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06. Better in Time | 8.69

 

Highest: 11 (Feel The Fever) / Lowest: 5 (Dean)

 

 

 

Just missing out on a spot in the top 5 is Leona’s follow-up single to the behemoth that is ‘Bleeding Love’. ‘Better in Time’ was the other half of Leona’s 2008 Sports Relief single in the UK but took on a life of its own across the globe. Despite never reaching number one anywhere, it still managed to chart in the top 10 in many countries across Europe and Australia. Frustratingly, it stalled at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 which was a bit of a disappointment after the huge success of its predecessor. Similarly, it was annoyingly close to #1 in the UK chart as I mentioned previously. The song is a mid-tempo about overcoming a break-up and healing through positive thinking. I have never been a massive fan of the song to be honest. Don’t get me wrong the positive and encouraging lyrics are powerful and I’ve read online how many people find strength through this song. So I don’t want to critique it too harshly. :kink: Maybe it’s just because it followed a monster of a song and it felt a bit… tame?... in comparison. I also can’t help but think one of the other tracks on the album would have given Leona a second top 10 hit in the US and maybe even another #1 somewhere else in the world. On the flipside, there are a lot of artists who have followed up massive hits with a flop so ‘Better in Time’s success shouldn’t be discredited or played down. :kink: I guess ‘Better’ was always destined for second single since it was originally planned to launch Leona before ‘Bleeding Love’ came along. Can you imagine that being a reality? :o Besides Feel The Fever's 11, the song picked up eight 10s!

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'Happy' is lovely. I was gutted it lost out to BEP's that week </3

 

However, I just don't think people wanted another ballad from Leona and it felt a bit wash, rinse, repeat. I low-key feel like Alexandra Burke's 'Bad Boys' kinda stole it's thunder in the sense that, people were all over that and saying things like "this is so different for an X Factor act/winner - finally something uptempo" and this was very "eh. We've heard it before" (which IGY failed to erradicate :lol:) and we've spoken about what the singles run should've been :lol: Ik we say OMH would have been a great lead, but even something like 'Naked' would have kept Radio 2 on board as well as R1/Capital for the first single - whilst still being a bit different and a change of pace for her, before moving on to the more contemporary smash OMH

Better In Time is stunning and a great follow up to Bleeding Love imo.

 

Glad Take A Bow is still to come.

Disappointed better in time isnt even top 5, I was hoping for a top 3 finish. I hope one more sleep can win.

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Wait, I somehow missed Better In Time's reveal! :drama:

 

THAT is how you do a MOR mid-tempo banger. It was always a huge highlight for me but the single mix is stunning. Also, didn't this get screwed over by being a double A-side in the digital era? I seem to remember BIT & FITS were counted separately with BIT being "nominated" as the main single or something, so FITS charted on it's own! Had it been combined properly, she probably would have had a 3rd number 1 - weren't her sales really close to Duffy?

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05. Glassheart | 8.88

 

Highest: 11 (HurtMyHands, sorryislayed) 10 (Bitch, Scene, Mike, Lukuzz, SamJudd, …ready for it, Winter Freeze)

Lowest: 5 (Cameron) 7 (Nick F1, Love Leona)

 

 

 

Starting off the top 5 is the track that many fans believed should have been the lead single of Leona’s third album – the titular ‘Glassheart’. The song was first performed by Leona during her gig at G-A-Y in 2011 and received overwhelming praise from the fandom. During the year-long delay of the album, ‘Glassheart’ transformed slightly from a synth-centred composition to a more on-trend dubstep anthem. The change is most notable during the breakdown following the chorus: in 2011 it somewhat resembled a 90s dance track while the end result has that filthy break I can only compare with Rihanna’s ‘Where Have You Been’. It is probably top of the list for “should’ve been Leona singles” in my eyes. It came at a time when Leona’s success wasn’t as guaranteed as it had once been and while ‘Trouble’ was essentially more of the same from her, ‘Glassheart’ was a magnificent difference in sound. Furthermore, it received positive reviews from critics, radio DJs and fans alike. While I found ‘Collide’ a bit basic, ‘Glassheart’ had strong lyrics, a melody made for radio and a sound that was in vogue at the time. The video could have been stunning too! It probably comes as no surprise that the track was the work of Leona and Ryan Tedder who have produced magic together time and time again. Imagine if he was the executive producer of LL6. :drama: I’m content at least in this getting the love it deserves on Buzzjack and finishing top 5. Besides receiving one 5 everyone else gave it at least a 7!

 

I said this somewhere else but Glassheart really could’ve been her career salvage moment like Black Magic was for LM if she released that as the albums lead.

 

Wow, Glassheart is fab (as are all of her upbeat songs imo) wasn't expecting it this high tbh though.

 

4 epic songs left to come

 

Hoping Run is 4th and that would make an amazing top 3 of OMS, TAB and BL

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I said this somewhere else but Glassheart really could’ve been her career salvage moment like Black Magic was for LM if she released that as the albums lead.

 

This thought depresses me. :lol: It honestly could have been! Why have a song that ready-made for radio and the charts and not even try to push it as a single? It's 'Outta My Head' all over again!

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04. Take A Bow | 8.90

 

Highest: 11 (Nick F1, Lukuzz) 10 (Bitch, Scene, Mike, SamJudd, Winter Freeze, Jordan Lee, Jonjo, troylovesmusic)

Lowest: 6 (Cameron) 7 (HurtMyHands, Love Leona, sorryislayed)

 

 

 

At #4 we have the highest honorary single of the rate and the original “should have been single”: ‘Take A Bow’. The song – another brainchild of Leona and Ryan Tedder – showed a more sassy, no-nonsense side to Leona and could have easily been another worldwide hit for her. Perhaps it was never considered for single status, but the song really stands out among all the more mellow, ballad-leaning tracks surrounding it on the album and I'd have thought the label would have seen its potential? It is possible Leona’s involvement with Sports Relief 2008 was planned in advance and ‘Better in Time’ and ‘Footprints’ are the more appropriate tracks for a charity single - but then Rachel Stevens' Sports Relief 2004 single was hardly made for charity in mind. :tearsmile: ‘Take A Bow’ could have filled the long gap between BIT and ‘Forgive Me’ though and maintained the momentum. :drama: There is also the slight possibility that Rihanna releasing her own song with the same title that Spring may have discouraged Team Leona from pushing it. Single or not, it is a certified highlight in Leona’s back catalogue and has aged extremely well after over 12 years of existence. :wub: The love for it on here is real with 2 11s and 8 10s and not a single score below 6. Cameron never failing to bring a song’s average down. :kink:

 

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So we have a top 3! :cheer: In alphabetical order:

Bleeding Love
One More Sleep
Run

Her three signature hits! Which will come out on top though? :kink:

'Take A Bow' is such a missed opportunity! It really should have been the 3rd single after 'Better In Time'/'Footprints..'

 

I'm gonna predict:

 

01. Run

02. Bleeding Love

03. One More Sleep

I'd be tragic if 'One More Sleep' won, but i'd be happy with either of the others. I have to admit 'Glassheart' really grew on me listening to it now. So many missed smash hits. I hate it. :(

TAB is criminally OVERrated.

 

3. Run.

2. BL.

1. OMS.

 

Fingers crossed for OMS :kink:

Aww Take A Bow. My personal number 1 song of Leonas of all time. Its just epic and one of those I honestly can't believe it wasn't a single moments. Such a tragedy imo. Still glad it's seen so highly by the majority of people

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