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Posted: 12 October 2017 at 2:41pm

i'm not up to speed on current music listening wise, just
chart updating wise.....does anyone know which version
would be the hit version of 'mi gente'?...the one with
beyonce or the one without?...i know the song was in the
top 40 for 10 weeks up til this week when it rocketed to
number 3 when the remix featuring beyonce was
released......so how would one qualify which is the hit
version?....or are BOTH the hit version.....ugh....i hate
the current music scene!!

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Posted: 12 October 2017 at 3:03pm

Ed, yes this is always tough for those of us that program music nowadays. At my CHR station and several others I've listened to in New England they are playing the original version without Beyoncé. It's very hard to tell who is playing these remixes unless you keep yourself glued to some of the CHR stations.

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Posted: 12 October 2017 at 8:53pm

The song was already #1 on the Latin Chart without
Beyonce, but Mediabase is now listing the version with
Beyonce so I'm guessing that's the go to version now.

I thnk they're trying what they did with Despacito. It
wasn't really a mainstream hit until they added Justin
Bieber.

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Posted: 13 October 2017 at 3:51am

With the mega-success of "Despacito" the record labels are trying to cash-in with their own Latin hits featuring big mainstream stars.

When these situations occur, we usually show the biggest version as the "hit" version, with a trivia note showing the chart info on the previous version.

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Posted: 13 October 2017 at 5:25am

This kind of thing is now no longer new. These confusing issues have been
ongoing for almost 20 years. For 2 months in 2001, "I'm Real" was a solo Jennifer
Lopez hit, then Radio switched midstream to the more Hip-Hop edged "I'm Real
remix" with Ja Rule. Which is ultimately considered the hit? Presumably the latter,
receiving 90% of current and recurrent airplay. But then what do we consider the
solo version, strong enough initially to one point to hit the top 10?

How about something like Wyclef Jean's "Gone Till November"? The A-Side and
famous video are the slow acoustic ballad, but the version played on the lion's
share of radio stations nationwide was the uptempo R/Kelly remix.

And then there's the early 2010's trend of remixing a hit at iTunes with a famous
guest star for a week to get a higher chart position: For 20 weeks, "Till the World
Ends" was a solo Britney single, except the week of its peak when it was listed as
"feat Kesha and Nicki Minaj". Also "S&M" by Rihanna was a solo song - with the
sole exception of the week it jumped to #1, 'featuring Britney Spears'. A duet remix
forgotten after that week…)

This practice would have continued longer had it not been for the famous case of
'Last Friday Night' by Katy Perry failing to be aided with a late-in-the-game
appearance with Missy Elliott.

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Posted: 13 October 2017 at 12:01pm

I always just look at what's charting higher on the iTunes
top 100. In Mi Gente's case, only one version ever made
the top ten on iTunes and that was the version with
Beyonce.

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	i'm not up to speed on current music listening wise, just chart updating wise.....does anyone know which version would be the hit version of 'mi gente'?...the one with beyonce or the one without?...i know the song was in the top 40 for 10 weeks up til this week when it rocketed to number 3 when the remix featuring beyonce was released......so how would one qualify which is the hit version?....or are BOTH the hit version.....ugh....i hate the current music scene!!
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Gary Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 October 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gary Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 October 2017 at 3:03pm
	Ed, yes this is always tough for those of us that program music nowadays. At my CHR station and several others I've listened to in New England they are playing the original version without Beyoncé. It's very hard to tell who is playing these remixes unless you keep yourself glued to some of the CHR stations.

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 93	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 October 2017 at 8:53pm
	The song was already #1 on the Latin Chart without Beyonce, but Mediabase is now listing the version with Beyonce so I'm guessing that's the go to version now. I thnk they're trying what they did with Despacito. It wasn't really a mainstream hit until they added Justin Bieber.

Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 44	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 October 2017 at 3:51am
	With the mega-success of "Despacito" the record labels are trying to cash-in with their own Latin hits featuring big mainstream stars. When these situations occur, we usually show the biggest version as the "hit" version, with a trivia note showing the chart info on the previous version.

jebsib Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 April 2006 Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote jebsib Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 October 2017 at 5:25am
	This kind of thing is now no longer new. These confusing issues have been ongoing for almost 20 years. For 2 months in 2001, "I'm Real" was a solo Jennifer Lopez hit, then Radio switched midstream to the more Hip-Hop edged "I'm Real remix" with Ja Rule. Which is ultimately considered the hit? Presumably the latter, receiving 90% of current and recurrent airplay. But then what do we consider the solo version, strong enough initially to one point to hit the top 10? How about something like Wyclef Jean's "Gone Till November"? The A-Side and famous video are the slow acoustic ballad, but the version played on the lion's share of radio stations nationwide was the uptempo R/Kelly remix. And then there's the early 2010's trend of remixing a hit at iTunes with a famous guest star for a week to get a higher chart position: For 20 weeks, "Till the World Ends" was a solo Britney single, except the week of its peak when it was listed as "feat Kesha and Nicki Minaj". Also "S&M" by Rihanna was a solo song - with the sole exception of the week it jumped to #1, 'featuring Britney Spears'. A duet remix forgotten after that week…) This practice would have continued longer had it not been for the famous case of 'Last Friday Night' by Katy Perry failing to be aided with a late-in-the-game appearance with Missy Elliott.

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 October 2017 at 12:01pm
	I always just look at what's charting higher on the iTunes top 100. In Mi Gente's case, only one version ever made the top ten on iTunes and that was the version with Beyonce.