August 23, 200915 yr She doesn't NEED Flo Rida. It just sounds so bleh having him tagged onto it. She should come out with something huge akin to Leona ON HER OWN. :(
August 23, 200915 yr Author I do think people need to lower their expectations considerably. I've resigned to the fact that this won't be even a quarter as classic as Bleeding Love. Doesn't mean it can't be great though!
August 23, 200915 yr They obviously want her to be big but what's the point in her releasing ballads like Leona? It's putting them both up against each other with similar styles and looks and I think they've taken a different route with her to avoid those comparisons [though she dsoes look like she's dressed in tin foil and tried to look like Rihanna but got booked with Jordan's stylist by mistake in those photos]. Personally I agree with Jark. It sounds like it'll be tacky. Probably have a catchy chorus and sell loads but will be generic and nothing new or breathtaking ala 'Bleeding Love' but I shall reserve judgement until I hear it.
August 23, 200915 yr I'm actually slightly nervous to hear this, it sounds like it could be really good or really bad. No inbetweens, I just hope it is good enough to make a name for herself and give her a big enough hit. She's obviously the only decent winner bar Leona. Well Shayne was alright too I guess.
August 23, 200915 yr When about in 2007 was "Bleeding Love" premiered? I'm sure it wasn't as early as this.
August 24, 200915 yr no it isn't as someone said in the comments it's actually that Jaydn's first single.
August 24, 200915 yr I cant wait to hear it and i hope the video and choreogrpahy is super hot. Im glad she's gong for more of an urban sound unlike leona who's more of an "AC" act ala celine dion style.
August 24, 200915 yr http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option...&Itemid=206 Wow. Seems like something special :D
August 24, 200915 yr From Popjustice: BLOODY HELL THE ALEXANDRA BURKE SINGLE IS PHENOMENAL » 140bpm » Sirens » 'Womanizer'-meets-'Biology' intro Literally amazing. http://www.popjustice.com/images/stories/j/alexandrasinglesleeve.jpg :o
August 24, 200915 yr I love that promo cd. It looks brilliant. Very simplistic which shows of that this is going to be big. This is getting premièred tomorrow right? At what time and where?
August 24, 200915 yr This is getting premièred tomorrow right? At what time and where? On the Chris Moyles show on Radio 1, not sure if there's a specific time.
August 24, 200915 yr More from PJ Single: October 12th Album: October 26th Think of 'Hallelujah', then think of the opposite. Some important points here, in no particular order: » The single is called 'Bad Boys' and it features US rap gentleman Flo Rida. » The writing credits are Larry Summerville Jr, Busbee, Lauren Evans and Alexander James. The song is produced by The Phantom Boyz. » The song's intro is a brilliant hybrid of the intros to Britney's 'Womanizer' and Girls Aloud's 'Biology' (ie it's quite noisy and exciting sounding) except with Flo Rida shouting over the top and a demented elasticated siren effect bouncing from speaker to speaker. The track's definitely in the same ball park as things like 'Womanizer', but with a slightly more bouncy disco feel. » 'Bad Boys' is about Alexandra fancying dangerous men. "Some people call them players but I'm far from terrified," she says in the song's opening lines, "somehow I'm drawn to danger and have been all my life." The nature of these boys' actual 'badness' is not specifed. We're not sure if it's Josef Fritzl level badness or just 'has three points on his driving licence after doing 37 in a 30 zone'. Probably the latter, on reflection. Still, imagine the video for the former. » The chorus has a really strong melodic topline - the lyrics are "the bad boys are always catching my eye, the mad boys are always spinning my mind, even though I know they're no good for me it's the risk I take for the chemistry, and the bad boys are always catching my eye". » This is NOT A BALLAD. This is THE OPPOSITE OF A BALLAD. (Mind you it would probably lend itself quite well to one of those stripped down piano versions that seem to be all the rage these days.) We estimate this song to be about 140bpm and HIGHLY DANCEABLE. Alex's vocals sound very Whitneyish in parts and this is the sort of song we'd like to imagine Donna Summer coming out with if she was twenty years old in 2009. Sadly she is not twenty years old in 2009. She is far older. » Flo Rida is in two parts of this song - the intro ("FLO RIDA! ALEXANDRA GIRL I KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE!" yeah alright calm down mate) and the middle eight. The middle eight is Flo explaining to the listener to just what an extent Alexandra Burke is actually fond of 'bad boys' and badness in general. One particularly earth-shattering moment comes with the announcement that "with even the alphabeat she only sings the crooked letters". (Amazing.) » In terms of vocal acrobatics 'Bad Boys' has a singy chorus but it's not a 'look at me I'm a singer' chorus, and the same goes for the rest of the track. It works briliantly - sometimes we can't help but feel (this is probably just us but still) that there's something quite exciting about an incredible singer being forced to follow a very strong and melodic topline instead of going all over the show. It's like pop singer bondage. *Cut to shot of Eoghan Quigg wanking with orange in mouth* » There's no fade at the end, just an amazing BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BAD BOYS BAD BOYS which will hopefully be accompanied by an eyebrow-burning quantity of pyrotechnics when Alexandra turns up to The X Factor in order to warble the tune on the day of its release. » 'Bad Boys' is out on October 12. As is the modern way, Alexandra has also recorded an 'album' - a dozen or so songs grouped together - and that will be released on October 26. You can hear 'Bad Boys' tomorrow morning on Chris Moyles' Radio One breakfast show. » We have listened to this song 41 times since it arrived in the post earlier today.
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