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Discussion: Why was "Scream & Shout" so massive?
Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2
Highly doubtful. It was originally Tulisa's and well, yeah. Plus "it's Britney, bitch" is a main factor in the hook/for the clubs. Imagine "you are now now rockin' wit, will.i.am and Rihanna" or something (since we're talkin hook girls). Just no.
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SPILL that tea!
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Member Since: 3/30/2012
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Originally posted by Kool_Aid_King
In the US, it's her biggest song and in many markets around the world it's also her biggest hit.
BOMT comes in a close second because S&S was a MONSTER.
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omg stop
BOMT has sold over 9 million physical copies, #1 in every country it charted in, more impact/acclaim, etc. In chart positions and sales and literally everything else, it's bigger.
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Member Since: 1/2/2014
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The song was trash, but Britney made it hugeeee hugeee hugeee WW, all of will's singles flopped and the album didn't even sell 80k soo It was 100% Britney.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Jay Fenty
its forgotten about and barely made its presence even during its peak
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This.
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Member Since: 1/31/2012
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Originally posted by phatty033
omg stop
BOMT has sold over 9 million physical copies, #1 in every country it charted in, more impact/acclaim, etc. In chart positions and sales and literally everything else, it's bigger.
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Scream & Shout was bigger on Radio.
S&S has sold 8.1M + However much more it's sold in 2014. The song will outsell BOMT.
BOMT is more remembered, and more iconic for sure, but that doesn't mean it's her biggest hit. I know for a fact in the US her biggest hit is Scream & Shout.
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Member Since: 3/30/2012
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Originally posted by Kool_Aid_King
Scream & Shout was bigger on Radio.
S&S has sold 8.1M + However much more it's sold in 2014. The song will outsell BOMT.
BOMT is more remembered, and more iconic for sure, but that doesn't mean it's her biggest hit. I know for a fact in the US her biggest hit is Scream & Shout.
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HOW is it her biggest hit in the US when it didn't outpeak BOMT or outsell it? like on what grounds is it a bigger hit?
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Shady
Will.I.Am I suppose?
If Britney was the reason it was a hit then Work Bitch should have also been a hit. Neither had promo.
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will.i.am's past charting history:
I Got It From My Mama - Top 10 in 2 countries
Heartbreaker - Top 10 in 2 countries
Check It Out - Top 10 in 2 countries
T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) - Top 10 in 3 countries
This Is Love - Top 10 in 18 countries
Scream & Shout - #1 in 24 countries
will.i.am his power, indeed.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Kool_Aid_King
Scream & Shout was bigger on Radio.
S&S has sold 8.1M + However much more it's sold in 2014. The song will outsell BOMT.
BOMT is more remembered, and more iconic for sure, but that doesn't mean it's her biggest hit. I know for a fact in the US her biggest hit is Scream & Shout.
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Shut the **** up thief Stan. Just cuz telephone is bleach's biggest song doesn't mean the same applies to Britney with scream and shout. Bomt is undeniably Britney's biggest hit. Deal.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Will's production is flawless and the beat is so catchy.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by phatty033
omg stop
BOMT has sold over 9 million physical copies, #1 in every country it charted in, more impact/acclaim, etc. In chart positions and sales and literally everything else, it's bigger.
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No. And what acclaim are you talking about?
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Why do people that Stan for black artists always try to discredit Britney all the damn time?
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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the iron pressed britney haters in here and their garbage logic
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Member Since: 1/11/2012
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Originally posted by Kool_Aid_King
Britney sings the Pre-Hook and ad-libs the chorus....
The song is 60% Will, 20% Brit, 20% breakdown.
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I didn't mean Britney sings 99.99% of the song, I meant Britney is 99.99% of the reason it was a huge hit. Her part is the catchy part of it, like how Ke$ha was the catchy part of Timber.
I just re-watched it (great video btw), and I didn't remember any of will.i.am's parts other than "I wanna scream and shout and let it all out". There's a reason this is his only hit. He's not a big draw.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Haribo
This.
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Sis, at its peak it was #1 in almost every single chart. Beyonce hasn't even had a song go #1 in half as many countries. What are your standards for having "presence?"
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Originally posted by Kool_Aid_King
Scream & Shout was bigger on Radio.
S&S has sold 8.1M + However much more it's sold in 2014. The song will outsell BOMT.
BOMT is more remembered, and more iconic for sure, but that doesn't mean it's her biggest hit. I know for a fact in the US her biggest hit is Scream & Shout.
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"Scream & Shout" is huge, but BOMT, OIDIA and Toxic are all much bigger. S&S has higher sales thanks to the digital age, though.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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I always forget about it
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Let's be real here, the winning line is "you are now, now, rocking wit, will.i.am and Britney bitch *dance break*" so both of them!
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Member Since: 3/30/2012
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Originally posted by ethan
I didn't mean Britney sings 99.99% of the song, I meant Britney is 99.99% of the reason it was a huge hit. Her part is the catchy part of it, like how Ke$ha was the catchy part of Timber.
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dd the fact that this has to be explained.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Eternium
Sis, at its peak it was #1 in almost every single chart. Beyonce hasn't even had a song go #1 in half as many countries. What are your standards for having "presence?"
"Scream & Shout" is huge, but BOMT, OIDIA and Toxic are all much bigger. S&S has higher sales thanks to the digital age, though.
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What did Haribo say about Beyoncé tho? Why'd you bring her up?
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Member Since: 1/11/2012
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Originally posted by Kool_Aid_King
Scream & Shout was bigger on Radio.
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Songs generally have higher radio peaks nowadays than they used to because of they way it's calculated. Whether or not it was actually bigger, I don't know, but I'm just saying that it's not a great way to indicate how much bigger a song was than a song that came out over a decade before it.
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