Chapter 645 645 Sales Soaring

Vanity Fair's colorful lights are always disorienting, which made Hugo lose his confidence for a time, not only because he witnessed the process of other people losing themselves, but also because he almost lost himself several times, but fortunately, life's There is always hope waiting around the corner, and the comrades who died of glory persevered with their own beliefs.

This is the real glory to death, Hugo, Neil, Fukukin, Pedro, Alfonso, the five of them form a community, they are partners who fight side by side, the road of Vanity Fair is always full of countless ups and downs , and the road of dreams is even more thorny, so they must stand firmly by each other's side, so as to gain the strength to continue walking.

Glory to Dead rejected the Grammys, not because other rock bands thought the Grammys were too commercial, and Glory to Death did not reject commercials, on the contrary, Hugo knew very well that art without commercial backing soon became It will die out. Although the Grammys are commercial, it is precisely because of its extensive influence that many unknown outstanding musicians have stepped onto the big stage, and at the same time, many ordinary people have experienced the charm of music. So, there's no need to condemn the Grammys business, even after the Grammys went downhill into the twenty-first century.

Glory to the Dead rejects the Grammys just because they don't get the respect they deserve, as if Nirvana's "Never Mind" deserves the 34th Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, which is true the sequence of. Therefore, Glory to Death will not compromise, because this is an impermissible compromise, such a compromise is equivalent to the self-denial of Glory to Death, which is equivalent to denying one's own musical value.

Therefore, glory to death made a choice, just like the choice of the band's rock spirit, either glory or death, this time, they chose to give up the glory of the Grammys and insisted on the glory of the band.

Maybe, Glory to Death will pay a painful price for it, maybe it will be forever missing the Grammy's Rookie of the Year Award, maybe it will be like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and never get the Grammy's straight eyes, maybe even The band disappeared in the music industry like a shooting star... But this is life, you must make a choice at a fork in the road, and then you must go on without looking back. Only by insisting on yourself will you not lose yourself.

Nathan looked at the five members of Glory to the Dead who suddenly started to play, and even the serious-looking Fu Jin smiled. He suddenly felt that this scene looked really warm and harmonious. Although it has been more than half a year since Glory to the Dead appeared in front of everyone—it started in July, perhaps it has not been until now that everyone has really begun to gradually understand the charm of this band.

Nathan laughed just like that. He felt that it seemed that not attending the Grammys was a big deal. The same is true. There are countless big names who are unwilling to attend the Grammys in history. Even the Oscars have many people who refuse to attend. Whether Woody Allen and Marlon Brando have ever attended the award experience.

"I think I probably know the reason why Neil is the captain." Nathan broke everyone's joy with a smile and made all five look at him, "Because he is the only one who is willing to take care of trivial matters. "

"Hahahaha..." Pedro was the first to applaud, expressing his support for Nathan with practical actions, while Neil sat next to him with a black line.

"Although it would be more appropriate to play 'Don't. Look. Back. In. Anger' at this time, as the lyrics say, 'Please don't waste your youth in a rock band, they will only Let you sink down', that's the biggest charm of Glory to Death; but I'm playing another Glory to Death song right now, 'Lithium', not because it's on this week's on-demand charts The third track, and because this song can clearly see the stubbornness and wanton of Glory to the Dead, so let's enjoy this song together, brought by Glory to Death, 'Lithium'."

Nathan introduced it skillfully, and the song "Lithium" began to ring in front of everyone listening to the KIIS radio. "I'm so happy because today, I've found my friends, and they're in my head..." Hugo's textured voice flowed like mercury pouring out in front of countless radios.

Although the album "Almost Famous" has been released for nearly seven weeks, they are still a rookie band and their recognition still needs to be improved. And today, Glory to the Dead took to KIIS Radio to discuss the latest hot topic: Are bands really not going to the Grammys? Undoubtedly, more listeners have truly recognized this band.

Glory to Death is controversial because their music breaks the shackles of rock and roll, and they are also criticized for the commerciality and civilianization of their music. Maybe they are not like other rock bands. They don't express themselves in shocking dress like other rock bands, maybe they are not as cynical and fierce as other rock bands, but in fact, the rock spirit in their bones has never been corrupted, they are definitely an authentic team rock band.

After the KIIS radio program ended, the awareness of Glory to Death once again climbed to a whole new level, especially in the recent wave of "against the Grammys", Glory to Death once again became the limelight The topic of sharp people, this is undoubtedly a very important work for the promotion of singles and albums, and even led to speculation that a small number of media believe that the band is maliciously hyping, but these speculations are also harmless, and they still cannot stop the single "Lithium". The song's rapid ascent on the Billboard Singles Chart.

The second day after the KIIS radio program aired, the single-day sales of "Lithium" reached 15,000 copies, which also created the highest sales after the release of the single, and finally achieved 90,000 sales within a week. It climbed to No. 5 on this week's Billboard singles chart, and the performance blew everyone's eyes.

The Billboard Singles Chart competition for the third week of January was fierce, with Brian Adams, Sting, and Rod. Stewart teaming up for the film "The. Three. Musketeers" The episode "Only Love (All. For. Love)", which was created, won the championship for three consecutive weeks at the beginning of its release in November 1993. After nearly two months of precipitation, it rose again this week and counterattacked to the championship. on the throne.

Mariah Carey's classic "Hero" slipped to the runner-up spot after four weeks in a row, and this single, also known as the most monumental single of Maria's music career, achieved an unimaginable achievement. .

Donnie Brighton's latest single "Breathe. Again", a strong candidate for the Rookie of the Year, performed very well, staying at the third place for many consecutive weeks. Jenny Jackson's single "Again", released late last year, remained at No. 1.

The "Lithium", which is glorious to death, is behind these four singles and occupies the fifth place this week. The performance can be said to be very dazzling. From this, we can see the importance of radio program promotion.

In the following week, the sales of "lithium" climbed again, and achieved sales of 120,000 in a single week, and further came to the fourth position on the Billboard rankings, only one step away from the top three. After staying in the fourth place for two weeks, "Lithium" made a major breakthrough and rose to the third place with a weekly sales of 140,000, which further spread the popularity of Glory to Death in the United States.

Billboard singles chart competition has been relatively sluggish during this period, after "Only Love" completed its three-peat; Celine. Dion covered the 1984 classic "The Power of Love" (The. Power. Of. Love)", took the song to a whole new level, winning four weeks in a row and taking the song to a global level.

Then came the electronic dance single "The. Sign" from Sweden's national treasure pop group Ace. Of. Base and the R&B king R from Chicago. Kelly's (R. Kelly) single "Bump. N'. Grind" took turns to dominate, "Label" after four consecutive championships, "Bump & Friction" for four consecutive championships, and then "Label" counterattacks Two consecutive championships, and the championship battle between the two continued until late May.

Among them, the performance of "Lithium" has been very stable. The weekly sales of this single have been stable at around 100,000, and in the last three weeks of February and the first two weeks of March, five consecutive weeks They were all in the third place, but unfortunately they lacked some explosive power, so they could not go further. But even so, the third place for five consecutive weeks is the biggest affirmation for the single "Lithium".

After falling from the third place, the stamina of "Lithium" has not been weakened much, especially after the end of the Grammys, the absence of glory to death, and the Nirvana band returning empty-handed again, which also awakened people's feelings about 1993. Once again the nostalgia and injustice of the golden age of rock, it is also worthwhile that the single sales of "Lithium" have been very stable, staying in the top five until late May.

Before the end of May, the cumulative sales of "Lithium" had already passed the one million threshold, and in addition to being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, it also increased its sales to 1.3 million. Likely to be able to take a spot on the year-end singles sales chart in 1994.

In the absence of sufficient audience accumulation and publicity, the single "Li" still achieved such gratifying results, which is a rare victory; but what is even more rare is that the wide spread of "Li" has driven the The recognition of the album "Almost Famous" has led to an amazing development curve in album sales after entering 1994.