Not to mention, it was the highest solo female peak this year, so radio definitely appreciated it somewhat. Am I happy that songs like 'with a woman you love' got to sneak in a #1 when GS deserved it just as much or more? No, but we are used to this sadly.In the end a top 5 peak is very good for this. It's consumer interest has really dwindled, I honestly feel like consumer interest was larger for Drinking Alone, being the fourth single, from an album with weak radio reception. Hope Hate My Heart turns things around, like Southbound did last era.
I feel like pop is a little different than country. I do think things can blow up on tic tok, but it seems like the old guard is still in charge of who gets to go to the penthouse. I could be wrong.So speaking of chart runs. A local radio station here in Boston did an interview with Ryan Tedder from One Republic and they talked about how hits aren’t like they used to. Before you were able to listen to a song, and instantly know this is going to be a #1. Even songwriters and radio people. Now and since the pandemic it’s all changed. Ryan made a comment about how you can’t just write a good/great song and be like this is a hit or going to be a number 1 because when it comes out regardless how great a song is, if it doesn’t fit in during that time frame, or have something to call it up the charts. Good or not it can fail.
His prime example was Lizzo’s About Damn Time, that was a song when the music industry heard it, they knew it was a hit. But then it debuted in the 60s its first week. Fell off the charts the second week. She went on SNL and performed it, and it dropped more. 2 weeks after it was released the label was moving on to the next single. Then someone posted the now infamous tik tok dance, from the 2nd verse, and it soared up the charts. Then became the song of the summer and the hit everyone thought it would be in the first place. It’s all about timing and making something happen around it to push it through.
Hate My Heart, she just posted on FBIs there any news of a second single? It's strange that they haven't announced one yet.