JumpinJack AJ Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) I know this is a board dominated by Hip-Hop fans...but I also know there's a handful of Jason Mraz fans here which is why I'm making this post. I was fortunate to see him perform (again) this Summer and his set mixed a lot of hold stuff with a little bit of new stuff. This song (now the 1st single off his next album coming out in May) was my favorite new song he played. For those who care, here it is...followed by an article... Jason Mraz's 'I Won't Give Up' Storms Hot 100's Top 10 by Keith Caulfield & Gary Trust | January 11, 2012 12:05 EST On the Hot 100, the track's launch is the highest for a male pop/rock singer-songwriter since David Cook burst in at No. 3 with "The Time of My Life" the week of June 7, 2008, after he was crowned "American Idol" champion. On Digital Songs, "Won't" marks the first No. 1 debut since Lil Wayne's "She Will," featuring Drake, bowed at the summit the week of Sept. 3, 2011, with 254,000 downloads sold. Mraz premiered "Won't" live during his 2011 concert tour, well before an official version was released. The buzz was so great on the track that it quickly caught viral fire and, in the past couple weeks, garnered cover versions by YouTube luminaries Christina Grimmie and Tyler Ward."Won't" is the lead single from Mraz's as-yet-untitled fourth studio album, due May 8. The set follows 2008's "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.," which debuted and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 1.7 million copies in the U.S., according to SoundScan.Jason Mraz Fine-Tunes 4th Album for 2012 Release Dane Venable, Atlantic Records senior VP/marketing, saw Mraz perform "Won't" at Carnegie Hall in New York in late November and recalls it as "absolutely breathtaking. It got a standing ovation." Even though the song had already been laid down in the studio with a full band, Atlantic then encouraged Mraz to re-record it acoustically. Venable says that Atlantic "knew the emotional impact of the song" and thought it would be a "great gift for the fans (for us) to release it at the top of the year, to just kick off 2012 with this gift of hope." "I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough," Mraz sings in the song's chorus. "I'm giving you all my love. I'm still looking up." As the tracklist for Mraz's forthcoming album is still being finalized, Atlantic says that it's too early to confirm if both the acoustic and full-band versions of "Won't" will appear on the set. Last month, Mraz told Billboard.com that his new set will feature "less horns, more piano and guitar textures (and) more vocal landscapes. That, to me, has always been my favorite part of making music; the singing and what voices can do and voices singing in harmony." While the official lyric video for "Won't" has racked 2.5 million views since its upload to Mraz's YouTube channel Jan. 2, a proper video is on the way. Atlantic says that Mraz is currently reviewing treatments and hopes to film the clip before the end of the month. The label aims to release the short by the second or third week of February. Also due next month: "Won't" will get its first TV performance Feb. 16 when Mraz sings it on NBC's "Today." The gig is scheduled two days after "Won't" earns a rare physical CD single release Feb. 14 - not so coincidentally, Valentine's Day. The single's tracklist isn't yet final but may include both the acoustic and full-band versions of "Won't." Following the song's viral buzz and impressive sales start, Atlantic will begin promoting "Won't" to radio, working the song to Mraz's home bases of adult pop and adult alternative Feb. 23. The label is likely to follow with a push to pop radio shortly thereafter. "Won't" marks Mraz's second Hot 100 top 10, following his No. 6-peaking 2008 smash "I'm Yours." The latter song set the record for most weeks (76) that a single has spent on the Hot 100 in the chart's 53-year history. At 5.9 million in digital sales to-date, "Yours" is the eighth-best-selling download in SoundScan history and the highest by a male pop/rock singer-songwriter.http://www.billboard...005841552.story Edited January 12, 2012 by JumpinJack AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted January 13, 2012 Admin Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Its good to see someone who writes good music can still be popular in this messed up music industry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Love the song, it's beautiful :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alex Marques Posted January 17, 2012 Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 It's a beautiful song, but i think he coulda done better tho, Still love Jason nonetheless. He did a web-series with my friend Eric called Gratitude Cafe Tour Series by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Its good to see someone who writes good music can still be popular in this messed up music industry! what are you talking about man? the charts are flooded with singer/songwriters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Are there tho'? There's so much mind numbing dance pop out there it's disgusting. Most of the songs are interchangeable and have no identity to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) That is true, that hype annoys me very much, every song is the same, I blame Taio Cruz for all of them by the way. Anyway, over here the charts are flooed with Dance, Dance&B & Singer Songwriter Edited January 20, 2012 by Turntable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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