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Originally posted by Stoner
Um... the one that's certified platinum.
The one that actually went #1.
Everyone saying "rtw" because of a STOLEN bbma performance. #bye
Britney's song had more impact because she was the one that made dubstep breakdowns go mainstream yeah other underground dubstep artists were already doing it obviously, but BRITNEY was the first to make that sh!t go #1. And what happened next? Everyone and their moms started using dubstep breakdowns.
And what's funny is y'all saying you don't hear HIAM nowadays (which is bull cuz I hear it all the time on KIISfm) yet it had sooo much more AI than RTW that I never heard it on the radio even during it's "peak" which was a disappointing #29  #PoorDat
So yeah, I would say Hold It Against Me is more memorable not only are there receipts with Sales, Chart Positions, Overall AI, but also the impact that song had from going #1 it made it safe and ok to use dubstep cuz everyone was like well it worked well for Britney so I guess I'll use it too
Who the H*** wanted to make their song sound like RTW after it flopped massively? LMFAO the delusion in ATRL is REAL  |
Sales, Chart positions and AI do not necessary make something memorable. The only thing it definitively proves is how popular something was at a given moment. It says nothing about the song's memorability today. If that were the case, there would be so many more "memorable" songs out there, but as it goes, they are popular and then forgotten. And there's no disputing that HIAM was a bigger hit. That's certain. But like many Beyonce songs, RTW has gotten into catchphrase territory, and "Who run the world?" is often mentioned in many pieces of journalism (like these three, all posted in the last month from
Jezebel,
Mashable, and
The Atlanta Black Star). The fact that it's referencing this Beyonce song means its memorable, and also helps to make whomever is reading it remember the song, thereby making it even more remembered.
And in regards to Britney setting trends, even if that were true, that does not mean her song is more memorable. The GP doesn't care for things like "who started that trend" they just see it go in and see it go out.
