teenager Posted May 18 Posted May 18 Just started listening and CHIHIRO also BIRDS OF A FEATHER??? Hello? How GORG. 2
thatsmydemi Posted May 18 Posted May 18 13 minutes ago, CherryBay said: Does anyone know what were the numbers for HTE Ariana Harry and any other not lengthy albums? Harry's House: 97.6M GUTS: 60.4M eternal sunshine: 58M 4
dalladallamallamalla Posted May 18 Posted May 18 Just now, thatsmydemi said: Harry's House: 97.6M GUTS: 60.4M eternal sunshine: 58M So we can call it a smash hit then?
thatsmydemi Posted May 18 Posted May 18 They made the wrong choice but choosing LUNCH as the lead single, especially after seeing CHIHIRO's numbers. She could've gone #1 with that one for sure. 1
Truth Teller Posted May 18 Posted May 18 The Diner isn't getting enough love, I see. My instant standout along with Birds of a Feather Didn't really connect to Lunch and Chichiro, that are supposed to be the unanimous highlights. Lunch especially is just one nursery rhyme hook repeated 16 times. It's catchy but it's bad, I fear.
Gaia Posted May 18 Posted May 18 1 minute ago, thatsmydemi said: They made the wrong choice but choosing LUNCH as the lead single, especially after seeing CHIHIRO's numbers. She could've gone #1 with that one for sure. Yeah, and I think a Chihiro push would work better for her at the Grammys. Lunch isn't going to be a Grammy darling song. Pushing it just makes no sense to me 1
dalladallamallamalla Posted May 18 Posted May 18 (edited) 10 minutes ago, thatsmydemi said: They made the wrong choice but choosing LUNCH as the lead single, especially after seeing CHIHIRO's numbers. She could've gone #1 with that one for sure. I think their strategy was to have several songs doing ~good simultaneously as opposed to one doing ~great. I'm not sure that is the CORRECT strategy, but definitely what they're trying. Her pushing BLUE to be the sound of choice on TikTok* further cements that theory. In the coming weeks, we could see CHIHIRO, LUNCH, and BLUE all doing relatively well with the GP. Edited May 18 by dalladallamallamalla some words 6
thatsmydemi Posted May 18 Posted May 18 2 minutes ago, Gaia said: Yeah, and I think a Chihiro push would work better for her at the Grammys. Lunch isn't going to be a Grammy darling song. Pushing it just makes no sense to me Yeah, I don't get it either. Chihiro is leagues above Lunch in every sense. Catchy, crazy good production...
Suilen Posted May 18 Posted May 18 If LUNCH doesn't do well enough it can always be blamed on homophobia 7
Alex Posted May 18 Posted May 18 can't decide whether Chihiro or Bittersuite is SOTY but they're up there
thatsmydemi Posted May 18 Posted May 18 I think this may have surpassed ES as my fave album of the year
KKCuteCat Posted May 18 Posted May 18 Some people here were worried that she couldn't have a song that made Top 10
liquiddiamonds Posted May 18 Posted May 18 (edited) I love that LUNCH is a single and the lead, because it is an explicit sexual statement from her coming from a same sex POV that we NEVER get from mainstream pop artists. People better stream after dragging her and calling her a baiter for Lost Cause and letting that banger also flop Chihiro will do its thing on the side Edited May 18 by liquiddiamonds 8 1
no_better Posted May 18 Posted May 18 Birds of a feather, we should stick together, I know I said I'd never think I wasn't better alone Can't change the weather, might not be forever But if it's forever, it's even better 3
brokee Posted May 18 Posted May 18 Skinny to Blue this is a perfect album. she knows how to make a good album. this might end up being my favorite release this year. 5
no_better Posted May 18 Posted May 18 LUNCH is such a top song, I'm living I know it's about a girl but to me it's about the boy I currently have a crush on Sorry about this
Blackout2006 Posted May 18 Posted May 18 19 minutes ago, dalladallamallamalla said: So we can call it a smash hit then? yup. check out the thread where people were predicting its first-day streams. The majority of the votes were between 40-50 million. Billie exceeding over 70 million streams with only 10 songs is unprecedented. 5
dreww Posted May 18 Posted May 18 Highest average debut streams per song for a female album in Spotify's history: The Tortured Poets Department – 10.09M Midnights (3am Edition) – 9.30M 1989 (Taylor's Version) – 8.00M HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – 7.30M 9
Blackout2006 Posted May 18 Posted May 18 18 minutes ago, dalladallamallamalla said: I think their strategy was to have several songs doing ~good simultaneously as opposed to one doing ~great. I'm not sure that is the CORRECT strategy, but definitely what they're trying. Her pushing BLUE to be the sound of choice on TikTok* further cements that theory. In the coming weeks, we could see CHIHIRO, LUNCH, and BLUE all doing relatively well with the GP. u may be onto something. when we get all three songs fighting each other for the top spot on the BB100, then what? 1
TouchinFree Posted May 18 Posted May 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, Blackout2006 said: I cherish both parts of the album equally, tbh. Probably because both parts of the album flex a 1-2-3 punch (the stunning Lunch-Chihiro-BOAF, and The Diner- Bittersuite-Blue). My favourite song? Don't even bother asking, I can't pick one out at all Chihiro, Skinny, Blue, BOAF, and L'amour are definite contenders. In terms of favourite transitions, it is a tough battle between L'amour and the transitioning segment between Bittersuite and Blue. The synths imitating Blue at the end of Bittersuite still have me in such a chokehold It's like this grand revival of a fan favourite song finally escaping the vault of unreleased Billie music and making its way into the album. AHHHHH, I can't stop talking about the masterpiece this album is. Ohhhh ***** I love the description you said at the end. Very accurate. I'm in the same boat tbh. I just find myself travelling between the songs then I mentally choose one as a favourite before delving into another rich piece of the art that my mind didn't entirely comprehend initially. It's quite outstanding as I can't remember when exactly an album had THIS exact effect on me. I think to put it simply I'm infatuated by the entirety of the project? As a singular piece? Usually artists say "oh listen to the whole album you'll get it" well in Hit me hard this is exactly the case. CHIHIRO makes me want to walk in the sahara desert to listen to it and have an actual grand experience. Whilst BIRDS takes me to 1998 laying on my grandma's old wooden sofa in a sunny morning with doors opened. Such a nostalgic feeling. THE DINER also slaps you seated and forces a sexual spell on you. Then BITTERSUITE takes you on an emotional coaster before those electronic melodies at the end decide to have s ex for our pleasure. It's like Madonna's confessions and Britney's Blackout started making out without permission Then BLUE hits Edited May 18 by TouchinFree 3
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