"Look After You," The Fray

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irice22 said:

That's no good. Especially since "How to Save a Life" is considered a ballad. They should have went with something faster like "All At Once" or, of course, "She Is."

I think "All At Once" is the only guarenteed smash left on the album. I think "She Is" is another strong choice and definitely better than "Look After You." I really don't understand why they chose this song. Like I've said, it's the ONLY song I skip on this awesome album. Even if they didn't want to go with one of the two obvious singles, I would have prefered even "Heaven Forbid" or "Dead Wrong" over this, or maybe even going a little harder with "Little Houses."

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

This was added in NYC already.

[I HATE LA REID]

i hate "Heaven Forbid"

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Look After You
THE FRAY

The third single from the Fray's double-platinum "How to Save a Life" offers a moody power ballad outfitted with a humble hook and tasteful strings. Over spare piano chards, singer/pianist Isaac Slade shares his vows, sounding bruised and broken, his grainy vocals a soulful touch of gray in the bright optimistic world of pop. It's the kind of smooth, minimalist melancholia David Gray has produced on the sidelines for years, unable -- or unwilling -- to break at top 40. Here, Slade's unique phrasing pulls it off, flying through lines like "If ever there was a doubt/My love, she leans into me/This most assuredly counts/She says most assuredly," bending a lackluster tune into a worth coda to two blockbuster singles.—Sven Philipp

[RedDragon]

This is going to be a hit. I don't think it will be huge though.

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reddragon said:

This is going to be a hit. I don't think it will be huge though.

It's really growing on me now and I wish it the best. It was always my least favorite on the album but I don't skip it anymore and actually found myself repeating it the other night.

I still think it's a dumb single choice. "All At Once" is the biggest hit left on the album. It's more upbeat, it's catchy, has sing-along lyrics, and sounds the most different from the first two singles.

[Robert J]

jerseyboy said:

reddragon said:

This is going to be a hit. I don't think it will be huge though.

I still think it's a dumb single choice. "All At Once" is the biggest hit left on the album. It's more upbeat, it's catchy, has sing-along lyrics, and sounds the most different from the first two singles.

I don't think anything they release is likely to live up to OMH or HTSAL, but I think this can at least go Top 10. As for "All At Once," there's no reason they can't release it after this is done.

[RedDragon]

Yeah, that's like the obvious next single. They should stop with "All At Once".

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Something tells me there won't be a fourth single. It's rare to see this type of band have more than three singles because each single takes soooo long to develop at radio. This album is already two years old and their singles tend to stick around for six months or more.

[irice22]

I don't see there being a fourth single because I sense this will flop. Not the best choice.

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irice22 said:

I sense this will flop.

It's already Top 50 at pop with a +351 bullet and this is pre-impact. It's not going to flop. It just won't be another mega insta-classic.

[irice22]

I did not know it was pre-impact! I take that back. Still, not the best choice. It might still flop.

[tozion]

Chris Mills directed the video.

[njt3]

I RECKON THIS WILL SUPRISE PEOPLE and be huge actually...

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njt3 said:

I RECKON THIS WILL SUPRISE PEOPLE and be huge actually...

I hope so! I actually LOVE this now.