Comment on It's been downhill from that day

aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In 2001? As I remember that song didn’t become a dominant Christmas song until Love Actually came out in 2003, and still took a few years before it became the single most popular Christmas song on the radio, first reaching number 1 in 2019.

  As of this picture nobody (including Mariah Carey) had any idea what that song would become.

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  • SaraTonin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not that many years ago Noddy Holder said that with royalties “Merry Xmas Everybody” he can live comfortably for the entire year. I imagine Carey gets a lot more than he does.

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• TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I wonder how much she makes every year on just that song

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If I recall correctly, about $3 million every year since she holds rights as the performer and co-writer

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    • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Writing is where it’s at with royalties, too.
      That’s pretty impressive for a two month run.

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  • aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    According to Wikipedia, it charts EVERY year during Christmas in digital sales. Probably a lot.

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    • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Image

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    • lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I believe you that for most Christmas but did it chart Last Christmas?

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      • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I actually really like that song

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      • MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Thanks for the trigger warning (not)

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    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I find it interesting that as a European, I don’t think I’ve ever heard that infamous song.
      But then we don’t really do the whole thematic Christmas song thing here.

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      • el_abuelo@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        We dont? You must not be from UK.

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      • Jumbie@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Do you pronounce it “an yoora-pee-unn” or “a you’re a peeing?”

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      • protist@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The problem is that it’s genuinely a great song, therefore over here it’s played ad nauseum leading up to Christmas in every shop that plays music. And literally every chain store plays music

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