Calvin Harris & Rihanna – This Is What You Came For

[The Child 18,997]

3 hours ago, Haroon said:

People chewing with their mouth open, half of the songs on Lana's Ultraviolence, and Dope

OMG you hate Dope too! Omg Haroon I love you! 

[StrawberryBlond 14,900]

4 hours ago, Higher said:

Calvin asked her, they're friends, that's what friends do. Maybe they flopped because there's was NO PROMO. Streaming is the future of music. She's already co-writing her next album (3 songs have been newly registered to her BMI) and she said she'll never make her fans wait that long again during the AWT. 

Love on the Brain, Higher, Concideration and others are totally geared for young people. Doesn't Gaga make music mostly for young people and when was her last hit? 

Seethe.

Isn't it boring and safe, just asking the same people who gave you success, over and over? Well, songs that haven't had any promo have smashed before, so there's that idea out the window. I mean, this song is already #1 on itunes, so there you go - no promo, but it sells because of who's on it. A feature does wonders for a song's sales. KIB and NM don't have features - if they did, it might have been a different story. She says an album will come sooner next time but if it's anything like the beginning of Anti and the first few singles don't take off, she might chicken out and start over again, taking up more time.

Actually, those songs are totally made for music critics, the older market and people who just take music seriously. I like Love On The Brain and Higher. They're definitely not geared for dumb kids - they wouldn't understand their brilliance. Yes, Gaga can make music for young people too but her music is more timeless and meant for everyone (The Edge of Glory) and she does aim for older markets (You and I and C2C). Gaga doesn't just aim for the youth market and that's smart - it means that the current generation won't dump her when she goes out of fashion, like what Rihanna's currently going through.

[Checkers 3,515]

I actually liked it on the first listen  Summer smash for sure

[Joshie 748]

Damn it's smashing. Yaaassssss queen Riri

[Higher 2,406]

3 hours ago, StrawberryBlond said:

Isn't it boring and safe, just asking the same people who gave you success, over and over? Well, songs that haven't had any promo have smashed before, so there's that idea out the window. I mean, this song is already #1 on itunes, so there you go - no promo, but it sells because of who's on it. A feature does wonders for a song's sales. KIB and NM don't have features - if they did, it might have been a different story. She says an album will come sooner next time but if it's anything like the beginning of Anti and the first few singles don't take off, she might chicken out and start over again, taking up more time.

Actually, those songs are totally made for music critics, the older market and people who just take music seriously. I like Love On The Brain and Higher. They're definitely not geared for dumb kids - they wouldn't understand their brilliance. Yes, Gaga can make music for young people too but her music is more timeless and meant for everyone (The Edge of Glory) and she does aim for older markets (You and I and C2C). Gaga doesn't just aim for the youth market and that's smart - it means that the current generation won't dump her when she goes out of fashion, like what Rihanna's currently going through.

I never said it wasn't boring or safe for Calvin to ask her. His reason was obvious. TIWYCF, but Taylor Swift retweeted it and we all know how much power she has in the industry, and it's been playing on the radio non stop where I live. 

I am pretty sure she didn't include the 3 singles because they were a year old or because Kanye was supposed to be the Executive Producer. FFS and BBHMM wasn't really a flop and AO was obviously going to fail and songs like Love on the Brain, Higher, Pose, Kiss It Better, Goodnight Gotham (the original) were all made in 2014. If your taking a leap of faith with your 11 year old carrier wouldn't you have some doubts? I would. She was told to take a break by Jay-Z and Ne-Yo, she even said she was taking a small break ANTi was probably planned for 2014. I don't think she'd make her own record label for nothing (she owns Westbury Road made in 2014). I'm pretty sure C2C was for the critic after she got dumped on and had a mini breakdown during the ARTPOP era.

We're derailing this thread, so I'm gonna stop. You have your opinions and I have mines. 

[Brian Ryan 1,468]

I'm in love with the song now. Took less than 24 hours. xD

[Duella Dvil 10,566]

5 hours ago, Haroon said:

People chewing with their mouth open, half of the songs on Lana's Ultraviolence, and Dope

You hate Dope.

I thought I liked you.

[Rock Jock 993]

Typical+Not interesting+Not original=People will like it

[Joshie 748]

Nothing pisses me off more than people thinking they're some sort of supreme alternative bitch because they deem a song basic so everyone's gonna love it.

Youll grow out of that phase sweetie, and realise you don't have to try to be different to be cool.

It's smashing because it's a good song. End of story.

[JevyDuty 2,961]

5 hours ago, Checkers said:

I actually liked it on the first listen  Summer smash for sure

Yup! I thought the same thing after hearing it once. Definitely a summer smash!

[OBEY 57,109]

Summer smash  

[Chinosky 1,984]

This is just underwhelming for me. But I think I need this to grow on me so me and my friends can bop to it lmao 

[StrawberryBlond 14,900]

16 hours ago, Joshie said:

Nothing pisses me off more than people thinking they're some sort of supreme alternative bitch because they deem a song basic so everyone's gonna love it.

Youll grow out of that phase sweetie, and realise you don't have to try to be different to be cool.

It's smashing because it's a good song. End of story.

I don't think I'm a "supreme alternative bitch," I actually hate people like that. I'm always criticising hipsters and music snobs. I don't think music's good just because it's alternative, nor to do I think that something is bad just because it's mainstream. There's good and bad alternative, good and bad mainstream. I'm just realistic about things, that's all.

I don't think I'll grow out of this "phase." I'm not a teenager who's just discovered music, I'm 26 and I've been reviewing over 100 albums a year for nearly 4 years now. And like I said, I'm not trying to be different or cool, just realistic. It's not good to be pretentious and it's not good to be a sheep. I exist in the place in between.

It's smashing because it's Calvin Harris. Every lead single he puts out smashes, no matter how bad it is. He's always so lucky with his release dates - there's hardly ever something that provides a challenge. I think the public are also desperate for something new as its been the same songs hovering in the top 10 for weeks.

[FRANK1991 3,329]

This is such a bop after a couple listen. Not like We Found Love big smash but still fun and perfect for the summer

way better then the overrated Work that's #1 for like nine weeks or something

[Lion Heart 15,041]

It's okay I guess.