I know BD won 3 grammies, and for me personally, I like BD better than Vertigo, but was it nearly as popular in the world as Vertigo is? I know folks will site the i-pod marketing blitz as a big reason behind Vertigo's success, but I think we're past that, and if the song wasn't any good, the i-pod thing would have worked against it.
It did stay at #1 on Modern Rock in the U.S. for 4 consecutive weeks. However, it's run in the overall singles charts in many other countries has been very impressive, and the GLOBAL CHART sums up the song's success...as it's run just in the past 6 weeks has been 10-2-3-2-2-2 (or very close to that). This GLOBAL CHART counts single sales and airplay, and the jump from 10 to 2 happened when the single was released for sale.
Given that music formats have changed so much in the world with the rise of Hip-hop, Rap & manufactured music, I doubt a U2 single can ever make it to the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 again. Add this change to the fact that U2 don't release singles for sale in the U.S. anymore (besides digital), and we can assume that all U2 singles since Discotheque have charted on airplay only in the U.S. Discotheque made it to #10 on the Billboard 200 because it was released as a single for sale, but it faded fast after cracking the top 10.
Given all this info, would Desire be the last lead single from U2 to have this type of worldwide success? I don't know how long we've had the GLOBAL CHART, but I do remember it was around for ATYCLB, and I don't remember any single from that album having the worldwide success we've seen with Vertigo. If Discotheque was "one and done" globally, Numb was more or less a video hit, and early reaction to The Fly was mixed, then how does Vertigo compare to Desire?
I am not asking which song was the best, but just wondering if anyone knows how Vertigo stacks up against other lead singles from U2 based on CHART PERFORMAMNCE...and if someone knows...how does it stack up against ALL other U2 singles based on CHART PERFORMANCE?
What a Christmas present from U2 to the Interference chart watchers...with posts and questions about HTDAAB being on top of the world, Vertigo ruling the airwaves, and potentially unprecedented chart success for U2. Merry Christmas to U2, too!
(...waits on Dr. WHO or STING2 to tap into their extensive chart archives for an answer...)
It did stay at #1 on Modern Rock in the U.S. for 4 consecutive weeks. However, it's run in the overall singles charts in many other countries has been very impressive, and the GLOBAL CHART sums up the song's success...as it's run just in the past 6 weeks has been 10-2-3-2-2-2 (or very close to that). This GLOBAL CHART counts single sales and airplay, and the jump from 10 to 2 happened when the single was released for sale.
Given that music formats have changed so much in the world with the rise of Hip-hop, Rap & manufactured music, I doubt a U2 single can ever make it to the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 again. Add this change to the fact that U2 don't release singles for sale in the U.S. anymore (besides digital), and we can assume that all U2 singles since Discotheque have charted on airplay only in the U.S. Discotheque made it to #10 on the Billboard 200 because it was released as a single for sale, but it faded fast after cracking the top 10.
Given all this info, would Desire be the last lead single from U2 to have this type of worldwide success? I don't know how long we've had the GLOBAL CHART, but I do remember it was around for ATYCLB, and I don't remember any single from that album having the worldwide success we've seen with Vertigo. If Discotheque was "one and done" globally, Numb was more or less a video hit, and early reaction to The Fly was mixed, then how does Vertigo compare to Desire?
I am not asking which song was the best, but just wondering if anyone knows how Vertigo stacks up against other lead singles from U2 based on CHART PERFORMAMNCE...and if someone knows...how does it stack up against ALL other U2 singles based on CHART PERFORMANCE?
What a Christmas present from U2 to the Interference chart watchers...with posts and questions about HTDAAB being on top of the world, Vertigo ruling the airwaves, and potentially unprecedented chart success for U2. Merry Christmas to U2, too!
(...waits on Dr. WHO or STING2 to tap into their extensive chart archives for an answer...)
