New single „Dancing star“ (digital April 3rd / CD May 3rd)

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Re: New single „Dancing star“ (digital April 3rd / CD May 3rd)

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euroboy wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 9:55 am it's an obvious hit.
Don't go so far.

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Why are you so harsh, Nickname? Did you forget to listen to I'ts a Sin to today?
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Well, it's #2 on European iTunes Album Chart - 2024/04/03

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Both singles are decent. 6/10 but I do think the B-Sides are better.

I get the worry some have about the two singles versus the rest of the album but what exactly is a single these days? They're not going to chart, so they could just be picking anything.

If the album is full of tracks as good as Lonliness and Dancing Star, I reckon it's going to be pretty good.

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This single is perhaps the first time they've cracked the TikTok/Radio 1 attention-span-of-a-gnat code. With previous radio edits, I invariably felt that the definitive version was an extended mix or album cut. But this small package is perfectly formed. It leaves me longing for more. There's nothing chopped off. Loneliness, for example, might as well have been called the Lorena Bobbitt mix.

The coolly aloof semi-detached spoken work call-and-response of the chorus is marvelous, even if it does risk self-parody. But it's done so knowingly that I find myself swept along by this latest brand strengthening advertisement.

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I kept trying to figure out what the chorus reminded me of...
The end of Up Against It.

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Parkol wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 1:23 pm I kept trying to figure out what the chorus reminded me of...
The end of Up Against It.
The chorus uses the same chord progression of I-II-iii.

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The beat is like the one in Drop the pressure (Mylo), but slown down.

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Nickname wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 12:07 pm
euroboy wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 9:55 am it's an obvious hit.
Don't go so far.
The EP is number one in Spain itunes and you are still not happy?

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PSBForTheMasses wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 2:37 pm
Nickname wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 12:07 pm
euroboy wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 9:55 am it's an obvious hit.
Don't go so far.
The EP is number one in Spain itunes and you are still not happy?
If you want to see happiness here then the foe function works great for that particular poster and the other killers of any joy here

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I find it rather amusing these days that people are still posting meaningless iTunes charts positions. Makes me feel 15 years younger.

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bongsteve wrote: Wed 03 Apr 2024, 4:09 pm
jamie1978 wrote: Wed 03 Apr 2024, 3:43 pm imho this is their best lead single since Can you forgive her?

immediate, insanely catchy, upbeat, electronic, and smart - everything I personally love about the PSB's

everyone is entitled to their opinions, of course - it's a shame to see so many people wallowing in depression!
Lonliness was the lead single
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better?

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#448 Post by jamie1978 »

For those stating "this forum is dragged down by a few utterly hysterical, irrational, depressed people shooting everything down" - firstly, you are correct

I recommend YouTube instead. The comments section for each song reflects the wider public far more than this forum does - and the upvoting system ensures popular comments are viewed first

The issue with this forum (and forums in general) is that the tiny minority of terminally online, depressed people without a positive word to say about anything flood the comments and there is no way of downvoting them - so these hyper-minority, excessive pessimistic views become the majority of posts, despite not representing wider opinion at all

there's a reason most forums died in the 00's

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TallThinMan wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 2:17 pm
Parkol wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 1:23 pm I kept trying to figure out what the chorus reminded me of...
The end of Up Against It.
The chorus uses the same chord progression of I-II-iii.
Almost.... it's VI-VII-i (like Up Against It, Miracles, Rent, many others I'm sure)
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Re: New single „Dancing star“ (digital April 3rd / CD May 3rd)

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thomashenry wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 3:09 pm
TallThinMan wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 2:17 pm
Parkol wrote: Thu 04 Apr 2024, 1:23 pm I kept trying to figure out what the chorus reminded me of...
The end of Up Against It.
The chorus uses the same chord progression of I-II-iii.
Almost.... it's VI-VII-i (like Up Against It, Miracles, Rent, many others I'm sure)
Thanks, I’m still trying to wrap my head around intervals!

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