Originally Posted by casualviewer:
“Tomorrow the entertainment reporters come back to work after the weekend and we get to replay everything.”
Yeah I'm curious how much of an echo effect this creates. Sunday launch was very effective given their main goal was hype, they had a good story and there was a big enough fanbase to create the initial buzz. Not a fit for a much smaller (or bigger) act but excellent choice by their team. Wonder if we will see it replicated by other acts that are at least decent live.
Anyway, finally got done traveling and got a chance to watch the live performance. Generally liked it! Great choice of staging. Obviously Perrie totally ran out of breath at one point but otherwise all solid. Their stage presence continues to grow. I think I'm mostly going to just replay the studio version for now though. Looking forward to seeing their performances of this one grow and develop. I guess as far as lives I've always been an acoustic guy anyway.
The very best sign for this song is how many neutral accounts on Twitter are obsessed with replaying it. They really stayed connected throughout the song imo and the song is one big singalong so I'm not surprised. I stand by my minor gripes about Electric production (by global single standards) but they largely delivered. I've stopped hearing Ugly Heart too.
Impressed at the #14 peak in the US. Curious to see if this will be tried in the US next year, or they have something else up their sleeve.