72_72291 "Young Volcano (Young. voloes)" was overwhelmingly supported by professional music critics, and the professional reputation was far ahead of the two competitors.

David Marches, music critic for Rotation magazine, summed it up this way, "The epoch-making drum choreography outlines the majestic momentum; The lyrics are written like poetry, incorporating the wanton and enthusiasm that belong to dreams and youth; Finally, with Hugo's increasingly mature interpretation, the essence of the music is vividly displayed. It may not be a perfect piece of music, but it is an impeccable piece of music that comes from glory unto death! ”

The professional opinions from professional music critics clearly reflected on the sales figures in music markets around the world on September 23 - the glorious "Young Volcano" swept 1.28 million copies in a single day and worldwide, becoming the undisputed winner of the opening battle of the century.

The absolute dominance of the North American market, the slight defeat of the British market, and the close pursuit of the Japanese market have truly reflected the strong momentum of glory to death in the world, and finally "Young Volcano" has become the first single in music history to exceed one million in a single day, creating a height that countless superstar singers have not been able to reach. This is the glory of glory to death, and the knock-on effect of the battle of the century.

Maria also cemented her status as a pop diva, with the single "Sweetheart" eventually achieving more than 940,000 sales worldwide, which was also enough to set a zào record, but was overshadowed by the terrifying number of "Young Volcano". It can be seen that although Maria has achieved great advantages in the three major markets, especially the Japanese market, the overall disadvantage is still very obvious.

Oasis' single "You Know What I Mean" also won 890,000 sales - it is not without reason that the British media has made it an important force in the revival of rock and roll, and such a momentum can only be possessed by singers such as the Beatles at their peak, not only in the United Kingdom, but also in overseas markets such as Japan and the United States, so that the territory of this battle of the century can be complete.

It was indeed a duel without losers, and the three groups of singers, no matter who they were, were on the path of making history, and the battle of the century brought unprecedented energy to the entire music market, and September 23, 1996, became a day when countless historical monuments were erected on top of music history.

Just as every footprint of Independence Day is a historical record, every footprint of the Battle of the Century is bound to go down in history. It's just that the film market is constantly booming, and the record of "Independence Day" is bound to be broken; But the music market is quietly shrinking – not so obviously, but it is likely that twenty years from now, people will still be looking back to remember the irreproducible battle of the century, the day when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets – just to support their favorite artists.

However, it was also a showdown that decided the winner, and Glory to the Death became the owner of the crown in the opener. Stepping on the shoulders of the Oasis Band and Maria, taking advantage of the east wind of the battle of the century, relying on the momentum of the "young volcano", Glory to Death achieved great success that no one has ever seen before, and easily collected a series of historical records.

This is an incredible thing, Hugo starred in "Independence Day" is very hopeful to achieve a new North American box office record of 500 million in the fourth week of September; In the same week, Hugo's glory to death as the lead singer has achieved incomparably brilliant results, standing out and changing the rules of the game in the entire music market.

More importantly, after the release of the three singles on the first day, the feedback from listeners, the evaluation of professional music critics, etc., has already won a slight advantage for the "young volcano", and it is very likely that in the next week or even a few weeks, it will increase the advantage, distance itself, and truly win the battle of the century.

Of course, although Glory to Death temporarily took the lead, the outcome could change at any time, and the outcome was still unpredictable. The follow-up explosiveness of Oasis and Maria, no one can afford to underestimate. And the next development trend of the battle of the century also affected the hearts of countless people.

"Joan, so, which singer do you support?" Charles Gibson asked his partner with a smile on his face, and "Good Morning America" brought up the hot topic that has recently taken the country by storm on a brand new morning, without exception.

Joan Langdon replied with a look of horror on her face, "Can't I refuse to answer this question?" Or, first, who do you really support? ”

"Oh, of course, Maria, I'm definitely behind Maria." Charles gave a look of course and winked at the camera camera after saying that, which was clearly a hint that he had bought it because of the cover of the single "Sweetheart", which was a mockery of Maria's flirtatiousness. Sex. Feel.

Qiong An immediately showed an expression of "sure enough", took a small half step back in disgust, and then thought about it seriously and said, "Then I choose to be glorious to death." ”

"Because of Hugo?" Charles followed up with a question, seemingly thinking that Joan and he were like-minded, and that it was because of Hugo's handsomeness that he chose to die of glory.

Joan rolled her eyes angrily, "Of course not, I'm because of the music of glory to death, and their single this time is really great." But Charles was still unwilling to let go of Joan, and looked at Joan motionlessly with his eyes, which made her really helpless, and finally had to shrug her shoulders helplessly, "Okay! I admit that Hugo is also one of the important reasons, and with a handsome, sexy, gentlemanly, talented man like him, what reason do I have to say no? ”

Not only "Good Morning America", but also the powerful rival "Today" is discussing the same topic, however, Bryant Gumbell (Bryant. Gumbel) is clearly more in favor of Glory to Death, while Katie Kurek (Katie. Couric) is a big fan of Oasis.

These are two of the most important morning news programs in the United States, and their focus basically represents the current trend of social popularity. They can get a glimpse of the media throughout North America, where almost everyone is discussing the next steps in the battle of the century, with onlookers eager to express their opinions and participants frantically flocking to record stores to support their idols in the hope that their supporters will have the last laugh in the competition.

In fact, not only the media and the public, but even the high-level people in the circle inevitably began to talk about it.

"Hey, David, so, what do you think of this week's British pop charts (uk. charts), who will win the singles chart? Looking at the oncoming middle-aged man, David Geffen was a little stunned, because everywhere he went in the past two days, someone greeted him with such a question, and when he reacted, David realized that the other party was the marketing manager of Universal Music, the middle and senior management of the industry.

The British pop charts were first published in 1952 by New Music Express, the same magazine that gave the Beatles the glory to death, and later the charts were formalized and counted by the sales figures of major record houses. Unlike the Billboard in the United States, the British pop music charts do not refer to the number of radio on-demand broadcasts, but both lists have the same status in their own countries, and they are also the two most authoritative lists in the entire Western European and American world.

In this battle of the century, the competition for the British pop charts is obviously more fierce than that of Billboard, and the Oasis band dominated on the first day, but the advantage is not obvious, and whether the Oasis band will inspire local enthusiasm or die of glory in a foreign country to turn the tide has really attracted a lot of attention.

As an important figure in the American music market, David and DreamWorks are both indispensable forces in the circle, and people know that David and Hugo have a very close personal relationship, so now almost everyone in the circle will mention this matter when they see David, David smiled, "Glory to death, of course, glory to death, you should know that I have absolute confidence in Hugo." ”

"Don't underestimate the Oasis Band, who would have thought they would get 290,000 sales in the United States, wouldn't they?" The view of the marketing manager of Universal Music represents the view of almost the entire music market at the moment.

The Oasis band is not only away from home in the United States, but it has caused a real uproar before, especially about Ai. Multiply. The image of the sick speech director was damaged, and everyone thought that this time the Oasis band was going to be swept away. However, although Oasis did not sell as well as its two competitors in North America, it was still jaw-dropping. It can be said that the power of Oasis band's fans in North America has impressed everyone.

David didn't say much, just smiled lightly. Noncommittal.

These insiders boast of their rich experience and accurate judgment of the battle of the century, but they underestimate the energy of glory to death, and also overestimate the ability of the Oasis Band, in David's view, since on September 23, the glory to death still stands out, then this victory is no longer in suspense, and the next time depends on the glory to death. David had absolute faith.

Regardless of David's thoughts, the battle of the century is currently being hotly discussed within the entire music industry, which is not only a showdown between three groups of top singers, but also a showdown of publicity strategies and distribution strategies, as well as a showdown of music market orientation, which has the role of a weather vane for the music industry.

Even a top staker like David inevitably joined the heated discussion, which shows that this time the battle of the century is in the limelight.

But David's point of view can only be said to represent an idea, no one can give an answer to what the final result will be, this is just the prelude to the battle of the century, the next showdown will still continue mightily, glory to death can maintain the strength of the first day? Can Oasis really burst into infinite potential? Are Maria's supporters willing to fail?

Countless questions have made this huge showdown occupy everyone's attention