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Discussion: When Cool Girls Take Over | COMPLETE
Member Since: 1/1/2013
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I don't think Charli actually sings on it… I just thought she was featured because she wrote the whole thing? Or maybe I'm totally wrong.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Tell me the truth, but am I losing you for good?
We used to kiss all night, but now there's just no use...
I don't know why I fight it, clearly we are through...
Tell me the truth, but am I losing you for gooOOOooooOOOood?
Nah.
#2.
I LOVE IT (FEAT. CHARLI XCX), Icona Pop
Average: 9.276190476
Highest: 10 (12: Sky Ferreira, MP2K, Ace Reject, Egle, Penk, THERihFan, sticks, supaspaz, adrianbeane, madonnas, Ewan Chaos, genetic fail)
Lowest: 7 (Luigi)
1: none
2: none
3: none
4: none
5: none
6: none
7: Luigi
8: superiore-93 (8.5), Stevie, lovesong (8.3), Nat A, Ice Cream Skies
9: Blueberry Mary, Dragonfly, Slay
10: Sky Ferreira, MP2K, Ace Reject, Egle, Penk, THERihFan, sticks, supaspaz, adrianbeane, madonnas, Ewan Chaos, genetic fail
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"I Love It" stole and held onto the #1 spot for quite some time, but it was not strong enough to overcome the queen, the icon, the legend, "Losing You". It's a great day to be Solange's only stan.
This song is IT.. It should be "the song of the summer" for every summer from now on. The EDM pulses through your body as you listen to the 2 minutes and 37 of electronic perfection. The duo chants the song like a DJ at the club. It went from being the song to advertising the terrible TV show Girls, to the Snooki & JWOWW theme song, to a radio hit that you simply could not avoid. Never mind what I said about Sky's anthemic songs, this is it right here. It takes a single play until the next time you hear this song, you are singing right along to the "I don't care!!! I love it!" It embodies the music Icona Pop SHOULD'VE been doing for the rest of their terribly underrated album because this is certainly pop/EDM/electronic perfection.
What it is not, though, is "Losing You".
Icona Pop endured quite the dragging at first and lost their second best song at a #25. Through countless Sky, Charli, and Solange eliminations in between, we reunite with them at #2. While their album did not have extreme appeal with the voters, the "I Love It" slayage made their addition to the rate in the first place worth it.
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This Is... Icona Pop
2. "I Love It" (feat. Charli XCX)
25. "Then We Kiss"
28. "We Got the World"
30. "Just Another Night"
31/32. "Light Me Up"
31/32. "All Night"
34. "On a Roll"
36. "Ready for the Weekend"
37. "In the Stars"
41. "Hold On"
43. "Girlfriend"
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Member Since: 3/18/2009
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Woah! I'm kind of shocked "Nuclear Seasons" is Charli's top track. It's amazing, but "What I Like" was robbed.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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YES, the deserving song is #1.
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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I'm sure if we threw a "feat. Charli XCX" on every other Icona Pop song in this rate Blueberry's scores would be 4-5 points higher.
Losing You totally deserves the win!
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
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If Icona wins, I'm going to flip a ****.
Anyway, "You (Ha Ha Ha)" and "Stay Away" were too high while "What I Like" was a tad low. And I wish Sky was represented in the top five.
"Losing You" for the win!
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Member Since: 5/1/2012
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Originally posted by @michael
What part of the song does Charli sing, and what part does IP sing? Can anyone really answer this?
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I think they all sing the first verses and the chorus together.
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Member Since: 11/15/2009
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"Losing You" should definitely have won over "I Love It", but "What I Like" and "You're Not the One" remain superior!
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
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Yes! Great winner.
All those tens for "I Love It" are a bit ridic.
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#1.
LOSING YOU, The Almighty Goddess
Average: 9.333333333
Highest: 10 (14: MP2K, Stevie, lovesong, Dragonfly, Penk, THERihFan, sticks, supaspaz, adrianbeane, Luigi, madonnas, Nat A, Ewan Chaos, Slay)
Lowest: 4 (Blueberry Mary)
1: none
2: none
3: none
4: Blueberry Mary
5: none
6: none
7: none
8: superiore-93, Egle
9: Sky Ferreira, Ace Reject, Ice Cream Skies, genetic fail
10: MP2K, Stevie, lovesong, Dragonfly, Penk, THERihFan, sticks, supaspaz, adrianbeane, Luigi, madonnas, Nat A, Ewan Chaos, Slay
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"Losing You" is fresh. "Losing You" is perfect. "Losing You" is divine. "Losing You" is the most beautiful thing that will ever grace your ears. "Losing You" is on the best cohesive piece of work in this entire rate. "Losing You" is sung by the most beautiful woman ever. "Losing You" is the origin of my avatar. "Losing You" is partly the reason why I included everyone's votes, so they can't claim I rigged this for the win.
I am simply not able to speak about this song without being an subjective stan, so hopefully your comments can justify just why this song was good enough to win. It started off earlier in the low parts of the top ten, but a string of 10's where "I Love It", "Nuclear Seasons" and "You (Ha Ha Ha)" were getting less than perfect marks nabbed her the win.
Excuse me for the overreaction, but I stan for Beyoncé's sister, so I'll take any accomplishment I can get. ESPECIALLY ranking #1 in a 20-user-pop-forum-voted rate. It's been real, y'all, and I'll be back with some tea on the rundown of the rate!
Now make sure this wins @michael's "Champions" rate!!!
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TRUE EP
1. "Losing You"
12. "Lovers in the Parking Lots"
18. "Some Things Never Seem to ****ing Work"
21. "Locked in Closets"
22. "Bad Girls"
26. "Don't Let Me Down"
33. "Looks Good with Trouble" (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
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Icona Pop their revenge!
Honestly, I wouldn't have minded if "I Love It" won, but "Losing You" is wonderful as well.
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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Such a good song!
You have been a great host August! Your formatting is by far the best I've ever seen in a rate, and your PM's to everyone when there was going to be an update was always extremely helpful! Props to you!
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Charli has better songs, but congrats Beyonce's sister.
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
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I love Solange's fashion sense.
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Lowest: 4 (Blueberry Mary)
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*hovers over the defriend button*
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Not really feeling how things worked out for Night Time, My Time ("Boys" is way too low, her tracks in the top ten are disappointing), but I'm okay with voters ranking "I Blame Myself" highest for Sky.
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
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Fantastic job hosting, August! You've always been one of my favorite 2013 members.
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Now make sure this wins @michael's "Champions" rate!!!
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I don't know about this though.
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ATRL Moderator
Member Since: 3/18/2009
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Congratulations, August! You were an amazing host and this rate was so fantastic. I can't wait for your next one!
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Thanks for the support, guys! I'm really glad you guys enjoyed the rate and look forward to hosting more! I wouldn't be able to do this without your comments/support.
So, in summary...
When Cool Girls Take Over...
a Knowles is STILL winning.
1. "Losing You", Solange (9.333333333)
2. "I Love It" (feat. Charli XCX), Icona Pop (9.276190476)
3. "Nuclear Seasons", Charli XCX (9.075)
4. "You (Ha Ha Ha)", Charli XCX (9.047619048)
5. "Stay Away", Charli XCX (8.8125)
6. "I Blame Myself", Sky Ferreira (8.80952381)
7. "You're Not the One", Sky Ferreira (8.757142857)
8. "You're the One", Charli XCX (8.571428571)
9. "What I Like", Charli XCX (8.476190476)
10. "24 Hours", Sky Ferreira (8.471428571)
11. "Take My Hand", Charli XCX
12. "Lovers in the Parking Lot", Solange
13. "Black Roses", Charli XCX
14. "Nobody Asked Me (If I Was Okay)", Sky Ferreira
15. "Heavy Metal Heart", Sky Ferreira
16. "Set Me Free (Feel My Pain)", Charli XCX
17. "Boys", Sky Ferreira
18. "Some Things Never Seem to ****ing Work", Solange
19. "Grins", Charli XCX
20. "I Will", Sky Ferreira
21. "Locked in Closets", Solange
22. "Bad Girls", Solange
23. "Love on Stereo", Sky Ferreira
24. "Lock You Up", Charli XCX
25. "Then We Kiss", Icona Pop
26. "Don't Let Me Down", Solange
27. "Ain't Your Right", Sky Ferreira
28. "We Got the World", Icona Pop
29. "Night Time, My Time", Sky Ferreira
30. "Just Another Night", Icona Pop
31. "Light Me Up", Icona Pop
32. "All Night", Icona Pop
33. "Looks Good with Trouble" (feat. Kendrick Lamar), Solange
34. "On a Roll", Icona Pop
35. "Christine", Sky Ferreira
36. "Ready for the Weekend", Icona Pop
37. "In the Stars", Icona Pop
38. "Omanko", Sky Ferreira
39. "So Far Away", Charli XCX
40. "Cloud Aura (feat. Brooke Candy)", Charli XCX
41. "Hold On", Icona Pop
42. "How Can I", Charli XCX
43. "Girlfriend", Icona Pop
TRUE EP
Average: 7.823809524
1. "Losing You"
12. "Lovers in the Parking Lots"
18. "Some Things Never Seem to ****ing Work"
21. "Locked in Closets"
22. "Bad Girls"
26. "Don't Let Me Down"
33. "Looks Good with Trouble" (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
True Romance
Average: 7.8685
3. "Nuclear Seasons"
4. "You (Ha Ha)
5. "Stay Away"
8. "You're the One"
9. "What I Like"
11. "Take My Hand"
13. "Black Roses"
14. "Set Me Free (Feel My Pain)"
19. "Grins"
24. "Lock You Up"
39. "So Far Away"
40. "Cloud Aura" (feat. Brooke Candy)
42. "How Can I"
This Is... Icona Pop
Average: 7.013333333
2. "I Love It" (feat. Charli XCX)
25. "Then We Kiss"
28. "We Got the World"
30. "Just Another Night"
31/32. "Light Me Up"
31/32. "All Night"
34. "On a Roll"
36. "Ready for the Weekend"
37. "In the Stars"
41. "Hold On"
43. "Girlfriend"
Night Time, My Time
Average: 7.753809524
6. "I Blame Myself"
7. "You're Not the One"
10. "24 Hours"
14. "Nobody Asked Me (If I Was Okay)"
15. "Heavy Metal Heart"
17. "Boys"
20. "I Will"
22. "Love on Stereo"
27. "Ain't Your Right"
29. "Night Time, My Time"
35. "Christine"
38. "Omanko"
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Sky had the highest average
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