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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 1, 2008 12:49:51 GMT -5
HOT!!!
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Post by Divastan™ Inverted on Jul 1, 2008 18:37:28 GMT -5
A mix of "The Tide Is High", "No One" and "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"  Still love it though...  |
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Post by CLEM on Jul 1, 2008 20:01:59 GMT -5
This is Akon's lead single. That's why the label is on a rampage right now removing the song from YouTube, blogs, and online uploading sites. It's aiight... nothing special, although somewhat creepy.
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Post by Grenade on Jul 1, 2008 20:09:11 GMT -5
I love this. It's nice to hear Michael on a new track, and this has a really nice melody. I wasn't really expecting this to be a lead single from an Akon album though.
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Post by backintime on Jul 2, 2008 2:30:28 GMT -5
Lots of elements of this sound really familiar; I'm tempted to say Michael's part is copy and pasted. It's decent, but it doesn't sound like a lead single. At least it's better than Akon's version of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'".
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Post by Franck on Jul 2, 2008 7:03:53 GMT -5
I don't like this that much but it's not a bad song.
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Post by anitabakerfan on Jul 2, 2008 10:48:33 GMT -5
Like it - Michael's trying to get that comeback....
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Post by Jay!Koolie on Jul 2, 2008 11:55:34 GMT -5
I like it!
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Jul 3, 2008 16:40:27 GMT -5
i like this but there's nothing amazing about it.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jul 7, 2008 9:59:10 GMT -5
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 7, 2008 12:41:37 GMT -5
This is so hot. It should definitely be the lead single, it would be HUGE.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 31, 2008 22:43:16 GMT -5
This is confirmed as the lead single off Akon's Aquitted, due in October.
They are shooting the video soon.
This is a SMASH...Akon is brilliant!
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 31, 2008 22:45:25 GMT -5
NEW YORK — Akon could quit music right now. He's already accomplished his top objective: working with Michael Jackson.
"That was a dream come true," 'Kon said Tuesday. "You know how you come into a career and set your goals as to where you wanna start and where you wanna end? I had a wish list of all the collaborations I ever wanted to do. Mike was at the top. I was saying, 'Well, if ever I get to Mike, then that'll be the sign I can retire.' But I got to Mike 10 years earlier than I expected. So I decided not to make retirement goals anymore.
"I think at the end of the day, it was one of those situations that caught me off guard," he added. "I didn't realize I was working so hard to actually capture his attention. That really showed me. That's the day I realized I made it."
The song MJ and Akon put together is called "Hold My Hand" and it's one of the first records we've heard Mike on in years. The two go back and forth on the verses.
"It's a worldwide smash. It's gonna be huge," Akon promised. "The concept is to bring all the people together as one person linking as one world. At the state of where the world is now, with all these wars and conflict all over the place, I think a record like that is needed. That's the best time when a voice needs to be heard. I felt like, 'What better voice between me and Mike to be able to say something like that at the time we in?' Outside of trying to do a club record or a record we expect to get thousand of [spins], it was more so, 'Let's do a record that fits all formats but also has some meaning to it.' But, of course, for the future, we'll be finishing up the rest of the record."
Which leads to another question: Will we see Michael Jackson wearing a Konvict Music chain to match his sparkling glove? "When the record comes out, read the label," 'Kon hinted.
Akon also said Jackson would be appearing in the video for "Hold My Hand," which is the lead cut from 'Kon's next LP, Acquitted. "He's fully committed," Akon said about MJ being in the video. "We're gonna set up a whole tour around it. It's a big play."
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 31, 2008 22:48:02 GMT -5
This can be moved to Urban, if possible.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jul 31, 2008 22:49:44 GMT -5
This can be moved to Urban, if possible. Pop is fine. We don't need two topics as it will likely be pushed to all of the formats at the same time. |
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 15, 2009 19:44:19 GMT -5
New single?
I always thought this would be a massive #1, but now with Michael's passing, I think it is practically guaranteed.
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Post by Hallows on Jul 15, 2009 22:40:00 GMT -5
Is this confirmed to be a single?
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Post by H.A.T.E. U on Jul 15, 2009 23:01:23 GMT -5
They played a clip of this on NBC's Dateline after Michael passed away. It sounded catchy and I could totally see Akon releasing it to capitalize on what's happened.
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Post by Robert J on Jul 16, 2009 6:48:02 GMT -5
The only way I could stomach this being released is if all proceeds go to one of his favourite charities.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jul 16, 2009 9:56:08 GMT -5
How convenient for Akon that just as his album is flopping hardcore, he can release a song to make money off of the biggest entertainment news story of the year.
So tacky if he releases it.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jul 16, 2009 9:59:41 GMT -5
The song is up on YouTube. It's good, but sounds way more like an Akon song than a Michael song. In fact, Michael's vocals don't even sound like his. It would not be doing his legacy any favors to release this... www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBVY_49KtHk |
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Post by Jay!Koolie on Jul 16, 2009 14:10:17 GMT -5
The only way I could stomach this being released is if all proceeds go to one of his favourite charities. That's a great idea. I love this. If it's released, then it would definitely be my favorite Akon single. |
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Jul 16, 2009 14:32:32 GMT -5
How convenient for Akon that just as his album is flopping hardcore, he can release a song to make money off of the biggest entertainment news story of the year. So tacky if he releases it. exactly! |
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Post by Grenade on Jul 16, 2009 14:55:45 GMT -5
He was actually very close friends with Michael. I don't think that's his motive for releasing this song. It's not even a confirmed single yet, really.
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Post by cactus tree on Jul 16, 2009 21:30:59 GMT -5
On the one hand, it would seem extremely tacky to release this as a single right now. On the other hand, it's been in the can for awhile and was always intended for Akon's next album, which got delayed for some strange reason and was supposed to be out last year. He kept hyping it as a really hot song and future smash when Michael was alive. It wasn't intended to capitalize on his death, but that's what it'll probably look like.
I haven't heard this, but they sounded good together on the "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" remake that was released on the single, except for Akon's pointless new verse at the beginning.
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