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Yeah, echoing most of the responses in here. I just liked it at first but full-on bopping now. Adore the prechorus and Leigh's verse. I love that Jesy actually manages to pull off the takeaway line despite it being objectively horrible.

This all feels very reminiscent of the Ugly Heart comparisons that plagued SOTME's release week, albeit less 'rip off' comments this time around. I really don't think WLM/STS sound particularly similar beyond the instrumental and the fact they both feature Nicki.

This is... genuinely unreadable. Yay for Little Mix. Hope their Spotify debut is as impressive. Poor ALMA though, but I'm hardly surprised since the song is pretty dreadful.

I've neglected this thread for weeks and would never have guessed these 3 were that high. Amazing to see, they're all massive bops. :cheer: So glad Becky Hill is getting another smash (altho I wish it was 'False Alarm' or 'Piece of Me' having this success).

Hmm, I'd probably opt for a top 3/top 5 debut at this minute, simply because I don't think the song grabs you as instantly as SOTME did, and obviously the promo circuit isn't going to be as relentless this time around. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

The prechorus to this is ludicrously catchy. It's been stuck in my head ever since that snippet they posted.

I really like it! I'd say it's probably less instant than SOTME, but it definitely seems like it'll be a grower (I love SOTME, but it became a little grating when it was everywhere). Nicki's rap is lowkey kind of dreadful though. Ending her verse with the curry line was a choice.

Amazing. Their airplay is always incredible. Hoping it gets insta B-listed (at least) on R1 too.

I'm going to go for a #3 debut, since X Factor promo is the following week I believe. At the risk of being too optimistic, I can see it climbing to #1 pretty quickly. It sounds infectious as hell going by the snippets, and the hype is certainly there compared to Only You.

Yikes at Rak Su. Their winners single did decently and there actually seemed to be some semblance of hype there (unlike Matt Terry). How typical of Syco to piss all that away by releasing the absolute monstrosity that is 'Pyro Ting', followed by a borderline-cover as their first official single.

I agree that they're capable of producing so much more, but if you take into account the Platinum edition tracks and trim some of the shitty filler tracks, it'd actually make a really stellar album: 1) SOTME 2) Touch 3) NMSS 4) Power 5) Reggaeton Lento 6) Your Love 7) Private Show 8) Nobody Like You/F.U. 9) Nothing Else Matters 10) Is Your Love Enough? 11) Dear Lover 12) If I Get My Way It's a shame the actual album is bogged down by some of their absolute career lows (hello 'Oops'/'Beep Beep'), but here's hoping LM5 reaches similar highs. It's going to be hard to top the run of SOTME > RL for me.

This I can get on board with. :wub: I'm already bopping to the Jess Glynne demo after only hearing it twice (that pre-chorus is an earworm for sure), even if her vocals are slightly offputing. Plus Nicki's rap in Swish Swish is incredible and probably the highlight of the track. Roll on the 12th.

Only You's total is so bizarrely low to me considering its overall trajectory was quite similar to NMSS (in terms of peak/longevity). Can't say I'm particularly upset by its underperformance, but it would've been nice for them to continue their run of Platinum hits. Yay for Glory Days! So perched for LM5 now.

This has done really poorly given how much airplay it got right off the bad.

This sounds... familiar.

I didn't loathe it as much as most on here, but I'm glad that 'Girls' hasn't totally derailed the campaign, and that she's returned with something more in line with 'Anywhere'/'Lonely Together'. The chorus is really infectious!

1) Lonely Together 2) Anywhere 3) Let You Love Me 4) Girls 5) For You 6) Your Song The first 3 are all solid and I'll begrudingly bop to 'Girls' now and then, whereas 'For You' is pretty inoffensive. 'Your Song' is garbage tho and really just a lesser 'Shape Of You' (of all things). I get that it was big and all, but it felt like such a forced hit at the time. I swear it was on HHUK for about 6 months. :lol:

I see Lewis G has started on Lewis F now that Amelia's no longer there to antagonise. Him and Isaac are f***ing gross. Not really a fan of Cameron either, although my heart did go out to him in that diary room segment, and I do find it hard to dislike him given that he's only 18. Beyond that though, they seem a decent enough bunch of HMs, especially by C5 standards. Tomasz and Kay are probably my top 2 at the moment, but that may change if the latter doesn't steer clear of Lewis G (although I get the impression that she nominates him in tomorrow's ep based on the preview).

Dead at Little Mix causing carnage in tonight's ep. Icons. I thought this show would be a hot mess and only watched initially out curiosity, but it's oddly compelling. This + BB are actually the highlight of my nights right now. :lol: Actually liking all the contestants so far too (Freddie seems an awful person, but he's admittedly quite hilarious).

Yas at 'Just Got Paid', such a trashy bop. Justice for 'Feels Like Home' being snubbed. Pleasantly surprised at Nina's addition too.

I know I'm late, but this is incredible. Definitely challenging 'Be The One' and 'Hotter Than Hell' as my favourite Dua song, and infinitely better than 'One Kiss'. Hopefully it can still go to #1 despite the comparatively slow start. Edit: I've just twigged the Jess Glynne comparison now that it's been mentioned in this thread. Probably why I love it so much. :lol:

Each of these Eminem tracks legitimately feel 40 minutes long. 'Fall' is the only listenable one.

I loathe these pointless segments. Genuinely who cares?

Yawn at those additions, but yay at LSD moving up I suppose. I'm finding the A-list shockingly poor right now; 'No Brainer', 'Taste', '079ME', 'MANTRA' and especially 'Patricia' (sorry Florence) are all absolutely unbearable.

Truthfully, I wish they hadn't bothered with 'Only You' since they didn't even seem particularly invested in it themselves, but I'd say it served its purpose and it was a cute bop to tide us over until LM5. And like people mentioned, it kept their radio presence very much alive (wasn't it one of their longest runners on the R1 playlist? :lol:). Plus, it probably would've felt a bit bigger if ACR hadn't destroyed it at the very first opportunity (it's still top 30 on iTunes and Spotify, so it's had pretty decent longevity).