"Hollaback Girl" is the new #1 song on the Hot 100 chart. Not my favorite song by her, but I am happy for her success.

50 Cent spent 9 weeks at #1 with "Candy Shop". I hate him!

what's with these dumb-ass songs going to number one? not everything needs to be 'where the streets have no name', but sheesh. enough already!

































the old man has spoken. that is all.

[In best Iron Chef voice] "If memory serves...a lot of folks around here were saying this was a bad single choice."

The songs's a lot of fun. No better or worse than "Hey Mickey," dontcha think? The bananas bit clinches it for me.

WE BELONG TOGETHER by Mariah jumps from 30 - 12, could be her 16th #1?

twink69 said:

Good for her! She's definitely heading for the Top 10, which "It's Like That" failed to do.

Nick715 said:

Coo.

Im glad Hollaback Girl went to #1. I had a feelin long time ago it would do very well if chosen azza single.

cu cooo...oh oh..me n u...oh oh (I hope that is the next single or Serious)

Oh, HELL NO. Good god, between the payola or the public, I can't decide which scenario made this a reality. Truly hell in a handbasket.
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i'm not gonna say "i told you so." i'm just not gonna say it. the song is fun and that's what people want out of pop music.

Anxiety said:

I thought you liked the Gwen album?

Cool and Serious - the song, not the orger - should do better in the charts.

Nick715 said:

still lovin the video!

this single might ride out thru summer then. altho i was hopin cool would be a single by that point

Happy for her, even if I've already kinda played the album out.

how long do we have to wait until she releases "Bubble Pop Electric" as a single? i mean "Hollaback Girl" is weak compared to the other tracks on the album. Pharrell Williams has already done better work than that.

WhamBamGlamSlam said:

no payola this time ...strong download sales figures made this #1 so quick

Anxiety said:

I never liked "Where the Streets Have No Name".

Anxiety said:

That's dumbass radio for you. Worst song on the album, so it had to make number one! At least this might mean that more singles are coming and they already released (IMHO) the two worst songs as singles already, so we'll have to wait and see.

jn2 said:

They won't, though. This might be proof that dance pop is dead. Her "hip-hop" singles did well..."What You Waiting For" kind of tanks. I guess that's the state of music (it's certaintly the state of Clear Channel's lineup).

Anxiety said:

'Where The Streets Have No Name' isn't a dumbass song? C'mon, man, it's like a postman with the blues.
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Mazerati said:

That's right. Give the people a little power and look what happens. As if the American public could choose songs that were any better than the ones radio programmers made #1. We re-elected George W. for chrissakes.

good for gwen.
the song is
catchy, nothing
wrong with a little
fun song.

sextonseven said:

I love Hollaback Girl. It has a way of making u love it! Its that Neptunes magic!!

Oh hell yes! "Hollaback Girl" is a definite standout from L.A.M.B., even though I like "What You Waiting For" better. In any case, I'm glad that "Rich Girl" has run its course.

Doesnt Hollaback Girl remind any of you of Prince's Housequake?

dreamfactory313 said:

Precisely!

Except Hollaback Girl is a very shit song

I sort of knew that it would do well. It's sounds like almost everything else out there...so why wouldn't it.

BUT there are SO so many better songs on that album...Cool, Serious, Luxurious (how about a great ballad?), Heck I'd even say Harijuku Girls or Bubble Pop Electric would have been better if not interesting choices. Even Crash...which is sort of obnoxious...has that Salt n Peppa vibe to it that would go over well.

VinnyM27 said:

based on that thinking...Luxurious should be next. It's R&B enough.

What's with all the love for "Cool"? It sounds very pedestrian to me.

jayaredee said:

Its not supposed to be earth shattering! Its just supposed to make you dance withoout having to think about anything. Its a guilty pleasure song. It means nothing. Its just supposed to make you happy and dance. Thats all.

Moonbeam said:

Cuz it sounds like something she would proably do with No Doubt. It's not as pretentious as the rest of the album.