Post by roisinmurphy on Apr 22, 2008 19:30:24 GMT -5
Nite Runner and Skin Divers are vastly more of a TOP40 sound than Falling Down.
It was a last minute decision because the band and the label thought they actually did have another Ordinary World on their hands. It was a If it worked last time it will work again attitude. It was not a replace this with that, it was release Falling Down first and that will do what Ordinary world did then release Skin Divers and then Nite Runner as 3rd single.
From my first listen a month or to ago to RCM both Nite Runner and Skin Divers sounded very modern and new but Falling Down sounded very "meh'. I was very surprised it was the starting song when i came to these boards. On first listen of RCM Skin Divers and Nite Runner scream singles, I though Falling Down was filler like Last Man Standing.
I am only in my twenties and my sisters are in their teens and they have no idea Timbaland even worked with Duran Duran (Duran are "some 80's band" to them). I only just purchased Bjorks Timbaland collaboration - i had to search for the songs to hear them. Most people think Duran Duran died long ago. Madonna 4mintes was available to rip but it is doing huge numbers on Itunes, the whole illegal download doesnt hold water if a song is truly popular.
There is no way, no matter how great a Duran Duran song is, radio is going to actively add album tracks (which is what Skin Divers & NiteRunner are at present) of a "has-been" band (in their eyes) to the airplay list (even if it is with Timbaland). The song has to come with major promotion and "incentives" for programmers to even bother adding it. Add a Duran Duran track out of interest, that will be the day.
It was a last minute decision because the band and the label thought they actually did have another Ordinary World on their hands. It was a If it worked last time it will work again attitude. It was not a replace this with that, it was release Falling Down first and that will do what Ordinary world did then release Skin Divers and then Nite Runner as 3rd single.
From my first listen a month or to ago to RCM both Nite Runner and Skin Divers sounded very modern and new but Falling Down sounded very "meh'. I was very surprised it was the starting song when i came to these boards. On first listen of RCM Skin Divers and Nite Runner scream singles, I though Falling Down was filler like Last Man Standing.
I am only in my twenties and my sisters are in their teens and they have no idea Timbaland even worked with Duran Duran (Duran are "some 80's band" to them). I only just purchased Bjorks Timbaland collaboration - i had to search for the songs to hear them. Most people think Duran Duran died long ago. Madonna 4mintes was available to rip but it is doing huge numbers on Itunes, the whole illegal download doesnt hold water if a song is truly popular.
There is no way, no matter how great a Duran Duran song is, radio is going to actively add album tracks (which is what Skin Divers & NiteRunner are at present) of a "has-been" band (in their eyes) to the airplay list (even if it is with Timbaland). The song has to come with major promotion and "incentives" for programmers to even bother adding it. Add a Duran Duran track out of interest, that will be the day.