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Album: Lady Gaga - 'Born This Way' (#2)
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The American Idol finale aired in the UK last night and my grandmother came round today just to tell me how much she loved Lady Gaga's performance. She did the same two weeks ago after Graham Norton 
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Originally posted by Haus of Wilke$
I actually really like The Queen. The message is amazing, she is basically saying **** the money and fame, I only want my fans.
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Something about the sound of The Queen just doesn't do it for me. At this point, I skip it everytime it comes on. This is also partly because I'm too excited about all the other tracks to listen to them that I just skip it. Hopefully I'll come around...
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Member Since: 4/15/2011
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Originally posted by Haus of Wilke$
I actually really like The Queen. The message is amazing, she is basically saying **** the money and fame, I only want my fans.
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the lyrics to that song are so amazing. it has grown on me soooo much. i really love it. whenever i listen to it it reminds me of the backstage part in the hbo special.
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Member Since: 11/21/2010
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nothing really
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Member Since: 8/15/2010
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Originally posted by Mr Hitokage
Something about the sound of The Queen just doesn't do it for me. At this point, I skip it everytime it comes on. This is also partly because I'm too excited about all the other tracks to listen to them that I just skip it. Hopefully I'll come around...
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The sound is totally unlike the rest of the album, it is light and angelic. But it has some of the darkest lyrics from the album.
On the other hand, tracks with lighter lyrics have some of the darkest production.
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Member Since: 2/11/2007
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Originally posted by Haus of Wilke$
The sound it totally unlike the rest of the album, it is light and angelic. But it has some of the darkest lyrics from the album.
On the other hand, tracks with lighter lyrics have some of the darkest production.
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This is true. I am LOVING Black Jesus†Amen Fashion and Fashion Of His Love but idk. I'll go listen to The Queen now and we'll see what happens.
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Member Since: 8/15/2010
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Originally posted by Mr Hitokage
This is true. I am LOVING Black Jesus†Amen Fashion and Fashion Of His Love but idk. I'll go listen to The Queen now and we'll see what happens.
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I hate Black Jesus ad FOHL just sounds like Whitney Houston.
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Member Since: 6/20/2010
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@FedouaLovesGaga Pre-ordered as in pre-ordered by fans and therefore sold or pre-ordered as in shipped?
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@MonstahNL Pre ordered by fans, I think that's what they meant. #Ihatecomplicatedfrenchsentences
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@MonstahNL Yes by fans :]
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200K on pre-orders alone? I simply REFUSE to believe this. 
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Here is the French article from lemonde.fr that says about the 200.000 copies. I don't speak French, but if someone else could tranlsate?
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Presse, radio, télévision et médias de la Toile croulent sous les campagnes promotionnelles. Samsung a, par exemple, diffusé l'album sur sa page Facebook, en streaming continu du 17 au 23 mai, tout en cofinançant une campagne de publicité à la télévision. Après avoir trusté les premières places des sites de téléchargement avec des chansons sorties en amont de l'album, la New-Yorkaise a bénéficié en France d'un beau carnet de pré-commandes du CD dans les magasins (200 000 exemplaires sur un objectif de 150 000 d'après Universal Music). Jeudi 26 mai, la major du disque précisait que Born This Way était numéro un des ventes dans les principaux magasins de disques sans donner de chiffres.
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Member Since: 7/21/2007
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Member Since: 2/11/2007
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Originally posted by Mr Hitokage
This is true. I am LOVING Black Jesus†Amen Fashion and Fashion Of His Love but idk. I'll go listen to The Queen now and we'll see what happens.
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Okay so I think I know what it is. I think I don't like it as much because it's not very dance-able. The rest of the album, you can dance the **** out of it. With BJ†AF, the sound is so reminiscent of Michael Jackson for me and it's got that sick 80s euro grunge dance pop feel it's so intense. As for FOHL, the song's about McQueen and it has a reworked part of Earthquake, and I LOVE that song, so of course this song is gonna be. I dig The Queen lyrically, but the sound is maybe just too 80s for me. Idk. The breakdown makes me think of Grease (the dance, particularly) and I LOVE Grease, so this is nowhere near an insult. Idk. It's growing on me, that's for sure.
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Originally posted by Darren-5-08
Here is the French article from lemonde.fr that says about the 200.000 copies. I don't speak French, but if someone else could tranlsate?
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EDIT: No, they overshot the target of 150,000 copies and have sold 200,000.
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Member Since: 2/11/2007
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Originally posted by Darren-5-08
Here is the French article from lemonde.fr that says about the 200.000 copies. I don't speak French, but if someone else could tranlsate?
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I don't speak French, but I can if you'd like. 
Press, radio, television and the Internet media drowning in promotional campaigns.
Samsung, for example, released the album on their Facebook page, continuous streaming from May 17 to 23, while co-funding an advertising campaign on television. Having swept the top spots download sites for songs upstream release of the album, the New Yorker received in France a beautiful book with pre-orders of the CD in stores (200,000 copies sold, with a target of 150,000 according to Universal Music). Thursday, May 26, the major record label stated that Born This Way was number one in sales in major record stores without giving figures.
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Member Since: 4/15/2011
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Originally posted by Mr Hitokage
Okay so I think I know what it is. I think I don't like it as much because it's not very dance-able. The rest of the album, you can dance the **** out of it. With BJ†AF, the sound is so reminiscent of Michael Jackson for me and it's got that sick 80s euro grunge dance pop feel it's so intense. As for FOHL, the song's about McQueen and it has a reworked part of Earthquake, and I LOVE that song, so of course this song is gonna be. I dig The Queen lyrically, but the sound is maybe just too 80s for me. Idk. The breakdown makes me think of Grease (the dance, particularly) and I LOVE Grease, so this is nowhere near an insult. Idk. It's growing on me, that's for sure.
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omg i thought i was the only one to think of grease when i heard the end of the queen. i think the one im thinking of song is the 'sandy' song. lol
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Originally posted by effie593
omg i thought i was the only one to think of grease when i heard the end of the queen. i think the one im thinking of song is the 'sandy' song. lol
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Yuppp. That and the whole dance scene. Johnny Casino and the Gamblers 
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Total: 117K 
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Member Since: 5/3/2011
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Originally posted by Darren-5-08
Here is the French article from lemonde.fr that says about the 200.000 copies. I don't speak French, but if someone else could tranlsate?
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They say that they sold 200 000 albums on pre orders only, when their target was 150 000.
So I gues this does not count the actual first week sales. And it's number oen in most o the main stores!! Yay
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Member Since: 3/5/2011
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Originally posted by Mr Hitokage
I don't speak French, but I can if you'd like.
Press, radio, television and the Internet media drowning in promotional campaigns.
Samsung, for example, released the album on their Facebook page, continuous streaming from May 17 to 23, while co-funding an advertising campaign on television. Having swept the top spots download sites for songs upstream release of the album, the New Yorker received in France a beautiful book with pre-orders of the CD in stores (200,000 copies sold, with a target of 150,000 according to Universal Music). Thursday, May 26, the major record label stated that Born This Way was number one in sales in major record stores without giving figures. |
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Originally posted by Haus of Wilke$
EDIT: No, they overshot the target of 150,000 copies and have sold 200,000.
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Thank you both  When do the French charts come out?
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Member Since: 3/5/2011
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Still with two days of sales left
Are there any last minute releases expected in Japan or is #1 on lock?
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Member Since: 5/3/2011
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By the way guys, do we have a possible date for the launch of the edge of glory's video. Cause it's like decreasing on ITunes...
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