Chapter 125： 1 single sales

In the United States, there has never been a shortage of people who are famous. Not to mention public figures, even many ordinary people will express their opinions bluntly. It is not uncommon for public figures to speak out in front of the media, provoke war of words, and attract attention.

Oprah's talk show itself is a focus of controversy, and the topic of the show has repeatedly attracted a wide-ranging discussion in society. In comparison, Gu Luobei's remarks about independent musicians are really not sharp. Even if Elliot Carter, who is not pleasing to the eyes of Luo Bei, makes trouble, the attention given by the audience is really stingy. From this point of view, this Oprah talk show was a failure, because it did not produce enough topics to lead to discussion.

But from another angle, this Oprah talk show is a success, and it has entered the most successful episode of the 21st century. The number of viewers of the show exceeded 40 million, which is impressive: at the same time, it also made the audience focus on independent musicians who have always been in a disadvantageous position. Overnight, countless independent musicians have sprung up all over the United States. It has undoubtedly brought more and more independent musicians into the public eye. As long as a small number of them are dug up, it will be a blessing for the American music industry. If you want to put things into perspective, this Oprah talk show has also played a big role in promoting the American music industry.

After Oprah's talk show aired, music reviews about "Just a Dream" have sprung up everywhere. In this case, when Adam Roy was there, the music reviews on the inside and outside of "Rolling Stone" became more and more valuable, and they were able to walk ahead of others. Now, the excellent song "Just a Dream" is now. Evan Bell, a talented independent musician, this is the real Bole vision.

In an interview, "Adam Roy also told the truth and told the story of his meeting with Teddy Bell." "If I didn't have that minute, maybe I would have passed this song, it would definitely be My regret this year. Bole" also needs opportunities. "Adam-Roy is still very confident in his vision, but he does not deny that Bole still has a good time to find Maxima, otherwise, even if he passes by, he may not be able to recognize Maxima.

After Oprah's Mouth Show aired, within two days, only in the part of professional music critics, there were 30 articles between major media and music critics. It's a hot single. Among them, for this single, the comprehensive score of 15 media out of 10 reached a high score of 8.9, and the score of 25 media still remained at 8. Four points, which shows that the music critics highly praise the song. The final average score of all thirty-six music critics is eight points, which is still full of praise for this song.

"It's Just a Dream" has won unparalleled reputation among music critics. Of course, the success of Oprah's talk show is also reflected in the sales of the single "Just a Dream"! This also makes the month of concubine Gu Luobei's golden month.

On April 30th, Monday" Oprah's talk show aired, 46 million viewers heard Gu Luobei's live singing, the kind of emotion that comes from the melody and the singing is the only way The biggest discovery of this episode of Oprah's talk show, this discovery, overshadowed the contradictions in the interview, overshadowed the theme of the show, and even overshadowed the show itself, drawing everyone's attention to the song itself !

Since Oprah's Mouth Show is a morning show, the effect was immediately apparent on the day the show aired.

, The physical sales of the single "Just a Dream" achieved 150,000 sales in just one day, which is the sales of the previous single in three weeks. "The purchasing power of the audience is really amazing.

On the same day, the sales of digital singles on i1unes also doubled.” The sales volume of 80,000 on that day became the highest sales volume of the day since the i1unes business model was launched!

And this week, "Just a Dream" sold 400,000 physical copies, soaring into the sky, from the 18th position last week, to the runner-up position. If it weren't for Beyonce's group Destiny Real Girl May 1st line up its latest album and single, "Survivor r

) "Strong top" "Just a dream" It is not impossible to become the champion.

In addition, the sales of "Just a Dream" digital music on i1unes also achieved 230,000 sales this week, continuing to dominate the download charts, which also created a new week since the i1unes paid download mode was launched. Sales records. The 230,000 sales are gratifying, but it can also be seen as an important part of "Just a Dream" missing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Singles Chart.

At this time, Billboard's scoring method did not include illegal downloading of digital music into the reference category, so the 230,000 sales on i1unes can only be regarded as a manifestation of popularity, and cannot be used as a final sales statistic. However, the physical sales gap between "Just a Dream" and "Survivor" is only 90,000 copies, and the radio on-demand rate, "Just a Dream" even has a slight upper hand, which also makes many people very embarrassed.

Many media believe that if Gu Luobei didn't sign a digital music sales agreement with Apple... just a dream, then it would not be a big problem for this song to top the Billboard singles chart. Unfortunately, to miss is to miss.

After that, after missing the best time to reach the top" and "just a dream", there was no such impact anymore. Gu Luobei unfortunately passed by his first Billboard singles champion. But even so, "just a The stamina of "Dream" is still very strong. It stayed in the runner-up position for a full ten weeks, and it didn't slip to the third place until late July. It only fell out of the top ten list at the beginning of the month, and its lasting ability has amazed countless experts.

From May when spring and summer are handed over to December when winter comes, "Just a Dream" has stayed on the top ten list of the Billboard, and finally achieved sales of close to 2 million, the specific number still needs to be professional According to departmental statistics, it is conservatively estimated that it will never be less than 1.7 million copies. After the year-end single sales statistics are calculated, "Just a Dream" will definitely have a seat on the chart, but where exactly is this position? We will only know after one year has passed.

He was born as an independent musician. After a tepid April, the Oprah talk show in May became an opportunity, and the words Evan Bell illuminated the American music scene in the new year. . In addition, linked to the name Evan Bell, there is the digital music business model that everyone is watching.

At present, although the sales performance of itunes is very good, the music downloaded by itunes can only be used within Apple's products. The prospect of the music business model is uncertain, which is also the fundamental reason why other traditional record companies are still unable to vote for Apple when the sales of "Just a Dream" are soaring.

, The sales of "Just a Dream" on itunes are still booming. From the day of April 1st, it has been lingering on the championship throne, and it has only gained momentum after Gu Luobei's second and third singles came out. weakened. If it is said that in the early stage, it was because there were no new singles and new albums that signed the digital music copyright to Apple, "It was just a dream" and did not receive too many challenges, then after May, it is the real thing.

The cumulative sales of "Just a Dream" on itunes are no less than that of physical sales, with over 1.5 million downloads, so "Just a Dream" is undoubtedly the first of itunes in the era of digital music commercialization. It occupies a top spot on the annual download list.

According to incomplete statistics, "It's just a dream" encountered illegal downloads on the Internet and lost over 800,000 downloads. There is still a long way to go, and other traditional record companies continue to take a wait-and-see attitude towards Warner Records and Apple’s move to promote the commercialization of digital music, neither supporting nor opposing, waiting for time to give a new opportunity.

At this time, it is time to test the vision and determination of the leaders of various record companies. The opportunity is in front of everyone. Who can have the courage to become the second company to set foot on the digital music business model after Warner Records. This may be an epoch-making It's time!

Having said that, if these digital music sales and illegal download sales are converted into physical sales, it is not difficult to come up with a number of "just a dream" sales have exceeded 3 million.

As a reference number for comparison, last year's top-selling single in the United States was won by Faith Hill's "Breathe" by Grammy Best Country Female Singer, with a sales figure of 4 million~www.novelhall .com~ This is enough to prove that "just a dream" has a terrible spread in the United States.

In other words, relying on the performance on Oprah's talk show "It's Just a Dream", although it did not get the No. 1 spot on the Billboard singles chart, but in terms of the breadth of communication and publicity, it reached the top spot. It reached a peak, which also made the name Evan Bell one of the most watched newcomers of the year.

In front of Gu Luobei's "Just a Dream" sales and word-of-mouth frenzy, Records and Universal Music are naturally embarrassed, and it is frustrating to miss the opportunity of Oprah's talk show, and the bad news of this show It's so obvious, and it makes people feel even more involuntarily, "I knew it earlier...".

In this case, the melancholy mood is downright sad. As the former lead singer of Melancholy Mood, when tens of millions of people are focusing on Gu Luobei, Melancholy Mood is a name that will be mentioned 100% of the time. Originally, this was a good thing, because exposure means increased awareness, publicity, and increased album sales.

But in fact, when the name of the band "Melancholy" came into the public eye along with Gu Luobei's resume, they walked into the alley of cups.

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