October 30, 20159 yr Ohhhhh so the Flo Rida sales are worldwide?! No, his record is just for the USA, as are the Adele sales in that article. (It's including all the album pre-orders as sales for the song though).
October 30, 20159 yr Well she came incredibly close as she appaz sold ~1.25 million http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=298288 Another record smashed! :w00t:
October 30, 20159 yr So that it means it sold just about 1M, minus the preorders. Insane, I doubt anything like this will happen for another 20 years.
November 2, 20159 yr 1.112m downloads in the US this week and so debuts at #1. It is the biggest selling song (in one week) in soundscan history, almost doubling the previous record. Also smashed streaming records in the US with 61m+ streams.
November 2, 20159 yr 1.112m downloads in the US this week and so debuts at #1. It is the biggest selling song (in one week) in soundscan history, almost doubling the previous record. Also smashed streaming records in the US with 61m+ streams. Home Run should have had those figures. Absolute tune
November 2, 20159 yr Still prefer RITD and SLY, but as one of the rare loons on here, this isn't too bad at all.
November 3, 20159 yr I find it riveting that they went with Rolling in the Deep for the first single of 21 knowing that Someone Like You was on the album. That was a very risky decision but I think I heard Adele pushed for that.I'm guessing that they just wanted to save 'Someone Like You' for the BRITs? (A very good decision ~) Then again, her even being on the BRITs was a bit strange since she wasn't up for any awards so I guess they'd probably not have known about it that early. Not like 'RITD' was a bad choice anyway! (Meant to respond to these over a week ago but never got around to it oops. Might still be of interest anyhow!) I remember reading in an interview with the head of her label (I think!) that the original plan was for 'Set Fire To The Rain' to lead the album, but Adele wanted 'Rolling In The Deep' (and even considered naming the album that), which took a lot of convincing as it was seen as a risky choice in terms of commercial radio getting on board (lol). 'Someone Like You' wasn't technically made the second single until it blew up so much right after the BRITs (or possibly just beforehand due to the hype around Adele's performance?), where it was seemingly chosen as the track she'd perform so as to showcase the album/create a big moment rather than as the next single, as RITD was still going strong. So it replaced SFTTR, which was pushed back again. The original rough plan was that 'Someone Like You' would be saved for a release at the end of the year, as its potential was certainly recognised (albeit significantly underestimated like the entire campaign). I'm nearly sure everything I've said is correct, but is likely pieced together from different interviews/sources!
November 3, 20159 yr Proof that Adele (and Nicki Minaj) can ruin (possible) relationships: http://oi64.tinypic.com/2hwjxqc.jpg http://oi63.tinypic.com/24e3jm0.jpg (yes this is from my own tinder convo)
November 4, 20159 yr (Meant to respond to these over a week ago but never got around to it oops. Might still be of interest anyhow!) I remember reading in an interview with the head of her label (I think!) that the original plan was for 'Set Fire To The Rain' to lead the album, but Adele wanted 'Rolling In The Deep' (and even considered naming the album that), which took a lot of convincing as it was seen as a risky choice in terms of commercial radio getting on board (lol). 'Someone Like You' wasn't technically made the second single until it blew up so much right after the BRITs (or possibly just beforehand due to the hype around Adele's performance?), where it was seemingly chosen as the track she'd perform so as to showcase the album/create a big moment rather than as the next single, as RITD was still going strong. So it replaced SFTTR, which was pushed back again. The original rough plan was that 'Someone Like You' would be saved for a release at the end of the year, as its potential was certainly recognised (albeit significantly underestimated like the entire campaign). I'm nearly sure everything I've said is correct, but is likely pieced together from different interviews/sources! RITD is more of a crossover hit too as it ventures into more genres and has more appeal. I think Take It All aside it was also the first song written for the album so I can see why Adele would want it release over SFTTR :kink: THOSE SALES THOUGH *.*
November 4, 20159 yr 1.112m downloads in the US this week and so debuts at #1. It is the biggest selling song (in one week) in soundscan history, almost doubling the previous record. Also smashed streaming records in the US with 61m+ streams. But according to Wikipedia : Candle in the wind 1997 : Released on 22 September 1997, "Candle in the Wind" debuted at number one on the Billboard 100, with first week sales at 3.5 million copies. So maybe you meant the most downloaded song in soundscan history? Edited November 4, 20159 yr by Hayzayy
November 4, 20159 yr But according to Wikipedia : So maybe you meant the most downloaded song in soundscan history? Yes, sorry.
November 4, 20159 yr Which is really impressive since the download is way past its hayday and the previous record by Flo-Rida sold around 650k
November 4, 20159 yr Same director made this music video: Rp5U5mdARgY Now if THAT had 230 000 000 views. 1. Cold Shoulder 2. Hello everything else btw
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