November 3, 20186 yr Can anyone explain what this song's chances now are of getting added to the Radio 1 / Capital playlists? Is it bad it didn't get added instantly? I know some of Clean Bandit's past hits did, but not all of them? What are the factors that will determined whether radio takes it up? I really hope it gets a chance to be a hit in this country!
November 3, 20186 yr Can anyone explain what this song's chances now are of getting added to the Radio 1 / Capital playlists? Is it bad it didn't get added instantly? I know some of Clean Bandit's past hits did, but not all of them? What are the factors that will determined whether radio takes it up? I really hope it gets a chance to be a hit in this country! It’s already added to Capital, they’re playing it lots. Radio 1 didn’t insta-add it but they probably added Solo faster because Demi is a much bigger name than Marina, it’ll be added soon!
November 3, 20186 yr It’s already added to Capital, they’re playing it lots. Radio 1 didn’t insta-add it but they probably added Solo faster because Demi is a much bigger name than Marina, it’ll be added soon! Yesssss, great news! Thanks.
November 3, 20186 yr Yeah Radio 1 are unlikely to avoid this. Adele Roberts and Matt & Mollie played it yesterday for NMF.
November 3, 20186 yr It's great and another really good single from them, although I don't think it has a patch on anything else this era so far. Marina sounds great but I find Luis a little pointless really, his part is fine but unnecessary. I'd actually rank the singles this era in the order they were released. Tears remains lush and deserved better chart-wise, even if it was still a more than substantial hit! This is about an 8.5/10 compared to everything before being 9+.
November 3, 20186 yr ^ But Solo is the best Clean Bandit song bar none? I don’t mind this based on a couple of listens but I want to like it more than I do cos of Marina. It’s not up there with CB’s best
November 5, 20186 yr Love this :heart: It's so melodic and the production is on point with the little flairs of Latin instrumentation amongst the Europop! It's not too over the top which I'm grateful for and personally I'm all for it being 'on trend' as it's the best take on Latin music to hit the charts in the last couple of years. The music video is beautifully shot and I really enjoyed the story line - random to see Starley pop up to play a leading role despite not featuring vocally on the track :lol: Love the colours of the dancehall scene and the church building is stunning :o Despite my adoration I can see why it's not clicking with everyone - it's not the out-and-out banger that CB have been releasing recently, Marina doesn't stand out as much vocally as she does on her solo tracks and Luis Fonsi doesn't particularly add to the track (nor take away imo) but it comes together as a package really well and it's certainly a grower and a hell of an earworm. The pre-chorus section is stunning!
November 6, 20186 yr Still isn't doing it for me. Feels like a copycat of recent Calvin Harris with the no drop aspect. Also can't help but hear what do you do with the drunken sailor throughout it. ( ) Gorgeous video though. Edited November 6, 20186 yr by MÿrtleSnow
November 8, 20186 yr I adore this (both the song and the video). Shame it's off to a slow start by Clean Bandit's standards, but I don't doubt that it'll eventually be a hit.
November 8, 20186 yr I adore this (both the song and the video). Shame it's off to a slow start by Clean Bandit's standards, but I don't doubt that it'll eventually be a hit. It’s been added to the Radio 2 A list and has entered the Shazam Top 10. Hopefully it’s time has come! Edited November 8, 20186 yr by luzbeki
November 8, 20186 yr First performance from last week's It Takes Two here (from 55:40). They're also performing it on Radio 2 tomorrow morning with Marina - the good thing about having a lesser known artist means they can actually perform it with the original artist! I can't imagine Kirsten or Yasmin being able to tackle this.
November 11, 20186 yr It's quickly making a beeline for my song of the year, they've smashed it out the park yet again.
November 14, 20186 yr Once again Clean Bandit have smashed this. What do we make of Luis Fonsi in this?
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