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Printablelaurarichardson said: He sold about million copies of Musicoloyg from retail last year. Not bad considering that all record sales are down and dude is almost 50. Only because he GAVE most of them away at the concert.
Te Amo was NEVER going to be a hit, anyone who thought it was clearly gets over excited very easily. Te Amo is a nice song, but not a great song. Normally the first single from an album is its best, I hope that it not the case for 3121. [Edited 12/21/05 7:03am] http://www.goldiesparade.co.uk/ - Prince discography, tour history, news and more. | |
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I think it's a boring song but even if it was a hardcore jam, I would hope it would bomb for the simple fact that it is only available as a download on the internet and not a song that you can actually go to the record store and buy. I have an old raggedy computer (that's serves the purpose I want) and a new computer is way too expensive to buy just to get a new Prince song. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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MickG said: I am not suprized. Actually it is what I expected.
Prince needs learn it's time to take it higher or just hang it up. Let's hear the music you make Mick.....Let's see if you can be Prince for a day..week..year. You're a joke | |
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i also did not think that tac will be a big hit but on the other side there is still no promotion anywhere. the single will be released on the 13. of january and the radiopromotion in germany hasn`t started until now. the video isn`t aired - nothing. so we all should wait a little bit more.
in the german iStore it`s no. 2 in the R&B charts and around no. 20 in the overallcharts. thats not so bad. | |
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Not a great song. But im kinda glad it isnt being played everywhere and is not high up in the charts. It kinda makes the album less of an experience when you have had one song released months in advance and it has become tedious and over-played. When we finally do get the album this song will be slap bang in the middle and will ruin the freshness of the rest.
I have always felt, and still do, that TMBGITW seems out of synch with the rest of TGE simply because it was played to death so long before the album arrived. |
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Honestly, people, this song has no chance, commercially. The video is very nice, but the song is dreadful. No one's going to be humming this tune in the car, in the office, in the house unless they have no access to other music.
Like a lot of people here on planet org, I don't really care about chart position, but it'd be nice for P to actually release a song with some muscle...some flavor. This track is about as moving as what you'd hear in an elevator. | |
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chunky said: prince needs to start eating an elephant, the biggest problem he's facing is becoming a commercial success with te amo . i have no idea what group of people he is targetting with his new career... who outthere is willing to join him?
[Edited 12/21/05 0:39am] I do. I like this song. I love Prince. I love everything he does. End of the story. | |
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laurarichardson said: TheCatWoman said:  .. why are you suprised it only got up to 89? I don't even think Prince was suprised, especially after they shut his chat room down after the release of Te Amo. I hear there was 2 much bad mouthing of the song that they shut the chat room down. .. Anyway, his sales are doing horrible, even at his own site, which is why he made a deal with universal.----- He sold about million copies of Musicoloyg from retail last year. Not bad considering that all record sales are down and dude is almost 50. Some of you guys can't get it in your heads that P is never going to have a 10 million selling song or CD again. I doubt if he even expects that. Catwoman do you know anything about the music industry. He signed deal to get the promotion and distribution that Universal can provide. Yes I do know! But it was PRINCE who claimed he did not need the studios or contracts to do this for him, that he could do it himself. | |
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SquirrelMeat said: Whats with this American obsession with chart positions and "target audiences"?
If you like the song, great, if you don't, no problem. Wow, someone spoke with intellignent rationale on this one. You're not from here are you?  I am MrVictor.... | |
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GoldiesParade said: laurarichardson said: He sold about million copies of Musicoloyg from retail last year. Not bad considering that all record sales are down and dude is almost 50. Only because he GAVE most of them away at the concert.
[/b] EXACTLY! There is no way he would have sold that many Musicology albums if it were not for him giving them away in the ticket sales at the concerts. And the ONLY REASON people even went to the concerts was because Prince was performing his hits, and some for the last time. The only real song he performed from the musicology album was Musicology. I don't remember him performing any other songs from the album. Which I am so glad he did not. | |
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GoldiesParade said: laurarichardson said: He sold about million copies of Musicoloyg from retail last year. Not bad considering that all record sales are down and dude is almost 50. Only because he GAVE most of them away at the concert.
Te Amo was NEVER going to be a hit, anyone who thought it was clearly gets over excited very easily. Te Amo is a nice song, but not a great song. Normally the first single from an album is its best, I hope that it not the case for 3121.[/b][b][Edited 12/21/05 7:03am] Though I somewhat agree, there is a track record of P being the exception to this. I am MrVictor.... | |
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TheCatWoman said: GoldiesParade said: Only because he GAVE most of them away at the concert.
[/b] EXACTLY! There is no way he would have sold that many Musicology albums if it were not for him giving them away in the ticket sales at the concerts. And the ONLY REASON people even went to the concerts was because Prince was performing his hits, and some for the last time. The only real song he performed from the musicology album was Musicology. I don't remember him performing any other songs from the album. Which I am so glad he did not. Actually, my feline friend, at many a concert date (though maybe not when you attended) he did perform a couple of the other songs from Musicology: Life O'The Party and On The Couch. LOTP was funkier live (IMO) than the version on the album. Something about the vibe of the concert gave that song life for REAL. I am MrVictor.... | |
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vainandy said: I would hope it would bomb for the simple fact that it is only available as a download on the internet and not a song that you can actually go to the record store and buy.
Spoken like a true fan., Actually it is a cd you can go to the record store & buy. Or order thru Amazon or any internet cd outlet. | |
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Mazerati said: i am very suprised Prince's new single only got up to #89 on Itunes like the song or not i would have thought with many people here downloading the song and just the curiosity of others would have helped the song get much higher..especially coming off such a big success with Musicology ..hell even the Musicology single stayed on itunes top 40 for several weeks ..but even after a premiere on all the vh-1 channels the single couldnt even pass a jimmy durante christmas song.. i know many people will say Prince doesnt care about sales but if he didnt he wouldnt have signed with Universal he would have distributed the new song and album on npgmc exclusively..anyways the performance of the single is not a good sign for the success of upcoming projects
keep in mind though that prince had a lot more buzz goin round to keep musicology performing well. he had a tour behind him all fairly close together. in my opinion, this should all be timed with more tv spots/interviews. if he were to perform the song on a show like oprah, ellen, today show, it would be more probable that the song would sell better. | |
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GoldiesParade said: Te Amo is a nice song, but not a great song. Normally the first single from an album is its best, I hope that it not the case for 3121.
I don't think this has been the case for a Prince release in a long, looong time. Very rarely, imo, is the first single the best track from the disc. |
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Octavius said: Honestly, people, this song has no chance, commercially. The video is very nice, but the song is dreadful. No one's going to be humming this tune in the car, in the office, in the house unless they have no access to other music.
Like a lot of people here on planet org, I don't really care about chart position, but it'd be nice for P to actually release a song with some muscle...some flavor. This track is about as moving as what you'd hear in an elevator. I totally disagree with you. I hate Prince commercial stuff but I love TAC. I'm gonna go even further. i think this title would fit perfectly on the Parade album.  Il n'y a pas de sentiment plus exaltant que celui d'appartenir à une nation si diverse, si libre et si douée pour le bonheur. | |
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Mazerati said: BSK3478 said: the shit came out just last week. don't count yer pity chickens just yet.
the only thing that would bring this song any success would be if he sung it on Oprah and thats not gonna happen OUCH! Everytime I comb my hair
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Mazerati said: i am very suprised Prince's new single only got up to #89 on Itunes like the song or not i would have thought with many people here downloading the song and just the curiosity of others would have helped the song get much higher..especially coming off such a big success with Musicology ..hell even the Musicology single stayed on itunes top 40 for several weeks ..but even after a premiere on all the vh-1 channels the single couldnt even pass a jimmy durante christmas song.. i know many people will say Prince doesnt care about sales but if he didnt he wouldnt have signed with Universal he would have distributed the new song and album on npgmc exclusively..anyways the performance of the single is not a good sign for the success of upcoming projects
I'm not surprised at all. It's not exactly The Most Beautiful Girl in The World is it? It sounds like a Julio Inglesias outtake. There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently | |
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Shapeshifter said: It sounds like a Julio Inglesias outtake.
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BeautifulFrance said: Octavius said: Honestly, people, this song has no chance, commercially. The video is very nice, but the song is dreadful. No one's going to be humming this tune in the car, in the office, in the house unless they have no access to other music.
Like a lot of people here on planet org, I don't really care about chart position, but it'd be nice for P to actually release a song with some muscle...some flavor. This track is about as moving as what you'd hear in an elevator. I totally disagree with you. I hate Prince commercial stuff but I love TAC. I'm gonna go even further. i think this title would fit perfectly on the Parade album. No need to revert to "attack mode"; I was just stating my opinion. I respect yours, as you've said that you like the song. I just happen to think it's something of a letdown. I would agree with you on Prince's commercial output. I generally don't like most of it, either. | |
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Octavius said: BeautifulFrance said: I totally disagree with you. I hate Prince commercial stuff but I love TAC. I'm gonna go even further. i think this title would fit perfectly on the Parade album. No need to revert to "attack mode"; I was just stating my opinion. I respect yours, as you've said that you like the song. I just happen to think it's something of a letdown. I would agree with you on Prince's commercial output. I generally don't like most of it, either. I'm not attacking you mate ! I was joking !  Il n'y a pas de sentiment plus exaltant que celui d'appartenir à une nation si diverse, si libre et si douée pour le bonheur. | |
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Shapeshifter said: Mazerati said: i am very suprised Prince's new single only got up to #89 on Itunes like the song or not i would have thought with many people here downloading the song and just the curiosity of others would have helped the song get much higher..especially coming off such a big success with Musicology ..hell even the Musicology single stayed on itunes top 40 for several weeks ..but even after a premiere on all the vh-1 channels the single couldnt even pass a jimmy durante christmas song.. i know many people will say Prince doesnt care about sales but if he didnt he wouldnt have signed with Universal he would have distributed the new song and album on npgmc exclusively..anyways the performance of the single is not a good sign for the success of upcoming projects
I'm not surprised at all. It's not exactly The Most Beautiful Girl in The World is it? It sounds like a Julio Inglesias outtake. TAC is a great tune. The Most beautiful girl in the world was an absolute horrible lame song. I vomite right away every tim it is played on the radio. His voice is unbearable on it as well. Il n'y a pas de sentiment plus exaltant que celui d'appartenir à une nation si diverse, si libre et si douée pour le bonheur. | |
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vainandy said: I think it's a boring song but even if it was a hardcore jam, I would hope it would bomb for the simple fact that it is only available as a download on the internet and not a song that you can actually go to the record store and buy. I have an old raggedy computer (that's serves the purpose I want) and a new computer is way too expensive to buy just to get a new Prince song.
The single is available in stores. There are also a few copies listed on ebay. [Edited 12/21/05 13:10pm] [Edited 12/21/05 13:13pm] | |
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I think the song is quite good (not exceptional) but i cant see what market it is aimed at. I said right from the start that I cant see it being a hit (if that matters to you). When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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BeautifulFrance said: It has been released at the last minute with an internet download only. This video was used to announce a new project release. It is not the big launch of the project that will happen only next year.
Having said that, of course, Prince will not be N.1 in the charts wether his new releases are amazing or not. Kids nowadays listen to other stuff. Personnally I love TAC and I'm far from being a fan of some his recent ballads. It would probably help to put the video on iTunes too. |
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chunky said: prince needs to start eating an elephant, the biggest problem he's facing is becoming a commercial success with te amo . i have no idea what group of people he is targetting with his new career... who outthere is willing to join him?
- I believe he is targeting the adult audiences, like Sting and Sade´s fans. I had this impression on Musicology and I confirmed it right now with Te Amo Corazon. If he succeeds, ok, but I miss some edgy parts of Prince that these artists don´t have. How is TAC on american radios? |
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BoySimon said: I haven't heard the song anywhere in the UK, neither is the video being played anywhere... TV music channels over here seem to think all we want is endless repeats of Wham's Last Christmas, Slade and the Paul McCartney's Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time. If it ain't got sleigh bells on it, it ain't getting played... perhaps he should have re-released Come.
i gotta tell u i would kill to have Wham,Slade and Paul McCarntey played to death here in the U.S,, better than what they show here now  Check it out ...Shiny Toy Guns R gonna blowup VERY soon and bring melody back to music..you heard it here 1st! http://www.myspacecomment...theone.mp3 | |
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when i posted this message i should have stated that i didnt think this song was going to be a hit but that i was suprised the curosity of a new Prince song didnt put this song a little higher in the sales chart on Itunes...its almost like people heard the small snippet u can play on Itunes and said ewww no way Check it out ...Shiny Toy Guns R gonna blowup VERY soon and bring melody back to music..you heard it here 1st! http://www.myspacecomment...theone.mp3 | |
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GustavoRibas said: - I believe he is targeting the adult audiences, like Sting and Sade´s fans.
I rather got that impression myself. The first time I heard it, my first thought was Sting's "Fields Of Gold"... not that they sound alike but they wouldn't sound out of place on the same playlist. |
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