1.24.12 Trespassing Album Cover

gelly, I'm at work now and never want to hear Kris's interview. .. so what did he say about Adam in front of Kris??

maybe Ima gonna tweet Toby this interview so he know that we don't forget. ;D

I love your entire post.

Debbie Downer does not begin to describe how I view the doomsday scenarios. Not to criticize other posters, but JFC, why when faced with "what ifs" do some people always choose the worst possible outcome. Claim you are being realistic if you want, but my reality aims for a happier place.
I've left twice to regroup, but I think I'll live in la la land for the rest of the day. I've been accused of being a Pollyanna, but it sure as hell beats being Chicken Little.

I really thought the cover art high would last a little longer. One reason I hate when the screen widens for a pic and I have to choose between seeing the entire post or seeing the person posting is there are a few who I remember even from PF who are always prepared to rain on any parade that is passing by.

Delete me if you must, ban me, whatever, but I'm going to my happy place.

I am an Adam fan -- and I will do almost anything to support and promote his success. But BTIKM does not appear to be a hit in the making right now. Maybe the music video will change the dynamic.

I am not a fan of Toby Knapp but he does have access to info -- he is the Assistant Program Direct and is responsible for programming 99.5 FM. (There is no PD there.)

JMHO --- Toby Knapp is egotistical as is almost everyone in radio.
He likes to be "in the know" and that comes off as arrogant, and somewhat nasty at times. But what Toby wrote is at least partially factually correct -- BTIKM is off to a weak sales start but it is really early.

Sales week
(1) 12/25/11 - 38,800
(2) 1/01/12 - 17,900 (total) 56,700
(3) 1/08/12 - 6,000 (total) 63,000
(4) 1/15/12 - unknown

For comparison: Kelly Clarkson's MKIA sold 107,000 in the first week in the US and just reach Platinum -- took 5 months.

Toby wrote, "While the song has been gaining radio airplay momentum, initial reports from sources close to Lambert's label have expressed a degree of interest in what could be considered less-than-overwhelming single sales via iTunes and other digital music services. While exact figures are unknown, it's believed label sources wanted to see more units of the single sold.

It's unclear if the single has been shared among fans - with some not paying for the download of the music, or if the single's sales figures are indicitive of radio airplay not fully kicking in across the country.

Either way, it's early, and the excitement from Lambert fans seems to indicate that the single - and the full CD - will sell enough for a platinum award from the RIAA."

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On my comment regarding sales lift from Ellen -- all we have is the relative position on iTunes which can be deceptive. As you move down the chart the sales decline dramatically. From Nielsen....



So here are the numbers for BTIKM before and after Ellen:

1/19/12 Adam performed BTIKM on Ellen

US Itunes

Before performance #670
After the Ellen Performance it jumped up to #246. (there may be a higher peak, but I think that is correct.)


12/1/09 Adam performed WWFM on Ellen

The song did not have a lot of radio support at the time...12/1/09 MediaBase
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POP:

82 61 ADAM LAMBERT Whataya Want From Me 286 76 210 4.102
+21 Spins
+12 Bullet
+0.371 AI

HAC:

79 63 ADAM LAMBERT Whataya Want From Me 88 42 46 1.300
+4 Spins
-2 Bullet
+0.053 AI

The album was out so fans who wanted the album did not need to buy the track.

Before the performance: #169
After the performance: #108 (peak post Ellen)

Remember the sales curve 169 to 108 is a big leap, 670 to 269 is not a big leap because the song was so far down the chart.

I was expecting BTIKM to move up into the the high 100's -- around 180 -- not top out at 269. Maybe I had fan expectations.

Sometimes people can write/say things about Adam that we do not want to hear and they are actually telling the truth. This seems like that kind of situation to me.

Finally, just because something was said, doesn't mean that it should be passed on. I think Toby should have kept this comment about sales to himself.

ETA: I fully expect Trespassing (album) to be a mega hit and to have a couple huge hit singles -- and BTIKM may surprise me but I still believe that BTIKM was a positioning single and not intended to be a huge hit. The promotion seems to point mostly to the album, not this single.