And 'I Miss You' wasn't????

"I Miss You" had a more defined song structure and a fair bit more in terms of orchestration and instrumentation, also I'd say its 'drop' was more substantial and catchy that "Baby"'s is. On top of that I'd argue Julia's vocals have a much smoother and more palatable sound than Marina's.

"I Miss You" had a more defined song structure and a fair bit more in terms of orchestration and instrumentation, also I'd say its 'drop' was more substantial and catchy that "Baby"'s is. On top of that I'd argue Julia's vocals have a much smoother and more palatable sound than Marina's.

 

I like I Miss You and Baby, and I get what you’re saying about Marina’s vocals being divisive, but let’s not pretend that Julia’s vocals aren’t nails down a chalkboard on occasion.

I like I Miss You and Baby, and I get what you’re saying about Marina’s vocals being divisive, but let’s not pretend that Julia’s vocals aren’t nails down a chalkboard on occasion.

That is true, but I'd say overall Julia's vocals are more suited to radio and the average music consumer so that's probably a contributing factor to why "Baby" is doing so much worse than "I Miss You" so far.

I think 'Baby' is very catchy, I always have the "Guess I had my last chance..." hook ringing in my head.

That is true, but I'd say overall Julia's vocals are more suited to radio and the average music consumer so that's probably a contributing factor to why "Baby" is doing so much worse than "I Miss You" so far.

 

I suppose also with 'I Miss You' being lowest common denominator Spotify-aimed tropical-lite gutter trash, it's natural they'd eat it up and push it as hard as possible.

I suppose also with 'I Miss You' being lowest common denominator Spotify-aimed tropical-lite gutter trash, it's natural they'd eat it up and push it as hard as possible.

Yeah, however "Baby" isn't much less generic.

I suppose also with 'I Miss You' being lowest common denominator Spotify-aimed tropical-lite gutter trash, it's natural they'd eat it up and push it as hard as possible.

I feel like this doesn't give I Miss You much credit though. It's still distinctively Clean Bandit and way more than "lowest common denominator".

I suppose also with 'I Miss You' being lowest common denominator Spotify-aimed tropical-lite gutter trash, it's natural they'd eat it up and push it as hard as possible.

 

 

This feels a bit extreme compared to examples of soulless songs which really are Spotify bait. ALL of Clean Bandit's singles are Spotify-trend-chasing I would say. I think you're a little harsh on what this song is because you don't like it personally(which is fine, obviously).

ALL of their singles are Spotify-trend-chasing. I think you're a little harsh on what this song is because you don't like it (which is fine, obviously).

 

I'm not quite sure I'd say "all", but I agree in the second era they've definitely transgressed more into that territory.

I suppose also with 'I Miss You' being lowest common denominator Spotify-aimed tropical-lite gutter trash, it's natural they'd eat it up and push it as hard as possible.

 

I get that you dislike 'I Miss You' but for me it's one of the best things Clean Bandit have released, easily my second favourite track by them and I think the track in whole deserves the recognition and chart performance it had. Everything is stunning about it, the vocals, the production and the lyrics. I would have said 'Baby' is far more Spotify trend than 'I Miss You' ever was.

The thing about I Miss You, is that even though it has some slight tropical influences (though not as in our face as many songs this year), it manages to have a clear sentiment and personality, whereas a lot of these songs don't manage that at all. I think the way it builds up is really unique.

I think my main source of ire about this (more than just my opinion on 'I Miss You') is that 'Baby' seemed to get a mostly universal positive reception when it was first released and people are now speaking negatively of it simply because it's not performing as well on here/not placed high enough on the key playlist and it strikes me as a bit of sheep mentality.

 

(Plus I desperately want this to be an opportunity for Marina to be re-launched and I feel like Spotify are sabotaging that at this present time, so on that level I am admittedly a bit bitter too).

Boring update, but that's Thursday I guess.

Zara is up to 12 (5 on non Xmas!)

 

Slay

My Spotify spamming pulling through

ALL of Clean Bandit's singles are Spotify-trend-chasing I would say.

 

'Mozart's House' though? x (I can see an argument for all their other hits after that though, Clean Bandit aren't as unique as some people make them out to be especially with this second album).

 

I've always had a big soft spot for 'I Miss You' even despite how ordinary a song it is, it's held up as one of their best songs for me.

Spotify Daily Chart Update (05/12)

01 [01] Ariana Grande – thank u, next 633,399

02 [02] Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You 429,242

03 [03] Wham! – Last Christmas 361,739

04 [05] Ava Max – Sweet but Psycho 335,378

05 [04] Halsey – Without Me 334,563

06 [06] Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas? 298,548

07 [07] The Pogues – Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) 291,865

08 [09] Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me 276,849

09 [08] Michael Bublé – It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 274,850

10 [10] Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 255,805

 

11 [11] Rita Ora – Let You Love Me

12 [14] Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life

13 [13] Kodak Black – ZEZE (feat. Travis Scott & Offset)

14 [12] Ellie Goulding & Diplo – Close To Me (feat. Swae Lee)

15 [16] Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)

16 [15] Little Mix – Woman Like Me (feat. Nicki Minaj)

17 [18] Dave – Funky Friday (feat. Fredo)

18 [19] Travis Scott – SICKO MODE

19 [17] 6ix9ine – KIKA (feat. Tory Lanez)

20 [22] Mark Ronson – Nothing Breaks Like a Heart (feat. Miley Cyrus) [*NEW PEAK*]

 

21 [20] Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow

22 [21] Jess Glynne – Thursday

23 [23] John & Yoko – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

24 [26] Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas

25 [24] Elton John – Step Into Christmas

26 [25] Justin Bieber – Mistletoe

27 [31] Meek Mill – Going Bad (feat. Drake)

28 [28] Billie Eilish – when the party's over

29 [27] benny blanco – Eastside (with Halsey & Khalid)

30 [30] Marshmello – Happier (feat. Bastille)

 

31 [29] James Arthur & Anne-Marie – Rewrite The Stars

32 [32] Michael Bublé – Holly Jolly Christmas

33 [33] Khalid – Better

34 [35] Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime

35 [34] Calvin Harris & Sam Smith – Promises

36 [36] Leona Lewis – One More Sleep

37 [41] Andy Williams – It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

38 [38] Shakin' Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone

39 [37] DJ Snake – Taki Taki (with Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B)

40 [40] Charli XCX & Troye Sivan – 1999

 

42 [44] Freya Ridings – Lost Without You

44 [43] Sheck Wes – Mo Bamba

45 [46] XXXTENTACION & Lil Pump – Arms Around You (feat. Maluma & Swae Lee)

48 [45] 6ix9ine – TIC TOC (feat. Lil Baby)

50 [49] The 1975 – It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)

51 [51] benny blanco & Calvin Harris – I Found You

57 [56] Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK – Kiss and Make Up

58 [57] Jonas Blue – Polaroid (with Liam Payne & Lennon Stella)

59 [59] James Arthur – Empty Space

61 [54] 6ix9ine – MAMA (feat. Nicki Minaj & Kanye West)

65 [65] Cadet & Deno Driz – Advice

68 [66] Bad Bunny – MIA (feat. Drake)

73 [73] P!nk – A Million Dreams

85 [78] Clean Bandit – Baby (feat. Marina and The Diamonds & Luis Fonsi)

88 [89] George Ezra – Hold My Girl

91 [97] Lewis Capaldi – Grace [*NEW PEAK*]

97 [96] Billie Eilish – come out and play

 

102 [94] The 1975 – I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)

123 [121] XXXTENTACION – BAD!

124 [110] Anne-Marie – Perfect To Me

130 [146] Jax Jones & Years & Years – Play

133 [147] Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar

137 [124] The Plug – Broken Homes (feat. Nafe Smallz, M Huncho & Gunna)

141 [104] Dalton Harris – The Power of Love (feat. James Arthur)

145 [132] DigDat – AirForce (Remix) (feat. Krept & Konan & K-Trap)

155 [157] Fredo – BMT

165 [160] Kygo – Happy Now (feat. Sandro Cavazza)

166 [162] Yxng Bane – Needed Time

174 [176] Cheryl – Love Made Me Do It

184 [184] Clean Bandit – Mama (feat. Ellie Goulding)

194 [169] Meek Mill – What's Free (feat. Rick Ross & Jay-Z)

195 [186] AJ Tracey – Doing It

197 [198] Flipp Dinero – Leave Me Alone

 

OUT [200] Madison Beer – Hurts Like Hell (feat. Offset)

 

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Christmas

2 Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You

3 Wham! – Last Christmas

6 Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?

7 The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

8 Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me

9 Michael Bublé – It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

10 Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

23 John & Yoko – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

24 Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas

25 Elton John – Step Into Christmas

26 Justin Bieber – Mistletoe

32 Michael Bublé – Holly Jolly Christmas

34 Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime

36 Leona Lewis – One More Sleep

37 Andy Williams – It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

38 Shakin' Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone

41 Sam Smith – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

43 Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock

46 Bing Crosby – White Christmas

47 Frank Sinatra with The B. Swanson Quartet – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

52 Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

55 Kelly Clarkson – Underneath the Tree

56 Coldplay – Christmas Lights

64 Kylie Minogue – Santa Baby

74 The Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

80 Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé – Baby It's Cold Outside

81 The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride

83 Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody

94 Pretenders – 2000 Miles

100 Dean Martin – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

 

105 Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)

110 Boney M. – Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

113 Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

115 Sia – Santa's Coming For Us

117 Jona Lewie – Stop the Cavalry

120 Michael Bublé – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

121 Michael Bublé – Cold December Night

129 Meghan Trainor – I'll Be Home

139 The Jackson 5 – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

150 José Feliciano – Feliz Navidad

151 Eartha Kitt with Henri René & His Orchestra – Santa Baby

161 The Vamps – Jingle Bell Rock

164 Mud – Lonely This Christmas

167 Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

175 Brett Elderedge – Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Meghan Trainor)

177 The Crystals – Rudolph the Red–Noised Reindeer

189 Burl Ives – A Holly Jolly Christmas

190 Destiny's Child – 8 Days of Christmas

192 Ariana Grande – Santa Baby

194 98º – What Christmas Means To Me

196 Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas

Nothing Breaks Like a Heart up to #20

 

Good to see Jax Years climbing; although its going to be difficult for songs to impact until after Christmas

Lool at Sia's xmas songs this year. Whyy she thought that album was a goo idra I do not know! Wherwrhehrhehrterer hot chocolaaatttteeeee