April 21, 201312 yr It's incredibly worrying how much people lack common sense. I'm speaking of the chart run dropping 5+ places each week. I don't think it's that fair to compare What About Us to their other singles as had What About Us had as little airplay as Forever As Over etc I'm sure it would be around #20 etc.
April 21, 201312 yr It's incredibly worrying how much people lack common sense. I'm speaking of the chart run dropping 5+ places each week. I don't think it's that fair to compare What About Us to their other singles as had What About Us had as little airplay as Forever As Over etc I'm sure it would be around #20 etc. It's not about the chart run, though. It's already sold 253K. If it had to drop out of the charts now and not sell another download it'd STILL be a success. To compare, some #1's from the last 18 months have *only* sold about 250K in total. Songs like Turn Up The Music, Twilight, Swagger Jagger, Stay Awake, Loca People, No Regrets. Are they flops? No. The Saturdays have already passed them and they're still at #13 on iTunes. They're easily going to pass 400K, and be on the same level as the likes of Stronger by Kelly Clarkson, Let Me Love You by Neyo, Young by Tulisa, Heatwave by Wiley, Don't Wake Me Up by Chris Brown etc. They were all massive songs last year and a song by THE SATURDAYS is likely to sell the same/more as them. You need to remember they're still #13 on iTunes. They're not down at #89 or something. They're falling at a very average speed but their sales are fine. This song is a hit. And also, What About Us was only at #23 or something on airplay when it was released. It went to #1 with a massive lead even though it's airplay was awful. The song then shot up to the top 10 on radio when it went to #1, and they've also only performed it on UK TV three times. Throw in the fact it's The Saturdays who, 12 months ago were dead on radio and nobody gave a f*** about them and the fact it's also charting in various countries outside the UK with no performances, and I just don't get how you can call this "worrying" at all. Edited April 21, 201312 yr by shadow2009
April 21, 201312 yr In positive news, up to 60 on German Airplay http://ukairplaychart.com/germany/ Germany is a bigger market for music than the UK isn't it? (I'm sure it's Japan, USA, Germany, UK in that order, no?)
April 21, 201312 yr It's airplay was not poor? The TV were supporting it majorly. It's been reduced to 0.69 in Germany, although the majority of the songs are that price! Incredible.
April 21, 201312 yr The one thing that baffles me is that all over sudden they are charting worldwide, when masterpieces like All Fired Up couldn't I guess Chasing The Saturdays really did help them alot
April 21, 201312 yr Ok, its not common sense in lacking, its being realistic. What they've done so far, even Pixie couldn't even do with AAT. That toppled out of the top 10 in 3 weeks. They havent and that had much, much more airplay. Second, if they get a smash hit, in Germany, doesnt that give them a chance to do a Europeon Domination? :D
April 21, 201312 yr It's airplay was not poor? The TV were supporting it majorly. It's been reduced to 0.69 in Germany, although the majority of the songs are that price! Incredible. We've been over this tons of times now. Their TV and radio airplay was on a downward spiral for a while now. WAU peaked at #9 on TV a few weeks before the release, but it also dropped down to #17 as well until the song went to #1 in the charts. Since Higher their TV peaks were #11, #19, #6, #11 and #16 all with short chart runs and yet due to the success of this song What About Us has spent three straight weeks at #2 and should guarantee the next single is also supported. Same with radio. Since Notorious their peaks were #29, #14, #43 and #19 and yet due to the success of this song What About Us has spent four weeks in the top ten and probably a fifth. They were becoming really irrelevant as far as airplay goes and were getting playlisted by Radio 1 yet barely getting played. The last month or two however has had Radio 1 and Capital absolutely hammering them and it was the quality of the song that made the song a hit, not airplay.
April 21, 201312 yr Well the European Radio stations are quick to follow the UK and the US radio. But I'm not so sure about Germany's influence Olly Murs is pretty big there, but he hasn't really achieved much in the rest of Europe besides Luxembourg, Austria and Switzerland So I guess the influence on those is pretty big
April 21, 201312 yr I get where Wall is coming from. It has dropped quite fast compared to songs like Pompeii and JGMAR, but those also haven't had a week where they sold 114,000. Dance songs are usually pretty front loaded anyway, so the fact that it's managed to stick around as well as it has is amazing. The general public AND radio have really connected with this track. I think it's worth noting how all the other singles released prior to an album were faring at week four: If This Is Love 38,448 #25 Up 90,648 #13 Just Can't Get Enough 179,605 #14 Forever Is Over 97,239 #23 Missing You 129,976 #13 Notorious 69,072 #26 All Fired Up 137,111 #21 30 Days N/A #66 What About Us 253,938 #8 In its fifth week WAU should be charting around #11 (right around where Missing You and Up were placed in their fourth week) with total sales of around 275,000. Worst case it starts to fall as fast as Missing You which went on to sell another 86,000 (making 361,000 copies sold) and best case it has a run like Up and sells another 254,000 (making 529,000 copies sold which I know is unlikely). Even if it falls somewhere in the middle which I think it will, that's another 170,000 copies bringing them to 445,000 which is incredible.
April 21, 201312 yr Girl groups/boy groups never really stick around the top 10 for ages, though. All of One Direction's singles besides What Makes You Beautiful only spent a few weeks in the top ten, and JLS's chart runs aren't that impressive either (again besides their debut I think they only manage about three or four weeks in the top ten). Same with The Wanted who aside from Glad You Came pretty much plummet out of the top 10 on their second or third weeks. As for the girls, Wings only spent four weeks in the top ten and DNA only spent two weeks there. Stooshe had a big top ten runner with Black Heart but Love Me was only there for two weeks. I don't have exact figures because chartstats is closed down but I think it's pretty common for groups to have a 4 week average in the top ten. Like I said before, it's sales that count.
April 21, 201312 yr I'm glad at how well this is doing. I'm expecting a #12 or #13 today. I think they've been placed on #13 on iTunes for too long to keep the Eleven spot since Wednesday. Still amazing none the less.
April 21, 201312 yr They should get another week in the top 15 next week since only the Loveable Rogues look like they're going to overtake them. 1 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 13 - 15?
April 21, 201312 yr They should get another week in the top 15 next week since only the Loveable Rogues look like they're going to overtake them. 1 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 13 - 15? . Maybe 1-3-4-8-12-14?
April 21, 201312 yr They've pretty much only dropped due to new entries in the chart; it's remained stable all week and it should like shadow said, remain another week in the top 15. It should pass 300K in two weeks time and it would be awesome to see it still top 20.
April 21, 201312 yr The fact they reduced the price on German iTunes is NO good. The charts are based on gross revenue. :(
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