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March 20

Electronic, pop, dance song

theres an english language song that has a rap break in the middle. the rest is sung by a female. its electronic but probably categorized as pop. very dancy.

the chorus at the end is "eh oh, eh oh" sung by the lady. theres a verse (or 1st chorus), but the chorus (or 2nd chorus) has the line "it's going to be ok" or "it's going to be alright".

not sure if this helps. but what is the song?68.148.186.93 (talk) 03:20, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

It sounds like it might be Lean On by Major Lazer. Red Fiona (talk) 18:27, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

B-sides charting

Our article on "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone", the B-side for "I'm a Believer", says that the song was the first B-side by the Monkees to chart. Before digital distribution, how was it possible to say that one song was charting and another wasn't, since they were distributed together? Putting it another way, "Last Train to Clarksville" (an earlier Monkees song) was a #1 hit, so how would it be possible for its B-side, "Take a Giant Step", not to hit the charts? Nyttend (talk) 14:40, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

According to Billboard Hot 100 ("the music industry standard record chart in the United States for singles"), chart rankings are based on "radio play, online streaming, and sales (physical and digital)." --Bavi H (talk) 16:45, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Also see Billboard Hot 100, section Hot 100 policy changes, sub-section Double-sided singles --Bavi H (talk) 17:00, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

The situation could become complicated, though often, as Bavi H says, the airplay was often a decisive factor. Our article B-side examines the permutations of A and B sides, double-A sides, re-issuing and other scenarios. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 5.66.243.108 (talk) 17:35, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

And, while putting a song on the other side of a hit would guarantee that people would hear it, it didn't guarantee that they would like it and request it on the radio. Indeed, if the band had what they knew would be two hits and two flops, they might be tempted to pair each hit with a flop, so as to hopefully sell twice as many singles. StuRat (talk) 19:21, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

As someone who grew up in the 60's and 70's, I always understood that to be the default. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 185.74.232.130 (talk) 19:00, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

I can see clearly now; the rain is gone...Thanks for catching my mistake. I didn't know that appearances on the radio were relevant; I thought that the charts only paid attention to sales. Nyttend (talk) 21:26, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Chart placings in the UK have until recently been primarily determined by sales of physical records, but in the US that has only been one factor, along with radio plays, etc. Our article on record charts needs much work, unfortunately. Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:57, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Young Hollywood Awards

One thing led to another and I found myself researching the Young Hollywood Awards. I don't care about the awards at all but I was just trying to find a reference for something. It appears as though the last year for the YH Awards was 2014 but I can't find a reference for that. All I have so far is that the official website doesn't have any information post 2014. Can anyone find a reference for that?

Bonus question: If anyone can find a reference for who the winners were in 2002, that would be great! Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 19:13, 20 March 2016 (UTC)