RihRihGirrrl Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 This is a great debut! I'm hoping the movie debut gives the song the longevity it deserves. It's a beautiful song.
Cloröx Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 That being said LMU did amazing but we also can't deny that the song received a lead single treatment with great playlisting, radio push + attaches to one of the most hyped movies of 2022 Now back to this flop, why the hell Hold My Hand did so poor despite the gigantic box office Top Gun
rihsus Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 Just now, Cloröx said: Now back to this flop, why the hell Hold My Hand did so poor despite the gigantic box office Top Gun bad song that's simple
Machete Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dreajae said: Good numbers. However many of the soundtrack songs mentioned wern't hyped up as comeback singles. Nor did they get #1 on TTH or nearly 30 million in radio audience in a day. Some had a video, but yeah. The intention is clear with this song. They want a #1 debut after nearly 7 years. Yeah the soundtrack excuse is comical. I cant even think of a soundtrack song that was #1 on TTH (I checked and NTTD was #3, DCMA #2), let alone debut with +27M radio and be promoted as 6 year comeback I won’t be pretend like if this wasn’t a proper R9 song it wouldn’t debut with more, but it still should’ve done more considering all the factors
Starkboy Posted October 29, 2022 Author Posted October 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Machete said: Yeah the soundtrack excuse is comical. I cant even think of a soundtrack song that was #1 on TTH (I checked and NTTD was #3, DCMA #2), let alone debut with +27M radio and be promoted as 6 year comeback I won’t be pretend like if this wasn’t a proper R9 song it wouldn’t debut with more, but it still should’ve done more considering all the factors you really think being #1 or #2 makes such a difference? pls be serious.
popmusic Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 People complain about those numbers but they have no clue how the next day might look. See U in Monaco
FolkLover1989 Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 Lol instrumental didn't eat up stream The only reason instrumental got was because it was plastered with song The Navys claiming 9m debut lmfao. No it's not.
Dreajae Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Starkboy said: you really think being #1 or #2 makes such a difference? pls be serious. You get the cover and more exposure. But it was also promoted on Spotifys homepage in general. They threw alot at this song in the first 24 hours on multiple platforms. Even had Fenty Beauty promoting in blog comments. Edited October 29, 2022 by Dreajae .
FolkLover1989 Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 The excuses here. When LMU has way more playlisting than AH They always call Taylor inorganic and local. Wonder what will be excuse now. LMU got insane promo but offcourse they will say it's just a soundtrack single
Machete Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Starkboy said: you really think being #1 or #2 makes such a difference? pls be serious. Oh, gag me. You’re so right. There must also be no difference between LMU’s 27M radio and those songs’, what is it?, like 5M?
PoisonedIvy Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 I hope you guys ignore the few monsters and swifties calling this unimpressive. 7/9M for a soundtrack song with a non commercial sound is out of this world.
Machete Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said: Lol instrumental didn't eat up stream The only reason instrumental got was because it was plastered with song The Navys claiming 9m debut lmfao. No it's not. Yeah the “instrumental cannibalized streams” is nonsense. “Vocal” would’ve not gained any more streams without. The instrumental prob got 90% of the streams because vocal ends with an instrumental outro so when instrumental version plays next, people still think it’s the same song. By the time they realize and pause, it’s already been counted as a stream
AlexStexaul Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said: The excuses here. When LMU has way more playlisting than AH They always call Taylor inorganic and local. Wonder what will be excuse now. LMU got insane promo but offcourse they will say it's just a soundtrack single ikr? time to call drake i guess
4Real Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 It's underwhelming considering it's Rihanna's comeback after 7 years, but then again the song is so slow and ost for a movie, so I guess it's fine. We need to be real tho, if this wasn't her first song in 7 years the numbers would be waaaay way way lower than this.
Machete Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, popmusic said: People complain about those numbers but they have no clue how the next day might look. See U in Monaco Don’t be shy, give us a tease
Roberto Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 46 minutes ago, dylanx said: Why are fans of Lady Gaga hiding behind Taylor to shade this song it debuted exceptionally high for a soundtrack song Not this when... 1 hour ago, greeneyedsoul said: So 7x of what GaGa's soundtrack single debuted with? 1 hour ago, Rihannito said: So it’s 8x more streams than lady gaga’s shallow? I thought Rihanna would do way less taking into account how HUGE gaga is. I mean... OT: Solid numbers.
Starkboy Posted October 29, 2022 Author Posted October 29, 2022 7 minutes ago, popmusic said: People complain about those numbers but they have no clue how the next day might look. See U in Monaco gonna let the trolls have the time of their life then
Feanor Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said: Debuting with 9M+ on the first day is bad when, prior to “EOM”, the record was Grande’s “7 Rings” with 8M+? Swift’s record came just this week after “A-H” was announced as the lead single and “Midnights” was known to the GP and Stan community for MONTHS. Rihanna announced “LMU” on Wednesday and it was widely known it was going to be a tribute OST track for Chadwick Boseman. I’m sure if and when Rih. announces the lead single for #R9, it will demolish expectations too. Also, Swift’s last lead single debuted with half the numbers of “A-H” hence why it was a surprise when she did this much this time around. Wouldn’t you agree? I’m not demeaning Swift’s achievements at all. “Midnights” broke all expectations (AMAZINGLY) because not even her stans were expecting this big of a streaming debut. Where did I say this is a "bad" number? Let's not put words into other people's mouths now… And sure, she only announced the song on Wednesday, but her tweets of the snippet and single cover have like 1M and 700k likes respectively, the video has 12M views on Twitter alone, and who knows how much more on Facebook/YouTube/Instagram and Rihanna was the #1 trend on Twitter for days, with multiple viral tweet touting this as her big comeback to music. Even on Apple Music they call it "the return of Rihanna" (at least on my Browse section) And like I mentioned, it came with all the pomp and circumstance of a big new single (#1 TTH, 100M+ playlisting, massive radio deal). So this wasn't exactly an obscure release that was quietly put on streaming and not pushed by radio, social media or playlist curators. It did well, but it could've done way more given all above. Edited October 29, 2022 by Feanor
Paola Bracho Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 1 minute ago, WeFoundTrouble said: I hope you guys ignore the few monsters and swifties calling this unimpressive. 7/9M for a soundtrack song with a non commercial sound is out of this world. Well, I really get why monsters are showing so much dysphoria but when it comes to Swifties you can't really explain why they do it since their fave is slaying record after record. Seems the Adele slayage (21, 25) gave them a huge trauma and they transfer that frustration against everyone nowadays.
Finkypop Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 41 minutes ago, JBJT2786 said: She also dropped it with an entire album. Why don't people understand this? That makes it harder for Anti-Hero? Its attention/consumption was split amongst 20 tracks OT: This is a nice debut. I’m sure her lead will do amazingly
ImsoLOUD Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 A spade is a space. Taylor’s current chart success is unmatched, but I still have no doubts.
getBusy Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 Great numbers. This only confirms that the R9 lead will be huge if it’s a more uptempo song.
PoisonedIvy Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, Paola Bracho said: Well, I really get why monsters are showing so much dysphoria but when it comes to Swifties you can't really explain why they do it since their fave is slaying record after record. Seems the Adele slayage (21, 25) gave them a huge trauma and they transfer that frustration against everyone nowadays. I mean we had our fun, we got our licks back all last week. At this point picking fights with smaller fanbases is just beating a dead horse. The few that still do it are pretty lame, most of us don’t care anymore. We’ve got a brand new era to enjoy and there’s no need to feel like we’re competing with other artists. We can be happy for other fanbases getting music and whatever success may come along with that. I’m super happy that Rih is back and I think these numbers are amazing.
ninasayers Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 17 minutes ago, popmusic said: People complain about those numbers but they have no clue how the next day might look. See U in Monaco Is it freefalling.
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