Proof of Life first week sales predictions

[creed009]

If/when he releases the radio friendly songs off the album like Only One, Dying to Live, Crash, etc, and if those songs bomb and don't get played at all on the radio, then I'll say that the album bombed. But the first song released as a single, Slow Suicide, is one of the weakest songs on the album in my opinion.

[austin.]

Eh. Slow Suicide is in my top 3 favorites from the album. I've considered getting the "I'm not evil, no matter what you think of me..." line tattoo'd on me somewhere. Maybe. That particular lyric just grabs me due to some problems I've had in my life.
Slow suicide should be getting radio play. Why it isn't I don't get. It's a modern rock song. It jives. It works. Think it might just be a failure of an album.

[creed009]

I think it basically sounds like any other song on rock radio, but I think Scott needs to release a more exceptional and memorable song as a single. I think Only One and Dying to Live could both potentially do pretty well on the radio.

[creed009]

Is there any website you can visit to see whether "Slow Suicide" is getting any airplay on the radio at all or has made it onto the charts yet?

[julio]

http://kworb.net/radio/

look under active rock

Slow Suicide is at #46 in active rock

[creed009]

http://kworb.net/radio/

look under active rock

Slow Suicide is at #46 in active rock

Thanks! At least it made the charts, even though it's not very high.

[AB23]

http://kworb.net/radio/

look under active rock

Slow Suicide is at #46 in active rock

Much higher than I expected.

[timusca]

http://kworb.net/radio/

look under active rock

Slow Suicide is at #46 in active rock

Aaaaaand.... it's gone.

[Them Bones]

Its still there on 48, not sure if you clicked on active rock. Hardly matters imo, but yeah, he has lost a couple of places and should be out soon.

[creed009]

Its still there on 48, not sure if you clicked on active rock. Hardly matters imo, but yeah, he has lost a couple of places and should be out soon.

Maybe the video will help it do better on the charts.

[creed009]

They even have this album listed under "Christian albums" on Billboard, at #3. That's kind of surprising. I didn't think Stapp really liked being labeled as a Christian artist.

http://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-albums

[Them Bones]

They even have this album listed under "Christian albums" on Billboard, at #3. That's kind of surprising. I didn't think Stapp really liked being labeled as a Christian artist.

http://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-albums

Nope, I think he would like to be called a christian artist at the moment. He has stated in the interviews that he wants to serve his god with his music and thats the time for him right now, probably the reason Creed is on hiatus. Stapp is probably not in Creed mode, and probably Mark sees that. Maybe Stapp will do as much justice to his faith through his solo music for a while and then probably think of writing with a fresh perspective about newer things. The last thing Creed needs is to have prayer songs. Stapp just doesn't seem ready for new Creed mentally or vocally imo.

[julio]

They even have this album listed under "Christian albums" on Billboard, at #3. That's kind of surprising. I didn't think Stapp really liked being labeled as a Christian artist.

http://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-albums

I am not sure why you are surprised. He has been aggressively promoting his album (and even his book) to the Christian community. He played some songs at a church for crying out loud. It is kind of hard not to be labeled a Christian artist when you do something like that.

[creed009]

They even have this album listed under "Christian albums" on Billboard, at #3. That's kind of surprising. I didn't think Stapp really liked being labeled as a Christian artist.

http://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-albums

I am not sure why you are surprised. He has been aggressively promoting his album (and even his book) to the Christian community. He played some songs at a church for crying out loud. It is kind of hard not to be labeled a Christian artist when you do something like that.

Because for one thing, he's always said that he's a Christian but not a Christian artist. And also I'm surprised since there's profanity in "Who I Am." It's mild, yes, and not really offensive. But, I've never heard of a Christian album that has profanity.

[creed009]

Well, maybe I'm wrong. I just looked it up, and POD even used an f-word in their most recent album, and they've always been known as a Christian band. Quite surprising.

http://www.thetwocities.com/culture/chr ... ered-love/

[julio]

From what i understand, POD had version of the album without "I am" for Christian stores.

[creed009]

From what i understand, POD had version of the album without "I am" for Christian stores.

Yeah, I don't think Stapp did the same for "Who I Am" on his album, although the profanity he used wasn't nearly as strong. Interesting that the song title is almost the same though.

[chtimixeur]

Well, it is a mega flop.
First week, it landed around 35th place on the billboard 200.
On the second week, it is ranked at n°200 !!!
So we can safely say he'll be out of the charts next week.

Billboard 200
TWPos LWPos PeakPos WeeksOn Artist - Title
01 NE 01 01 Lady Gaga - ARTPOP
02 01 01 02 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
03 NE 03 01 Various Artists - NOW 48
04 03 03 03 The Robertsons - Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas
05 04 01 04 Katy Perry - Prism
06 06 03 03 Kelly Clarkson - Wrapped In Red
07 NE 07 01 The Beatles - On Air: Live At The BBC Volume 2
08 NE 08 01 Jhene Aiko - Sail Out (EP)
09 07 01 08 Drake - Nothing Was The Same
10 08 03 07 Lorde - Pure Heroine
11 12 01 06 Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
12 11 01 14 Luke Bryan - Crash My Party
13 02 02 02 Celine Dion - Loved Me Back To Life
14 13 04 50 Florida Georgia Line - Here's To The Good Times
15 33 03 08 Cher - Closer To The Truth
16 16 02 63 Imagine Dragons - Night Visions
17 15 01 07 Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2)
18 09 01 03 Arcade Fire - Reflektor
19 NE 19 01 Kellie Pickler - The Woman I Am
20 NE 20 01 The Killers - Direct Hits
21 34 01 23 Michael Buble - Christmas
22 57 22 05 Mary J. Blige - A Mary Christmas
23 25 19 03 Susan Boyle - Home For Christmas
24 14 03 34 Blake Shelton - Based On A True Story ...
25 RE 23 30 Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack)
26 05 05 02 Avril Lavigne - Avril Lavigne
27 NE 27 01 Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Disney 2
28 18 01 05 Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt
29 126 01 28 Lady Antebellum - Golden
30 NE 30 01 Bun-B - Trill O.G.: The Epilogue
31 38 25 08 Various Artists - WOW Hits 2014
32 200 32 03 Soundtrack - The Best Man Holiday
33 31 01 49 Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
34 RE 03 25 The Beatles - Live At The BBC
35 44 04 11 John Legend - Love In The Future
36 42 02 11 Tamar Braxton - Love And War
37 19 19 02 Il Divo - A Musical Affair: The Greatest Songs From The World's Favourite Musicals
38 NE 38 01 Various Artists - Ellen's I'm Gonna Make You Dance: Jams
39 48 28 16 Passenger - All The Little Lights
40 45 04 34 OneRepublic - Native
41 24 06 03 Thomas Rhett - It Goes Like This
42 52 40 34 Chris Tomlin - How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection
43 NE 43 01 Tamar Braxton - Winter Loversland
44 91 08 15 Blake Shelton - Cheers, It's Christmas
45 122 03 10 2 Chainz - B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME
46 73 46 03 Various Artists - NOW Christmas
47 41 02 15 Various Artists - NOW 47
48 36 06 05 Scotty McCreery - See You Tonight
49 27 07 03 Toby Keith - Drinks After Work
50 75 50 05 Mannheim Steamroller/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Christmas Symphony II
51 NE 51 01 Various Artists - 'Tis The Season
52 60 01 57 Jason Aldean - Night Train
53 50 02 58 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
54 54 01 12 Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King
55 28 28 02 William McDowell - Withholding Nothing
56 49 01 56 Taylor Swift - Red
57 111 01 46 Josh Groban - Noel
58 30 01 141 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
59 59 02 94 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
60 128 08 12 Lady Antebellum - On This Winter's Night
61 21 21 02 Lecrae - Church Clothes: Vol. 2
62 47 01 16 Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
63 40 03 05 Paul McCartney - New
64 NE 64 01 Lamb Of God - As The Palaces Burn
65 51 09 06 Cassadee Pope - Frame By Frame
66 56 01 10 Keith Urban - Fuse
67 NE 67 01 Anthony Green - Young Legs
68 178 68 02 Soundtrack - Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack Recording
69 127 46 31 Elvis Presley - It's Christmas Time
70 10 10 02 Pentatonix - PTX: Vol. II
71 77 01 11 Ariana Grande - Yours Truly
72 22 02 28 Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
73 84 01 61 P!nk - The Truth About Love
74 65 01 19 Jay Z - Magna Carta... Holy Grail
75 NE 75 01 Chris Webby - Homegrown
76 NE 76 01 Forte - Forte
77 137 03 12 Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby
78 81 11 11 Bastille - Bad Blood
79 133 79 02 Various Artists - WOW Christmas (Blue)
80 29 10 03 Linkin Park - Recharged
81 63 23 51 Lindsey Stirling - Lindsey Stirling
82 92 01 143 Adele - 21
83 78 06 10 Arctic Monkeys - AM
84 89 01 17 Selena Gomez - Stars Dance
85 85 02 09 Justin Moore - Off The Beaten Path
86 86 02 26 Darius Rucker - True Believers
87 107 63 04 The Piano Guys - A Family Christmas
88 58 01 143 Eminem - The Eminem Show
89 112 55 04 Il Volo - Buon Natale: The Christmas Album
90 23 23 02 M.I.A. - Matangi
91 71 11 08 Alan Jackson - The Bluegrass Album
92 120 02 16 Five Finger Death Punch - The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 1
93 68 07 92 Hunter Hayes - Hunter Hayes
94 100 02 56 Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
95 102 01 35 Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
96 20 20 02 James Blunt - Moon Landing
97 96 12 05 TLC - 20
98 74 02 08 Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull
99 101 01 60 Mumford & Sons - Babel
100 105 39 30 The Neighbourhood - I Love You.
101 79 02 06 Panic! At The Disco - Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!
102 NE 102 01 Soundtrack - RWBY: Volume 1 Soundtrack
103 53 09 05 Willie Nelson - To All The Girls...
104 NE 104 01 Soundtrack - Pokemon X & Pokemon Y: Super Music Collection
105 70 05 09 Avicii - True
106 62 02 119 Luke Bryan - Tailgates & Tanlines
107 64 01 160 Eminem - Recovery
108 83 05 05 The Avett Brothers - Magpie And The Dandelion
109 80 14 62 Tamela Mann - Best Days
110 66 10 05 The Head And The Heart - Let's Be Still
111 72 01 71 Zac Brown Band - Uncaged
112 119 03 56 Soundtrack - Pitch Perfect
113 82 08 06 Korn - The Paradigm Shift
114 35 35 02 Stryper - No More Hell To Pay
115 134 03 18 Soundtrack - Teen Beach Movie
116 113 01 30 Michael Buble - To Be Loved
117 61 02 58 Little Big Town - Tornado
118 118 10 33 Third Day - Miracle
119 88 01 09 Jack Johnson - From Here To Now To You
120 55 01 81 Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
121 130 01 53 One Direction - Take Me Home
122 161 09 12 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Dreams Of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night) (EP)
123 117 33 03 Straight No Chaser - Under The Influence: Holiday Edition (EP)
124 145 29 12 Mandisa - Overcomer
125 121 02 85 The Lumineers - The Lumineers
126 183 126 02 Johnny Mathis - Gold: A 50th Anniversay Christmas Celebration
127 148 81 15 Kids Choir - 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing
128 87 04 06 Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
129 RE 02 36 Andrea Bocelli - My Christmas
130 39 39 02 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Miami Pop Festival
131 187 131 06 Andy Williams - Personal Christmas Collection
132 104 05 07 Tyler Farr - Redneck Crazy
133 RE 81 20 Soundtrack - Elf
134 144 03 18 Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 24
135 94 01 204 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
136 197 19 40 Chris Tomlin - Glory In The Highest: Christmas Songs Of Worship
137 199 04 13 Scotty McCreery - Christmas With Scotty McCreery
138 132 02 13 John Mayer - Paradise Valley
139 97 01 29 Chris Tomlin - Burning Lights
140 46 01 26 Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
141 125 02 33 The Band Perry - Pioneer
142 129 01 31 Fall Out Boy - Save Rock And Roll
143 131 04 12 Juicy J - Stay Trippy
144 17 17 02 The Wanted - Word Of Mouth
145 RE 145 06 Bing Crosby - The Best Of Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection
146 157 01 50 Rihanna - Unapologetic
147 NE 147 01 Elvis Presley - Merry Christmas... Love, Elvis
148 143 110 03 Trace Adkins - The King's Gift: A Celtic Christmas Collection
149 151 24 08 R5 - Louder
150 NE 150 01 Barbra Streisand - Classic Christmas Album
151 90 02 26 George Strait - Love Is Everything
152 RE 83 24 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Christmas Attic
153 173 153 03 Johnny Mathis - Sending You A Little Christmas
154 NE 154 01 Less Than Jake - See The Light
155 26 26 02 Jake Miller - Us Against Them
156 184 16 21 Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Country Volume 6
157 RE 01 89 Drake - Take Care
158 138 01 159 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
159 103 03 09 Chris Young - A.M.
160 177 02 78 Casting Crowns - Come To The Well
161 124 04 08 Elton John - The Diving Board
162 165 03 161 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
163 NE 163 01 Cathedrals - Cathedral's Family Reunion
164 RE 127 07 Frank Sinatra - Christmas Songs By Sinatra
165 RE 85 25 Kenny G - Holiday Collection
166 179 05 140 Johnny Cash - The Legend Of Johnny Cash
167 RE 26 41 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Lost Christmas Eve
168 166 03 13 TGT - Three Kings
169 99 07 04 DJ Khaled - Suffering From Success
170 142 01 173 Nickelback - All The Right Reasons
171 176 06 07 HAIM - Days Are Gone
172 NE 172 01 Get Scared - Everyone's Out To Get Me
173 115 02 102 Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
174 154 65 07 Lorde - The Love Club (EP)
175 169 02 14 K. Michelle - Rebellious Soul
176 123 05 75 Ed Sheeran - +
177 RE 01 119 Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
178 156 06 04 Fifth Harmony - Better Together (EP)
179 168 06 85 Of Monsters And Men - My Head Is An Animal
180 69 16 03 Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio 2
181 140 03 101 Miranda Lambert - Four The Record
182 164 02 191 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
183 NE 183 01 Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
184 135 05 10 Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
185 195 40 04 Andrea Bocelli - Love In Portofino
186 RE 03 38 Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas
187 RE 105 13 Bing Crosby - White Christmas
188 RE 31 22 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Once Upon A Christmas
189 136 03 11 Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks
190 114 24 08 Ray Charles - Ray Charles Forever
191 RE 02 17 Sara Bareilles - The Blessed Unrest
192 NE 192 01 Nicole C. Mullen - Crown Him
193 RE 45 44 newsboys - God's Not Dead
194 139 18 119 Blake Shelton - Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton
195 RE 118 12 Various Artists - Do You Hear What I Hear?: Women Of Christmas
196 147 01 32 Paramore - Paramore
197 RE 166 06 Burl Ives - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
198 162 01 22 Kanye West - Yeezus
199 RE 38 04 newsboys - Restart
200 37 37 02 Scott Stapp - Proof Of Life

[creed009]

I don't think Stapp really expected to top the charts or anything. It's not 1999 anymore. But I still think that album sales might increase once some of the radio friendly songs from the album are released. Although obviously the album is never going sell massive, Creed like amounts. Less and less people are buying CD's all the time.

[empjori]

Sad news indeed.
Interesting fact: all Eminem albums are still in the top 200 many years after release (his new album is massive).