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Bob Sinclair - World Hold On

know yer a big stat watcher because in the first place this is the actual second or third week "World" has been signed to a DOMESTIC lable

I purchased the 12 inch vinyl single (for DJ purposes), with my own money (It's called "supporting the artist") on Tommy Boy Records U.S. about two months ago;
it's been a domestic release for QUITE a while...
 
It's a standard practice in the industry to promote a 'niche' song in its 'niche' format first. If the song proves a success it may be promoted outside of the format. World Hold On is one of those tracks.

Look at AAA to Hot AC. It is not uncommon to see 6 months between the AAA promotion and a Hot AC promotion. This just doesn't happen in dance.
 
The song is a year old... (or more)... it gets added to a station, then dropped... disappears for weeks gets added somewhere else then dropped... it wouldn't classify it a hit at all, in terms of the US, which is ashame, I like that song and that album. That Frenchman is very popular "All Around The World" (coincidentially the title of another great song of his with Lionel Richie)...
 
it has now dropped off the Z100 on line playlist after its few weeks stay, mostly in the lower 20s...not exactly a radio hit
 
lalumia said:
I purchased the 12 inch vinyl single (for DJ purposes), with my own money (It's called "supporting the artist") on Tommy Boy Records U.S. about two months ago;
it's been a domestic release for QUITE a while...
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Todays day in age, people can support the artist either in a domestic or import way. That actual track was released on July of 2006. To bad Tommy boy record reps were a lil slow on the signing. I picked it up as a Import on the "defected lable" from the UK.. so the track has been around for awhile.

I think the moral of the story is this... people with internet access who dig and dig can find these tracks out in advance. With the ability to shop online, record companies should adapt to these conditions with the buying power over the internet. Even though the song has been released for 2 months in the USA.. infact the track "World Hold On" Is an unpresidented year and some odd years old. Face it... if I can get a track way before the demand is huge and promote new music, so that Im a trend setter versus follower, then I will continue to do so.....

I think its funny, there is a track that comes to my mind, i have been playing for almost a year now... My step daughter came back to me and says... (Unknowingly I must add) omg! LISTEN TO THIS TRACK!! Turns out radio isnt even playing it at all... where did she find it?!!?!? "Word of mouth" seems to be the origin. Far more powerful then any advertising or any record lable could ask for by far. So here's my take on it..... she heard this track (not even from me) and absolutely loves it to death. She wanted it soooooo bad.. so she went out and bought it already.. (To support the artist on imported level) Now the general buzz in the "underground world" (I say underground because it hasnt been introduced commercially via radio) is this new track is HOT.. Sure its hot.. but when record companies decide to pick it up.. they missed the boat! The fans already bought their copies online! With this, no transactions are recorded for your soundscan charts ect.. so I really think these record lables are only doing themselves the harm by not finding the source and adding them on actual release dates. Its been a long time political problematic area.. the only thing every country of origin is unique in its own way because they offer the music thats produced in their country first. It has been, and will always work that way. Now only if record companies could have the mentality.. "music with no boarders" Then we might have something.....
 
Been getting regular play where I work at Dragonfly Nightclub in Niagara Falls, Canada. Have also heard it on a regular basis in the clubs and at parties in Toronto.

I wish there were more good-vibes songs like this getting played.
 
Hey Perry.

I hate the song, but we're playing it.
 
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