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Promo does barely anything. They need a better song. Can they stop forcing this on the public and spend their effort on a song that actually has a chance of catching on? The more they push this, the worse it’s going to reflect on them when it inevitably flops. Edit: didn’t mean the vomit face in the post header. :lol: Altho... kinda apt.

That's the thing... the LM5 era was very reminiscent of the 'Salute' era, and they needed another 'Black Magic' to get the GP back on board. This is just so far removed from anything they've done before, and while I think it's a fun track, it was obvious from the minute the snippet premiered that it wasn't going to appeal to the masses. It's too... obnoxious. I'll never understand the revisionism with 'Move'. It did very well. It sold 80k+ in the first week and spent 12 weeks top 40, which was nothing to scoff at in 2013 (longer than 'Wings' did).

Yikes. At the risk of sounding overly negative, I’d say this is pretty much done already, no? It’s had massive levels of exposure: video/song both on Hot Hits (which makes its Spotify performance honestly quite embarrassing), video upon release, TV promo, and instant A-listing on R1 (plus Capital are back on board and giving it regular rotation). It never bodes well when a song gets this level of support off the bat and still underperforms. I’m sure with the right song (this certainly ain’t it... as much as I bop to it from time to time) they could still get things back on track, but it’s kinda alarming how much their star has faded this past year.

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WLM (and Touch) aside, it's frustrating how much they struggle on streaming. Think it's safe to say this won't be a particularly big hit for them since there's nothing left to really propel it up the charts. I'm hoping it at least has a healthy chart run. Edit: debuted at #10. Glad it held on after all.

NRO easily. It's sublime. The rest are genuinely all awful (well bar 'Medellin', which I've still yet to hear).

@1141036450894532610 Scream at Debbie starting this hashtag when 'A' is the lowest. Mission accomplished... I guess? (It's cute that she cares so much, but trying to mobilise the mixers into spamming Capital is a little obnoxious).

Little Mix - Power Britney Spears - Gimme More Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory I wouldn't be surprised. I'm not a fan in the slightest and I've still found myself consistently voting for her.

They played it again at 9am. Not to jinx things, but seems Capital may be back on board?

Seems Captial might be coming around to this. They played it last night and this morning around 5am. They might be limiting it to non-peak hours for now, but it’s better than the total freeze-out TAU received.

@1139246840719691776 Sorry, but these games looks awful. The level of backlash GameFreak has been receiving after the cut Pokemon reveal is kinda unprecedentent for this series, but I must say, I'm glad they're finally on the receiving end of criticism. I've felt Pokemon fans at large have been wayyyy too lenient in the past, especially after the absolute shitshow GameFreak have consistently served with XY, SM, USUM and the worst offender, Let's Go. ORAS was the best of the 3DS era, but that was predominantly due to how amazing the original games were -- and even then they butchered key aspects like the Battle Frontier. I've been replaying Platinum, Heart Gold and Black 2 recently, and the absolute nosedive in quality the series took after the transition to 3D is honestly quite startling.

Feels a bit... beneath her? I figured it'd just be a load of never-beens, rather than those that experienced genuine success post-show.

This track is ridiculously underrated, I'm slightly obsessed (so ofc it's semi-flopping :lol:).

The hook and breakdown are crazy infectious. It really seems to be a song that'll rely on repeated exposure to get people on board; I can already see the tide turning slightly with the reception towards it. Honestly, it's partly the reason Capital's snub is frustrating me so much. They tweet about Little Mix constantly, so they seemingly have no qualms using them for clout -- hell, they're literally in their cover pic. The girls even went on their breakfast show to premiere the single and they still won't give it a few spins. I just find it so bizarre that a label change can freeze them out of the playlist entirely, especially when they've previously been their biggest supports (they even spammed 'Little Me'). Whatever the issue is, I hope it's resolved soon, because this is such a crucial release and I can really see a lack of Capital airplay denting its performance. Edit: Queen Debbie @1139961912605777920

Yeah, was expecting a little better, not going to lie. Especially since WLM debuted at #5. I suppose that had the comeback hype on a bigger scale tho. The Capital snub is really worrying. I hate label politics.

Capital have only played it once this morning and nothing since, which is a little...concerning after the TAU snub. They gave WLM a spin earlier instead. :lol:

With any hope. Regardless of everyone's feelings (/disdain) regarding the song, I think we can agree that this single is absolutely pivotal at this point in their career. They need this to be a hit after LM5's performance. Fantastic news re the video being added to Hot Hits. I'm incredibly impressed with how RCA have handled this release.

Definitely among their best -- if not the best. The set-up with the chess pieces and the outdoor scene with the blue backdrop are amazing.

The video looks kinda' iconic. I'm perched. Hope it contains choreo like rumoured! I knew this single would be polarising from the snippets, but I thought it'd be a bit better received after hearing the whole song. It reminds me of the initial reaction to 'Strip' on here, so hopefully it'll at least grow a little. I imagine the video will help.

Well, I can see this is going to be a polarising release. :lol: #1 on NMF! Not that there was much competition.

Wait at this actually kinda popping off? The breakdown is still there but it’s not nearly as obnoxious as the snippet would have you believe. The sample works incredibly well and probably sells the entire song for me. Their harmonies. :wub: Not my favourite from them by a long shot but also not nearly as bad as I was fearing.

That's a relief at least. Poor brave TAU tho, truly undeserving of the snub.

‘Move’ for single and any of ‘Forget You Not’, NFLY, ‘Wasabi’ or SLS Part ll for album track are my predictions. Perhaps ‘Power’ for single if you’re planning to save ‘Move’/‘Touch’ for the final stages.

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I never got the whole 'solo' distinction. I guarantee no-one's buying 'Dark Horse' on the basis of Juicy J's middle 8. Still, fantastic debut after last era and especially impressive given how limited the initial Spotify support was. Can easily seeing it going top 10 next week.