Chapter 958 958 Create a Classic
"Beautiful. Day," "I'll Be With You," and "Wait" made the top three on the Billboard singles chart for four weeks in a row, a rare sight indeed.
So, who will be left behind first?
Surprisingly, there are all kinds of opinions. Those who think "Beautiful Day" will be the first to be unstoppable say that "Bath in the Morning Light" is too strong, taking away the market source, and the sales of singles are bound to be affected, and "I The audience popularity of "will be with you" is far higher than the new metal rock represented by the glory of death, and it is not news that rhythm and blues beat rock on the singles chart.
The point of view that "Waiwai" will be the first to fall behind puts forward that "Waiwai", a small and fresh independent track, after winning the championship for three weeks and the third place for four weeks, lacks the support of the record company, and it is difficult to have follow-up strength. Maybe next week it will be tipped off, and its dominance is at stake, and it only takes a slightly better single to bring it down.
Surprisingly, all of these ideas fell through, and the alliance formed by the three singles was surprisingly strong.
In the following weeks, Luther. Vandross' "Endless. Love" came in fourth place; Sheryl. Crow's "My Heart" Think (All. I. Wanna. Do)" came, ranked fourth; followed by Babyface's "When. I. Can. See. You" came, still ranked fourth.
The Iron Triangle Alliance of "A Beautiful Day", "I Will Be With You", and "Waiting" actually persisted for seven weeks, and the top three spots on the Billboard singles chart remained unchanged for seven weeks. People don't know how to react anymore.
In the end, should we sigh about the firmness of the dark horse of "waiting"? Or should I sigh the sad reminder of "I will be gentle with you"? Or sigh the momentum of "good day" step by step towards the classic?
Under the circumstances of everyone's optimism, "I will be gentle with you" has not been able to steal the championship title for any week. The runner-up result for seven consecutive weeks, although there were three weeks that it was only a tiny difference from the championship, but It's really embarrassing to be overwhelmed by competitors all the time.
On the contrary, it was a "good day" that was always considered dangerous and dangerous, but turned the praise of music critics into sales, and persevered in the championship all the way. After all, it was seven consecutive championships, which also allowed this classic to be truly recognized by the audience.
While everyone was hesitant and suspicious, "Beautiful Day" teamed up with "Bath in the Morning" to hold the Billboard single and album double chart for seven weeks, and the strong momentum completely calmed all the controversial voices. down.
The seven-week championship brought the cumulative sales of "A Good Day" to 1.5 million in one fell swoop, surpassing "Don't. Look. Back. In. Anger" as the best single to the death of glory. It's just a matter of time. "Beautiful Day" has not only received unanimous praise from professionals in word of mouth, but now the market has given this single the status it deserves.
In the second week of October, the Iron Triangle was officially broken, and the media debate finally came to a conclusion: "Waiting" took the lead!
Replacing "Waiting" was Cher Crowe's "What My Heart Thinks", while "Endless Love" climbed to No. 4, as one might expect, after "Waiting" without the backing of the record company lost momentum , the huge disadvantage in sales is difficult to make up for the radio demand rate, so this single quickly disappeared in the ranks of the top ten.
But what's interesting is that the iron triangle has just been broken. "A Beautiful Day", "I'll Be Warm With You" and "What I Think" and "Endless Love" continue to form the semi-finals. In the next few days In the past week, the shocks including Madonna and Bon Jovi have not been able to shake the top four camps.
"Beautiful Day" extended its number-one streak to eleven weeks, tying Elvis Presley's record in 1956 and now tied for the third most consecutive number-one singles; "I will "Be Warm with You" stays in the runner-up position for the eleventh week in a row, and may become the record holder for the longest runner-up in history; "My Heart Thinking" is third in a row for four consecutive weeks, and "Endless Love" is in third place for four consecutive weeks. Quite a miraculous scene.
Subsequently, "Endless Love" was the first to fall behind, but "What I Think" continued to continue the magic law, extending the number of weeks that remained the same for the top three to six weeks.
In the third week of November, the "Beautiful Day" champion has reached the thirteenth consecutive week, tying the record of "The End of the Road" for boys and men. It's just one week away from Whitney Houston's 14-week streak of "I'll Always Love You".
It was only at this moment that people suddenly discovered that when everyone's attention was focused on "bathing in the morning light" and defeating Nirvana to complete the historic handover, "a beautiful day" has quietly approached the historical record, and the 13th consecutive championship brought 2.23 million At the same time as the sales, it also officially substituted this single into the ranks of classics. This is a breakthrough enough to change the concept of the entire music market.
"Beautiful Day" not only surpassed "Don't be sorry for the past" in terms of sales and word of mouth, although the historical status of "Don't be sorry for the past" in the hearts of loyal fans is still unshakable, this song is not only a glorious death that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people 's first single, and it also became part of the unforgettable memory of "The Fourth Stage"; but for ordinary listeners, "A Beautiful Day" is the single that brought glory to death and brought it to the peak of its career. Its history The meaning is even greater!
Now, this wonderful single is on the verge of becoming a classic!
In the fourth week of November, everyone is waiting to witness the birth of history: "Bath in the Morning Light" regrettably handed over the championship and fixed his consecutive championship weeks at the thirteenth position; but "Beautiful Day" However, he successfully won the championship again, and "I will live with you" also "successfully" continued to stay in the runner-up position, which also means that "a good day" and "I will always love you" are tied for the consecutive championship in history. The most numbered single of the week!
At this moment, the success of "Beautiful Day" is beyond doubt. The perfect balance between business and art has led "Bath in the Morning Light" and Glory to Death together to make 1994 reappear in 1994 with "Don't Mind" three years ago. shining moment. At such a moment, the release of "MTV New York Unplugged" seems to add even more historical jokes.
Countless media began to divert their attention and gave the praises to the brilliance of "Beautiful Day". This classic single also achieved the second peak of the career of Glory to Death, and re-wrote the pattern of the music market. It proves that rock singles can not only win the championship, not only can beat the rhythm and blues, but also have the ability to shock the market! Glory to the Dead also achieved the brilliance that grunge rock could not create, allowing rock and roll to truly enter the mainstream market and become the main force in the market.
It is worth mentioning that while "Bath in the Morning Light" has won the 14th consecutive championship, and "I will be gentle with you" has won the 14th consecutive year, the new round of competition between Glory to Death and the boy-man group has restarted!
The company of the boy and boy group, Motown Records, saw that its deployment was completely disrupted, and Glory to Death fully suppressed the boy and boy group’s new album. Under such circumstances, Motown Records had to release the boy and boy group’s follow-up single ahead of schedule. The song "On. Bended. Knee" hopes to use the promotion of the single to boost album sales, while also further promoting the sales of "I'll Be Warm With You".
The single "Bend Knees" shot straight up to No. 3 two weeks after its release, and this week is just behind "A Beautiful Day" and "I'll Be Warm With You", which has done exceptionally well and is likely to take over the announcement next week. The momentum of the singles chart. It can be further seen from this that the outstanding album of the boy-man group has been absolutely affirmed by the entire market. If it hadn't encountered "bathing in the morning light" and glory to death, perhaps history would have been different. The phrase "both Shengyu and He Shengliang" is obviously more appropriate at this time.
Faced with such a situation, it was already late November, and EMI Records did not hesitate to release the second single "Shape. Of. My. Heart", the second single of Glory to Death, although Bimore City Records was a tad slower, but due to the strength of the entire album "Bath in the Morning Light", the single dropped to the top ten as soon as it was released, and settled at No. 8 this week.
While celebrating the 14th consecutive title of "Beautiful Day", people are looking forward to whether "Beautiful Day" can create a new historical record; but on the other hand, people have noticed that the second round of competition between Glory to the Dead and the boy-man group has already been completed. come quietly. Glory to Death has thwarted the strength of rhythm and blues twice in a row, and has become the spokesperson for the rise of rock, so what about the third result?
What will the competition between the two singles "Knees Bend" and "Shape of Heart" look like? At present, "bending both knees" has the upper hand. Can it be turned over for the boy-man group? Or to put it more practically, whether these two singles can reproduce the strength and domineering of "Beautiful Day" and "I'll Live With You" is unknown.
The second round of competition is about to kick off, but the momentum of the first round of competition has not faded!
The single "Beautiful Day" has been sought after by countless audiences, stepping on the shoulders of "I will be gentle with you", and successfully cast a classic, just like "bathing in the morning light" stepping on "two boys, two men" The shoulders made great achievements, and the competition between the glory to the death and the boy-man group became the most shining moment in the second half of 1994.