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SOOOOOO close to GOLD.

I know. Just a little over 20K. Hopefully, next week will be THE week.

Guess I gotta go buy it one more time

OK, I have to ask: what is the Skittles Song and where can I get it? I still haven't found what I'm looking for!

Skittles as in Taste The Rainbow? It's Time Of My Life. It's just what I call it.

Pam, is it normal for sales to drop like they have, as far as you know? I'm not really sure where it is on ITunes right now, but I'm surprised it's taken it almost a month to go gold.

Oh, well. Props to our boy! The sooner he gets that shiny plaque, the better.

Just to compare to the coronation singles of the past seasons:
Jordin's never went gold.
Taylor's went gold in 5 months.
Carrie's went gold in 8 months.
Fantasia, Ruben and Kelly all went gold but I am not sure how long it took.
Clay's almost went platinum (his was the closest to platinum).
Cookie's will be one of the quickest to go gold. Another thing to keep in mind: Since his sales are all digital, there are no multiple copies to be counted as legitimate sales. And, there are songs receiving a lot more airplay selling a lot less right now.

A little fun fact to throw in: TOML was the #1 most requested song on my local radio station, WHOT in Youngstown, Ohio tonight.

A Moment Like This and Inside Your Heaven went Platinum according to numerous sites. Or at least they are now several years down the road.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=498064

Top 40

841 spins

Mainstream AC

752 spins

Hot AC

1209 spins

Thanks Pam. Plus 40 spins on Top 40 is nice to see!

So close to Gold now...it's not taken long at all! I love the song now, the more I listen to it the more I love it. The lyrics maybe cheesier than Chester Cheetah in parts but some of them are really heart-warming.

Nice to see he's doing really well on the radio too!

Your welcome. It truly is a lovely sight to see.





hehe I was talking to one of the fans on the yes.com site on Sunday night and we were discussing the "magic rainbow" lyric in the song. Other than that, the song is really beautiful and is quite nice. I think out of 7 seasons, this may be the least cheesiest coronation song they have ever had but I think that is only because DC is singing it and the fact he was able to take the song and make it his own.

100% agree!

8 months?!? And it's *Carrie*. Cookie's first week sales were better than most of them, so I think it bodes well.

At this moment, he's number 3 at Amazon and #21 at iTunes. The radio plays are crucial: they find a new audience. I would think when city to city promotion of Idol tour begins, the song will receive lots of airplay. Some large radio station is always tied into the tour performances. In Houston, KRBE mentions that it will soon be giving away tickets. I am sure they will soon be playing David's song more.

I love it, btw.

Top 40

865 spins

Mainstream AC

779 spins

Hot AC

1265 spins

I hate to start off the day with bad news, but the song lost 6 spins on the top 40 side with today's report. The song wasn't listed anywhere on the Mediabase taking off menu which shows how many stations you picked up the previous day. Of course those charts are basically cut off and only members can see the full chart. The song could have been there and I just wasn't able to view it. Who knows? Hopefully, the song will bounce back with tomorrow's report. WHTZ (Z100) did show up in the format starters this morning with 3 spins. That is the good news plus the song is still making gains on the Mainstream AC and AC sides.

Top 40

859 spins

Mainstream AC

821 spins

Hot AC

1317 spins

100% agree as well. David kicks the song up a notch every time he sings it live.

The version on the radio grows on you -- I know when I hear the instrumental in the beginning - I turn up the volume when I am in the car.

I do find my self singing this one + others to myself during the day....

We have to remember, this was the chosen coronation song, so this song was handed to him - he always states in the interviews that this is the song from the show and he is really making the best of it.... If someone else had won, they would be singing it as well and they would probably sing it live as is and not change it.

We are fortunate that David tweeks the song whenever he sings live. As he mentioned as well = there are pieces of the song that really relate to what he is experiencing right now.

I agree 100% Annette. I can see fans not seeing this song as their cup of tea, but personally, I don't think the fans really should complain about him having to sing it. Personally, I think we should be thankful that the song is getting as much airplay as it has considering it was the winning song. I think the longer this song does well the better because if we go by what David has been saying, it will be at least the end of September before a single from the album would be released and this song needs to stay out there in the public as long as possible.

I too love the way that David is tweaking the song each time. He tweaks it just enough that it puts a new twist on it without making it sound too different from the original.

Thanks Pam!

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As of the afternoon report, the song has gained back 3 of the 6 spins it lost on this morning's report.

Top 40

862 spins

Ok, here is the morning report. On the Top 40 side, the good news is that the song is back on the gaining side as far as spins are concerned, the bad news is that the song hasn't picked up any new stations in the last 2 days. Hopefully, that will change in the next few days. At least the overall spin loss has stopped although there is still a little here and there but not enough to affect the overall numbers.

Top 40

876 spins

Mainstream AC

860 spins

Hot AC

1379 spins

Thanks Pam!

WOWZA! TOML picked up 12 spins this afternoon on the top 40 side!

Top 40

888 spins

Looks like he lost a spin on the Mainstream AC side.

Mainstream AC

859 spins

If he could break into the Top 40 on Top 40 that would be pretty cool

Pam, just a note to let you know how much I appreciate your posting this info so frequently. I've been reading this strand every once in awhile for a couple of weeks, but I'm still not catching on too well . When you have time one of these posts, could you include a "translation" under the numbers? Not every time, perhaps, but once in awhile would be great for those of us who are new-comers to the whole notion of watching "spins." Ha!
I'd love to be learning what this stuff means as we go, and also any comments you have on the importance of the info -- love it when you do that. I don't want to take your time when you're rushed, I just want you to know that I find your info and your opinion VERY interesting. I'd love to be better educated about what it all means, in small doses
Thanks very much,
NEMO Cougar

I was getting a little scared of this thread, since it seemed that Cookie was stagnating with the single, and I was preparing myself for the reality that it wouldn't go any further, since it is a mushy CS. Really, you can only sail on the Magic Rainbow for so long.

Glad to see it's gaining on Top 40, and it's been doing really well on AC, so losing a spin or two shouldn't mean much.
As long as it hangs in there a bit longer, I'm happy. I'm not sure I want it around for months and months, anyway.

Don't take this the wrong way, but may I ask why not? David said it would be at least late September before the first single from the CD would be released. I know everyone isn't thrilled he's having to sing this song but as long as this song is getting airplay, at lest it's keeping his name out there till the first single from the CD is released. It's in David and the label's best interest that this song does well.

Actually in the interview he did with a local DJ last week he said the album is due around Oct/Nov. So yeah the more the merrier for TOML.

Yeah, he was talking about late September at the earliest for the first single and Oct./Nov. for the CD release. Yes, I couldn't agree more.

Well he best keep an eye on U2 cause *SUPPOSEDLY* they are releasing their next album in October. The bastards have made me wait for 4 frickin years! Green Day too. I swear they need a cattleprod

hehe no problem. I posted this link a few pages back, but you probably didn't see it. This link may help explain things better than I ever could because a lot of this is new to me too.

http://www.houseoffantasia.com/UnMedia.html

if i am not mistaken.. Kelly Clarkson is releasing a new album by the end of this year.. it will be nice to see the original american idol (Kelly) and the recent and our favorite idol (David) battle it off

I hope that with Clive not being around to be a douche, they will support Kelly. I like Kelly, she seems pretty intent on doing this her way.

While I would like it to be played every 5 minutes eventually, if it actually happened I would be all "That's my boy!" and eventually put on something else after the first 5 seconds. I'm weird like that. But you know I'm all about rocking the magic rainbow as much as possible in reality.

And I don't expect David to outsell U2 or Green Day or Kelly. He just has to do well and consistently do well to stay in the game. I think it would floor him if he sold on U2 levels because he's apparently a fan.

Well now I am confused. You are almost afraid to come to this thread due to loss of spins I am assuming, yet you don't want to hear it every 5 minutes. I give up

I think it's so funny when people complain about negativity when every time you turn around, the complaining person is the one being negative.

Amen!!!

And....just to put a little foot stomp on any negativity:
According to the last Mediabase update, Cookie has cracked the top 40 on Top 40.
And, he is getting airplay on Z100 in New York, the biggest pop station in the country. They started playing TOML this weekend and they have not played a coronation song since Kelly Clarkson's.

Thanks once again Pam. The first thing I do in the morning is check your info. I love the fact that he is gaining rapidly on TOML. I love the song. David is in the fortunate position of having a radio friendly voice. He makes every song sound good. This song gives me shivers and I cannot understand the Cook fans who do not want it to stay around long. That is what makes a good artist. I personally hate Bleeding Love but that is what has made Leona Lewis popular (the one song because the rest of the album is nothing). I wish TOML a very long life and may it prosper and gain popularity. I think because one or two people run the song down because of the lyrics and then everyone climbs on the bandwagon. It is the best coronation song in all the 7 years.

I was happy to see that WPLJ-95.5 in NYC played TMOL this weekend. I just happen to be in the car at some point on Sunday and heard it and also heard it this morning driving into work. I always hear it like clock work driving home from work. I really enjoy it. The more he sings it in public the more he changes it up just a little bit.

Pam - thank you for your continuous updates.

I haven't heard it played in my market (S.Fl). There was a station (Y-100) that had the song up for preview online right after the finale...but it hasn't made its way onto their playlist yet.

Ok, the spin loss continues at many of the stations on the top 40 side. We only saw a total spin pickup of 2 in the overnight hours. It will be interesting to see tomorrow night how many station adds we have because the Mediabase taking off chart that shows the station pickpups from previous days hasn't shown any pickups for this song since Friday. The report starts on the station adds starts coming out around 6 pm eastern tomorrow. I don't post those #'s until around 9 pm eastern because I want to make sure all the reporters on the monitored and non-monitored stations are in.

Top 40

890 spins

Mainstream AC

875 spins

Hot AC

1443 spins

Yeah it's whiplash enducing. So is post editting Whatever.

And I didn't mention U2 in any way shape or form to bring up his sales versus theirs, merely timing. U2 is U2 for God's sake. Although I do recall when they were just "that Irish band with the guy with the mullet"

Because Simon Fuller is no idiot and I doubt he would schedule the album to drop the same time theirs did nor would any fan of David's want them too. The media and the public have tiny little attention spans and a debut album would get lost in the shuffle. My point was merely that I would not count on a static date on the album until we have an idea of which if any major acts are dropping at the same time.

And God knows, U2 is quite capabale of putting off again to go back to Morroco to do God only knows what



Thanks Pam! Kimmel gave him a nice iTunes plug last night too =)

I thought he did too. After we all figured out there would not be any time for David to actually sing, I thought the plug was nice. Well, as far as the timing of the release of the CD, it will all depend on when David is finished and it is true that debut albums sort of get lost in shuffle with releases of the more established artists. Simon Fuller won't really have any control over this. It will be up to whoever is the head of RCA of when the release date is scheduled. That is the individual who will make that call. Yeah, it wold be really stupid to release his CD that same week, but if they make that ultimate judgment call, it will be because the CD is finished and the promo schedule has already been made up. Usually, labels like this try to space out the debuts between those of Idols and more established acts. There was supposed to be a 2 week lapse last year between the release of Alicia Key's album and Blake's but Blake was not ready on 11/27 to release his CD. It got pushed back to 12/4 because he started suffering from some of the same problems that Jordin faced with her vocal cords. Just so everyone understands, I'm not saying that this will happen with David.

I got ya. And yeah RCA makes the final call but they have a vested interest in it going well too and as you said try to stagger their releases.