tonyle1911 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Why did the song underperform in the US? Based on the charts, it was number 1 EU Top 100, not everyone has that. The song was pretty big in Asia too. even Aint no other man didn’t reach top 5 also surprised me a lot. Both songs are among her best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theweekend Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 such a smash. I remember this being bigger than ANOM and Candyman here. sad that I wasn't into it back in the day. it took time to appreciate this masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lestat111 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: long breaks. fans waited four years from stripped (2002) - back to basics (2006) and another four years until bionic (2010) nobody can survive such long breaks, only adele this part is kinda false, janet jackson had album with number one hit(s) with 4 years breaks in 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtripped Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Such a great and underrated ballad. She really did that and still she refuses to perform it live. I don't care if she lower the key or even lipsync the hardest parts I want a Hurt performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo1993 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 She needs to perform this masterpiece again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
americanlife Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 she ate the oreos and spilled the milk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayka Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I absolutely love this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distantconstellation Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 9 hours ago, lestat111 said: this part is kinda false, janet jackson had album with number one hit(s) with 4 years breaks in 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2001. Yeah but each era kept getting smaller and smaller too. Also most of those era were pre-social media, pre-internet. By 1999/2000 fans wanted to know what u were doing all the time. The breaks definitely affected her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsailor Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Her best album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirrtydiana Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 She did. Probably her peak tbh and the last beautiful ballad released as a single by any other pop girl I can think of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirrtydiana Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 42 minutes ago, Distantconstellation said: Yeah but each era kept getting smaller and smaller too. Also most of those era were pre-social media, pre-internet. By 1999/2000 fans wanted to know what u were doing all the time. The breaks definitely affected her Xtina is NOT from the social media age (post 2010s). In 2000 mystery boosted celebrity and kept people wanting more. Lotus, if that, is her only social media age release so your post makes no sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient Zero Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 One of my favorite songs ever. I love the way she uses her voice in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMIT Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 8 hours ago, americanlife said: she ate the oreos and spilled the milk OT: cute sing, but Mercy on Me outsold I really need to revist her best album - Back to Basics, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnusualBoy Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 For sure, one of the best songs ever! The other girls weren't seeing her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirrtydiana Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 42 minutes ago, Distantconstellation said: Yeah but each era kept getting smaller and smaller too. Also most of those era were pre-social media, pre-internet. By 1999/2000 fans wanted to know what u were doing all the time. The breaks definitely affected her Xtina is NOT from the social media age (post 2010s). In 2000 mystery boosted celebrity and kept people wanting more. Lotus, if that, is her only social media age release so your post makes no sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLatz Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 This song hits me so much harder these days. One of the few that makes me emotional every time. Just a flawless and evocative vocal performance from Xtina here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NausAllien Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 She's the QUEEN of SOULFUL ballads. I love her vocal delivery here so much, from soft to powerful to soft again. It's soooo gooooooood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogle Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Genuinely a masterpiece, never gets old The girls don’t do ballads like this anymtoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueberries Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 wdym my faves have much better ballads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distantconstellation Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 4 hours ago, dirrtydiana said: Xtina is NOT from the social media age (post 2010s). In 2000 mystery boosted celebrity and kept people wanting more. Lotus, if that, is her only social media age release so your post makes no sense Yeah but in 2000s blogs were the it thing and myspace was a thing. I was using the internet since 1998 to keep track of celebrities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirrtydiana Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Distantconstellation said: Yeah but in 2000s blogs were the it thing and myspace was a thing. I was using the internet since 1998 to keep track of celebrities those were in their infancies. artists relied on tv interviews and documentaries like mtv making the video and mtv diaries for example, i can only think of brit who was the front runner on the internet front with her site getting millions of hits both in 99 and 06 with her letters. Boys getting downloaded on iTunes like 1M times in 2002, etc myspace benefited upcoming and unknowns like jefree star and from 99-10 xtina had more releases than brit so the king break thing doesn’t apply to x in any way shape or form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheers Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Oh, I thought this would be about her inSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDEEEEEEEEEeee from Reflection 2020 But Hurt did eat. She did. Christina has been on my mind lately. Loyal Brave True is great hope she's doing good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkAway Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOCK Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) Christina has many great ballads, but this one is truly incredible. The vulnerability and power captured in her voice It’s such a heavy song though, aside from vocal technique, just in terms of raw emotion. It isn’t something that can just be sung off the bat. I think, some deep wounds or experiences needs to be revisited/accessed to do it any justice. I understand why she hasn’t performed it in recent years. I find it difficult to listen to unless in the right environment or mind frame. Edited September 23, 2022 by FOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Duff Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 She was kinda struggling in this performance, but the song is just a huge power ballad. Love it, and her vocal grit made this song extra hard to perform live. One of the best ballads of 00s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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