|
Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jan 19, 2011 12:52:48 GMT -5
Hot 100 #1. 411k
|
|
|
Post by Grenade on Jan 19, 2011 14:31:15 GMT -5
That's INSANE. She released it a day after it leaked. I guess that proves that there is really no need to repress downloads anymore. If people want to buy it, they will.
|
|
|
Post by Robert J on Jan 19, 2011 15:59:07 GMT -5
I think part of what makes a big difference too is that by not supressing it, people are less likely to go and try to get ahold of it through less-than-legal means.
|
|
|
Post by I'M ON ONE on Jan 20, 2011 20:30:31 GMT -5
29 14 BRITNEY SPEARS Hold It Against Me 5396 1697 3699 39.855
+332 Spins -235 Bullet +1.715 Audience
POP #14 BRITNEY SPEARS Hold It Against Me 5396 +332 (+2)
Rhythmic #31 BRITNEY SPEARS Hold It Against Me 1072 +72 (+4)
Hot AC #35 BRITNEY SPEARS Hold It Against Me 426 +47 (+1)
|
|
|
Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jan 22, 2011 8:06:22 GMT -5
The DJ Philistine Remix is AWESOMEEEEE. Check it out on the Hype Machine.
|
|
|
Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jan 24, 2011 5:07:36 GMT -5
This is starting to fall FAST on iTunes now.
|
|
|
Post by Robert J on Jan 24, 2011 7:10:21 GMT -5
^ I'm not surprised, everyone bought it last week. It'll probably balance out soon enough.
|
|
|
Post by -m- on Jan 24, 2011 8:47:12 GMT -5
Top 10 on pop.
16 10 BRITNEY SPEARS Hold It Against Me 6565 4618 1947 45.905
+248 Spins -503 Bullet +0.705 AI
+1 spot
|
|
|
Post by angeltimes on Jan 24, 2011 8:57:08 GMT -5
^ I'm not surprised, everyone bought it last week. It'll probably balance out soon enough. \ Yea it sold like 400k the first week?
|
|
|
Post by I'M ON ONE on Jan 24, 2011 19:37:10 GMT -5
www.theprophetblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Britney14.jpgwe have the very first official photo from the set of the Jonas Akerlund video, courtesy of Britney’s Twitter.
“Such an incredible experience. I think this will be one of the best videos I have ever done,” she Tweeted. “Day 2 is a wrap! #HIAM video coming soon…”
|
|
|
Post by I'M ON ONE on Jan 25, 2011 20:12:34 GMT -5
Jan 25 2011 6:52 AM EST
What Will Britney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me' Video Look Like? 'Fans are really, really looking forward to her busting out moves,' one Spears expert tells MTV News.
By Nuzhat Naoreen (@nuzhatnaoreen) , with additional reporting by Kimberly Reynolds
The first time Kayla Brackson got a glimpse of Britney Spears' "I'm a Slave 4 U" video, she knew she had to learn the dance. So Kayla, who was only in middle school at the time and not allowed to watch anything Britney-related, grabbed her Walkman, snuck out to the tree house in her backyard and secretly practiced the steps over and over again.
"It just made me want to move. It was exciting," said Brackson, who is now 21. "It felt rebellious to do the dance because it was Britney."
"I'm a Slave 4 U" was just one of Spears' many iconic videos that resonated with fans and dance enthusiasts alike. Now, in anticipation of the upcoming video for her chart-topping single "Hold It Against Me," experts and fans are looking back at the dance videos that impacted them most and what they're expecting from her latest clip.
"She's such a phenomenal performer," said Robert Baker, owner and director of Millennium Dance Complex in North Hollywood, California, where Britney learned much of the choreography for many of her early videos. "She kind of draws you into her world, and that's what a great dancer does. They have a unique ability to speak through movement."
Baker listed "I'm a Slave 4 U," "Circus" and "Toxic" as some of Britney's most powerful dance videos, but said it was " ... Baby One More Time" that really set off a phenomenon.
"I think across the country and across the world, the same thing happened — this huge run to 'let's go learn that dance,' " he said, adding that his academy received a flood of requests after the premiere of the video from people wanting to pick up the routine.
Baker said Britney has been able to adapt to the times, and he has high expectations for the "Hold It Against Me" video, which is being choreographed by Brian Friedman. "What I'm hearing, one of the early things is that this new video is going to be phenomenal."
Aaron Mix, who runs the @britneysarmy Twitter account, got hooked on Britney after watching her " ... Baby One More Time" clip when he was 5 years old, and he's already planning to learn the dance moves for "Hold It Against Me."
"I think this one's going to be her biggest video yet," he predicted.
Jordan Miller, who runs the Britney fan site BreatheHeavy.com, said he hopes the upcoming video will go back to Britney's dance-heavy roots.
"Fans are really, really looking forward to her busting out moves," Miller said, naming "Overprotected (The Darkchild Remix)" as one of his favorite Britney dance videos.
Miller, who started his site six years ago, said Britney's choreography is what sets her apart from other pop stars. "People aren't looking at what she's wearing or the aesthetics of it; they're looking at her moves," he said. "She's so solid that anything she does is going to be imitated or mimicked."
JaQuel Knight, one of the choreographers for Britney's 2009 Circus Tour, as well as Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" video, shared a similar sentiment.
"Britney definitely has her own lane, and she shaped that lane 10 years ago," he said, adding that he's very excited about her latest project. "I want Britney to do a 5, 6, 7 and 8. I'm ready to see Britney dance."
|
|
|
Post by I'M ON ONE on Jan 26, 2011 21:51:49 GMT -5
16 8 BRITNEY SPEARS Hold It Against Me 7140 5065 2075 48.652
+303 Spins +12 Bullet +1.660 Audience
|
|
|
Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jan 27, 2011 6:31:20 GMT -5
Will probably fall to #5 on the Hot 100 below Bruno, Wiz, Katy, and Enrique.
|
|
|
Post by Robert J on Jan 27, 2011 7:20:57 GMT -5
^ Probably, but with airplay picking up, I have a feeling this is going to stay near the top for the next while. I doubt it's going back to #1, but it'll be top 10 for a while IMO.
|
|
|
Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jan 27, 2011 7:33:41 GMT -5
This actually falls to #6 on the Hot 100 this week. I'm sure it will be back in the Top 5 within a couple of weeks though.
|
|
|
Post by I'M ON ONE on Jan 28, 2011 21:03:12 GMT -5
Jan 28 2011 3:37 PM EST
Britney Spears Is A 'Tigress' In 'Hold It Against Me' Video, Choreographer Says 'I love nudity,' Brian Friedman teases about Jonas Åkerlund-directed clip.
By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) , with reporting by Matt Elias
Sure, details are limited on what the Jonas Åkerlund-directed video for Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" is going to look like, but when Brit's choreographer, Brian Friedman, sat down with MTV News, he teased some scintillating details about the video.
"I didn't necessarily have pressure with this — it was more excitement," he said of working with the pop diva again. "I haven't been with Britney in five years on a project, so it was excitement to be back with her. It was excitement to get her dancing really hard again 'cause she's had a couple of years where she's been dancing different styles of dance and it hasn't been me.
"It's not necessarily that she hasn't been dancing, it hasn't been what I get from her, and what I seem to get from her is this tigress quality," he continued. "And she prowls. She really dominates when she does my choreography, and that's what I wanted to get back. Excited yes, scared no."
Shot over two days last weekend, the video shows Spears in a look she tweeted from the set. The preview pic, a lo-res photo, shows Spears from the shoulders up, standing with her back to the camera and her face turned toward it. The singer is in a red outfit, surrounded by a wreath of microphones.
While Friedman danced around any specific details about the clip, he did share that the video will have 10 male dancers. He also told us his favorite part: "I love nudity," he teased.
"I can tell you that Britney is wearing a couple of hats in this video — not literal hats, but she's playing roles in this video. That is what I can give you," he explained. "In every role, she is dancing. She is going to be dancing throughout the whole video. Like I said: Dance is the focal point of this video."
He also teased a bit about the costumes: "She's taking fashion risks. Things we've never seen her wear before she's wearing in this video, and I think it's just very sexy and it's a little bit playful," he added. "She's going to be doing something in this video that we've never seen her do. I'm not gonna tell you what that is but she's going to be sweating and she's going to be getting bruised and battered."
|
|
|
Post by CLEM on Jan 29, 2011 3:29:51 GMT -5
It's amazing how quickly the hype died down on this one. It's also amazing how hyped this was on the internet but not at all in real life.
|
|
|
Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Feb 1, 2011 20:12:10 GMT -5
I agree. The hype seems way over already.
Also, sales are pathetic after that amazing first week. Obviously it was going to fall from #1 but who would have guessed it'd fall right out of the iTunes Top 10 before it leveled off?
|
|
|
Post by Grenade on Feb 1, 2011 20:21:42 GMT -5
Yeah, this has a REALLY fast burnout rate.
|
|
|
Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Feb 1, 2011 20:28:23 GMT -5
I think this may falter soon and miss #1 at Pop.
|
|
|
Post by Robert J on Feb 3, 2011 19:00:06 GMT -5
Fantastic cover:
|
|
|
Post by I'M ON ONE on Feb 4, 2011 22:02:18 GMT -5
Video premieres on February 18 Feb 4 2011 1:08 PM EST
Britney Spears Drops 'Hold It Against Me' Video Preview '14 days, 14 teasers, 1 World Premiere of #HIAM,' Brit promises in a tweet implying clip will debut in two weeks.
By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212)
For fans counting down the days until Britney Spears debuts her "Hold It Against Me" video, the pop star premiered an otherworldly clip on Friday (February 4) that gives them a taste of what to expect.
In the teaser, Brit also reveals that the video is set to drop on or about February 18 with a panel that reads "13 days to go." "Hold It Against Me" is the lead single from her March release, Femme Fatale.
On Friday, Spears about the video, "14 days, 14 teasers, 1 World Premiere of #HIAM --Britney." She then included a link to the (very short) five-second mini tease of the Jonas Akerlund-directed video.
Judging from those few seconds, though, the director seems to be bringing Britney into his dark world. Dressed in a flowing white gown, the singer appears surrounded by TV screens as a light and camera are pointed at her face. The preview ends with the message "Britney Spears ... 13 days to go."
Brian Friedman, who choreographed the video, recently told MTV News that this one pushes all boundaries. "Artistically, this video I think surpasses a lot of her other videos," he teased.
"So many of her videos are iconic, though. You look at 'Toxic' and you look at 'Slave,' even 'Oops ... I Did It Again': People are gonna remember those videos forever. [In] '... Baby One More Time,' she made school-girl outfits relevant and so popular. This video is artistically a masterpiece, and I don't think that Britney has pushed the envelope in this way ever in any of her videos."
Friedman credited Akerlund's keen eye for unexpected visuals and epic scale. "Anything that he does is magical," he said. "His eye for art is insane, so I was excited to work with someone who loves art so much and it's not just a job, it's not technical; it really is a string aesthetic to what he does."
The teaser video dropped a day after Spears and her camp thanked fans for helping to keep the album title a trending topic on Twitter. "Just heard FEMME FATALE has been trending for almost 2 days. I LIVE for and LOVE you all!" she wrote. "Thank U! Thank U! Thank U!"
|
|
|
Post by -m- on Feb 5, 2011 0:15:28 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Feb 5, 2011 5:04:55 GMT -5
This still has over a +1400 bullet. I thought it would start to crumble by now since it has on iTunes. Maybe it can still go to #1 afterall as the video hype is still ahead.
|
|
|
Post by Someone Like You on Feb 5, 2011 15:24:10 GMT -5
I think it fell on iTunes because everyone rushed out to get it. This song reached the top 10 much quicker than "Womanizer" and "3".
|
|