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Post by irice22 on Nov 11, 2009 17:52:49 GMT -5
The record label waited way longer before releasing "Take a Bow" to iTunes. I believe it was in the Top 10 by the time they did. People may not being buying "Russian Roulette" because a.) they may not know about it yet and b.) it's not a great song. Radio isn't playing it because it's not a great song to begin with. "Take a Bow" is quite underrated by this board and far more radio-friendly.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Nov 11, 2009 17:56:56 GMT -5
Russian Roulette has no hook or melody... Take A Bow had pretty strong of both.
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Post by dperkins on Nov 11, 2009 18:26:35 GMT -5
Russian Roulette is a superb song. Its just not meant for radio. It doesn't really have a hook, the lyrics are too dark and violent, and I'm sure some radio stations edit out the "pull the trigger" line. Taking out that line kills the entire song.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Nov 11, 2009 18:37:21 GMT -5
Rockets 75-9 on the Hot 100, giving her another Top 10 hit there.
But this may be its peak.
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Post by The Music Man on Nov 11, 2009 19:12:22 GMT -5
I also thinks this proves just how much downloads strategy manipulated Rihanna's rise to stardom/ But conversely, strong downloads indicate a level of public interest that is commensurate with stardom that Rihanna has achieved. And while radio stations gauge digital sales, they're certainly more interested in variables like callout, audience response, etc.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Nov 12, 2009 21:00:03 GMT -5
Rihanna was on late-night German talk show “TV Total” on Wednesday (Nov. 11) where she previewed a clip of her video for “Russian Roulette.” The first single from Rated R jumps from 75-9 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the full video premieres Friday on “20/20.”
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Post by dperkins on Nov 13, 2009 3:04:26 GMT -5
Looks great. I can't wait to see it tomorrow.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Nov 13, 2009 7:13:33 GMT -5
I also thinks this proves just how much downloads strategy manipulated Rihanna's rise to stardom/ But conversely, strong downloads indicate a level of public interest that is commensurate with stardom that Rihanna has achieved. And while radio stations gauge digital sales, they're certainly more interested in variables like callout, audience response, etc. I was specifically talking about repressing downloads.
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Nov 13, 2009 14:53:53 GMT -5
The video is INTENSE. I love it.
And that guy is gorgeous.
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Post by duh5 on Nov 13, 2009 17:27:39 GMT -5
LOVE the video.
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Post by dperkins on Nov 15, 2009 6:40:33 GMT -5
Here's a preview of a remix some guy is doing. Its just a clip of the rough mix. But it sounds its gonna be hot.
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Post by l'homme dimanche matin on Nov 16, 2009 8:07:39 GMT -5
The video is great too bad it is for such a boring ass song.
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Post by duh5 on Nov 16, 2009 9:41:45 GMT -5
The song and video are absolutely gorgeous IMO. Very impressive. F**k radio.
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Post by DaveZ35 on Nov 17, 2009 19:33:48 GMT -5
The video is great too bad it is for such a boring ass song. The video reminds me of "Disturbia" in many ways. It's OK. I'm already losing interest in this song.
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Post by -m- on Nov 17, 2009 23:46:12 GMT -5
If you would have told me a month ago that the hook ho from "Right Round" would have a bigger hit with her first single than RiRi's first single I woulda beat your ass like you had insurance.
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Post by Chains on Nov 18, 2009 16:27:54 GMT -5
If you would have told me a month ago that the hook ho from "Right Round" would have a bigger hit with her first single than RiRi's first single I woulda beat your ass like you had insurance. *DEATH*
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Post by DaveZ35 on Nov 23, 2009 9:31:39 GMT -5
Bulletless on Pop. So what's her plan now? Wait and hope that "Hard" crosses over? I'm sorry, but I can't see that song pulling a "Single Ladies".
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Post by zak on Nov 23, 2009 11:26:10 GMT -5
The plan is definitely for this to crossover and I think it will, maybe not in a Singles Ladies way but it'll be successful for sure.
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Post by dperkins on Nov 23, 2009 21:41:18 GMT -5
Hard goes for adds tomorrow.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Nov 24, 2009 18:00:08 GMT -5
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Post by DaveZ35 on Nov 24, 2009 19:18:49 GMT -5
Shame this flopped. It was one of her best singles for sure.
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Post by dperkins on Nov 25, 2009 6:16:53 GMT -5
^Agreed. But its still holding up ok in sales for how bad it did on radio. I think this will be like her "Slave" or "Dirrty". Where people remember it and remember how it changed her image, but it was ignored by radio.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Nov 25, 2009 13:58:24 GMT -5
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Post by dperkins on Nov 26, 2009 4:15:31 GMT -5
She nails this song live. I love it!
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Dec 6, 2009 11:13:06 GMT -5
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