Although it was no match for Eminem's new single (it sold 418k!), Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" finished a strong second on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart for the week.
"My Life" slipped to #2 with only a 19% dip in sales to 175.2k downloads, placing its total at 671.1k in just three weeks and officially allowing it to pass the gold mark.
Although David Archuleta's "Crush" looked like it would finish its run in the Top 50 of the chart last week, it managed to hold on for one more week thanks to a performance Nickelodeon's "Crush Night" on Saturday. It fell #44-50, or 5%, to 31.5k, pushing its total to 1.547 million. Arch's other track that re-entered the chart last week, "A Little Too Not over You," did not have figures released, but should say a nice increase next week thanks to an upcoming performance on Nickelodeon airing Saturday night.
Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:
002 001 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" 175,191 -19% 216,283 671,079
050 044 David Archuleta, "Crush" 31,581 -5% 33,234 1,547,162
Total sales are in bold.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Digital sales roundup: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #2 (2/6/09)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Arch stars, performs on "Crush Night"
Weeks of Nickelodeon having promotion for its "Crush Night" featuring David Archuleta set to full blast finally culminated in a night full of the runner-up on the network Saturday. Arch participated in a Q&A session, performed "Crush" and even starred in an episode of the hit show iCarly. Watch a montage of the @&A segments below:
Watch his performance of "Crush" below:
Apparently he will be back next Saturday with Miranda Cosgrove to answer viewers' questions submitted via Nick.com/Crush.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Digital sales roundup: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #1 (1/30/09)
Kelly Clarkson managed to hold atop Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart for the week with another impressive take. Her single "My Life Would Suck Without You" led all other Idol tracks with a weekly gain of 216.3k downloads, down only 23%. That puts her two week tally at 495.9k, virtually gold.
This signals that the track will in fact remain at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, which will be made public later today.
Following Kelly was David Cook's "Light On," which fell a startling 14 spots to #39 thanks to a 30% sales dip. It took in 34.7k for the week, pushing its total to 676.6k and still going.
The only alum to have two songs featured on the chart based on the published figures was David Archuleta, whose "Crush" continued its steady journey down the chart despite rising #46-44 for the week. Its total was virtually unchaged from last week's, as 24 fewer tracks were purchased for the week. "Crush" sold 33.2k downloads for a total of 1.516 million. Arch also finally saw his second single, "A Little Too Not Over You," make the chart. It sold 8.6k downloads to reemerge back onto the chart at #196, pushing its total to 83.4k.
Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:
001 001 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" 216,283 -23% 279,605 495,888
039 025 David Cook, "Light On" 34,737 -30% 49,488 676,581
044 046 David Archuleta, "Crush" 33,234 0% 33,258 1,515,581
196 --- David Archuleta, "A Little Too Not Over You" 8,611 11% 7,736 83,421
Total sales are in bold.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Arch at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
David Archuleta braved the cold when he performed "Crush" at the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in front of 3.5 million people in attendance this morning. Watch the performance below:
Arch has a lot to be thankful for today, as "Crush" officially went platinum with the revelation of yesterday's sales numbers.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Arch's "Touch My Hands" leaks
A portion of a new track of David Archuleta's from his upcoming self-titled album called "Touch My Hands" leaked via a survey for Top 40 listeners from RatetheMusic.com. The clip, which is 1:40 in length, is mid-tempo and features a standard clap track among other production elements that are consistent with "Crush" (currently #15 on iTunes). Listen to the clip below:
Judging from the clip, Arch is heading in a Jesse McCartney/OneRepublic direction in terms of his album's material. It's not half bad, and it will definitely appeal to Top 40 radio listeners. But will it make it on Top 40 radio? Time will tell. What does everyone else think about it?
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Analysis: "Light On" doesn't meet high expectations
David Cook's opening week sales of 109,035 for his second single, "Light On," are underwhelming. There's no way of getting around it considering Cook's upcoming release is one of the most highly anticipated from an Idol in a long time. But before you Word Nerds jump in defense, consider the following: this is only because some are choosing to make the release into a competition, which is nothing new in the Idol world. By establishing this climate of competition with David Archuleta, whose "Crush" opened with 166,247, it was almost impossible for expectations to be met, which is the reason the sales do in fact seem underwhelming. And this goes both ways of course, as with any battle.
But when put into perspective, things do not look nearly as bad. Here are some comparable first week sales of opening singles for Idol champs from 2007:
Kelly Clarkson, "Never Again" 106,809 (#4 on Hot Digital Songs)
Carrie Underwood, "So Small" 70,808 (#6 on Hot Digital Songs)
Jordin Sparks, "Tattoo" 33,764 (#22 on Hot Digital Songs)
By looking at these numbers it is easy to see that "Light On" is not nearly as disappointing as some are making it out to be. Granted, RCA was probably trying its best to boost the numbers when they received early figures last week, which helps explain its behavior in choice of promotional approach. At least some dots are starting to connect.
The fact that RCA feels it needs to try its hardest to make sure the first week sales of "Light On" are in line with what many had expected just underlines the current attitude in not only the music industry, but the Idol world as well. There is no better proof than the fact that the label is milking Cook's Idol appeal for all its worth, which is not a bad thing at all, but still shows that the connection is serving an important component in his marketing as fans await his album.
Another well established factor that contributed to the lower-than-expected sales is the amount of competition the single has faced. "Light On" was one of five major digital single releases for the week, which stands as one of the busiest weeks for the 2008 calendar. In these tough economic times, there is only so much money to go around, and if it comes down to purchasing Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody," Christina Aguilera's "Keeps Getting Better" or "Light On," not every song is going to get the same sales as each one might have generated had there been less competition. It's not like this is the week after Christmas.
And keep in mind, "Light On" has not even gone for adds yet at any radio format (it will hit Hot AC on Mon., Oct. 13 and Top 40 and Rock next Tues., Oct. 14), so the fact that is has received 519 spins and a total audience impression of 1.838 million to date is very respectable. As for its position on iTunes at the moment (#21), that is something that will fluctuate over the next few weeks before Cook's album hits shelves. Nothing should be read into it unless it fails to stabilize by the time the single starts making substantial gains in airplay.
So for any Cook fans that are going around pouting about "Light On" selling 109k, cheer up. This is about longevity, not first week sales. Just ask Jordin Sparks. And for any Arch fans that are going around bashing Cook and making this into a competition, be careful what you wish for. Competition is all fun and good, but it is meaningless in the larger scope of things.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Arch's album cover
David Archuleta's debut self-titled album is no longer cover art-less, as it popped up on Amazon.com earlier this evening. The cover, which uses a lot more red than most expected, is alright compared to some of the more recent cheesy (at least he's not laying on a horse) and dull (if Kellie knows she's so beautiful, why is her cover in black and white?) ones from Idol alums.
The cover is a step up from the "Crush" one, but that's not saying much. But Arch seems to give off a vampire vibe for some reason, maybe it's the eye shadow? Regardless, it's the material that matters much more than the actual cover art (just ask Jordin Sparks), and so judging from "Crush," he should be pretty much set in terms of quality of his material.
David Archuleta drops Nov. 11 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon for $9.99, where it is currently #82 among all music items.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Arch's "Crush" video finally (officially) out
After a week of leaks, David Archuleta's music video for "Crush" is finally out on iTunes. In the video, Arch shows off his piano skills at the end of a pier while sticking sticky notes on his friends' foreheads and strumming his guitar for them. If you have yet to see it, watch the video below:
The video has a huge banner ad and is $1.99 at iTunes. It will likely be #1 in a matter of hours (more than Kristy Lee Cook can say, unfortunately).
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Arch's "Crush" reigns supreme on iTunes
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Since being added to the iTunes music store on Tuesday, David Archuleta's debut single "Crush" has had a quick ascension to the top spot. The song landed at #1 in less than 24 hours, one of the fastest trips to the pinnacle in iTunes history. In the past two days, Arch has been able to fend off the threat of Taylor Swift and Chris Brown, who are eagerly awaiting for their chance at #1 with their Olympics-themed charity singles.
Kristy Lee Cook, on the other hand, has been unable to crack even the Top 100 Country songs chart with her single "15 Minutes of Shame." This chart is relatively easy to place on, and like "Crush," "Shame" was added to the store on Tuesday. This does not bode well for Kristy Lee's career, although it does not help that there is no ad whatsoever promoting the single. Only time will tell whether "Shame" will in fact be a success story for her.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Track review: Arch's "Crush"
Debuting over a week ago on New York's flagship Top 40 radio station, Z100, David Archuleta's first post-Idol single, "Crush," has been making headway on radio. After only one day of airplay, "Crush" was able to debut on Billboard's Pop 100 (#93) and Pop Airplay (#57) charts. After taking one listen to the track, it is not hard to imagine why it has bad such preemptive success.
David Archuleta strikes first for the seventh season of American Idol with "Crush," a stylized mid-tempo about a subject 17-year-olds deal with on a regular basis.
"Crush," produced by Emanuel Kiriakou (Celine Dion, Taylor Hicks), starts out pretty generic, as Arch's "ooohs" swim in and out of the piano sequence and overused hand claps. But as he moves into the pre-chorus the song builds in excitement, as if the listener does not know what to expect, but knows it will be something big. Then guitar riffs introduce a melodic sugar fest accompanied by Arch's innocent vocals, leaving the target demographic feeling like they are floating through Candyland. The chorus resembles something JoJo would have put out in 2006, but the pop-rock and r&b elements mixed together keep "Crush" relevant.
Despite the many positive elements of the song, it is not without a few low spots. For example, there are a few songs that sound like they were ripped off for the sake of producing "Crush" together. The Stargate-esque drum beats in the pre-chorus could have been in any song they produced, whether it was Jordin Sparks's "Tattoo" or Beyonce's "Irreplaceable." And the chorus echoes many similarities to JoJo's "Too Little, Too Late."
David Archuleta did not win Idol. But the fact that he is under Jive Records' control should put his fans at ease, as "Crush" demonstrates that his career is on the right path.
"Crush" will be available at all major digital retailers on Tues., Aug. 12. Arch's album is scheduled for a Nov. 4 release.
Friday, August 1, 2008
David Archuleta premieres "Crush" on Z100
David Archuleta premiered his new single "Crush" on Elvis Duran & The Morning Zoo on New York's Z100 this morning. Listen to it here. The single will be available at all digital retailers including iTunes on Sept. 2.
A more in-depth analysis will be coming from IDOL LIVE in the very near future.
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