Chapter 1622 1622 Stand Out

The single "Young. Volcanoes" received overwhelming support from professional music critics, leading the two competitors in professional word-of-mouth.

"Rotation" magazine's music critic David Marches concluded, "The epoch-making drum arrangement outlines the majestic momentum; the poetic lyrics are written with the wanton and enthusiasm that belongs to dreams and youth; Combined with Hugo's increasingly mature interpretation, the essence of the music is vividly displayed. It may not be a perfect music, but it is an impeccable music, from glory to death!"

The professional opinions from professional music critics are clearly reflected on the sales data of music markets around the world on September 23 - the glorious "Young Volcano" has swept the world in one day. With sales of 1.28 million copies, it became the undisputed winner of the opening game of the Battle of the Century.

The absolute advantage of the North American market, the slight gap of the British market, and the unstoppable pursuit of the Japanese market have truly demonstrated the powerful momentum of Glory to Death on a global scale. The first single, whose daily sales exceeded one million, has created a height that countless superstar singers have not been able to reach. This is the glory of glory to death, and the chain effect of the battle of the century.

Maria has also consolidated her status as a pop diva superstar. The single "Sweet Heart" eventually achieved sales of more than 940,000 worldwide, which is also a record enough to set a record, but in "Young Volcano" terrifying data Fading in front of him. It can be seen that although Maria has performed well in the three major markets, especially the Japanese market has achieved huge advantages, the overall disadvantage is still very obvious.

The Oasis single "Do You Know What I Mean" also sold 890,000 copies - it's not without reason that the British media made it an important force in revival rock, and it was only the Beatles at their peak. Waiting for a number of singers to have it, not only in the UK, but also in overseas markets such as Japan and the United States, Oasis has also shown full competitiveness, making the map of this battle of the century complete.

This is indeed a showdown with no losers. No matter who the three groups of singers are, they are all on the road to create history. The battle of the century has made the entire music market burst with unprecedented energy. On September 23, 1996, this One day became the day when countless historical monuments were erected in the history of music.

Just as every footprint of "Independence Day" is a historical record, every footprint of the Battle of the Century is bound to go down in history. It's just that the movie market is booming, and the "Independence Day" record is bound to be broken; but the music market is quietly shrinking - although it's not obvious at the moment, it's very likely that people will still return to 20 years later. Look back and remember this unrepeatable battle of the century, and the grand occasion when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets on that day - just to support their favorite singers.

However, it was also a showdown to determine the winner, and Glory to the Dead became the crown owner of the opening game. Stepping on the shoulders of Oasis Band and Maria, relying on the east wind of the battle of the century, and relying on the momentum of "Young Volcano", Glory to the Dead achieved an unprecedented success, and easily captured a series of historical records. middle.

This is an incredible thing. "Independence Day" starring Hugo is very hopeful to achieve a record of 500 million North American box office to write a new history in the fourth week of September; and within the same week, Hugo's glory as the lead singer will reach Die has achieved incredible success, standing out and changing the rules of the game in the entire music market.

More importantly, after the release of the three singles on the first day, the feedback from the audience, the evaluation of professional music critics, etc., have already won a slight advantage for "Young Volcano", and it is very likely that it will be released in the next album. In a week or even a few weeks, increase the advantage, increase the distance, and truly win the battle of the century.

Of course, although Glory to Death has temporarily taken the lead, the outcome may change at any time, and the outcome is still unpredictable. No one can underestimate the subsequent explosive power of Oasis and Maria. And the next development trend of the Battle of the Century has also affected the hearts of countless people.

"Joan, so, which singer do you support?" Charles Gibson asked his partner with a smile on his face. "Good Morning America" ​​in the new morning without exception mentioned the latest hits that have swept the United States. topic.

Joann Langdon replied with a frightened expression, "Can't I refuse to answer this question? Or, first tell me who you support?"

"Oh, of course, Maria, I absolutely support Maria." Charles said with an expression of course, and winked at the camera after saying that, which was obviously implying that he was born because of the cover of the single "Sweetheart". Purchased, this is mocking Maria's show-off. sex. sense.

Qiong An immediately showed an expression of "as expected", took a small step back in disgust, then thought about it seriously, and said, "Then I choose to be honored to death."

"Because of Hugo?" Charles continued, seeming to think that Joan and him were the same people, and it was also because of Hugo's handsomeness that he chose to be honored to death.

Joan rolled her eyes angrily, "Of course not, I'm because of the music to the death of glory, their single this time is really good." But Charles was still reluctant to let Joan go, and his eyes remained motionless. Looking at Joan Ann, this made her really helpless, and finally she had to shrug helplessly, "Okay! I admit, Hugo is also one of the important reasons, a handsome, sexy, gentleman, and talented man like him, I have Why would you say no?"

It's not just "Good Morning America", but big rivals "Today" are also discussing the same topic, however, Bryant Gumbel (Bryant. Gumbel) is clearly more supportive of Glory to Death, while Katie Couric (Katie. Couric) is a big fan of Oasis.

These are the two most important morning news programs in the United States, and their focus basically represents the current trend of social fashion. From them, they can get a glimpse of the focus of the entire North American media. Almost everyone is discussing the next development of the battle of the century. Bystanders are keen to express their opinions, and participants are frantically pouring in. The record store supports its idols with practical actions, hoping to let their supporters have the last laugh in this competition.

In fact, not only the media and the public, but even high-level people in the circle inevitably started to talk about it.

"Hey, David, so, who do you think will win the UK singles chart this week?" Looking at the middle-aged man approaching, David Geffen was a little stunned. Because he went everywhere in the past two days, someone greeted him with such questions. When he reacted, David realized that the other party was the marketing manager of Universal Music, and the middle and senior management of the industry.

The British pop music chart was first announced by the "New Music Express" in 1952 - the magazine that gave the "Beatles"-like affirmation to the death this time. Later, the list was gradually normalized, by Sales statistics of major record stores. Unlike Billboard in the United States, the British pop music charts do not refer to radio on-demand data, but the two lists have the same status in their own countries, and they are also the two most authoritative lists in the entire Western, European and American world.

In this battle of the century, compared to the Billboard, the competition in the UK pop music charts is obviously more intense. Oasis dominated the first day, but the advantage was not obvious. Next, it was Oasis to stimulate local enthusiasm. It is still honor to die in a foreign country to turn the tide, which really attracted countless attention.

As an important figure in the American music market, David and DreamWorks are indispensable forces in the circle, and everyone knows that David and Hugo have a close personal relationship, so now almost everyone in the circle sees David and will Speaking of this matter, David smiled, "To die of glory, of course, to die of glory, you should know that I have absolute confidence in Hugo."

"Don't underestimate the Oasis Band, who would have expected them to have sold 290,000 in the United States, right?" The view of the Universal Music Marketing Manager almost represents the view of the entire music market at present.

Oasis is not only on the road in the United States, but also caused a lot of uproar when it was said before, especially about Ai. Nourishing. The ill remarks resulted in a damaged image, and everyone thought that this time Oasis was going to be swept away. However, although Oasis' sales in North America were not as good as those of its two rivals, its performance was still jaw-dropping. It can be said that the fan power of Oasis in North America has impressed everyone.

David didn't say much, just smiled lightly. Noncommittal.

These insiders claim to have rich experience and have accurate judgments on the battle of the century, but they underestimated the energy of glory to death and overestimated the ability of the Oasis Band. In David's opinion, since September 23 On this day, Glory to Death still stands out, so this victory is no longer in doubt, and the next time will see Glory to Death stand out. David has absolute confidence.

No matter what David thinks, this battle of the century is currently being heatedly discussed in the entire music circle. This is not only a duel between three groups of top singers, but also a duel between publicity strategies and distribution strategies, and it is more about the music market orientation. The showdown, which has the role of a wind vane for the music industry.

Even a top-notch existence like David inevitably joined the heated discussion, which shows the attention of this battle of the century.

But David's point of view can only be said to represent an idea. No one can give an answer as to how the final result will go. This is just the prelude to the battle of the century. Going down, can Glory to Death be able to maintain the strength of the first day? Can Oasis really burst out with infinite potential? Are Maria's supporters willing to fail?

Countless questions made this huge duel occupy everyone's attention.