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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Oct 29, 2010 21:11:13 GMT -5
Long Live Live on the street of Hollywood
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Oct 29, 2010 21:16:01 GMT -5
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Post by nightshade on Oct 29, 2010 21:28:04 GMT -5
Enchanted is the GOAT ballad by Ms. Swift. No one could ever.
I am buying this album ASAP!
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Post by Illusions on Oct 29, 2010 21:30:07 GMT -5
Enchanted is the GOAT ballad by Ms. Swift. No one could ever. I am buying this album ASAP! I know!
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Post by fridayteenage on Oct 29, 2010 23:12:17 GMT -5
It feels like people'd been saying that BTD would be the best follow-up. I agree, though now it's moved behind Dear John as my fave from the album. Mine's moved back to the T10, replacing Last Kiss.
If ATRL's accounting of pop bars is correct, the positions may have been a few hours ago something like: 9. Sparks Fly, 15. Innocent, 29. Story of Us. My iTunes store isn't even working so I dunno.
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Oct 30, 2010 0:27:20 GMT -5
Another review (up to 12 at this point) has been added and the score remains the same.
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Post by Rurry on Oct 30, 2010 0:29:31 GMT -5
I guess I could see BTD or Mean doing well on CHR with pop mixes...but still, The Story of Us and Better Than Revenge could go there as is. But I guess they don't wanna split the singles for the two formats too much.
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 30, 2010 0:37:43 GMT -5
They would have to remix the hell out of Mean for it to have any success on CHR.
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Post by Rurry on Oct 30, 2010 0:41:01 GMT -5
Yeah they would, but it has a catchy/anthemic chorus which could help it and I could see a lot of teenagers relating to the message of it...but, it would definitely need a substantial remix.
Or...they could just send Mean to country while they send Story of Us or Better Than Revenge to CHR lol.
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Post by nightshade on Oct 30, 2010 0:52:27 GMT -5
They should do two ballads after Mine, Enchanted (CHR) and Back to December (Country). :]
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Post by Rurry on Oct 30, 2010 0:58:28 GMT -5
I don't hear Enchanted as a CHR single at all. Nice song, but not for radio.
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 30, 2010 9:22:50 GMT -5
"Mean" should not even be in the consideration for a pop single. Country, maybe. The only reason why I say maybe is because I worry that the lyrics might come off as "immature" to a lot of people. I love the song, but it feels like an album track.
"Back to December" (all formats), please. After that, throw out "Sparks Fly" to all formats. Then maybe "Better Than Revenge" for pop and "Speak Now" for country.
As much as I absolutely love "Enchanted," I don't hear a radio single in it.
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Post by circadian on Oct 30, 2010 9:34:08 GMT -5
An edited 'Enchanted' would have a 'Fifteen'/'Fearless' like run at best... LOVE the song, probbly the best off the album, but still, not a radio single...
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Post by Rurry on Oct 30, 2010 11:32:34 GMT -5
EW @ Sparks Fly. Leave that mess on the album.
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 30, 2010 11:34:00 GMT -5
EW @ Sparks Fly. Leave that mess on the album. Hater. Show yourself to the left, plox. I think that it'd make a good spring/summer single. It's catchy and reaches the target demographic well.
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Post by Rurry on Oct 30, 2010 11:36:19 GMT -5
I think it would have a similar peak to Mine, maybe lower. It sounds like a typical Taylor Swift song, nothing that would draw in anyone new.
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 30, 2010 11:38:16 GMT -5
Good point. But I think that it's one of the few tracks on Speak Now that would fit both pop and country. I don't know if Team Taylor will want to split singles on different formats. They haven't ever done it before, at least. (Not counting "Today Was A Fairytale/Fearless")
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Post by desertfloods on Oct 30, 2010 11:38:49 GMT -5
EW @ Sparks Fly. Leave that mess on the album. Hater. Show yourself to the left, plox. I think that it'd make a good spring/summer single. It's catchy and reaches the target demographic well. It's catchy. But it feels like a leftover from previous album. I agree with RoarE that it's not going to do any better than Mine.
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Post by Rurry on Oct 30, 2010 11:39:37 GMT -5
Yeah I agree that it's one of the few songs that could fit both formats, but I think the problem is it would probably just be a minor hit on both formats, so the choice is either possible smash on seperate formats or moderate hit on both.
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Post by nightshade on Oct 30, 2010 11:42:41 GMT -5
They haven't ever done it before, at least. (Not counting "Today Was A Fairytale/Fearless") Fearless went to Country, I'm assuming?
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 30, 2010 11:43:31 GMT -5
Yeah I agree that it's one of the few songs that could fit both formats, but I think the problem is it would probably just be a minor hit on both formats, so the choice is either possible smash on seperate formats or moderate hit on both. I see your point, and it makes quite a bit of sense. I was being a little biased. Sparks Fly is one of my faves, you see. Singles could go like this: 1. Mine 2. Back to December (all formats) 3. Mean (country)/Better Than Revenge (pop) 4. Speak Now (country)/The Story of Us (pop) If they're feeling particularly ballsy, they could throw out "Never Grow Up," just to see what happens. It does kiiiinda sound like a Dixie Chicks song, from the Home album.
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 30, 2010 11:44:04 GMT -5
They haven't ever done it before, at least. (Not counting "Today Was A Fairytale/Fearless") Fearless went to Country, I'm assuming? Yes, peaked at #10.
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Post by nightshade on Oct 30, 2010 11:45:22 GMT -5
Fearless went to Country, I'm assuming? Yes, peaked at #10. What a shame. Should've been released to pop with a pop mix. I still think Speak Now could go to both formats with a pop mix...or maybe even w/o one.
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Post by desertfloods on Oct 30, 2010 11:45:31 GMT -5
Good point. But I think that it's one of the few tracks on Speak Now that would fit both pop and country. I don't know if Team Taylor will want to split singles on different formats. They haven't ever done it before, at least. (Not counting "Today Was A Fairytale/Fearless") Based on the materials in this album, I think they're better off splitting singles tbh (after BTD as single #2 for both formats).
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Post by #brayden on Oct 30, 2010 12:08:19 GMT -5
I doubt they're going to split singles and send some exclusively to pop and others to country. When I bought the album, the cover included the sticker which said something like "including 'Mine', 'Sparks Fly', and 'Mean'. So I think it's only obvious that one of those, if not both, are going to be singles. I still think it'll go something like this:
1. 'Mine' 2. 'Back To December' or 'Sparks Fly' (all formats) 3. 'Back To December or 'Sparks Fly' (all formats) 4. 'Mean' (country) 5. 'Enchanted' (all formats)
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 30, 2010 16:10:00 GMT -5
After hearing all of the bonus tracks, "If This Was A Movie" and "Ours" are really good. "Superman," not so much.
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Post by passionformusic on Oct 30, 2010 17:01:57 GMT -5
"Enchanted" has completely taken me over. What a sincere song.
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Post by Mack on Oct 30, 2010 17:37:36 GMT -5
Singles could go like this: 1. Mine 2. Back to December (all formats) 3. Mean (country) / Better Than Revenge (pop) 4. Speak Now Enchanted (country) / The Story of Us (pop) 5. Sparks Fly (all formats) Perfect. ;)
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Post by fridayteenage on Oct 30, 2010 18:05:29 GMT -5
I was thinking along similar lines: 2. Back to December 3. Sparks Fly 4. Mean/Haunted 5. Enchanted/Story of Us
For past albums, I would've replaced Picture to Burn with Oh My My My, and Fifteen/Fearless/Fairytale with You're Not Sorry/Tell Me Why/Way I Loved You.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 30, 2010 18:06:46 GMT -5
OK...... I have my personal singles choices picked out......, but they suck. ......... :-\ The way I see it, Taylor will HAVE to release at least one single to pop only. She could try to stick with predominantly country success (i.e. not releasing a single exclusively to pop radio), but she'll probably have no more than 3 or 4 Top 5 country hits (including #1s). Here are my single choices. (1) Mine - all formats - didn't think it'd do much of anything and look what happened; I get proved wrong.. again (2) Back to December - all formats (maybe) - I see this having more success in the long run and maybe more audience approval. The rest are actually in no particular order: Sparks Fly - all formats - I honestly don't care if it get released or not; if so, it should be third after BtD. There will be some kind of success either way it goes on both country and pop. Dear John - country only - At first, it didn't sound like single material to me, including the celebrity reference, but if Tay wants her singles released to country radio as well, this should suffice, I guess. Grew on me. (hip-hip---hooray! ) The Story of Us - pop only - if Tay decides to open her mind and try a pop-only release, this would be perfect. Instant hit right here. :) Speak Now - all formats or country only - To be brutally honest here (please don't be mean to me), I think this should've been the lead single instead of Mine. Yes, Speak Now is polarizing and could end up being a flop/underperformer on country and/or pop, but I'd be happy with this getting released sometime (maybe end of summer). Please PM me if you want to talk with me further about this. I'm getting nervous as I type this,, btw.... :-\ To sum it up, if the right ones get chosen at the right times, she'll continue having success and maybe even better succes than from Fearless. I might be back to add more comments or song choices. P.S. I'll be receiving my Target exclusive edition sometime next week. Been depending on YouTube for the songs. Can't wait to actually own them.
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