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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Nov 6, 2009 5:50:54 GMT -5
This is being held back from iTunes #1 by Owl City.
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Post by l'homme dimanche matin on Nov 6, 2009 6:55:40 GMT -5
HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Post by DaveZ35 on Nov 6, 2009 10:15:12 GMT -5
Yep, it looks like she's not going to get her 6th No. 1 on the Hot 100 this week. This song grew on me, but I don't think it's worthy of No. 1.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Nov 6, 2009 12:21:01 GMT -5
She's only had four #1's so far.
SOS Umbrella Take a Bow Disturbia
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Post by Q on Nov 6, 2009 12:25:16 GMT -5
Live Your Life.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Nov 6, 2009 12:38:49 GMT -5
Eh... debatable. T.I. is the lead artist on that.
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Post by Grenade on Nov 6, 2009 13:25:23 GMT -5
But Billboard counts that as one of her #1's.
iTunes has had problems the whole week. There's a glitch or something. For a few hours she's #1, then the charts freeze and go back to it's original state again. No one's really sure if it's #1 or not.
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Post by dperkins on Nov 6, 2009 15:34:06 GMT -5
Yeah, plus For Your Entertainment keeps going from being in the Top 100 to not even being in the Top 1000. lol Something is definitely off on itunes.
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Post by DaveZ35 on Nov 7, 2009 9:47:27 GMT -5
Down to No. 3 on iTunes.
Did the video premiere last night? She's doing all this promo and the song is dropping on iTunes. lol
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Post by Grenade on Nov 7, 2009 10:13:42 GMT -5
It's premiering on November 13.
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Post by angeltimes on Nov 7, 2009 14:32:37 GMT -5
Eh... debatable. T.I. is the lead artist on that. It doesnt matter if Ti was the lead artist. Rihanna was featured on it and Billboard counts as another #1 for her.
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Post by DaveZ35 on Nov 10, 2009 10:22:57 GMT -5
No. 8 on iTunes. Her label must've thought this was a surefire No. 1.
lol
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Post by CLEM on Nov 10, 2009 13:04:48 GMT -5
ha. ha. ha.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Nov 10, 2009 13:13:08 GMT -5
bang!
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Post by One More Time on Nov 10, 2009 15:33:42 GMT -5
"Never Again" anyone?
lol.
and btw this is down one spot to #9 on i-Tunes
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Post by Grenade on Nov 10, 2009 16:17:13 GMT -5
This is a great song but it was not the right single choice. She's lucky "Hard" is doing well and is getting much better responses.
People who have seen the video says it's her best, so we'll see.
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Post by The Music Man on Nov 10, 2009 17:06:20 GMT -5
YIKES @ that bullet. +464 outside the Top 20?
She probably could have released the album to strong sales without even putting out a single, but that's besides the point. I wonder if "Hard" might see some surprise Pop success - I know it's pretty heavy, but it's that hot.
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Post by Someone Like You on Nov 10, 2009 17:53:48 GMT -5
I guess Def Jam won't let her chose singles ever again.
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Post by H.A.T.E. U on Nov 10, 2009 18:22:29 GMT -5
She probably could have released the album to strong sales without even putting out a single. She's developed a reputation as a singles artist last era and she's never had strong sales in opening weeks. Without a single, she'd be toast, but with an underperforming single she's just half-toast I guess. lol
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Nov 10, 2009 18:31:41 GMT -5
I think this served its purpose, it's controversial and very dark...got people set for the album...it's definitely not a huge smash or anything, though
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Post by The Music Man on Nov 10, 2009 18:32:07 GMT -5
I guess Def Jam won't let her chose singles ever again. Yep. She pretty much just pulled a Pink. Very valid point, but Rihanna's profile is a million times higher than when Good Girl Gone Bad dropped. Twisted as it is, the Chris Brown ordeal and recent interviews probably heightened anticipation for a new album, single or not.
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Post by Hallows on Nov 10, 2009 20:21:59 GMT -5
Just call it a heater and move on. She can do better than this.
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Post by dperkins on Nov 10, 2009 21:26:18 GMT -5
I guess Def Jam won't let her chose singles ever again. Yep. She pretty much just pulled a Pink. LOL! So true.
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Post by angeltimes on Nov 11, 2009 0:56:09 GMT -5
I think this served its purpose, it's controversial and very dark...got people set for the album...it's definitely not a huge smash or anything, though Definitely the song is serving its purpose and getting people talking. She has surpassed just being a "singles artist" at this point and her profile has been raised. She could release the album with just this being the only single and easily hit 200k first week.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Nov 11, 2009 6:24:13 GMT -5
Thing is is downloads worked the same way as they did a year ago, she would have got a Hot 100 #1. Radio probably would have reacted afterwards, and she would have got her smash. That's like "Take a Bow." That was starting similarly to this until the suppressed downloads kicked in. It's all so relative in this business- if the way downloads worked were reversed between now and summer 2008, this would have been a smash and TAB would have been the "flop." I also thinks this proves just how much downloads strategy manipulated Rihanna's rise to stardom/
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