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 Topic: Another #1 remix?Posted: 17 May 2020 at 9:28am |
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Just this week on Billboard, Doja Cat hit #1 with the help of a Nicki Minaj remix for Say So and Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce on Savage hit #2.
It's been quite interesting to note the trend of remixes propelling a song to #1 or lengthening its stay: Perfect by Ed Sheeran with Beyonce added on a few weeks into its run... Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee adding on Justin Bieber into its run.. Old Town Road by Lil Nas X adding Billy Ray Cyrus and other versions of its remix to stay at #1 for the other 18 weeks Rihanna adding Britney Spears on S & M to climb from #2 to #1 finally Britney adding Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj to Til The World Ends to go from #9 to #3 on Billboard So it comes back to an age old argument I've wondered about, if the remix is short lived but got the song a higher chart position wouldn't the original version of Say So by Doja Cat be the hit version? Similar to S & M and Britney only hopping on for a week and then things reverting back to Rihanna in sales points if I recall... |
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Posted: 17 May 2020 at 11:26am |
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I wish Billboard would treat them as separate entries, but
they don't. The problem with calling one the "hit" version over the other is that Billboard combines the points, so we don't know how big of a split there really is, we only know by the billing which one has more points in any given week. |
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Posted: 17 May 2020 at 4:23pm |
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in the old days with printed charts in a magazine, you
could see when the remix or added contributors where added......but now, they amend the charts as if it was always the way it is now.....terrible.... |
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Posted: 17 May 2020 at 5:57pm |
I tend to go with a general rule of thumb though and what is generally popular and had more lasting impact. If the remix (like S & M) of Doja Cat drops fast then the original version should be the one that is listed. The only time the remix should replace the original for the go to version is if its popularity and weeks at a higher chart position are crystal clear (think Perfect which had more weeks at #1 then the non-Beyonce version, and Despacito which was not even at top 40 hit without Justin, or Old Town Road, which had 1 week at #1 until Billy jumped on (which now is the clear winner with 18 more #1 weeks to its credit!). I agree with Paul though Nicki Minaj essentially makes it a whole new song. To not give it its own chart run as its own song isn't a proper reflection at all of the original Doja Cat single... |
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Posted: 17 May 2020 at 9:17pm |
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I heard this song today on Z100 via the iHeart Radio app
and they played just the Doja Cat version. The Hot 100 lists the remix yet Nielsen and Mediabase just list Doja Cat. |
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Posted: 18 May 2020 at 2:38am |
That presents another problem, which version is getting the most radio airplay? Many of these remixes (or entirely new versions) are fueled by sales and streaming, not actual radio airplay. |
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Posted: 18 May 2020 at 6:23am |
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According to Gary Trust’s May 11 “Chart Beat” column, about 90% of
the airplay that week was the original version. |
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Posted: 18 May 2020 at 3:17pm |
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Looks like they are starting to push the next release from
Doja Cat. "Like Mine" feat. Gucci Mane. |
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Posted: 18 May 2020 at 4:37pm |
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Sorry, it's called "Like That."
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Posted: 20 May 2020 at 8:28pm |
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Well as fast as the remix hit #1, Ariana and Justin replaced them. That was quick...
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