53. Sia - Elastic Heart (feat. The Weeknd & Diplo)

 

Another new instant grat, 'Teach Me' by Joey Bada$$ feat. Kiesza, is at #65. Szlay.

:cheer:

 

Really digging this now. Quite bonkers, lyrically, but it's a lot of fun and i suspect it may be a middling hit if Radio 1 continue to support it (beyond Zane Lowe's initial hype for it).

The more I think about it, the more I feel this is a definite #1 for Ellie.

 

I never imagined when she debuted 5 years ago that she'd still be here and as huge as she is, she's been really smart with her choices of collaborators and keeping her profile high. Good on her, I say! This is an excellent song as well.

 

I remember those few glorious months in 2010 when it looked like Diana had stolen Ellie's "quirky female" market, shame it didn't last long! I love Ellie too, but I didn't fully love her until 'Anything Could Happen' - one of my favourite songs of all-time. :wub:

'Criticize' [sic] by Alexander O'Neal is at #61, never heard of him but he's apparently a celebrity by Big Brother standards. Another new instant grat, 'Teach Me' by Joey Bada$$ feat. Kiesza, is at #65. Szlay.

 

 

ALEXANDER O'NEAL

American male singer, born 15/11/53

28 Dec 85 Saturday Love (Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal) 6 11 wks

15 Feb 86 If You Were Here Tonight 13 10 wks

05 Apr 86 A Broken Heart 53 4 wks

06 Jun 87 Fake 33 6 wks

31 Oct 87 Criticize 4 14 wks

06 Feb 88 Never Knew Love Like This (Alexander O'Neal featuring Cherrelle) 26 7 wks

28 May 88 The Lovers 28 4 wks

23 Jul 88 (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me 27 5 wks

24 Sep 88 Fake '88 16 7 wks

10 Dec 88 Christmas Song/Thank You For A Good Year 30 5 wks

25 Feb 89 Hearsay '89 56 2 wks

02 Sep 89 Sunshine 72 1 wk

09 Dec 89 Hit Mix (Official Bootleg Megamix) 19 7 wks

24 Mar 90 Saturday Love (Remix) (Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal) 55 2 wks

12 Jan 91 All True Man 18 6 wks

23 Mar 91 What Is This Thing Called Love 53 2 wks

11 May 91 Shame On Me 71 1 wk

09 May 92 Sentimental 53 2 wks

30 Jan 93 Love Makes No Sense 26 3 wks

03 Jul 93 In The Middle 32 3 wks

25 Sep 93 All That Matters To Me 67 1 wk

02 Nov 96 Let's Get Together 38 2 wks

02 Aug 97 Baby Come To Me (Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle) 56 1 wk

12 Dec 98 Criticize '98 51 1 wk

Total Hits : 24 Total Weeks : 107

 

 

He had quite a few hits, but only 2 top 10s. Don't know what the (sic) is for, unless you think that's not the way to spell the word? (it's perfectly valid according to the OED). Of course, Kiesza would spell it "Criticisze" or something!

 

He had quite a few hits, but only 2 top 10s. Don't know what the (sic) is for, unless you think that's not the way to spell the word? (it's perfectly valid according to the OED). Of course, Kiesza would spell it "Criticisze" or something!

Yes, perfectly valid if you're American, otherwise the correct spelling is 'Criticise' :)

Don't know what the (sic) is for, unless you think that's not the way to spell the word? (it's perfectly valid according to the OED).

 

Just a semi-humorous jab at the Americans' insistence on spelling words ending in 'ise' incorrectly differently.

 

I take back writing off Alexander O'Neal as a non-celebrity if he had that many hits! Though regardless, I'd never heard of him before yesterday.

Yes, perfectly valid if you're American, otherwise the correct spelling is 'Criticise' :)

 

Not really, -ize is first recorded in general British English nearly 200 years earlier than -ise. OUP and by extension the OED prefer -ize - this is from http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/03/ize-or-ise/

 

"The use of ‘-ize’ spellings is part of the house style at Oxford University Press. It reflects the style adopted in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (which was published in parts from 1884 to 1928) and in the first editions of Hart’s Rules (1904) and the Authors’ and Printers’ Dictionary (1905). These early works chose the ‘-ize’ spellings as their preferred forms for etymological reasons: the -ize ending corresponds to the Greek verb endings -izo and -izein."

 

 

Plus according to Wikipedia he has a 3x platinum album. :P (which could be a million?)

Not really, -ize is first recorded in general British English nearly 200 years earlier than -ise. OUP and by extension the OED prefer -ize - this is from http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/03/ize-or-ise/

 

"The use of ‘-ize’ spellings is part of the house style at Oxford University Press. It reflects the style adopted in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (which was published in parts from 1884 to 1928) and in the first editions of Hart’s Rules (1904) and the Authors’ and Printers’ Dictionary (1905). These early works chose the ‘-ize’ spellings as their preferred forms for etymological reasons: the -ize ending corresponds to the Greek verb endings -izo and -izein."

 

Well this is news to me! Always fun to learn about linguistics in the iTunes thread.

 

Nonetheless '-ise' is still the common spelling in British English and knowing about it 'technically' not being true isn't going to stop me seeing '-ize' as an Americanism (or should that be Americanizm?)

Really digging this now. Quite bonkers, lyrically, but it's a lot of fun and i suspect it may be a middling hit if Radio 1 continue to support it (beyond Zane Lowe's initial hype for it).

 

Same! Can definitely see R1 playlisting this, maybe even one week top 40 (unlikely I think though).

Edited January 8, 201510 yr by ML Hammer95

pre-order update

 

48. Love Me Like You Do (From "Fifty Shades Of Grey") - Ellie Goulding

94. Lips Are Movin - Meghan Trainor

121. L.A.LOVE (la la) - Fergie

226. Ayo - Chris Brown & Tyga

318. Rhymes - Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo

441. Under the Shadows - Rae Morris

457. King - Years & Years

509. Revive (Say Something) - Luvbug

688. Say Something - Karen Harding

824. I'm an Albatraoz - AronChupa

950. When the Beat Drops Out - Marlon Roudette

 

1188. Gravity (feat. Ella Eyre) [Radio Edit] - DJ Fresh

1336. Teach Me (Radio Edit) - Bakermat

1343. Let It Go - James Bay

Edited January 9, 201510 yr by jase.

950. When the Beat Drops Out - Marlon Roudette

 

WOW I'm wondering how it will perform in the UK. In Germany it was number 1, last summer! Quite a late release.

42. Sia - Elastic Heart (feat. The Weeknd & Diplo)

 

^ I knew the demand for a follow up to 'Chandelier' was high! A little controversy has emerged over the video too, which will only help the song's progress. Also @ #281

Can Fergie get #01 :o

Fergie getting big Kiss AND Capital support.

'Saturday Love' is a real tune, it was sampled by Sway a few years ago I think.

 

'Criticize' is good too. But like most Twitter users, I wouldn't borrow his umbrella however much it rained.

 

 

Can Fergie get #01 :o

 

There's a good chance some pre order will help a song jump in at no1 possibly the week after next with Meghan & Fergie as I'm sure Mark will be around 70-90k by then. I think he should do around 120-130k this week and streams should be at around 20k for the next month or so to keep his sales boosted!

10. James Bay "Scars"

 

Woah, didn't think this/the pre-orders would be strong enough to see him in the iTunes top 10. 23 March is a long wait!

 

26. Echosmith "Cool Kids"

27. Gorgon City "Go All Night"

33. Tulisa "Living Without You"

41. Sia "Elastic Heart"

10. James Bay "Scars"

 

Woah, didn't think this/the pre-orders would be strong enough to see him in the iTunes top 10. 23 March is a long wait!

 

26. Echosmith "Cool Kids"

27. Gorgon City "Go All Night"

33. Tulisa "Living Without You"

41. Sia "Elastic Heart"

 

Hope we get an update tomorrow to see if Cool Kids has entered the top 40!

'Saturday Love' is a real tune, it was sampled by Sway a few years ago I think.

 

'Criticize' is good too. But like most Twitter users, I wouldn't borrow his umbrella however much it rained.

 

What happened to Sway? It has been ages since a release. I asked him last year and he replied "soon" but still nothing!

Hope we get an update tomorrow to see if Cool Kids has entered the top 40!

It's still not gone top 40 on Spotify yet so I am not sure but I hope so. We need newer tracks knocking out the stale old ones.