Father Of All... (Song)

[Cameron.]

Performance on kimmel is even better but im not surprised since all their songs sound better live

also i heard it played twice on the alt rock station where im from. upstate ny

[Billie Joes Eyelids]

1 hour ago, SnaggletoothRecords said:

I only listen to radio usually on Saturday and Sunday and sadly the alternative station here did not play it. When Bang Bang came out they did play that and they actually backed rev rad quite heavily throughout the rest of the single releases. 

 I’m wondering if we’re looking for something (this song being played on alternative/rock stations) too early. I did a google search on the time that it takes for a released song to appear on station playlists, and this part was helpful:

“Radio stations are less concerned with release dates (the actual date that a song will "drop" in the market) than they are with add dates, which are the dates that tell the radio stations when to add a song to its playlist. A song may be "released" on the first of the month but may not be "added" to the schedule for another month.”

Is there anyone on here knowledgeable about radio playlists who can say whether FOAM should be in rotation less than a week from release? I don’t know why I don’t know this knowing how I follow music. 

 

[DookieLukie]

I honestly think this song has more crossover potential than most of their songs since 21CB due to the dancey/boppy vibe of it. I can hear it fit in well on alt radio.

[1039SweetChildren]

Top 40 radio won't touch this song, but I don't think that's their goal at this point.

[Billie Joes Eyelids]

5 minutes ago, 1039SweetChildren said:

Top 40 radio won't touch this song, but I don't think that's their goal at this point.

I’m referring to alternative stations. Agreed, no chance of mainstream charting and I don’t think there was any intention of it.

[1039SweetChildren]

20 minutes ago, neverdone2000 said:

I’m referring to alternative stations. Agreed, no chance of mainstream charting and I don’t think there was any intention of it.

Oh for sure! Alternative is usually pretty supportive of the group anyway, even if just because of their legend status in the genre 

[Lenny]

46 minutes ago, DookieLukie said:

I honestly think this song has more crossover potential than most of their songs since 21CB due to the dancey/boppy vibe of it. I can hear it fit in well on alt radio.

I think it could fit in with the rotation of newer alternative songs and I figure that's what the band is aiming for

Where I am located alternative radio's playlist has significantly changed. The change came around in 2012. There's a lot more modern poppier acts and before there was steady rotation of garage rock, punk rock, ska and some indie and college rock stuff. They do still have this in their rotation but the ratio has been severely adjusted. 

In the late 90's and early 2000's Green Day played some shows for the station and they were heavy in the rotation right till about 2009. As of late the rotation for Green Day has been scaled back on the station but they couldn't hold back for Rev Rad those songs got a good push. 

37 minutes ago, 1039SweetChildren said:

Top 40 radio won't touch this song, but I don't think that's their goal at this point.

Hasn't been their goal since 21cb ended. I know Oh Love hit the Top 40 but I don't think they were necessarily trying to repeat the success of the previous 2 efforts. 

The only song on the trilogy that might of been the band going for it was The Forgotten 

[Doggins]

5 hours ago, The Insider said:

@Doggins do you know if this song getting any air play in Brisvegas?

It was on the Js last night!

[jengd]

Kerrang spotlight this week is on the Hella Mega Tour bands and I heard the tour advertised on Absolute Radio this am!  Not heard FOAM yet though.

[The Grohl]

Yeah the more I hear the song the more I like it. It actually grew on me faster than Oh Love did. Still hate the vocal effect during the verses but I can deal. I just love it when the hook kicks in and everything amps up! Such great energy!

[greenalert997x]

I must admit that I like the falsetto in verses much more than verses in Still Breathing that I also find untypical

When Still Breathing came out, it was the same thing, people were wondering (me included) 'Is that Billie?', 'Doesn't sound like him at all'. I remember I couldn't get used to the different way he sang and couldn't stand the 'uaahh'. Now it's better, I don't hate, but just don't like SB and to me, personally, SB is a filler one along with Ordinary World on RevRad. But I'm aware for many of you SB is one of the best songs GD has ever made, that's great. I don't get the poppy, painfully poppy way they produced this song. In one article in Poland it was written: 'Green Day let out another single in the style of One Direction, but with a powerful message'. It was painful to read, but I kind of agreed with that statement back then.

And the same thing like whining about how much Green Day turned into shit with their new single repeat itself every time they put out a new single xd I was very disappointed with SB and I got worried about the rest songs to come, however I really dig RevRad and currently I believe that foamf is going to consists of pure rock and roll

I finally got used to the falsetto and find it as a really interesing move, sounds experimental, but besically in a while I won't come back to foamf often and I hope this song will be the weakest off the album.

 

[Thatsername]

I heard the song on the radio for the first time today, Germany's biggest rock radio station Radio Bob played it.

[Chin for a Day]

Alt nation is playing the song as I type this

[Montclare]

Just checked Billboard.  Here's the numbers for the first week-

Rock Airplay- 3

Rock Digital Song Sales- 18

Alternative Songs- 13

Alternative Digital Song Sales- 12

Mainstream Rock Songs- 14

[Chin for a Day]

8 minutes ago, Montclare said:

Just checked Billboard.  Here's the numbers for the first week-

Rock Airplay- 3

Rock Digital Song Sales- 18

Alternative Songs- 13

Alternative Digital Song Sales- 12

Mainstream Rock Songs- 14

How does that compare to Weezer and Fall Out Boy?

[legendary]

10 minutes ago, Montclare said:

Just checked Billboard.  Here's the numbers for the first week-

Rock Airplay- 3

Rock Digital Song Sales- 18

Alternative Songs- 13

Alternative Digital Song Sales- 12

Mainstream Rock Songs- 14

If I remember, Bang Bang did much better than this

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

Bang Bang also was much better... 

[Christian's Inferno!]

Bang Bang's first chart positions numbers

Rock Airplay - 9 (https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-airplay/2016-08-27)

Alternative Songs - 16 (https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-songs/2016-08-27)

Mainstream Rock Songs - 17 (https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2016-08-27)

Bang Bang peaked much later. So in terms of first week numbers, FOAMF has better chart positions

[Little Boy Named Booze]

1 minute ago, Beerjeezus said:

Bang Bang also was much better... 

Exactly! 
Even if I think FOAM is pretty good, I hope the next single will be better or at least more Green Day like.

[The Grohl]

Just now, Little Boy Named Airplane said:

Exactly! 
Even if I think FOAM is pretty good, I hope the next single will be better or at least more Green Day like.

Yeah, the song has grown on me but it still doesn't get me super hyped for the album. When I heard Bang Bang I was ecstatic and I couldn't wait for RevRad. Hopefully, the next single will get me pumped up.

[HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN]

Bang Bang was released on a Thursday, so I think when it first appeared on the charts it had a full week of performance (Billboard counts Friday to Friday, so it should have entered the chart on its second week). This is a Tuesday to Friday performance. 
It also had a (kickass) lyric video supporting the streaming on YT. Here the only thing we have is an audio file. 

7 minutes ago, Christian's Inferno! said:

Bang Bang's first week numbers

Rock Airplay - 9 (https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-airplay/2016-08-27)

Alternative Songs - 16 (https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-songs/2016-08-27)

Mainstream Rock Songs - 17 (https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2016-08-27)

Bang Bang peaked much later. So in terms of first week numbers, FOAMF has better chart positions

Edit: yes this confirms it, this is the performance of the "second" week of Bang Bang, 7 days from Friday 12 to Friday 19. So FOAMF is doing better and in less time, at the moment. 

[Lenny]

On 9/16/2019 at 9:26 AM, kaylubd said:

Yeah the more I hear the song the more I like it. It actually grew on me faster than Oh Love did. Still hate the vocal effect during the verses but I can deal. I just love it when the hook kicks in and everything amps up! Such great energy!

I agree FOAMF grows on you more once that shock is over. From my standpoint I see why people may dislike the song but I think the chorus is bad ass and I can relate to the lyrics 100% 

With Oh Love quite the opposite happened. After the initial Green Day is back high was over it became very much a flat song for me. It's definitely well crafted and the vocal phrasing in it is one of the reasons why it reached Top 40 but there was just so much more on Uno that interested me. 

I think if Sweet 16 didn't seem so cringey with that term in the song that could have possibly been a cool single. The only issue was that the instruments didn't have any breathing room in the song there was way too much compression and that type of song would of called for less compression. Especially on the snare in the verses I would have even tried to accent it with some reverb. 

42 minutes ago, Montclare said:

Just checked Billboard.  Here's the numbers for the first week-

Rock Airplay- 3

Rock Digital Song Sales- 18

Alternative Songs- 13

Alternative Digital Song Sales- 12

Mainstream Rock Songs- 14

# 9 on US Hot Rock Songs and #9 on Canada Rock charts 

Doesn't look too good considering these are not general charts or pop charts these are the charts for their genre. Bang Bang hit #1 in several countries in Rock and Alternative charts. 

Here in Canada Bang Bang actually just bubbled under the Top 40 which is a huge accomplishment considering it's their most aggressive single since Insomniac era. 

 

Edit: Just saw the post above which makes a lot more sense and shows that it may not be doing as bad as I thought. Just seems to be too early and we should be more patient to see where this peaks. 

[Montclare]

23 minutes ago, Adorkable said:

How does that compare to Weezer and Fall Out Boy?

I'll look at those numbers as soon as I get to work. 

[Squashie]

1st week streaming numbers:

Youtube - "Official" videos
FOAMF: 1,252,319
FOB: 676,341
Weezer: 502,868

Spotify:

FOAMF 1,899,249
FOB: 1,999,132
Weezer: 1,030,451

[Christian's Inferno!]

Just now, DadBod said:

1st week streaming numbers:

Youtube - "Official" videos
FOAMF: 1,252,319
FOB: 676,341
Weezer: 502,868

Spotify:

FOAMF 1,899,249
FOB: 1,999,132
Weezer: 1,03,451

It's weird how FOAMF is doing better on YouTube despite not having a music video or lyric video. I'd imagine once it gets a music and/or lyric video, it'll also help streaming numbers and thus chart performance