Just heard 'Escapism' for the first time. I like it. It's the first song of hers that feels sincere and genuine & like what she wants to be as an artist to me. It's so much more interesting!

 

Hopefully she can flesh that out a bit more with the follow up era and make a proper name for herself and not just one of those bland artists with no identity, soundtracking the hottest dance song of the month etc.. (don't get me wrong some of those dance songs are bops)

 

It's quite different for the charts, so I welcome it becoming a hit!

Raye #21 on Apple and #23 on Spotify

 

and crazy how the Raye tiktok is one of those with a weird speed change that sounds nothing like the original

Just heard 'Escapism' for the first time. I like it. It's the first song of hers that feels sincere and genuine & like what she wants to be as an artist to me. It's so much more interesting!

 

Hopefully she can flesh that out a bit more with the follow up era and make a proper name for herself and not just one of those bland artists with no identity, soundtracking the hottest dance song of the month etc.. (don't get me wrong some of those dance songs are bops)

 

It's quite different for the charts, so I welcome it becoming a hit!

I'd say "Black Mascara" and "Hard Out Here" are similarly authentic to herself as well - but I agree it's so refreshing to hear her release music she actually enjoys and is genuine to herself, furthermore it's paying off as well!

I'd say "Black Mascara" and "Hard Out Here" are similarly authentic to herself as well - but I agree it's so refreshing to hear her release music she actually enjoys and is genuine to herself, furthermore it's paying off as well!

They're newer ones too, right? I'll have to give them a listen at some point. I don't think I've ever heard them.

Go on Raye ! very much deserved

They're newer ones too, right? I'll have to give them a listen at some point. I don't think I've ever heard them.

Yeah, both off of her upcoming album! I think you'd like them!

It's all about 'Black Mascara', easily :wub:

 

'Escapism' is good though!

'Black Mascara.' definitely sounds the most commercial of her recent releases so I'm surprised that isn't the one that's taken off if any of them were going to. I think 'Escapism.' is my fave though so not complaining, just surprised as it doesn't really sound much like a hit in comparison!

Spotify Chart Update (23/11)

 

01 01 Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero 386,388

02 02 Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy (feat. Kim Petras) 315,257

03 03 Drake, 21 Savage – Rich Flex 283,826

04 04 Meghan Trainor – Made You Look 278,335

05 05 Oliver Tree, Robin Schulz – Miss You 271,770

06 06 David Guetta, Bebe Rexha – I'm Good (Blue) 245,512

07 07 venbee, goddard. – messy in heaven 243,709

08 08 Anne-Marie, Aitch – PSYCHO 240,298

09 11 Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You 218,961

10 10 Stormzy – Hide & Seek 207,601

 

11 15 Wham! – Last Christmas 206,605

12 09 Clavish, D-Block Europe – Rocket Science (feat. D-Block Europe) 206,432

13 13 OneRepublic – I Ain't Worried 200,997

14 12 Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me 200,787

15 14 Steve Lacy – Bad Habit 194,379

16 20 Bugzy Malone, TeeDee – Out Of Nowhere 190,287 [*PEAK*]

17 17 Tom Odell – Another Love 187,184

18 18 Beyoncé – CUFF IT 186,646

19 16 Chris Brown – Under The Influence 185,335

20 19 Harry Styles – As It Was 184,428

 

21 25 RAYE, 070 Shake – Escapism. 174,454 [*PEAK*]

22 21 Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze 166,008

23 22 Eliza Rose, Interplanetary Criminal – B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) - Edit 158,111

24 24 The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather 147,916

25 23 Rihanna – Lift Me Up 147,765

26 28 Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 146,088

27 34 Michael Bublé – It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas 142,395

28 26 Taylor Swift – You're On Your Own, Kid 141,238

29 32 Luude, Mattafix – Big City Life 133,642

30 31 d4vd – Romantic Homicide 132,967

 

31 39 Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me 132,739

32 33 Central Cee – Doja 132,679

33 27 Burna Boy – Alone 132,081

34 29 Taylor Swift – Midnight Rain 129,662

35 35 Rema, Selena Gomez – Calm Down (with Selena Gomez) 129,149

36 30 Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey – Snow On The Beach (feat. Lana Del Rey) 129,047

37 36 Taylor Swift – Karma 127,188

38 42 LF SYSTEM – Afraid To Feel 125,906

39 38 Taylor Swift – Maroon 125,417

40 41 Burna Boy – Last Last 124,596

 

42 40 SZA – Shirt 122,283

43 44 Eminem – Mockingbird 120,146

54 46 Meekz, Dave – Fresh Out The Bank (feat. Dave) 106,216

55 56 Lil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna Rock 104,866 [*PEAK*]

56 51 Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye 104,320

65 64 JVKE – golden hour 92,126

70 66 Drake, 21 Savage – Circo Loco 89,371

72 79 Ed Sheeran – Celestial 88,493

76 76 Mimi Webb – Ghost of You 86,908

78 117 K-Trap – Warm 86,000

81 77 Joji – Glimpse of Us 85,028

82 72 Drake, 21 Savage – Major Distribution 84,763

83 80 The Weeknd – Die For You 84,133

88 91 Tiësto, Tate McRae – 10:35 82,551

91 86 IShowSpeed – World Cup 82,066

97 96 Joel Corry, Tom Grennan – Lionheart (Fearless) 79,722

98 90 The 1975 – About You 79,312

101 100 Schak, Kim English – Moving All Around (Jumpin') (feat. Kim English) 78,220

 

104 92 Billie Eilish – TV 77,314

107 97 Central Cee – One Up 76,375

109 115 Tory Lanez – The Color Violet 75,897 [*PEAK*]

125 118 Omar Apollo – Evergreen (You Didn’t Deserve Me At All) 71,705

126 130 d4vd – Here With Me 71,327 [*PEAK*]

127 123 Stephen Sanchez – Until I Found You 70,944

133 128 D-Block Europe – She's Not Anyone 70,111

142 138 Harry Styles – Music For a Sushi Restaurant 67,353

153 149 Miguel – Sure Thing 65,486

157 178 Fred again.., Delilah Montagu – Delilah (pull me out of this) 64,274

165 124 Meekz, Central Cee – Don’t Like Drill (feat. Central Cee) 63,136

166 164 Cian Ducrot – I'll Be Waiting 62,820

168 155 Cian Ducrot, Ella Henderson – All For You (with Ella Henderson) 62,725

171 176 ThxSoMch – SPIT IN MY FACE! 62,416

176 196 K-Trap, Skepta – Warm - Remix 60,755

177 177 southstar – Miss You 60,468

194 184 Lil Nas X – STAR WALKIN' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem) 58,774

196 186 Hotel Ugly – Shut up My Moms Calling 58,732

 

Xmas

09 11 Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You 218,961

11 15 Wham! – Last Christmas 206,605

26 28 Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 146,088

27 34 Michael Bublé – It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas 142,395

31 39 Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me 132,739

46 49 Shakin' Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone 118,563

49 55 Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock 111,720

51 54 Kelly Clarkson – Underneath the Tree 108,830

57 60 The Pogues, Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) 103,988

61 67 Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas? - 1984 Version 96,026

63 71 Chris Rea – Driving Home for Christmas - 2019 Remaster 95,590

71 84 Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime - Edited Version / Remastered 2011 88,805

89 101 Dean Martin – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 82,356

90 103 Andy Williams – It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 82,346

92 102 Sia – Snowman 81,659

95 107 Michael Bublé – Holly Jolly Christmas 81,576

116 135 Elton John – Step Into Christmas 73,268

121 140 John Lennon, Yoko Ono – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Remastered 2010 72,301

131 137 Justin Bieber – Mistletoe 70,519

134 160 Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 69,812

180 RE The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride 60,195

191 RE Leona Lewis – One More Sleep 58,990

Apple Music Chart Update (23-24/11)

 

01 01 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

02 02 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy

03 03 Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex

04 06 venbee & Goddard - messy in heaven

05 05 Anne-Marie x Aitch - PSYCHO

06 04 Stormzy - Hide & Seek

07 07 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

08 08 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me

09 10 Chris Brown - Under the Influence

10 09 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)

 

11 11 Beyoncé - CUFF IT

12 12 Clavish - Rocket Science (feat. D-Block Europe)

13 13 Tom Odell - Another Love

14 16 Drake & 21 Savage - Circo Loco

15 14 Joel Corry & Tom Grennan - Lionheart (Fearless)

16 15 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

17 17 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You

18 19 Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) [Edit]

19 18 Rihanna - Lift Me Up (From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From and Inspired By)

20 20 Ed Sheeran - Celestial

 

21 23 Burna Boy - Last Last

22 28 RAYE - Escapism. (feat. 070 Shake)

23 22 Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down

24 21 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

25 24 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

26 27 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

27 25 Meekz & Dave - Fresh Out The Bank

28 26 Mimi Webb - Ghost of You

29 29 Burna Boy - For My Hand (feat. Ed Sheeran)

30 31 JVKE - golden hour

 

31 30 Taylor Swift - Bejeweled

32 32 OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

33 34 Dean Lewis - How Do I Say Goodbye

34 41 The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

35 33 Taylor Swift - Snow On The Beach (feat. Lana Del Rey)

36 46 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

37 39 Bugzy Malone & TeeDee - Out Of Nowhere

38 45 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree

39 40 LF SYSTEM - Afraid To Feel

40 35 Taylor Swift - You're On Your Own, Kid

 

42 37 Burna Boy - Alone

46 44 Tiësto & Tate McRae - 10:35

47 43 Romy & Fred again.. - Strong

53 54 Fred again.. - Delilah (pull me out of this)

58 56 Drake & 21 Savage - Major Distribution

60 61 Wizkid - 2 Sugar (feat. Ayra Starr)

62 64 Nathan Dawe & Talia Mar - Sweet Lies

64 71 Natalie Jane - AVA

71 68 SZA - Shirt

73 73 D.O.D & Raphaella - Like You Do

75 76 Stormzy - Firebabe

77 74 Dermot Kennedy - One Life

81 83 P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again

88 84 Dermot Kennedy - Something to Someone

90 93 Galantis, David Guetta & MNEK - Damn (You’ve Got Me Saying)

95 98 Schak - Moving All Around (Jumpin') [feat. Kim English]

 

Xmas

25 24 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

26 27 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

34 41 The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

36 46 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

38 45 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree

45 49 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas

49 52 Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version)

51 58 Elton John - Step into Christmas

68 80 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

72 79 Wham! - Last Christmas

80 94 Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

82 90 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

91 RE Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

96 RE Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

99 RE Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

100 RE Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (2006 Remastered Version)

Hopefully she can flesh that out a bit more with the follow up era and make a proper name for herself and not just one of those bland artists with no identity, soundtracking the hottest dance song of the month etc.. (don't get me wrong some of those dance songs are bops)

 

That era of dance vocalists seems to be over with Raye having long left that scene now and the chances of Ella Henderson getting another dance vocal hit in doubt after the conference row. I guess there is still Becky Hill though.

Edited November 24, 20222 yr by TheSnake

Raye hasn’t stopped doing dance collabs, she had a song with David Guetta very recently albeit not one that was intended as a commercial hit

Just as long as she doesn't stoop so low to collaborate with D-Block Europe again.

Edited November 24, 20222 yr by Jessie Where

I get the sense she'd rather make more songs with DBE than with other faceless dance artists...

'Black Mascara.' definitely sounds the most commercial of her recent releases so I'm surprised that isn't the one that's taken off if any of them were going to. I think 'Escapism.' is my fave though so not complaining, just surprised as it doesn't really sound much like a hit in comparison!

It feels like this happens more often than not! IIRC, people thought ‘OMG’ would be the bigger hit for Camila over ‘Havana’ at the time (lmao at that!) and ‘XO’ was seen as the more commercially appealing one over ‘Drunk In Love’ but DIL went on to be the much bigger hit! (And it bloody should have been :arr:)

 

It just feels like a lot of the time the one people think doesn’t sound like a hit during a dual release (or a close release at least) tends to be the bigger hit. Idk.

NMF

 

1. Stormzy

2. Caity Baser

3. Avril Lavigne

4. JVKE ft. Cat Burns

5. Outcast Music & JAY1

6. Lola Young

7. Olly Murs

8. Supershy & Tom Misch

9. Tigga Da Author, Rimzee & Wretch 32

10. Jimi Hendrix & ZAYN(!)

 

HHUK has added The 1975’s ‘About You’!

HH has also moved Raye significantly up in their list yay! Still not as much supported as Psycho, cannot recall the last time a song got so much support, #1 on HH for the 436743257983th week :D

 

But don't think the Raye situation with Black Mascara/Escapist compares to Camilla or other artists that have released 2 singles simultaneously cos in the case of Raye it's just up to Tiktok randomly picking up 1, not one becoming a natural hit

It feels like this happens more often than not! IIRC, people thought ‘OMG’ would be the bigger hit for Camila over ‘Havana’ at the time (lmao at that!) and ‘XO’ was seen as the more commercially appealing one over ‘Drunk In Love’ but DIL went on to be the much bigger hit! (And it bloody should have been :arr:)

 

It just feels like a lot of the time the one people think doesn’t sound like a hit during a dual release (or a close release at least) tends to be the bigger hit. Idk.

Not to forget 'Blinding Lights' and 'Heartless'!

Amazon:

1 Meghan!!!

2 Mariah!!!

8 Wham

13 World Cup

21 Ed & Elton :/

40 Stormzy-Firebabe

55 Golden Hour

 

but lots of xmas songs everywhere and all pretty high

Spotify:

#3 Made You Look

#6 Messy In Heaven

#30 Calm Down