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Post by pen on Dec 8, 2010 19:04:46 GMT -5
Well, this single has been far more successful on Alt. than Active and with the breakthrough on HAC/Pop, I doubt Active will be welcoming another single with open arms. As I've said before I think they've moved back over to Alt with this release. I don't see how one single makes them "done" on Active. "Odd One" wasn't an obviously Active song and that did really well.
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Post by lockebox on Dec 8, 2010 19:17:47 GMT -5
Well, this single has been far more successful on Alt. than Active and with the breakthrough on HAC/Pop, I doubt Active will be welcoming another single with open arms. As I've said before I think they've moved back over to Alt with this release. I don't see how one single makes them "done" on Active. "Odd One" wasn't an obviously Active song and that did really well. For this era I think they're done, yes. I just can't see them picking a ''active rock single'' next, after their previous single hit the top 5 on Alt, which "Maybe" looks like doing. We shall have to see who is right ;)
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Post by pen on Dec 8, 2010 20:33:06 GMT -5
I guess what I'm asking by bringing up "Odd One" is, can't it be both?
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Post by Devin on Dec 8, 2010 21:18:09 GMT -5
Just a side note, this is still doing okay on active, although it's gone to recurrent on Mediabase active I think.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Dec 8, 2010 22:44:35 GMT -5
I think your logic gives all the more reason to go with an active single in some ways. While "Maybe" is doing its damage at pop, Sick Puppies should have one of their heaviest songs over at active, making sure the crowd that they worked so hard to win over from their alt-only days of their previous album with "You're Going Down" doesn't abandon them now.
Also, I agree that "Odd One" is both. Had it been the lead single, it probably would have gone top 20 on alt and not even top 40 on active because it would have been following up an album with no substantial active rock hit. In this case it was following an active rock #1. By all rights, "My World" sounds more active rock than "Odd One", but because it followed "All The Same", look at its numbers.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Dec 10, 2010 22:48:12 GMT -5
"In It For Life" as single to alt and active. Make it happen!
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Post by Devin on Dec 11, 2010 10:01:57 GMT -5
and "Don't Walk Away" as the next pop/HAC single!
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Post by rockmaniac on Dec 11, 2010 10:17:20 GMT -5
looks like u guys want Sick Puppies pulling a Nickelback on us.
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Post by Devin on Dec 11, 2010 10:21:09 GMT -5
^ Not really. "In It For Life" is a great song, I think it'll do well on rock, as would "Riptide". And "Don't Walk Away" is the obvious follow-up to "Maybe" on pop/HAC. But I would not like their next album to be Nickelback-ish, then it wouldn't Sick Puppies.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Dec 11, 2010 14:00:53 GMT -5
I had never heard "In It For Life" before. The verses are really cool. The chorus isn't catchy enough I think to be a real hit, but the band is successful enough right now that it could do pretty well anyway. It would probably be my favorite single off the album if they released it. This is now up there with "White Balloons" for my favorite track on the record.
And finally hearing "Don't Walk Away", it does sound HAC ready, but in a less cheesy way than I was expecting. The verses sound sorta 90s alternative more than anything. The chorus has the standard pop 6-4-1-5 chord progression that's huge right now, and the melody is pretty pop ready. As long as the hot AC crowd happens to like the less streamlined verses, I think it could be a hit.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Dec 12, 2010 14:37:27 GMT -5
Glad to hear you like "In It For Life." It's been my favorite off the album (along with White Balloons) since the album came out and I've been increasingly irritated to see the whole line of singles not include "In It For Life." It may not be the catchiest of choruses, but the verses are amazing, and the chorus is good enough for the radio -- not every song can have an absurdly catchy chorus outside of pop raido.
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Post by mcbrearty on Dec 12, 2010 15:00:30 GMT -5
looks like u guys want Sick Puppies pulling a Nickelback on us. Oh no why would they follow that route, Nickelback aren't being played on the radio alot or selling loads of albums.
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Post by lockebox on Dec 21, 2010 13:59:15 GMT -5
This is the free download of the week on Itunes.
Looks like this may have peaked on Alt, also.
6 11 SICK PUPPIES - Maybe 1033 1079 -46 3.406
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