B.o.B. - Nothin’ On You / Airplanes

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   The Now 34 disc currently says "missing the first :04" of "Nothin' On You," yet it actually runs a whole minute shorter than the LP version.  I presume this is the "Radio Edit."  This version was serviced to radio and runs 3:41.  When compared with the LP version, the first :04 is missing.  This is not just a case where the intro was cut off, though.  They removed the reverb that fades in, so the "Radio Edit" just starts with Bruno Mars taking a breath before singing the first line.

Also, there is a radio version of "Airplanes," too, that removes the piano intro.  The song starts cold and acapella with Hayley Williams singing the first line.  This version runs 2:50.

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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 190	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: B.o.B. - Nothin’ On You / Airplanes Posted: 14 June 2010 at 6:52pm
	The Now 34 disc currently says "missing the first :04" of "Nothin' On You," yet it actually runs a whole minute shorter than the LP version. I presume this is the "Radio Edit." This version was serviced to radio and runs 3:41. When compared with the LP version, the first :04 is missing. This is not just a case where the intro was cut off, though. They removed the reverb that fades in, so the "Radio Edit" just starts with Bruno Mars taking a breath before singing the first line. Also, there is a radio version of "Airplanes," too, that removes the piano intro. The song starts cold and acapella with Hayley Williams singing the first line. This version runs 2:50.

Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 44	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 June 2010 at 5:05am
	I have the commercial CD single for "Nothin' On You" (issued as Rebel Rock 524312). It contains a non-described version and runs (4:27). This is the album version, which includes those first 4 seconds. Edited by Paul Haney

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 79	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 June 2010 at 6:26pm
	TM Studios serviced the 2:50, as you call it...radio version, but they don't give it any notation.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 190	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 June 2010 at 9:54pm
	Yeah, that's why I didn't put "Radio Version" with caps and quotes. I'm not sure what the official name of this version is.

Nick2341 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 December 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nick2341 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 June 2010 at 3:19pm
	Airplanes is listed as "Promo Only Clean Edit" and runs 2:50 on Promo Only Mainstream Radio June 2010. I don't know if it's the same as what TM Century/the label put out, but I do know PO has done their own custom clean versions before. Bad Romance is one example. Edited by Nick2341

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 190	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 June 2010 at 3:39pm
	Yeah, I don't like Promo Only Clean Edits, which is one of the reasons I've started getting Prime Cuts from TM. In my opinion, Promo Only goes way overboard on cleaning up their songs. Nowadays, about half of what they service are their own custom edits. You can imagine how that might drive guys like us nuts! There are many examples of excessive editing, but on "OMG" by Usher, for example, Promo Only has removed the words "boobies" and "whipped." They also quite frequently remove the words "damn" and "hell," which is irritating as hell...damn!

Nick2341 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 December 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nick2341 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 June 2010 at 9:52pm
	I agree! Edit: Just heard the editing of the word "buns" in Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and I had to laugh. They are editing buns. Buns. Edited by Nick2341

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 June 2010 at 9:23am
	Picked up the "Nothin' on You" single at Hot Topic. (It seems it might be a Hot Topic exclusive.) Spectral analysis reveals that, while the title track appears to be lossless, the second track, "Bet I," is definitely from a lossy source. This is getting ridiculous. EDIT: I take that back. After directly comparing the iTunes single and the rip of the CD single, I think the CD single may have just been taken from the iTunes file. I'm not sure, but it looks like it could have been. EDIT 2: I take that back again. More careful comparison with the iTunes file shows that "Nothin' On You" is indeed lossless, but "Bet I" appears to at least contain lossy elements. "Bet I" may be like that on the album.) Edited by Brian W.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 190	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 June 2011 at 8:41am
	The full-length B.o.B. album also contains "Airplanes Pt. II," which received quite a bit of airplay in Dallas. Was this the case in all markets? Since this is really just a remix of the original, should it be included and properly noted in the database? Right now, only the original version is noted as being on Adventures.... Also, if someone has the promo CD of "Airplanes" and could detail the previously mentioned radio version, that would be great.
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