Lupe Fiasco “The Show Goes On” Hits Gold
February 23, 2011 @ 11:05 AM EST
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“The Show Goes On” and so does Lupe’s single sales. According to Atlantic exec DJ Busy, Lasers’ lead single has earned Lu another gold plaque. See, patience is a virtue. Album in stores March 8th.
Congrats to LUPE first time i heard this joint i knew it was a hit. Lasers album coming soon !
congrats
Congrats lupe, love dis song very much n still wondering y slr isnt on da album
listenin to this song RIGHT NOW..LOL
False
448,459 – Release to Date
65,157 – This Week
Via – Nielsen SoundScan
Will be gold within next two weeks and most likely platinum in next 2 months.
Is it just me or is this song just aight?
It’s not as tight as “Kick Push” or “Superstar” or even “Shining Down”
Dude youre really bad at simple math, arent u? “Release to date” does not include the current week- try adding them together and see what u get.
CONGRATS!!!! Big Homie hope this sees multi-plat like you deserve. LASERS March 8th
^ lmao…but congrats to lupe keep doin ya thing!!!
not true @False…. you looking at last week homie….
Lupe Fiasco – Show Goes On
This Week: #34 – 73,663 copies sold.
Last Week: #41 59,276 copies sold.
up 24%
Total 504,572
Congrats! “The Show Goes On” is a hit. “All Black Everything” is dope, too.
You can hate me now!
Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist , but this really makes me wonder why atlantic/warner didnt wanna put this record out ?…the same lable that was quick to release waka’s album which tanked by the way , anyway this is a good sign
@YepYep I am looking at this weeks numbers released today week ending 2/20/2011.
What are you looking at?
@False says:
Wednesday, February 23 2011 at 11:43 AM EST
Dude youre really bad at simple math, arent u? “Release to date” does not include the current week- try adding them together and see what u get.
^ you are just retarded lol
If i could Print Screen it i would. Those are the Numbers from Nielsen. 57th on the Hot 100 Singles Chart.
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Where all the haters at that was doubting Lupe? Thinking he wouldnt do shit since “His style of rap” is played? You cant be lyrical and make hits? STFU cuz Lupe doing it right now. This song is tooo serious. Album is gonna be great
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THE DAY WHEN RAP RADAR WOULD HAVE LUPE POSTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. I GUESS SUCCESS SILENCES ALL CRITICS. JUST TO THINK YN BLACKOUT THE MAN FOR BEING LYRICALLY CONFIDENT
It only went Gold because of KANE on the beat! Lol
Proud to be a part of this songs success! Congratulations Lupe! And yes I will be copping Lasers faithfully! : )
I really like his song “All Black Everything” as well! Congrats Lupe!
@False
Are u getting your numbers from Billboard? Cuz thats last weeks information- they update the Billboard charts on Thursday morning. Everything else Ive seen seems to support the other numbers.
congrats Lupe!! #Lasersssss
Congrats Lupe
already got the buy pass on itunes FNF UP
@Reptar… No… I get my numbers from Nielsen SoundScan. I know what im talking about. The numbers come out Wednesday mornings. Call it what you want… Get your numbers from where you get them.. There are barecodes (UPC) & ISRC #’s to track these sales.. Each time scanned they accumulate at one place for the charts & sales info… only place to get facts on all sales music and video related.. Nielsen SoundScan. i work at a label i dont make these numbers up.
lyrical hip hop is selling
HAHAHAHAHA I bet none of y’all saying Congrats even went on iTunes and purchased the single.Shouts to those who did. If u went to your favorite blog site and pressed DOWNLOAD when it hit the net, then u don’t have the right to say anything about the success or the numbers.
As a person who purchased the single, CONGRATS LUPE FIASCO
When the cd comes out, i will be in the mall getting my copy,
@False
In that case, would u mind posting a link to your source page? Because I havent been able to find anything anywhere to support your numbers, and that includes Nielsen. The reason I asked about Billboard is because they have your exact stats, but as I tried to explain, theyre only accurate as of last week. And for the record, I know how Soundscan works, thanks tho.
dude looks like a guid in that pic
@Donn, why do u act like that? U have absolutely no idea what any of these peoples buying patterns are- for all u know, everybody on this site wakes up in the morning and mass-downloads everything new on iTunes. Theres really no reason to be a douche about anything here, especially when u have no reason at all to believe the things u say. But I guess thats just kinda your thing, isnt it- semi-subtle sneak disses toward anything hip hop related.
words I never said feat skylar grey will be even bigger trust me
well done lupe, i think lasers will be a solid gold album but ill be rooting for it to go platinum, its gona be tough in this day and time but u never know
@false check again on thursday morning should be updated then
congrats to lupe
If he did actually went gold its becuz he was on ?kane beatz? very popular producer so SELL OUT&COP OUT
I never understood Atlantic holding his shit up in the first place, the nigga went Gold on his last album, and he’s close to that on his first. It’s not like he ever bricked
lol personally I think @YMCMB must actually hate Young Money. I used to be relatively indifferent about them (not a fan of bad music), but ever since he showed up Ive started liking them so much less. And u know dude cant actually be that ignorant, hes just trolling. #Irony
And now (completely buying into the trolling) I feel compelled to clarify. Kane Beatz really didnt do very much to “Float On” to make that beat, so if anything, credit should go to Lupe and Modest Mouse. But honestly, Sportscenter did more for the song than anything- its been like their unofficial theme song for months now.
@Abituary
You and I both know blog commenters aren’t the ones making artist goes platinum and gold. Like thiat is a FACT. Not an opinion. I believe some ppl up here buy albums, but not everyone. Read my whole comment before you analyze it. I said specifically
“Shouts to those who did”
But u didn’t catch that part cus you wanna be part of the “Let’s Bash Donn” crew that is growing in number lol
What are Food & Liquors numbers on SoundScan?
Congratulations Lupe!! Much well deserved!
Congrats to Lupe
damn homie!!
@Donn
No, actually I have no idea about blog commenters not buying albums; it actually seems like a remarkable gap in logic that the people most interested in music would work as a whole to destroy it. Please go ahead and support your randomly fabricated OPINION with something more substantial than total, blind speculation, and I might be convinced to take u seriously. Seriously, anything at all. Ill be waiting, because a fact like that should be easy to prove.
And although u contradicted yourself several times in the course of a single comment, the theme was based on the assumption that the people here dont buy albums, so I responded as such.
Congrats to the big homie! F&L wouldve sold a lot more, and went platinum but it leaked. I hope the people buy his album because its time everyone knows how great LUPE is.
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@False Haha Dont have kids.
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Can this shii hur up and leak!
Cosign @Arbituary
@false… LUPE FIASCO’S FOOD & LIQUOR: Total sales to date: 419,413
@Reptar : Dont be offended i was just saying… Here is the link http://nielsen.soundscan.com/
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Sales for Show Goes on – Single still stand today as 448,459
Best,
Is this the site I come to to show the world how I can’t speak proper English?
Oh, I’m sorry, I mean:
Dis be da crib dat I’s show me homeboys I’s is ghetto trash?
its been wonderful checking your web page and basically thought I would say thanks and wished I could write like that.