Chapter 1694 1694 Crown of Thorns
2.91 million, 2.91 million, 2.91 million...
The endless cycle, this group of seemingly mundane data, like the 104 million (104 million) sales data of "Thriller", will be forever recorded in the annals of history and become the most important in the history of world music. a set of numbers.
At this moment, even if someone shouts "To Death to Glory has reserved a seat in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in advance", it cannot express people's high respect for To Death To Glory. Because even the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not enough to describe the madness of the first week of sales of "Rainstorm", nor is it enough to commend the contribution made by Glory to the North American music market.
The 1.83 million sales data of "Stay at the moment" is insignificant, and I can only watch "Rainstorm" ride out of the dust, and I can't even say what to complain, Gallagher Brothers The silence is the best proof, even a football hooligan, in the face of such brilliance, can only keep silent with his tail tucked.
The sales data of "Butterfly" of 1.98 million is not worth mentioning. The huge gap is like a moat, lying in front of Maria and Glory to Death. The sales gap of 930,000 in a single week is simply impossible to surpass. hurdles - the single-handed number of albums that have sold over 930,000 albums in a single week in music history. Even if she is as arrogant as Maria and arrogant as Maria, she can only stubbornly turn her head away and silently swallow the bitterness of failure into her stomach.
In the face of absolute power, all words are useless. Even if you don't want to admit it, you know deep down in your heart: This is an opponent that can't be confronted, this is an unsurpassed achievement, and this is an achievement worthy of the whole world. The result of cheers.
The five bodies are thrown to the ground, worshipped, and respected. Perhaps, at this moment, applause for the opponent is the most correct choice, at least to prove that he has the courage to admit defeat.
Behind the incredible achievement of 2.91 million in a single week of "Torrential Rain", it is everyone who has witnessed the enthusiasm of the young volcano. Before Thursday, this ultimate matchup was still full of suspense, especially when Maria won the championship on Wednesday and the Oasis Band overtook the lead on Thursday, which was accompanied by an unstoppable downward trend of glory to death, which made people have more confidence in the weekend's dragon-fighting. much anticipation. But the result...
The result is that, within three days of the weekend, young volcanoes have taken over every corner of major cities in North America - in fact, not only young volcanoes, but many people who have no interest in music will die of glory. The album generated interest. Whether it's Hugo's appeal or the rave reviews of the concert tour, under the brewing of the ultimate showdown, a rich and mellow fragrance has fermented, attracting countless people to walk into the record store and buy the "Rainstorm". album.
In the end, "Rapid Rain" won a strong sales volume of 1.42 million in three days over the weekend. This also means that the average daily sales volume is as high as 470,000 copies, which is enough to rival the single-day sales volume on Tuesday, pulling the two competitors far away and killing the audience in seconds. .
It wasn't until November 5th, when the RIAA released its one-day sales chart for three days over the weekend, that it became clear why the RIAA gave up on releasing daily sales figures on Friday.
Originally, people thought that it was because they wanted to keep the suspense until the last minute, making the weekend sales battle more suspenseful; but this was not the case: on Friday alone, "stormy" broke out 530,000 The sales amounted to 280,000 for "Butterfly" and 230,000 for "Stay at the moment", which directly widened the gap between the three parties, and then completely killed all suspense - within the remaining two days , it is basically impossible for Maria and Oasis to overtake glory to death.
It sold 530,000 in a single day, making it the runner-up in the single-day sales chart in music history, surpassing the results achieved by "Butterfly" and "Stay in the Moment" on October 28, and only behind "Blizzard". Rain," a record set by himself on the twenty-eighth day. This sales-pulling ability can be said to kill the audience in seconds.
In other words, as early as Friday, November 1st, the Recording Industry Association of America knew that the first week of this ultimate showdown that attracted global attention had already been decided.
Facts have also proved this. On Saturday and Sunday, the sales momentum of "Torrential Rain" not only did not drop, but still maintained a high level of vitality, refreshing its own records time and time again, and finally brought the cumulative sales of one week to two. The height of one hundred and ninety-one thousand.
Two sales statisticians from the Recording Industry Association of America, after seeing this result, fainted because of being too excited and were sent to the emergency room of the hospital. And the rest of the other statisticians weren't much better. The whole office fell into a dead silence and then into a frenzy. They couldn't believe that history was created in their own hands.
Afterwards, lest the data be wrong, the Recording Industry Association of America worked overtime for six hours late on Sunday night to collect data from all over the United States. , and finally came to a unified conclusion: they are not crazy, and the data they counted are real.
In the face of absolute strength, the publicity war between Maria and Oasis can only be said to be futile. Of course, it's an exaggeration to say "futile", because their raging publicity campaign still helped the album make history, and the weekly sales of "Butterfly" and "Stay in the Moment" may not be as good as "Rainstorm", but For other opponents, it is still an insurmountable peak.
The only difference is that the "stormy rain" is Mount Everest.
When seeing the sales data of "2.91 million", many people will only sigh about the incredible sales volume, and will only marvel that Glory has climbed to the top of its career, but they can't see that behind this album, Glory The road to death is hard. In fact, after many years of in-depth research, someone came to the conclusion that the reason why "Rapid Storm" can create history, the concert tour that has been ignored by people has played a vital role. 's propaganda strategy, but it exploded with amazing energy.
During the production process of the album "Rainbow", Glory to Death really experienced the ups and downs. It can be said that each song truly shows the struggle, pain and confusion of the band. Glory to Death is on the crucial third album. It did not choose to rest on its laurels like the Oasis Band, but boldly and bravely showed its truth, especially the title song "Sail", which is definitely a masterpiece of Hugo. This work shows the wind and rain on the road incisively and vividly.
Of course, everyone clearly knows that "Toasty Storm" can become a classic, and the quality of the album itself is one aspect that cannot be ignored, while the B-side recorded in the outdoor studio is the other half of success. Through this experimental recording method, the band fully demonstrated the band's turbulence and wanton unrestrainedness, and almost every song became a classic.
In a survey ten years later, 80% of the audience who liked the B-side of "Rapid Rain" actually took an absolute advantage over the 20% of the audience who chose the A-side. This shows that the B side is successful.
The concert tour held at the same time is precisely the stage where the live performance of Glory to Death is fully displayed, and it complements the B side of the album, making the rock spirit and thought of Glory to Death complete. Those fans who participated in the tour may not understand the significance of this at the moment, but as the years passed and they grew older, they suddenly realized that being a member of the "Rainstorm" world tour, it was One of the most important moments in their lives, which almost changed the future lives of countless people, the impact is far-reaching and beyond description.
Therefore, the album and the concert tour of "Rainstorm" complemented each other, and finally, under the stimulation of the ultimate showdown, the endless potential broke out, which created the brilliance of 2.91 million. History is often created by accident along an inevitable trajectory.
It can be said that Glory stepped on the thorns all the way to death, put the crown on the head dripping with blood, and achieved supreme brilliance. It truly became the top rock band in North America, and its momentum even surpassed Hugo itself. There is no rival in the North American entertainment industry.
The first week of the final showdown finally came to an end. "Blaststorm" swept 2.91 million sales, making the voices from all over the world disappear instantly; "Butterfly" grabbed 1.98 million sales , achieved the best result for a female singer in the history of music; the 1.83 million data of "Stay in the Moment" is amazing, not only creating a new high after the Beatles, but also reviving the British rock force.
The winner is the "storm of glory" to the death, but it is all listeners and the entire North American music market.
In the fifth week of October, the North American music market handed over 6.82 million sales, of which the ultimate showdown troika accounted for 6.72 million, with a market share as high as 100 million. 98.5/98. This week has also become a moment in the annals of history. In the long history, it has been called "the ultimate showdown at the end of the century". Until half a century later, no one can replicate such a miracle. This is also the history of music in North America. The real peak of the market, no one can surpass.
After broadcasting the sales of the three albums, David's pounding heart still did not calm down. In fact, for a long time, he had no way to calm down, "Wow, I...I can't believe it, I am witnessing the birth of history, and I believe that at this moment, many people are like me, and it is difficult to calm down, because just now, just five seconds ago, all of us became part of the historical moment, or more accurately Some, we have worked together to create history. It is our honor and honor to be a witness, a participant in this history, and a part of this history.”
At this time, only David's voice was echoing, and the members of the Backstreet Boys were completely sluggish, unable to respond - even if this was a live broadcast, "What's more rare is that, This is just the beginning of this ultimate showdown, how many surprises are waiting for us next? This is the most beautiful and happiest thing."