15?
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Post by crve015 on Apr 11, 2010 20:19:11 GMT -5
It looks like the same thing happened to "I Will Not Bow" on active rock. It was #16 earlier today, and now it's gone. I'm not bothered by it. Radio should've dropped it ages ago.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Apr 11, 2010 23:05:21 GMT -5
I think they are going to change the recurrent rule to "20 weeks on the chart and below #15".
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Post by jvandyck87 on Apr 11, 2010 23:35:30 GMT -5
^While that rule would be good for getting stagnant songs off the chart, they'd HAVE to make exceptions to bulleted songs from unknown artists that took until their 21st week just to approach the top 15.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 2, 2010 11:11:28 GMT -5
Top 10 on Alternative:
12 9 SILVERSUN PICKUPS The Royal We 1016 937 79 3.745
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Post by jvandyck87 on May 2, 2010 13:38:38 GMT -5
Sick! If "The Good Life" hadn't suddenly gotten new life, this song would have the inside track for a top 5 peak. It may still get there, and I certainly hope it does. It may even have an outside shot at "Panic Switch"-like success, but I highly doubt it.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on May 6, 2010 14:21:38 GMT -5
This has been my favorite song for the past few weeks. I love "Panic Switch," and the album, which I bought a year ago the week it came out, was always great, but especially after "Substitution" only got so far (nationally, and for me as well), it's a neat thrill to enjoy another song off this album so much, once they made it a single. It's always odd how much songs can grow on you when you don't have to put it in all the work to hear them.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 8, 2010 12:22:49 GMT -5
I'm pleasantly surprised at how well this is doing as well.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 20, 2010 6:56:33 GMT -5
Top 5 on Alternative:
10 5 Up this week SILVERSUN PICKUPS The Royal We 1220 1086 134 4.5
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on May 20, 2010 13:26:14 GMT -5
I'm pleasantly surprised at how well this is doing as well. Top 5 on Alternative: 10 5 Up this week SILVERSUN PICKUPS The Royal We 1220 1086 134 4.5 Stewie = shadowscorp Arsonist Beetle = me
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 3, 2010 6:53:26 GMT -5
Top 50 on Active:
53 50 SILVERSUN PICKUPS The Royal We 93 87 6 0.169
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Post by fran182 on Jun 3, 2010 6:58:36 GMT -5
I'm glad this song has gone so far on Alternative. :)
I doubt there will be anymore singles from Swoon, but if that happens, I'm rooting for "There's No Secrets This Year".
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Post by Jinzo on Jun 3, 2010 18:08:25 GMT -5
I hope it catches on and can even do at least as well as "Substitution." Being that this is far more radio friendly I'd say it has a chance. Ya, same here.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jun 3, 2010 18:50:20 GMT -5
^Hehe well it's already done WAY better than "Substitution" so you're a little late to the party. A better question is whether it can match "Lazy Eye" now, which it probably won't quite.
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Post by Gravity. on Jun 3, 2010 19:40:34 GMT -5
This is my favorite single from Silversun Pickups now.
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