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Hey guys, I think Paradise might fall of the chart this week , It was 40 something last week
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Originally posted by I'm JAVIng Fun
Hey guys, I think Paradise might fall of the chart this week , It was 40 something last week
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yeah, it fell off the charts this week, from 40 to below 100, what gives? what happened? Princess of china is still in the charts at 90, wtf??????
oh well, its ok, paradise is close to sellng 2 million, in a few weeks, it will be 2x platinum
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Member Since: 12/8/2011
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Originally posted by ihaveabono
yeah, it fell off the charts this week, from 40 to below 100, what gives? what happened? Princess of china is still in the charts at 90, wtf??????
oh well, its ok, paradise is close to sellng 2 million, in a few weeks, it will be 2x platinum
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it's a rule on billboard, whenever a song having charted for 20 weeks or more drops below 50, it automatically goes off the charts POC hasn't had 20 weeks on the chart yet, that's why it has stayed
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Originally posted by ihaveabono
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I though PoC was already released as a single
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Umm seriously guys, do you think Princess of China still has a chance?
I mean lets do this now.. First, it was released in February along with the Grammys. It had minimal impact. Next it was pushed back in March.. Nothing happened.. Then now we have stills from the music video but then they wanna release it in June. I'm sorry but this is such an asshole thing to do. We are all rooting for this commercialized, overproduced song to be a single and now they mess up the release dates?? Rihanna is exposed. If they released it in the time when We Found Love was slaying the charts then this would've stood a chance but no, they will release it in June. Its too long. They could've took advantage of the hype. This will be a flop single and the next singles will follow the lead of PoC. I'm very disappointed. I wanted Coldplay to have this great era especially when Paradise practically ruled the charts late last year.
Paradise was a big hit but wasn't as big as Viva La Vida so a mainstream follow up to Paradise would be HUGE in the charts. They should've released this one after Paradise then Charlie Brown then Us Against the World and ended the era with Hurts Like Heaven.
If this flops, I'm around 70% sure we're not getting another single which sucks because Coldplay doesn't release albums very rapid.
I'm just disappointed guys. I'm sorry.
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Originally posted by ihaveabono
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I think it was released in Feb then was pushed back to March then to June. It was released as a promo single in November. This is making me mad.
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Originally posted by jomarr
Umm seriously guys, do you think Princess of China still has a chance?
I mean lets do this now.. First, it was released in February along with the Grammys. It had minimal impact. Next it was pushed back in March.. Nothing happened.. Then now we have stills from the music video but then they wanna release it in June. I'm sorry but this is such an asshole thing to do. We are all rooting for this commercialized, overproduced song to be a single and now they mess up the release dates?? Rihanna is exposed. If they released it in the time when We Found Love was slaying the charts then this would've stood a chance but no, they will release it in June. Its too long. They could've took advantage of the hype. This will be a flop single and the next singles will follow the lead of PoC. I'm very disappointed. I wanted Coldplay to have this great era especially when Paradise practically ruled the charts late last year.
Paradise was a big hit but wasn't as big as Viva La Vida so a mainstream follow up to Paradise would be HUGE in the charts. They should've released this one after Paradise then Charlie Brown then Us Against the World and ended the era with Hurts Like Heaven.
If this flops, I'm around 70% sure we're not getting another single which sucks because Coldplay doesn't release albums very rapid.
I'm just disappointed guys. I'm sorry.
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wow, calling a song that went #20 in the US billboard charts and has (as of today) sold 630, 000 copies a FLOP, is such a wonderful thing to do
considering all the facts, POC did better than charlie brown in the US, now thats whay i call a flop(in the US) but i love CB!!!!!!
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Originally posted by ihaveabono
wow, calling a song that went #20 in the US billboard charts and has (as of today) sold 630, 000 copies a FLOP, is such a wonderful thing to do
considering all the facts, POC did better than charlie brown in the US, now thats whay i call a flop(in the US) but i love CB!!!!!!
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Peak positions aren't everything.
So let's consider the single without the top 20 debut. Did it perform well? No. They should've released this as the second single after Paradise.
I didn't say Charlie Brown did better than PoC.. I just said that it would've been better if they had released this after Paradise and shot the video right away. This was announced as the 4th single like 4 months ago so what's the hold up? Charlie Brown FLOPPED there I said it even if it hurts but Princess of China would've been a smash but with these messy release dates, this song wouldn't even stand a chance. It's not too late for this to be released. Overkill overkill overkill.
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they arent everything but its definitely something ... its underwhelming yes, but a flop? nah
lets blame their label, they dont know how to release singles, stupid label
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They just played Paradise on the Top 40 station in Atlanta. I think it's the first time I've heard them play it.
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I'm happy I found this thread. Huge fan of Coldplay! I was first introduced to Coldplay when I was a little child. My parents and I were at Sears when all of a sudden I couldn't find my parents. I was so scared that I almost started crying. While all of this was going on "Clocks" was playing in the background. Years later I kept having "Clocks" play in my mind. I couldn't quite figure out what song it was. Until, one day I was at Denny's and it started playing. I asked the server if he knew what the song was called? Unfortunately the server only knew the name of the band. From there I went back to my apartment and searched up Coldplay. I looked and looked until I found the song. Finding the song felt so amazing Just wanted to tell you all my story.
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I decided to finally post here guys I'm a Coldplay stan too, Jomarr knows
Anyways, on the current discussion, I wouldn't worry too much for Coldplay. Yes, the era was disappointing in terms of the performance of the singles, but take into consideration Viva la Vida. VLV was a huge #1 smash and reintroduced Coldplay to pop radio, but they never had a successful follow-up, Lost! reached #40 only with Grammy promo and Lovers in Japan only Bubbled under. But then they came back strong with this era, ETIAW and Paradise had great longevity and became two of Coldplay's most successful singles. I think we're looking at the same type of thing with PoC and Charlie Brown underperforming. Coldplay has a very strong fanbase and no matter what happens with the end of this era, they will still recover and come back stronger next time.
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Whatever happened to Coldplay's "Spanish Rain" song? I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be in Mylo Xyloto?
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Originally posted by jomarr
Peak positions aren't everything.
So let's consider the single without the top 20 debut. Did it perform well? No. They should've released this as the second single after Paradise.
I didn't say Charlie Brown did better than PoC.. I just said that it would've been better if they had released this after Paradise and shot the video right away. This was announced as the 4th single like 4 months ago so what's the hold up? Charlie Brown FLOPPED there I said it even if it hurts but Princess of China would've been a smash but with these messy release dates, this song wouldn't even stand a chance. It's not too late for this to be released. Overkill overkill overkill.
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Really?
That song was/is bound to be the WW smash of the album.
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Originally posted by Eric.
Really?
That song was/is bound to be the WW smash of the album.
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Well, in the US you can't really say it flopped, because it was never released to pop radio there. Songs that are only sent to rock radio never do well on the mainstream.
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Originally posted by potentbreakupsong
Well, in the US you can't really say it flopped, because it was never released to pop radio there. Songs that are only sent to rock radio never do well on the mainstream.
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Phew.
Well, the song is not that rock-driven for it not to fit in pop radio. If a chaotic song like WAY is quite having it on the radio, then CB can too.
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Our fanbase is getting bigger
Thanks guys
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Originally posted by Eric.
Phew.
Well, the song is not that rock-driven for it not to fit in pop radio. If a chaotic song like WAY is quite having it on the radio, then CB can too.
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Originally posted by potentbreakupsong
Well, in the US you can't really say it flopped, because it was never released to pop radio there. Songs that are only sent to rock radio never do well on the mainstream.
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But Princess of China already managed to stay in the Hot 100 for 20 weeks. It will not be eligible to chart anymore in the Hot 100 unless it becomes VERY huge.
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