Chapter 1622： stand out

The single "Young Volcano (. has received overwhelming support from professional music critics, and its professional reputation is far ahead of its two competitors.

The music critic David Marches of "Rotation" magazine concluded, "The epoch-making drum arrangement outlines the majestic momentum; the poetic compilation of lyrics incorporates the wanton and passion of dreams and youth; and finally Coupled with Hugo's increasingly mature interpretation method, the essence of music is vividly displayed. This may not be a perfect piece of music, but it is an impeccable piece of music, from glory to death!"

The professional opinions from professional music critics were clearly fed back to the sales data of the music markets around the world on September 23-the glorious "young volcano" swept across the globe in one day With a sales volume of 1.28 million copies, it was undisputedly the ultimate winner of the opening battle of the War of the Century.

The absolute advantage of the North American market, the weaker gap in the British market, and the Japanese market’s eagerness to catch up have truly embodied the strong global power of glory to death. In the end, the "young volcano" became a single in music history. The first single with a daily sales volume of over one million has created a height that countless superstar singers have not been able to achieve. This is glory to death, and it is also a chain effect of the war of the century.

Maria has also consolidated her status as a pop star. The single "Sweetheart" finally achieved sales of more than 940,000 in the world. This is also a record enough data, but it is horrible in "Young Volcano". In front of him was eclipsed. It can be seen that although Maria has performed well in the three major markets, especially the Japanese market, has achieved huge advantages, but the overall disadvantages are still very obvious.

The Oasis band "Do you know what I mean?" The single also won sales of 890,000. It is not without reason that the British media has made it an important force in the recovery of rock and roll. It is only the Beatles at the peak of the momentum. Only after a lot of singers can they have it, not only in the UK, but also in overseas markets such as Japan and the United States. Oasis has also shown full competitiveness, making the territory of this war of the century complete.

This is indeed a duel with no losers. No matter who the three groups of singers are, they are all on the path of making history. The battle of the century gave the entire music market an unprecedented burst of energy. On September 23, 1996 One day has become a day when countless historical monuments have been erected in the history of music.

Just as every footprint of "Independence Day" is a historical record, every footprint of the War of the Century is bound to be recorded in the annals of history. However, the film market is constantly prospering and developing, and the "Independence Day" record is bound to be broken; but the music market is quietly shrinking-although it is not obvious at present, it is very likely that people will still return after 20 years. I have gone too far to cherish the memory of this unrepeatable battle of the century, and miss the grand occasion when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets on that day-just to support my favorite singer.

However, this was also a duel where the winner was determined, and Glory to the death became the crown owner of the opener. Stepping on the shoulders of the Oasis Band and Maria, relying on the east wind of the War of the Century, and relying on the momentum of the "young volcano", Glory to Death has achieved unprecedented success, and a series of historical records are easily collected. middle.

This is an incredible thing. The "Independence Day" starring Hugo is very promising to achieve a record of 500 million box office in North America in the fourth week of September; and in the same week, Hugo as the lead singer is the most glorious. Death has achieved extremely brilliant results, stood out, and changed the rules of the game in the entire music market.

More importantly, after the release of the three singles on the first day, the feedback from the audience and the evaluations of professional music critics have already won the "Young Volcano" a slight advantage. Within a week or even a few weeks, increase your advantage and widen the distance to truly win the battle of the century.

Of course, although Glory to Death took the lead temporarily, the outcome may change at any time, and the outcome is still unpredictable. No one can underestimate the explosive power of Oasis and Maria. The future development trend of the War of the Century has also affected the hearts of countless people.

"Johann, so, which singer do you support?" Charles Gibson asked his partner with a smile on his face. "Good Morning America" ​​mentioned the latest popular in America on the new morning without any exception. topic.

Joan Langdon replied with a startled expression on his face, "Can't I refuse to answer this question? Or, first, tell me who you support?"

"Oh, of course, Maria, I absolutely support Maria." Charles gave a natural expression and blinked at the camera lens after speaking. This obviously implies that he is because of the cover of the single "Sweetheart". Purchased, this is mocking Maria's show off. sex. feel.

Qiong An immediately showed an expression of "it is true", took a small step back disgustingly, then thought about it seriously, and said, "Then I will choose glory to death."

"Because of Hugo?" Charles asked immediately, seeming to think that Qiong An and him are the same people, and it was because of Hugo's handsomeness that he chose to die for glory.

Qiong An rolled his eyes in angrily, "Of course not, I am because of the glorious music, their single this time is really good." But Charles still didn't want to let Qiong An go, his eyes were fixed. Looking at Qiong An, this made her really helpless, and in the end she shrugged helplessly, "Okay! I admit that Hugo is also one of the important reasons. A handsome, sexy, gentleman, and talented man like him, I have What reason to say no?"

Not only "Good Morning America", the powerful competitor "Today" is also discussing the same topic. However, Bryant Gumbel (bryant. gumbel) is obviously more supportive of glory to death, and Katie Kurick (.) is a loyal supporter of Oasis Band.

These are the two most important morning news programs in the United States, and their focus basically represents the trend of current social popularity. From them, you can see the focus of the entire North American media. Almost everyone is discussing the next development trend of the war of the century. Bystanders are keen to express their opinions, while the participants are crazy. Record shops support their idols with practical actions, hoping to make their supporters have the last laugh in this competition.

In fact, not only the media and the public, but even the high-level people in the circle inevitably began to talk.

"Hey, David, so, do you think that this week's British Pop Charts (uk.charts) singles chart, who will win?" Watching the oncoming middle-aged man, David-Geffen was a little stunned. It was because he had walked anywhere in the past two days to greet people with such questioning. After the reaction, David realized that the other party was the marketing manager of Universal Music and the middle and senior management of the industry.

The British pop music rankings were first published by New Music Express in 1952—that is, the magazine that gave the glory to the death of the Beatles this time. Later, the list was gradually normalized. Statistics from the sales data of major record houses. Unlike billboards in the United States, the British pop music charts do not refer to radio-on-demand data, but the status of the two charts in the country is the same, and they are also the two most authoritative lists in the Western European and American world.

In this battle of the century, compared to the billboard, the competition on the British pop music charts is obviously more fierce. Oasis took the lead on the first day, but the advantage is not obvious. Then it is the Oasis that inspires local enthusiasm. It was glory to die in a foreign country to turn the tide, and it really attracted countless lights.

As an important figure in the American music market, David and DreamWorks are both indispensable forces in the circle, and everyone knows that David and Hugo have a close personal relationship, so now almost everyone in the circle sees David, When mentioning this incident, David smiled, "Glory to death, of course, glory to death. You should know that I have absolute confidence in Hugo."

"Don't underestimate the Oasis Band, who would have expected them to get 290,000 sales in the United States, didn't they?" The view of the marketing manager of Universal Music almost represents the view of the entire music market.

The Oasis is not only playing away in the United States, but it has really caused an uproar, especially about Ai. Nourish. The ill remarks have damaged the image, and everyone thinks that this time the Oasis Band will be swept away. However, although the sales volume of Oasis in North America is not as good as that of the two competitors, such performance is still jaw-dropping. It can be said that the fan power of Oasis in North America has made everyone admire.

David didn't say much, just smiled lightly. Noncommittal.

These people in the circle boast rich experience they have accurate judgments about the war of the century, but they underestimated the power of glory to death and overestimated the ability of Oasis. In David's view, Since Glory to Death still stands out on September 23rd, there is no suspense about this victory. The rest of the time will depend on Glory to Death. David has absolute faith.

Regardless of David’s thoughts, the entire music circle is currently discussing the battle of the century. This is not just a duel of three top singers, but also a duel of propaganda and distribution strategies, but also a music market orientation. The duel, which has the role of a weather vane for the music industry.

Even a top-notch existence like David has inevitably joined the heated debate, which shows the degree of attention of the war of the century.

But David’s point of view can only be said to represent a kind of idea. No one can give the answer. This is just the prologue of the war of the century. The next duel will still be endless. Going on, can Glory to the death be able to maintain its strength on the first day? Can Oasis really burst out of infinite potential? Are Maria’s supporters willing to fail?

Countless doubts made this mammoth showdown occupy everyone's sight.