Chapter 801 801 Strong Climb to the Top
Before the "I swear" and "Don't. Look. Back. In. Anger" entanglement, in fact, the "label" and R of the Aisi base. Kelly's "Bump & Friction" showed people such fierce competition. "Tag" first won four consecutive championships, then "Bump & Friction" won two consecutive championships, and then "Tag" won four consecutive championships, a total of ten consecutive championships. Week of contention.
Now it seems like the situation is repeating itself, with the "I swear" four-peat, followed by the "Don't be sorry for the past" two-peat. Then, if according to the previous script, the next step is to "I swear" to complete the counterattack and win the fourth consecutive championship again. "Don't be upset about the past" can only be a regretful defeat.
This is also the reason why Atlantic Records maintains its confidence. On the one hand, the propaganda offensive of the four-in-one is very fierce. On the other hand, the song "I swear" is indeed very suitable for the public's taste and has an inherent advantage in popularity. Therefore, the four-in-one propaganda has not been weakened by the strength of "don't be sorry for the past". On the contrary, it has invested in more enthusiastic propaganda. It can be seen that Atlantic Records is determined to win.
The first week of July has also become a battleground for strategists.
Over there, Glory to Death has launched its first official tour in the United States, with a huge momentum; here, the four-in-one has also launched intensive publicity in North America. Over there, it's the alternative rock style of Glory to Death; here, the foursome go the beautiful chorus route of rhythm and blues.
Over there, "Don't be troubled by the past" awakened people's inner memories and became the most deeply rooted song in the heart of glory until death; here "I swear" interprets the most romantic tenderness of love, surpassing the original singing version and becoming the most popular song so far. The wildly popular version.
The absolutely authoritative "Rolling Stones" in the industry also joined this hot competition. They chose to support "I swear", which is expected. Since Glory To Death started their road tour, they have never entered the "Rolling Stone" line of sight. So far, "Rolling Stone" has not conducted a formal interview with Glory To Death, nor has they written a serious music review, even "Rolling Stone" They also didn't have much reaction when "Almost Famous" was released. Such treatment could not be more obvious: the alternative rock that was excluded and discriminated against by the market, "Rolling Stone" did not pay attention to it.
In this music review, "Rolling Stone" believes that the four-in-one has created a new music model, "stripping high-tech sound synthesis, excluding post-dubbing singing, the four-in-one singing mode restores the most original taste of music. , but also brought the most shocking audio-visual effects. In the increasingly complex music market, this is like a clear stream, allowing people to re-taste the weight of the soul of music.”
"Rolling Stone" was full of praise for the four of them, and even thought that their interpretation of the song "I Swear" surpassed the original singer, giving the song a new vitality. At the same time, the feedback given by the market is the best appreciation for the four-in-one, and the strong on-demand rate of radio stations also proves this. "Rolling Stone" believes that the music market needs to give more support to such music, and this is the return of music. Right way.
Although "Rolling Stone" didn't say it explicitly, it was actually crowding out Glory to Death, or more accurately, "noisy" rock and roll similar to Glory to Death. They emphasized the soul and essence of music, and believed that Glory to Death was just a It's not worth mentioning at all when it comes to showing off skills.
As the most authoritative and mass-based magazine in the field of music, the views of "Rolling Stone" actually represent the views of the mainstream music market. From here, we can see the current position of glory to death: although more and more The audience likes them, and more and more professional fans recognize them, but the excellent performance of the market does not mean everything, they have only taken the first step on the road of rock revolution, and the sales volume and Billboard champion are only the first recognition. , they will need to face more criticism and criticism in the future.
The tit-for-tat with "Rolling Stone" is the "alternative choice" that has always been picky about glory to death and hateful words.
Although "Alternative Choice" has always been ruthlessly criticizing Glory to Death, but since the "42 Stage", they have looked at Glory to Death with admiration. After watching "The Fourth and Second Stage", the editor-in-chief of "Alternative Choice" said: They have the soul of rock and roll shining on them.
The competition between Glory to Death and Nirvana is not only exciting, but the song "Don't be sorry for the past" makes people see the shining point of Glory to Death, just like Kurt to Hugo Interested in general, "Alternative Choice" also has a new perspective on Glory to Death.
This is the spirit of rock and roll. Nothing is absolute. If possible, they will even deny themselves. The unruly and unruly in their bones are not only aimed at other people, but also at themselves and rock itself.
After seeing the competition between "I swear" and "Don't be sorry for the past", "Alternative Choice" sneered and commented, "It is the sadness of the mainstream music market to pursue a piece of music that is at the level of a slobber song as a classic. Songs like 'I swear' are not as popular as Aisaki's 'label', as classic as Whitney Houston's 'I'll Always Love You', as individual as Nirvana's 'Youth Mind', as The spirit can't compare to the glory of death 'don't be sorry for the past', 'I swear' the success is the biggest laugh."
As always, the comments of "Alternative Choice" were sharp and pointed, and even a little unreasonable, but they also expressed their recognition of Glory to Death, "In the song 'Don't be sorry for the past', you can spy on Glory to death. The tip of the iceberg of music concept, maybe the spirit of rock and roll flows in their bones, which is amazing. Of course, the correct way to appreciate this song is not the CD or cassette, but the live, only standing in the performance scene of the death of glory, Close your eyes and listen to Hugo Lancaster's soulful cry to get the essence of this song."
With the participation of "Rolling Stone" in business, and the emergence of "alternative options" in independence, it can be seen how much attention this showdown between four people and glory to death is, not to mention hundreds of thousands of people in the past week. Every radio program has repeatedly mentioned this incident, and it has pushed the confrontation to a new peak.
After six weeks of brewing, this needle-to-mayman competition reached its peak in the first week of July.
"I Swear" sold 180,000 this week, which is the highest single-week sales since the single was released, and regained the top spot in the radio on-demand rate. In this week, it created 200,000 sales in a single week for the first time since 1994, and won 206,000 sales data. Although it fell to the second place in the radio on-demand rate, the gap is very small.
It is worth mentioning that the combined radio on-demand rate of the two singles "I Swear" and "Don't Be Sorry for the Past" accounted for 10% of the radio demand in the past week, which is a very amazing performance, that is to say , Among the hundreds of millions of radio listeners in the United States, one in ten people will order one of these two singles, which is tens of millions of broadcasts, which is very appalling.
It can be seen from this detail that the frenzy that the two singles have set off in the United States can be called overwhelming, and the recognition and listening rate of the two singles have also reached a new height. Glory to Death also became the most mentioned singer since May and June.
In this fierce competition, in the end, "Don't be sorry for the past" relied on the absolute advantage in sales and won the No. 1 spot on the Billboard singles chart!
The first week of July, the champion is "Don't be sorry for the past"!
This is not just a three-peat, and it is not just the best single-week sales since 1994, but also a bloody battle in the head-to-head confrontation between Glory to Death and the four-person head-to-head battle. Victory, with this victory, all victories and defeats immediately became clear and simple.
The more intense the confrontation, the stronger the impact after the result, the more powerful the winning "Don't be sorry for the past"; and the losing "I swear", although still holding the runner-up position, but it made people feel An illusion that disappeared from the public eye overnight.
This massive duel ended with a tragic and powerful victory of "Don't be sorry for the past". After that, "I swear" seemed to be drained of energy, and could never launch an effective and direct attack. Offensive, and "Don't be annoyed by the past" pursued with victory, became more and more courageous, and achieved the first masterpiece of glory to death with supreme glory!
"Don't be sorry for the past" continued its craze after that, and the number one on the Billboard singles chart went from three to four, five to six, and finally extended his streak for weeks to For seven weeks, it didn't slip to the runner-up position until the first week of August.
Sadly, the number of runner-up weeks of "I swear" has also increased from two weeks to seven weeks. For seven consecutive weeks, "Don't be sorry for the past" was pressed firmly, and I could only sit in the runner-up position. If it is said that the runner-up for seven consecutive weeks, coupled with the previous four consecutive championships, this result is also very incredible, but "I swear" is facing "don't feel sorry for the past", it can only be said that the luck is bad.
On the contrary, "Don't be troubled by the past" relies on the consecutive runner-up for four weeks and the championship for seven consecutive weeks, especially the sales data in the later period. It seems that the two million sales are not far away, and people are more curious: how much will this single eventually sell?
There is no doubt that "Don't be troubled by the past" has become the first masterpiece known to the world. Just like "Youth Spirit" for Nirvana, the song is also accompanied by the power of the song. Popularity, as an alternative rock band, has entered the mainstream music market!