There is a storm brewing…it hasn't formed yet and may not but its brewing!
Todays charts:
AAA- U2's "home format", they have the most success here!
On the "Taking Off" chart with 1 station add (all songs listed had only 1 add, Im guessing adds come more during the week).
On the "Spincrease" chart with 13 spins from 4 stations
Alternative- U2's 2nd "home format"
On the "Taking off" chart with 7 station adds (most added song)
On the "Spinecrease" chart with 116 spins from 15 stations (5th biggest increase)
The song has also entered the Top 50 overall chart at #50 with 114 spins
AC- Not a popular format for U2 and I believe Ordinary Love charted here (they don't play many "rockers"
On the "Taking off" chart with 5 station adds (most added song)
On the "Spinecrease" chart with 114 spins from 12 stations (6th biggest increase)
The song is also on the Top 50 overall chart at #23 with 97 spins
Hot AC- Not a popular format for U2 in recent years…at all!
On the "Taking off" chart with 5 station adds (7th most added song)
On the "Spinecrease" chart with 60 spins from 8 stations
This song seems to be catching on in 4 different formats. I don't see it yet on Active Rock, Mainstream Rock or the ultimate anti-U2 format Top 40 (not anti-U2, just not interested in them).
Time will tell but all of this "charting" with NO promotional push for the song in the US and no word that it is their 2nd single (while we assume it will be, I haven't heard anything).
Nothing may come of it and it may go the way of the last 10 singles and fizzle out. But I suggest you go out and stock up on some food and water…just in case this storm takes off a little (see what Im doing there, keeping with the whole storm/sea theme with the song).