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patrick wrote:

kennym wrote:It's the most obvious single i've heard all year..

Everyone i've played it to are very positive about it..

i.e the same folk who thought Numb was never a single..

Yeah, but Numb bombed, didn't it?

that's the point, the people who are positive about S.M. were correct in their assessment of Numb

patrick wrote:

kennym wrote:It's the most obvious single i've heard all year..

Everyone i've played it to are very positive about it..

i.e the same folk who thought Numb was never a single..

Yeah, but Numb bombed, didn't it?

it bombed online but not in physical sales. it was #7 there. lots of people had downloaded the entire album beforehand on i-tunes. did you expect them to download another "numb" file just for fun to boost the charts position?

Flaffer wrote:

patrick wrote:

kennym wrote:It's the most obvious single i've heard all year..

Everyone i've played it to are very positive about it..

i.e the same folk who thought Numb was never a single..

Yeah, but Numb bombed, didn't it?

that's the point, the people who are positive about S.M. were correct in their assessment of Numb

Correct.

I've never cared for Robbie much, but I like this song. It's Beach Boys meets Bubblegum channeled through PSB and it sounds sweet to my ears. (then again i like that type of music)

alig wrote:

patrick wrote:

kennym wrote:It's the most obvious single i've heard all year..

Everyone i've played it to are very positive about it..

i.e the same folk who thought Numb was never a single..

Yeah, but Numb bombed, didn't it?

it bombed online but not in physical sales. it was #7 there. lots of people had downloaded the entire album beforehand on i-tunes. did you expect them to download another "numb" file just for fun to boost the charts position?

It sold 6,000 physical copies.

The WORST first week sale for a PSB single... ever

Chris loves it when they fail though.....so you never know, expect a great comeback!

alig wrote:did you expect them to download another "numb" file just for fun to boost the charts position?

This argument cancels itself out because it applies to almost every single on the chart.

jamie1978 wrote: It sold 6,000 physical copies.

The WORST first week sale for a PSB single... ever

I'm sure the original releases of West End Girls and Opportunities didn't set the cash registers alight in their first week out.

Nothing against you personally, but I'm getting a bit tired of this Numb-bashing to be honest. The release was an experiment of sorts, and true - it didn't do fantastically... but so what? Must every single they release be a massive UK smash hit?

New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle peaked at 50-something in the UK charts and is revered by many fans as being one of their best (if not the best) song they've ever done. Even now most of us would look back more fondly on a wonderful song like Being Boring that charted at #20, than something disposable like Single-Bilingual or New York City Boy.

No-one outside these forums gives a damn about PSB's string of Top 20/25/whatever singles. It's trivia... that's all. So long as the music gets made, and the intended audience get the opportunity to hear it.... that's what it's about. Why should we care about anything more?

So back to the point of this thread... She's Madonna doesn't impress me much, but if it becomes a single and helps expose some more Robbie fans to the PSB, then I'm pleased.

Retro.

She's Madonna will peak somewhere between #4 & #9

huge single potential

perfect for the soft-rock radio stations

perfect thematically

a quick catchy tune

If they get the release correct, it's a no.1 single.

If they get the release correct, it's a no.1 single.

The release date, the video, promo, airplay.
Its not on any of the release schedules for January so far.

jamie1978 must really love Numb, he only ever comes on to post about. I don't understand how anybody could like it tbh, it's piss poor but each to their own.

jamie1978 wrote:

alig wrote:

patrick wrote: Yeah, but Numb bombed, didn't it?

it bombed online but not in physical sales. it was #7 there. lots of people had downloaded the entire album beforehand on i-tunes. did you expect them to download another "numb" file just for fun to boost the charts position?

It sold 6,000 physical copies.

The WORST first week sale for a PSB single... ever

Does anybody have the sales figures for Depeche Mode's new single? It's not a good comparison because Numb is the third single from an album and Martyr is the single of a greatest hits disc but I'm curious to see how Martyr is doing in terms of sales.