chris1991 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 24 minutes ago, slw84 said: Glad she's getting Hot AC and AC support Right! We would have loved this in her previous eras! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurem Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Apple Music US: #59 (-7) USA #29 (-8) 499,708 It needs to stabilize or I can see it miss top 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1991 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Random question: which platform has more reach/users? Spotify or Apple Music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, chris1991 said: Random question: which platform has more reach/users? Spotify or Apple Music? Spotify has a lot more users but Apple Music is still pretty popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flawfree Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, chris1991 said: Random question: which platform has more reach/users? Spotify or Apple Music? Spotify. Apple Music has about half the total users (98M). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Dean Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Tomorrow Elton's store should release a 24hr "limited edition single cover" download Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternium Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, nathanspears said: Apparently you can only buy 1 digital copy per card on Elton’s site https://us-store.eltonjohn.com/products/hold-me-closer-digital-single I bought four from my Apple Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanspears Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Eternium said: https://us-store.eltonjohn.com/products/hold-me-closer-digital-single I bought four from my Apple Card Oh, never mind then That's just what I saw on britneysvault insta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allforyou Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 The way I'm absolutely addicted to this song It's already my 39th most played track of the last year 3 hours ago, °ColdFire° said: POP: -- 27 ELTON JOHN & BRITNEY SPEARS Hold Me Closer 2950 0 2950 12.502 +487 Spins +487 Bullet +1.575 Audience HOT AC: -- 20 ELTON JOHN & BRITNEY SPEARS Hold Me Closer 1262 0 1262 5.488 +268 Spins +268 Bullet +0.849 Audience AC: -- 13 ELTON JOHN & BRITNEY SPEARS Hold Me Closer 273 0 273 2.003 +52 Spins +52 Bullet +0.219 Audience HOT AC slaying Radio is eating it up I hope it eventually reaches the top 10 on overall radio, it would be her first since 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flawfree Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Is this real, hennies? HMC is the longest running #1 song for a female artist in 2022 on iTunes worldwide? Or Sam is mistaken? https://www.geo.tv/latest/437207-sam-asghari-showers-love-on-britney-spears-as-her-track-becomes-longest-running-song-at-1 Sam Asghari was all love for Britney Spears as he called her “lioness” after her latest duet with Elton John reportedly becomes “longest running song at # 1 in world by female singer.” Taking to Instagram, the aspiring actor shared a picture of the Toxic hit-maker with “Worldwide iTunes song chart” featuring her song Hold Me Closer on top spot. “Hold Me Closer by Britney Spears and Elton John earns the longest running song at #1 in the world,” it said on top of the picture. “By a female artist in 2022,” the statement added. “Spending 5 days on top of the iTunes chart.” Gushing over his wifey’s success, Asghari captioned the post, “This is why I call you lioness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brishka Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, allforyou said: The way I'm absolutely addicted to this song It's already my 39th most played track of the last year Radio is eating it up I hope it eventually reaches the top 10 on overall radio, it would be her first since 2013 It's too early to make any definitive conclusions about its radio performance. The second week will very telling. Make Me, for instance, died on its 11th day. If it starts posting negative updates next week, you can put a fork in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclefloprry Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 20 minutes ago, Brishka said: It's too early to make any definitive conclusions about its radio performance. The second week will very telling. Make Me, for instance, died on its 11th day. If it starts posting negative updates next week, you can put a fork in it. Yes but Make Me at this point was out of iTunes top 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brishka Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, unclefloprry said: Yes but Make Me at this point was out of iTunes top 10 iTunes was far more relevant back then. The only thing that makes me optimistic about this song's performance is that it is crushing it on Apple Music UK. It is still at #3. I could see it becoming a hit in the UK, Australia and some EU countries, but I'm not sure about the US. We will find out next week. Pretty Girls, Work ***** and Make Me had radio deals, but they started collapsing during their second week. Britney's last radio hit in the U.S. was S&S back in 2012. Edited August 31, 2022 by Brishka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusualyou Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Brishka said: iTunes was far more relevant back then. The only thing that makes me optimistic about this song's performance is that it is crushing it on Apple Music UK. It is still #3. I could see it becoming a hit in the UK, but I'm not sure about the US. We will find out next week. Pretty Girls, Work ***** and Make Me had radio deals, but they started collapsing during their second week. Britney's last radio hit in the U.S. was S&S back in 2012. the Shazam position are actually really good, it will be a radio hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreakinTheIce Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Hurem said: Apple Music US: #59 (-7) USA #29 (-8) 499,708 It needs to stabilize or I can see it miss top 15 Its gotten 500-550K streams in the US the last 3 days. it is stabilizing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummyman Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Girlies, y’all can buy with a vpn on 7digital for the UK if you haven’t yet, I just bought it on 24-bit and i’m bopping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan_brit Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Come On USA, UK, Ireland & Australia we can doooo it!!! it’s Britney 1st single as a Free Woman she deserves this to be huge single Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted August 31, 2022 ATRL Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Flawfree said: No, it doesn't. Sales means people putting actual effort to give their hard earned money away for something that they value. It's the highest form of success that a song can achieve. It requires nothing to click play and listen for free. Just like it requires nothing to like a post on Facebook or retweet something on Twitter. That's why the value is zero. But it takes all the effort in the world to convince someone to part with their money which they traded time and labor to earn. That's them saying that they value your music more than their work. Sales should ALWAYS be the top contender in measuring how big a song is. If it's only fan-driven then it will only last a couple of weeks. The same group people can't afford to keep a song afloat for months. It requires participation from the GP to do that. That made sense when people were actually using iTunes. Now it's primarily a way for fans to game the system. Ultimately, the point of the chart is to reflect what the most popular music is, even if fans treat as a competition sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slw84 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, supaspaz said: That made sense when people were actually using iTunes. Now it's primarily a way for fans to game the system. Ultimately, the point of the chart is to reflect what the most popular music is, even if fans treat as a competition sometimes. Exactly. While I would love to take advantage of the old sales rule this week, I respect Billboard's decision to regulate the game and make it as close to fair as possible. Hoping for a good debut I don't think this will peak in week 1. I think it'll peak in October/November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghiles Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Elton's team is so good I need them to manage her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummyman Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 It has sold over 100k units in the US as of now. That’s awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostBox Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 12 minutes ago, Scummyman said: It has sold over 100k units in the US as of now. That’s awesome! Are you sure about this? If it’s that many it should be top 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allforyou Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Brishka said: It's too early to make any definitive conclusions about its radio performance. The second week will very telling. Make Me, for instance, died on its 11th day. If it starts posting negative updates next week, you can put a fork in it. Make Me… peaked at #56 on overall radio, it's only been 4 days and Hold Me Closer has already matched that. It's already a bigger hit than Make Me on radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC54 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) Edited August 31, 2022 by MC54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Music Week update for UK chart from today (reliable source) 1 Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All) (25,676) 2 LF SYSTEM - Afraid to Feel (25,206) 3 Elton John & Britney Spears - Hold Me Closer (22,295) * 4 OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried (19,392) 5 George Ezra - Green Green Grass (18,912) Top 5 on lock? Hopefully it holds onto #3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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