I've given up wishing for a video now. It seems like an opportunity lost as the song could have gained a whole lot more airplay from the music channels which have a surprising effect on iTunes etc. these days.

Not to mention music videos are an artists legacy and are played for YEARS after release. Ah well, XL don't seem to give a shit about things like that

Adele has a performance on the first episode of Jonathan Ross's new television show on Saturday night; I'm not sure what she's performing, but it's billed as her "latest single" (which is this) - so I'd expect a boost [possibly into the iTunes top 10, but even if it does get there, it'll get kicked out again the following day by the four new entries]. Anyway, it could be another song, which would be a great start to its single campaign. :D

Any chance of Adele performing on Red or Black? She'd shoot up the chart if so :)

Adele has a performance on the first episode of Jonathan Ross's new television show on Saturday night; I'm not sure what she's performing, but it's billed as her "latest single" (which is this) - so I'd expect a boost [possibly into the iTunes top 10, but even if it does get there, it'll get kicked out again the following day by the four new entries]. Anyway, it could be another song, which would be a great start to its single campaign. :D

 

I read a few weeks ago she was performing ''Rumour Has It'' :D

Btw, SFTTR is at #5 on Irish iTunes.... Yaay!

SFTTR is doing really well

-currently at #18 on UK iTunes

and at #29 on US iTunes :o: (3 days ago it was at #59, then it went at #34).

 

It looks that it still has potential to smash. For me SFTTR battles with SLY, RITD and TT as one of the best songs on '21'.

New US peak of #72 this week :D It's not even getting any significant airplay.

I hope it can climb in the future ,i really love set the fire to the rain and would love it to do well there.

It HAS to be a single worldwide, its shown potential pretty much everywhere! Maybe they are waiting for the video release when all countries are ready for it, and then who knows with a video, and maybe an X Factor performance SFTTR could still have so much potential in it! Its still top 10 on radio & #20 on UK iTunes after months already and 300K+ sales, and 21 has 3,000,000+ ofcourse. :dance:

 

Adele is the best singer in the POP category I think!

A small part of me is still waiting for this video :lol: I wonder if we'll get one..

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"Set Fire to the Rain" has officially replaced "Rumour Has It" as the 3rd US single from Adele's platinum-selling album '21.'

I expect a video will be released shortly now :lol: It's a good choice though, especially as it's done so well from just being downloaded from the album.

A third number one!? :lol:

Yes, a video!! :D

Thank GOD, releasing Rumour Has It third in the USA would be retarded while I can see SFTTR being massive. Hopefully the video will be sooner rather than later although I don't expect it before the end of the year.

 

The Billboard report on this gives RITD's sales as 5.5 million now - probably not particularly new news but it's still rapidly closing in on the 6 million mark which would put it in the top 10 singles of all time in the USA (according to Wikipedia anyway, only 8 songs are above 6 million) :cheer:

 

Other totals given by the report:

'21' 4.3 million (although we have a more exact total for this anyway)

'Set Fire To The Rain' 683,000

'Rumour Has It' 408,000

'Someone Like You' 2.7 million

 

Hopefully Someone Like You can reach 4 million in the future.

Edited November 9, 201113 yr by Bré

Thanks, what about Turning Tables? How much has that sold?

Thanks, what about Turning Tables? How much has that sold?

 

That wasn't given in the report but I think we got a total for TT fairly recently.

 

EDIT: Found it, Theo posted a total of 398,718 in the Daily US Airplay Updates thread up to the 22nd of October chart. I don't understand the US chart date system but I'd guess that figure isn't any more than a month old. Should have gone over 400k since :D

Edited November 10, 201113 yr by Bré

Well considering Rumour Has It has sold 400k it would be an OK choice. The US seems to like it. Not as good a choice as Set Fire but it would still do well. I hope we get the Set Fire video quickly though.

That's 400k with some airplay though (a couple million AI), SFTTR has sold nearly 75% more with no airplay at all (it's probably been played a few times here and there but nowhere near as much as RHI).

 

I do agree RHI could have been big as a single anyway but SFTTR is the obvious choice by a mile. RHI and TT would both be suitable as fourth single.

 

Is it alright if I repin this thread seeing as it is a current single outside the UK now?

Edited November 11, 201113 yr by Bré

Yeah, that's fine. In case you didn't know though, you don't need to edit the top post to change the topic titles/subtitles :P