base talk Is “Houdini” a flop?: The Megathread!

[Shimenawa]

The song is mid and she has no real fanbase, but maybe with some forced payola she can turn it into a smash

[tjspy]

7 minutes ago, Saint James said:

it did 4m for over 2 weeks, it’s already past 100m

 

 

houdini only managed 4 days so far

I was just mocking whoever made the OP, because wbk that's too soon to know that something went wrong with the song. For now all we know is that its making 3.5M a day and debuting inside top20 in main markets, her biggest debut ever. That is, indeed, all we know for now.

Edited November 17, 2023 by tjspy

[JBJT2786]

25 minutes ago, Geraldine said:

nobody ever called rihanna a flop. dumb comparison. rihanna was a household global superstar since era number 3

My fav was never called a flop? . I'm guessing you weren't here when WFL debuted at #14 or Diamonds at 16 or when she was apparently over cuz FourFiveSeconds peaked at 4 or Work debuting at 9 or.....

[tjspy]

4 minutes ago, ugo said:

well it did replace cruel summer at #1 

Why isn't it replacing it anymore?  whAt wEnT wROnG?  

[Bhabylon]

It’s Zara fitting room music, it’s either gonna click or not 

[unclefloprry]

2 hours ago, St. Charles said:

She should lean into more of a rock oriented sound. I don’t know why more people aren’t jumping on that. That’s what a lot of Gen Z people listen to right now.

Didn't the current pop girl who makes pop-rock oriented music BOMBED on the charts this year? This is not 2021, gen Z moved on from that sound. They only listen everything that is a hit on tiktok.

 

 

2 hours ago, Redstreak said:

You don’t have to debut at #1, but what fan base is she building if she STILL needs months of TTH residencies to get anywhere 

I still don't understand the swifties fetish of accusing other acts for doing residencies on TTH as if that girl hasn't put +20 songs and never left the playlist this decade. 




 

[Credit]

9 minutes ago, unclefloprry said:

Didn't the current pop girl who makes pop-rock oriented music BOMBED on the charts this year? This is not 2021, gen Z moved on from that sound. They only listen everything that is a hit on tiktok.

not sure which girl you are talking about. surely not the one who got a billboard #1 single and album, which are difficult to get, i hope

 

[unclefloprry]

1 hour ago, Miichael said:

These same threads were made for Don't Start Now and Dance The Night too, I wouldn't get so sure

and Cold Heart and Levitating, there's practically a thread like this for every Dua smash hit. But this doesn't make sense because it's getting good numbers and peaks in the release week. 
 

47 minutes ago, Starchild said:

dumb thread but it's also hilarious stans think  "you'll see in 2 months!" Is a comeback when it's just admitting she needs extreme promo and hasn't built a fanbase 

Yes, bc it's better for a single to peak in the month of release and then disappear from the charts than remain stable while the act does promo to secure longevity and new peaks.

The girls who only care about one week peaks really brainwashed you

 

[Ron Ng]

She just makes the same music and this song is nothing different from FN or Dance the Night, the GP is tired of this sound

[Relampago.]

The correct format in the title should be: “Houdini: What went wrong?”

[unclefloprry]

2 minutes ago, Credit said:

not sure which girl you are talking about. surely not the one who got a billboard #1 single and album, which are difficult to get, i hope

 

the one which album spent less than 2 months inside the top 10 and the current single is N/A on Spotify 

[Gelato]

A Dua song can never be counted out so early, but for me the song is just too dull to be the gargantuan hit that I was expecting from her.

 

Maybe three years ago this would've smashed but in late 2023 it sounds stale and uninteresting.

Edited November 17, 2023 by Gelato

[CBC]

You can't just add the iconic Tame Impala sound to your song and call it a day. She should've worked more to develop it and make it more unique and personal. The song still slaps tho

[Gesi]

The long black/brown hair are her best signature(my opinion), about Houdini is to soon Dua song are all about longevity and how gp react.

[Dula Peep]

#2 UK 

 

[Galah]

The song is so good like idk why it's even controversial... it's just a straight up bop. Kevin and Danny snapped on the production.

[Funnyfatty]

The hair is so bad on her. Idgaf. Change it. The song is okay. Dont really care. 

[Psyduck]

I think the song is almost too cool for the GP. It's not as sleepover-friendly. Which is a great thing. And also I have a sneaking suspicion most people don't get what Houdini means.

[omrimayo]

1 hour ago, Psyduck said:

I think the song is almost too cool for the GP. It's not as sleepover-friendly. Which is a great thing. And also I have a sneaking suspicion most people don't get what Houdini means.

Lol, not really. It's not really a good song, it's just "there". Doing badly all over as it deserves. 

[Geraldine]

#15 (-5)

 

[barbiegrande]

3 hours ago, Psyduck said:

I think the song is almost too cool for the GP. It's not as sleepover-friendly. Which is a great thing. And also I have a sneaking suspicion most people don't get what Houdini means.

 

I don’t think “cool” people are listening to Dua Lipa

[burninredhot]

Well falling in streams on a Friday is not a good sign 

[WildAmerican]

when she Focuses this thing 

 

it's cute but not lead worthy for an artist coming off of an era like FN 

[MasterExpose]

The song didn't catch me on the go but it's listenable and wouldn't skip if it came up altho not sure I'd go out of my way to listen to it unlike New Rules, I had that song on repeat for days. I hope she does well

Edited November 18, 2023 by MasterExpose

[indochine]

21 hours ago, honestopinion said:

It's just not exciting. Today this song was playing in the mall and my boyfriend said it was Ava Max or Bebe Rexha singing 

this lame attempt at a drag..at least be original when fabricating