Comments on: Chris Brown Might Want To Send Jill And Kevin A Wedding Present

By: VivaLaMainstream

VivaLaMainstream — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:22:05 +0000

@RobMurphy: Indeed, I stand corrected. Turns out some record label folks have a heart after all. Glad to see this one turning out so well

By: RobMurphy

RobMurphy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Whoa! I wrote too soon. Did a full refresh over at iTunes (don’t know why it didn’t refresh the first time), and I see “Forever” has moved up to #4! Only the Peas and the Kings(tons) stand between Brown and the top spot. Were Jill and Kevin on teevee again this morning?

By: RobMurphy

RobMurphy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:16:56 +0000

Sun AM — 6.5 million views of the wedding vid on YouTube, but “Forever” seems to have stalled on the digital charts, stuck at #7 on iTunes and #3 on Amazon.

By: RobMurphy

RobMurphy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:53:38 +0000

@ 7:45 PM EDT Sat 27 July — still #7 on iTunes, and #3 on Amazon; over 5.4 million views on YouTube…

By: RobMurphy

RobMurphy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:22:09 +0000

@ 1:15 PM EDT Sat 27 July — “Forever” #3 at Amazon.

By: RobMurphy

RobMurphy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:16:06 +0000

@ 1:15 PM EDT Sat 27 July — “Forever” has trended up to #7 on iTunes.

By: RobMurphy

RobMurphy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:46:15 +0000

As of 11:30ish AM EDT Saturday (25 July 2009), the video has racked up over 4.6 million views on YouTube (3.5+ million in the last 24 hours), and the digital track has cracked the Top 10 at iTunes. I am reliably informed that “Jill and Kevin” were on The Today Show today, and I suspect thousands of people hit up YouTube to check out the full-length clip (at 5+ minutes, it’s not being shown in full on the TV morning shows).

The YouTube clip now includes an adver-overlay offering the viewer the opportunity to impulse-buy the track at iTunes (default) or Amazon, and that no doubt is where a lot of the digital sales mojo is coming from. In response to @VivaLaMainstream, I actually thought Brown and his label and his “people” would be insane to C&D this. It’s clear now that not only are they not trying to stop it, they’re actively riding the momentum to “cachet” in.

Developing…

By: D.R.Mosby

D.R.Mosby — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:54:14 +0000

I got queasy after watching about a minute’s worth of this – I don’t know if it was because of the shaky camerawork or the autotune.

By: judois

judois — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:20:16 +0000

I think I’ve been watching So You Think You Can Dance for too long. I had a problem with the choreography.

By: Maura

Maura — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:23:35 +0000

@michaela: Maybe they met in a checkout line while reaching for the last pack of gum!

By: michaela

michaela — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:15:03 +0000

I hate to be the spoilsport, but ugh, why THAT song of all the possible songs in the entire world? At a wedding! Really?

By: theminx

theminx — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:14:13 +0000

It made me cry, they all looked so HAPPY! and I had no idea who the artist was.

Feelings = mixed.

By: Maura

Maura — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:48:46 +0000

It’s No. 29 on iTunes now, and No. 28 on Amazon… when will it overtake the Mariah song?

By: TriedandTrue

TriedandTrue — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:36:34 +0000

I watched this yesterday and I have to admit, I got a little misty eyed over it as well and am not sure why. I sent it to my sister since she’s getting married in September but her Catholic priest would frown on something like this.

By: cassidy2099

cassidy2099 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:13:10 +0000

I was thinking free gum.

By: VivaLaMainstream

VivaLaMainstream — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:07:59 +0000

Yes, Chris Brown SHOULD thank them for the publicity. But am I just being cynical or are Jill and Kevin more likely to get a cease-and-desist order for using the song than a KitchenAid Mixer?

By: brasstax

brasstax — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:48:28 +0000

This is the first time I’d seen it, but O what a happy thing! Permasmile! (even if I’m determined to hate Chris Brown now…)

By: Janelleyo

Janelleyo — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:41:23 +0000

My favorite comments from what I read or people I shared it with:

My Mom: No father of the bride? (obviously that’s what i’d notice?)
My Sister: Great! Let’s do it! (A sister is getting married in a few months)
You Tube: Why is everyone in the wedding party fat?

Oh internets.