base talk Ariana's WCBF going recurrent after 23 weeks. What went wrong?

[Miley Cyrus]

For reference Super Freaky Girl spent 25 weeks on the chart.

[punisher]

its still like top 30 global spotify though

i think she lost a lot of her US audience

[KillingYourCareer]

It's very global  

[theweekend]

2 minutes ago, punisher said:

its still like top 30 global spotify though

i think she lost a lot of her US audience

this was stronger WW than in US. quite shocking for Ariana which US was her main market.

[Matchatea]

Her team pulled it from radio  that's why 

[Erreur2 La Nature]

Most songs do around 20 weeks and go recurrent. It's pretty normal actually it just means it was a hit, not a smash. 23 weeks is more than respectable. 

[Gossip_Boy]

I like the album, but the era just came and went in US. It's doing a lot better internationally tho, so there's that.

[Flanders]

Love her but this song definitely won't be remembered imho
 

Not much memorable about it and for sure doesn't stand out in her catalogue 

[Green]

I hope it survives Posty's album bomb

[georgechxng]

nothing really. one of her signature songs globally and def one of the biggest smashes of the year  her team pulling it out of radio killed it chances at a good charting run on the US tho. 

[Bosque]

It's a great song but doesn't really sound like a future staple imo. 23 weeks seems adequate. 

[Peak Now]

Ariana's singles have never had good longevity so this is expected tbh

[Roberto]

Lack of taste from GP, I fear. 

[Polgg48]

yeah they move on too quick to DOA boy is mine with DUD features when this is her future classic staple. fumble a bit but two number one from album why not?  

[Brikenbur]

Nothing, Smiley. It was a hit. How did you sleep last night mama because you could use a few more hours. 

[DawnAnti]

Her team pulled it from radio and her ass is way too arrogant to promote it so deserved but either ways the song is a global hit 

[DawnAnti]

5 hours ago, Brikenbur said:

Nothing, Smiley. It was a hit. How did you sleep last night mama because you could use a few more hours. 

Miley is boring lately no wonder why they have so much free time 

Edited August 21 by DawnAnti

[Badgalbriel]

The era is dead, tbh

Her last lasting era was Dangerous Woman, tbh. 

[OnlyManInTheWorld]

I'm shocked The boy is mine didn't click with the GP. It was such a streaming hit after the album release.

[glitch]

15 minutes ago, OnlyManInTheWorld said:

I'm shocked The boy is mine didn't click with the GP. It was such a streaming hit after the album release.

I think tiktok removing all that music just after her album dropped ruined that song's chances. By the time her music was back up it was too late. But the sound was pretty popular initially.

 

Girlie acting like her album doesn't exist outside of that one TBIM performance on Jimmy Fallon doesn't help either

[Pheromosa]

How is 20+ weeks not enough? 

[By the Water]

That's pretty standard for an Ariana song

[Wonderland]

The dramatics  

 

It's a #1 song that charted for over 5 months. Most stans would kill for their fave to have that kind of success.

[Twizzy]

Some of these replies are showing their age because 20 weeks is not normal anymore in today's music climate, maybe in 2011. Even albums fifth singles spend 35 weeks at times (Get Into It Yuh and Feather, 37 weeks each). Regardless, the reason those two spent so much was because of radio longevity, and radio treats Ari horribly.

 

I have no idea why WCBF was dropped, it had excellent callouts and they should not have been in such a rush to move TBIM to pop radio when it had rhythmic building. Can Republic not manage two simultaneous singles or what?  Benson's Beautiful Things has been gaining nearly the same amount of sales and streams as WCBF but its performing excellently thanks to radio staying on board

[Rabbit]

The second most streamed female song of the year  more than any taylor, beyonce, billie, dua, charli song btw