Another Update!: Reader Chachi just got an email from DavidCookOfficial.com:
Hey guys,
As promised, I wanted you to be the first to know the name of the first single so here it is:
It’s called “Light On†and you’ll be able to hear it real soon!
Stay tuned to DavidCookOfficial.com next week for more details!
Ok, so we’ll be getting “details” next week. I’m thinking, Maybe we’ll get a streaming preview similar to what David Archuleta did with “Crush”.
But, like I said below, the song is not coming out next Tuesday…
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That information I posted a few hours ago regarding David Cook’s single via Rickey.org?
According to my source, David Cook’s new single is NOT COMING OUT on Tuesday.
I can’t get confirmation of the single name.
None of this information has been officially confirmed. More will be revealed in the very near future.
That’s all I got…
From what I understand the reason to delay iTunes release after a radio premiere is to build up radio audience. In doing so they time the release of the sale of the single while there is already a radio audience and it drives up the Hot 100 number because its comprised of both sales and radio audience impressions. Releasing them all on the same day would have resulted in Archie premiering a lot lower than #2. We all know that even though Crush didn’t go for adds until the 2nd it was already getting decent spin on the radio right after its premiere. I would see a similar strategy working for Cook: premiere the song, iTunes sales, radio adds.
I understand the why wait to offer the single for sale when people are going to rip the song off the internet for free argument, but it seems like a great majority of people who took the free file did go on to purchase a single, so it seems like it made little difference in the long run.
Anyhow, its interesting to keep track of and thanks MJ for providing the information!
Hearsd the rumour that Chris Cornell wrote “Light ON”…has anyone heard anything to substatiate this rumour?
Layla, where did you hear that?
I did hear that Rolling Stone had a blurb where it was said there will be a CC song on David’s album, but who says it’s Light On? Curious…
I’d actually rather have a song David wrote all on his own as a first single, personally.
Hey Jolene, it’s really being talked about on the new official site where former TWoP “refugees” (as they call themselves) now have a new hang out.
The rumor is that it was either written by CC or for CC.
I don’t know Jolene,
I too would rather hear a DC endeavour, but CC has a LOT of cred in the music world, so having an AI sing a song of his would be kinda cool.
Thanks Layla, just saw the source for the info on the new TWoPer board (BTW, Yay! It’s awesome) and it seems legit. I can’t imagine how DC would have a song called Light On when CC was said to have one, if it’s not the same song…
As long as it’s good and has potential as first single, I’ll make my peace with it not being written by DC.
I posted about the CC rumor in the other Light On thread. It doesn’t appear that CC actually wrote it - I got the impression it was written for him.
Thanks Trina,
we need to consildate where we can find the rumours!