At the same time Bruno Mars is the part of the producing team The Smeezingtons. Sugababes kind of 'opened' them as 'Get Sexy' and 'Wear My Kiss' are produced by Smeezingtons when they weren't that popular. Then we got Nothin On You by them and now 'Billionaire'. Bruno Mars also apparently produced 'Wavin Flag'.

 

Sugababes didn't "open" them. Flo Rida did with 'Right Round'. ;)

Travie McCoy is Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes. He's always been a rapper. No idea why he changed the last letter of his first name though. Bruno Mars who does the chorus on this song is the same guy from B.o.B's Nothin' On You.

 

Also, I'm not quite sure what you were expecting from a song titled 'Billionaire' - money is the central theme of about 95% of hip hop songs.

I thought that was guns? :P

 

Seriously though, I didn't even know it *was* a hip-hop song until I Youtubed it...

 

 

They'll probably sill delete the comp, as Taio is on it. They'll probably delete the comp version of Billionaire before the single is released, and Travie will have to climb up again :(

I don't get why they'd delete songs which appear early on compilations - a sale is a sale...

 

 

 

Sugababes didn't "open" them. Flo Rida did with 'Right Round'. ;)

But 'Right Round' is totally Dr.Luke eh? :mellow:

 

EDIT: I have found that Bruno Mars and Phillip Lawrence indeed co-wrote 'Right Round' but Ari Levine (the third producer of Smeezingtons) didn't apparently... And the producer is still Dr. Luke

Edited July 17, 201014 yr by Arrs

Supposed to be Sunday 25th July though they will delete this comp today I'd imagine. It wouldnt surprise me if they bring it forward to tomorrow though. In a way I am praying they dont as I'd love Yolanda to do it next week (fingers crossed)

 

Even if Billionaire was officially released tomorrow, there's no guarantee that it'd automatically go to #1.

YBC are easily #1 combined, and the top version should overtake Airplanes today it seems :o

#1 next week please :cheer: (although if Travie releases / the comp isn't deleted it'll likely stand no chance :()

 

 

Even if Billionaire was officially released tomorrow, there's no guarantee that it'd automatically go to #1.

There's no guarantee, no, but it's very very likely Billionaire will be a #1

If it's released properly next week it could lodge an enormous climb to the top spot, as I'd expect the sales of this compilation version are easily enough for it to go officially top 100, unless these sales are disqualified.

 

 

 

What compilation is it that has two huge hits on weeks before they're released? :unsure:

And surely the record companies wouldn't get as much revenue from a compilation track than if they released it independently hence why they would deete it?

 

 

Oh and also y'all should click the banner in my sig to take part seems there's constant bitching in here about which female is the best :angel:

I Youtubed this song, and starting off thinking 'this is a pleasant enough reggae tune' - only to have my hopes shattered as yet another song is ruined by the inclusion of rap. :angry:

 

All I can do is add it to the ever-growing list of recent songs that I *would* have bought, if not for that. :(

 

It's all very well record companies believing they have to include rap to sell to the American market, but they seem blind to the commercial advantages of having a non-rap version *as well* - sales would be combined for chart purposes, and they might well find such versions are actually preferred by the wider market!

 

I agree with you completely. I mean, look at what happened with Empire State of Mind. Both versions were extremely popular, and if they were combined they would have sold a million. Not even with just rapping songs necessarily. Like In For the Kill got so many extra sales because it was combined with the Skream's dubstep version.

 

Many songs would get loads of extra sales if they did a non-rap version, so I don't really understand why they don't do it. I reckon Meet Me Halfway could've sold a million if they did a Fergie only version.

 

It's not really that much effort to take out the rapper in a song and/or to remix the instrumental, for so many potential extra sales. Even Airplanes would be selling so much more if the version with Eminem was available for cherry-picking. It would've probably beaten JLS last week.

It's not really that much effort to take out the rapper in a song and/or to remix the instrumental, for so many potential extra sales. Even Airplanes would be selling so much more if the version with Eminem was available for cherry-picking. It would've probably beaten JLS last week.

 

But would've the versions been combined? :unsure: 'Cause "Empire State Of Mind Pt. 2" wasn't combined with the first version, and aren't the two versions of "Airplanes" like a similar situation?

11. Billionaire - Travie Mccoy Feat Bruno Mars

Just heard that 'Billionaire' song - it's great....until the rap kicks in.

 

I think Bruno Mars has lowered himself by featuring on this track. It lacks substance and it's basically just a pair of wangsters delivering meaningless, shallow lyrics.

 

The only great thing about it is the reggae feel.

 

Oh and I've heard 'Dynamite' too, it doesn't sound as brilliant as people have made out. It's not the most surefire number one this year. It's got nothing on BYH. <_<

 

Katie Price down to #68 now. I can see this being out of the top100 by this evening.

I agree with you completely. I mean, look at what happened with Empire State of Mind. Both versions were extremely popular, and if they were combined they would have sold a million. Not even with just rapping songs necessarily. Like In For the Kill got so many extra sales because it was combined with the Skream's dubstep version.

 

Many songs would get loads of extra sales if they did a non-rap version, so I don't really understand why they don't do it. I reckon Meet Me Halfway could've sold a million if they did a Fergie only version.

 

It's not really that much effort to take out the rapper in a song and/or to remix the instrumental, for so many potential extra sales. Even Airplanes would be selling so much more if the version with Eminem was available for cherry-picking. It would've probably beaten JLS last week.

 

In regards to thinking rap artists should take out there rap bits is stupid. Black Eyed Peas are rap/r'nb group therefore it has rap on if you want to just hear Fergie buy a Fergie. Taking out the rap bits from a song is a stupid idea, for instance if you took the Travie McCoy bits out of Billionaire it wouldn't be Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars, it would just be Bruno Mars and seeing as Travie McCoy is the lead artist it's like saying oh I don't like Rihanna's bits in Umbrella can't I just have the Jay-Z version.

 

I don't mean to go on because I don't want to get banned or anything and I sorry if I upset you. :(

 

 

 

I don't think they should take the rap parts out of rap songs, that would just be silly, but I think they should have a rap-less version of songs that aren't mainly rap (eg. California Gurls without Snoop, Just Dance without Colby)

In regards to thinking rap artists should take out there rap bits is stupid. Black Eyed Peas are rap/r'nb group therefore it has rap on if you want to just hear Fergie buy a Fergie. Taking out the rap bits from a song is a stupid idea, for instance if you took the Travie McCoy bits out of Billionaire it wouldn't be Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars, it would just be Bruno Mars and seeing as Travie McCoy is the lead artist it's like saying oh I don't like Rihanna's bits in Umbrella can't I just have the Jay-Z version.

 

I don't mean to go on because I don't want to get banned or anything and I sorry if I upset you. :(

 

Argh but you see, anyone would be crazy to not like Rihanna's parts in Umbrella. :lol:

 

I see what you mean though. But I think what Eric Blob meant was that a rap-less version would be more mainstream and could attract more buyers.

 

But it would be a completely different song if there was a rap-less version of 'Billionaire'. It would basically be a sample. Bruno just repeats a few lines throughout the song.

 

I don't think they should take the rap parts out of rap songs, that would just be silly, but I think they should have a rap-less version of songs that aren't mainly rap (eg. California Gurls without Snoop, Just Dance without Colby)

 

Colby's bit in JD is amazing! But that's beside the point. -_-

 

I don't think they should take the rap parts out of rap songs, that would just be silly, but I think they should have a rap-less version of songs that aren't mainly rap (eg. California Gurls without Snoop, Just Dance without Colby)

Colby is not really rapping in Just Dance tbh :lol:

Taking the rap out would not be a smart move. Adding a rap to a song makes people more likely to buy it, because it gives it a wider crossover appeal. Anyway, the reason most songs these days have a rap is because of American radio.

For the record, I actually really like rapping (much to the annoyance of some members on here :lol:), but I do think it would be wize to perhaps remove the rapping out of some songs, for the people that don't like rapping. But not just rapping. Having two really good versions of any song, which get good advertising, would increase the sales of the song so much, if they're combined (again, think In For the Kill from last year).

 

I'm not sure if Airplanes II would be combined with Airplanes if it was available for download. I think it would be, as they're very similar, from the same album, with the same principle artist. Airplanes II could be classed as a remix of Airplanes. The Empire State of Minds were very similar, but they were from different albums, and they had different lead artists, so I can understand a bit better why they weren't combined. But anyway, I don't know why I'm discussing something that will never happen. :lol:

 

Also, I don't know if anybody listens to Heart FM, but they don't play rapping. They play songs like California Gurls, Bad Boys and She Said without the rap sections. They play the instrumental of the rap sections, with maybe 4 or 8 bars taken out.

 

And JLS up to #6. It's weird how they fell from 1-5 on iTunes last week, but this week they've fallen only 5-6 as it stands.

 

And Billionaire up to #11! :o I suspect a lot of people simply don't know it's released yet, so it'll benefit hugely from the top 10 effect! Could it chart top 40 on Sunday, perhaps?

Edited July 17, 201014 yr by Eric_Blob

Taking the rap out would not be a smart move. Adding a rap to a song makes people more likely to buy it, because it gives it a wider crossover appeal.

 

If we're talking about America, that makes no sense...

 

About 1 in 8 Americans are black, and therefore the main target audience for rap, therefore 7 in 8 are not. Surely then a song would have more crossover appeal, if it appealed to that 7/8th's *too*?

 

Anyway, the reason most songs these days have a rap is because of American radio.

 

Don't white Americans listen to the radio, then? :P

They play She Said without rapping? How the hell does that work?

For the record, I actually really like rapping (much to the annoyance of some members on here :lol:), but I do think it would be wize to perhaps remove the rapping out of some songs, for the people that don't like rapping. But not just rapping. Having two really good versions of any song, which get good advertising, would increase the sales of the song so much, if they're combined (again, think In For the Kill from last year).

 

I'm not sure if Airplanes II would be combined with Airplanes if it was available for download.

 

Of course, if BoB wasn't on Airplanes, it'd basically just be a Paramore song... :)