For whatever reason, U2 seem to have retreated from the spotlight for the last few months. I think it probably has a lot to do with their personal issues and the angst over even having a tour, not to mention the 1st presale debacle. Regardless, HTDAAB is a great album that's not getting the exposure it derserves, and Paul M./Interscope have had a forgetful singles strategy after Vertigo.
Sometimes is a great song, and more than anything, any radio time used up by J.Lo, Britney, 50-cent, Ashlee, Justin, Ludacris, etc., that can be stolen by U2 is a victory for radio and the music industry!
Sometimes has the potential to be a major crossover hit for U2. WE NEED A GRASS-ROOTS RADIO CAMPAIGN THAT ONLY INTERFERENCERS COULD PULL OFF!
I am now a regular at Zootopia, but this fansite is the bomb, and we've done this before! So I'm posting this here instead of U2.com. BTW, here is Billboard's March 5 review of Sometimes in the "Hit Predictor" Section:
This Week's Billboard
Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
U2
Producer(s): Chris Thomas, Steve Lillywhite, Nellee Hooper
Writer(s): U2
Publisher(s): Universal Music Publishing; Blue Mountain Music; Mother Music
Genre: ROCK
Label/Catalog Number: Interscope 11362 (CD promo)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: March 05, 2005
Fresh from its Grammy Awards performance of "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" (not to mention three wins), U2 releases the tender ballad as the third single from its global smash "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." The cut is already off to a fast start at adult top 40 and modern AC, and certainly modern rock can't be far behind. The song's chorus, sung in Bono's familiar falsetto, is a knockout: "And it's you when I look in the mirror/And it's you when I don't pick up the phone/Sometimes you can't make it on your own." The singer penned the emotional track for his late father, though the sentiment of the cut should hit home with just about anyone with a heart. While it's a no-brainer that rock stations will play this, we hope mainstream top 40 will also come onboard.—KC
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SYCMIOYO is going to live or die on radio play only, and even though it has debuted on Billboard's Adult Top 40 and in 2 weeks is rising fast at #24, we need a radio campaign to make this song cross over and make it onto the Top 100! Here's any easy way to help:
Go to http://www.radioandrecords.com/ and pull down the "Formats" menu. Just about every radio station in the U.S. is listed, in it's proper format, and the charts at this site are very exact and break down how U2 is doing in each format. When you pull down a format, there is a menu to the right of the screen that says "View Stations" by format, and then a link below that to all the radio stations websites for the Format you have pulled down. Most station websites have a "Request a Song" link that might take all of 30 seconds to do...this song deserves better!
U2 is still getting more airplay out of Vertigo than any other song in the U.S. There has been no real marketing push for Sometimes, or ABOY for that matter, and yet the single basically released itself after U2 peformed it at the grammy awards. It doesn't appear there will be a download sales push or CD release, so this song has to succeed on airplay alone, and it can. Below is a summary of how fast Sometimes has taken to the radio in less than 2 weeks with virtually no promotion from Interscope. PLEASE take a few minutes and request this song in or around your home town...replies to this post with success stories will keep us pumped up as we see our campaign turn into success!
Again, its http://www.radioandrecords.com/, and you don't need to refer to this long-winded note...it's fairly self explanatory. And here is how the song is doing in just 10-14 days "on it's own", pun intended! Sometimes even U2 can't make it on their own, especially with crap music ruling the global (not just U.S.!) airwaves these days. This song deserves at least 3 grammies!!!
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LAST WEEK...JUST 2ND WEEK WITH SOMETIMES ON RADIO, FROM RADIO&RECORDS.COM WHICH COVERS ALL RADIO STATIONS IN U.S.
Hot Adult Contemporary Format - Airplay charts
SYCMIOYO rises from 33 to 25 this week with 630 plays
SYCMIOYO is #3 for most stations added with 9
SYCMIOYO is #2 for most increased plays with +246
Active Rock Format - Airplay Charts
ABOY falls to #30 with 365 plays
SYCMIOYO #3 for "Active Rock going for Adds"
Rock Format - Airplay Charts
ABOY falls from #8 to #9 with 366 plays
Vertigo #4 for most recurrent played with 202 plays
SYCMIOYO #3 for "Rock going for Adds"
Alternative Format - Airplay Charts
ABOY drops from #24 to #35 with 479 plays
SYCMIOYO debuts at #50 with 237 plays
SYCMIOYO #4 for most stations added with 8
SYCMIOYO #4 for most increased plays with +156
Triple A Format - Airplay Charts
ABOY drops from #4 to #6 with 336 plays
SYCMIOYO rises from #22 to #12 with 274 plays
SYCMIOYO #1 for most increased plays with +82
Vertigo #3 for most played recurrents with 164 plays
The good news is that SYCMIOYO appears headed to a #1 spot on the HAC and AAA chart formats w/o any promotion. It's also encouraging that it's about to crack Rock and Active Rock formats.
CURRENT AAA FORMAT FROM DIFFERENT SOURCE WITH DIFFERENT TIMING...CAPTURES THE ENTIRE 2-WEEK PERIOD. SOMETIMES WILL PASS VERTIGO THIS WEEK...MAYBE ABOY, TOO, ALTHOUGH IT'S STILL HANGING IN THE TOP 10.
25
28 U2
Vertigo Interscope 1075 -211 24 10
29
29 Nickelback
Someday Roadrunner 1041 -25 31 9
31
30 Dido
White Flag Arista 989 5 31 22
33
31 No Doubt
It's My Life Interscope 982 23 31 24
32
32 Avril Lavigne
My Happy Ending Arista 947 -16 31 3
38
33 Tim McGraw
Live Like You Were Dying Curb 920 149 12 33
46
34 BIGGEST MOVER U2
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own Interscope 898 231 3 34
Sometimes is a great song, and more than anything, any radio time used up by J.Lo, Britney, 50-cent, Ashlee, Justin, Ludacris, etc., that can be stolen by U2 is a victory for radio and the music industry!
Sometimes has the potential to be a major crossover hit for U2. WE NEED A GRASS-ROOTS RADIO CAMPAIGN THAT ONLY INTERFERENCERS COULD PULL OFF!
I am now a regular at Zootopia, but this fansite is the bomb, and we've done this before! So I'm posting this here instead of U2.com. BTW, here is Billboard's March 5 review of Sometimes in the "Hit Predictor" Section:This Week's Billboard
Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
U2
Producer(s): Chris Thomas, Steve Lillywhite, Nellee Hooper
Writer(s): U2
Publisher(s): Universal Music Publishing; Blue Mountain Music; Mother Music
Genre: ROCK
Label/Catalog Number: Interscope 11362 (CD promo)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: March 05, 2005
Fresh from its Grammy Awards performance of "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" (not to mention three wins), U2 releases the tender ballad as the third single from its global smash "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." The cut is already off to a fast start at adult top 40 and modern AC, and certainly modern rock can't be far behind. The song's chorus, sung in Bono's familiar falsetto, is a knockout: "And it's you when I look in the mirror/And it's you when I don't pick up the phone/Sometimes you can't make it on your own." The singer penned the emotional track for his late father, though the sentiment of the cut should hit home with just about anyone with a heart. While it's a no-brainer that rock stations will play this, we hope mainstream top 40 will also come onboard.—KC
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SYCMIOYO is going to live or die on radio play only, and even though it has debuted on Billboard's Adult Top 40 and in 2 weeks is rising fast at #24, we need a radio campaign to make this song cross over and make it onto the Top 100! Here's any easy way to help:
Go to http://www.radioandrecords.com/ and pull down the "Formats" menu. Just about every radio station in the U.S. is listed, in it's proper format, and the charts at this site are very exact and break down how U2 is doing in each format. When you pull down a format, there is a menu to the right of the screen that says "View Stations" by format, and then a link below that to all the radio stations websites for the Format you have pulled down. Most station websites have a "Request a Song" link that might take all of 30 seconds to do...this song deserves better!
U2 is still getting more airplay out of Vertigo than any other song in the U.S. There has been no real marketing push for Sometimes, or ABOY for that matter, and yet the single basically released itself after U2 peformed it at the grammy awards. It doesn't appear there will be a download sales push or CD release, so this song has to succeed on airplay alone, and it can. Below is a summary of how fast Sometimes has taken to the radio in less than 2 weeks with virtually no promotion from Interscope. PLEASE take a few minutes and request this song in or around your home town...replies to this post with success stories will keep us pumped up as we see our campaign turn into success!
Again, its http://www.radioandrecords.com/, and you don't need to refer to this long-winded note...it's fairly self explanatory. And here is how the song is doing in just 10-14 days "on it's own", pun intended! Sometimes even U2 can't make it on their own, especially with crap music ruling the global (not just U.S.!) airwaves these days. This song deserves at least 3 grammies!!!
***************************************************
LAST WEEK...JUST 2ND WEEK WITH SOMETIMES ON RADIO, FROM RADIO&RECORDS.COM WHICH COVERS ALL RADIO STATIONS IN U.S.
Hot Adult Contemporary Format - Airplay charts
SYCMIOYO rises from 33 to 25 this week with 630 plays
SYCMIOYO is #3 for most stations added with 9
SYCMIOYO is #2 for most increased plays with +246
Active Rock Format - Airplay Charts
ABOY falls to #30 with 365 plays
SYCMIOYO #3 for "Active Rock going for Adds"
Rock Format - Airplay Charts
ABOY falls from #8 to #9 with 366 plays
Vertigo #4 for most recurrent played with 202 plays
SYCMIOYO #3 for "Rock going for Adds"
Alternative Format - Airplay Charts
ABOY drops from #24 to #35 with 479 plays
SYCMIOYO debuts at #50 with 237 plays
SYCMIOYO #4 for most stations added with 8
SYCMIOYO #4 for most increased plays with +156
Triple A Format - Airplay Charts
ABOY drops from #4 to #6 with 336 plays
SYCMIOYO rises from #22 to #12 with 274 plays
SYCMIOYO #1 for most increased plays with +82
Vertigo #3 for most played recurrents with 164 plays
The good news is that SYCMIOYO appears headed to a #1 spot on the HAC and AAA chart formats w/o any promotion. It's also encouraging that it's about to crack Rock and Active Rock formats.
CURRENT AAA FORMAT FROM DIFFERENT SOURCE WITH DIFFERENT TIMING...CAPTURES THE ENTIRE 2-WEEK PERIOD. SOMETIMES WILL PASS VERTIGO THIS WEEK...MAYBE ABOY, TOO, ALTHOUGH IT'S STILL HANGING IN THE TOP 10.
25
28 U2
Vertigo Interscope 1075 -211 24 10
29
29 Nickelback
Someday Roadrunner 1041 -25 31 9
31
30 Dido
White Flag Arista 989 5 31 22
33
31 No Doubt
It's My Life Interscope 982 23 31 24
32
32 Avril Lavigne
My Happy Ending Arista 947 -16 31 3
38
33 Tim McGraw
Live Like You Were Dying Curb 920 149 12 33
46
34 BIGGEST MOVER U2
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own Interscope 898 231 3 34
