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Brad

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2015, 10:07:45 AM »
Curse you, watermark.


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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2015, 10:39:53 AM »
ENJOY !



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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2015, 10:43:46 AM »
Thanks y531ly5!

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2015, 05:05:27 PM »
That's cool artwork... but for what? According to U2.com, the "single" was "released" seven days ago. Hmmm. Nothing in iTunes or amazon yet.

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2015, 06:54:58 PM »
There was artwork for Joey Ramone, and Every Breaking Wave too but no commercial single.  And most of the promos were delivered electronically. 

What I'd love for a fan club gift?  Four singles, one for each release.  I'd prefer CD.  Put 4-5 songs on each one.  Just use some live tracks if there is no B-Sides as such to drag up.  :)

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #21 on: July 24, 2015, 05:24:36 PM »
!!!!! Radio Mix !!!!! I wonder if this is similar to the video version? Dang.

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2015, 02:33:18 AM »
Is that Ali, Bono's wife?
Do we know how different this Radio Mix is from the album version?
Do we know if this Radio Mix will be available for purchase on the iTunes Store?

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #23 on: July 25, 2015, 04:06:00 AM »
Or avaible for subscriber on U2.com

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #24 on: July 25, 2015, 10:51:49 AM »
Or avaible for subscriber on U2.com

Not as of right now.

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #25 on: July 25, 2015, 10:59:40 AM »
So, this is interesting:  http://themusics.co/promo-only/promo-only-modern-rock-radio-06-june-2015/

The .mp3 of "SFS (Radio Mix)" here, when uploaded to iTunes Match, does not find a "Match" - meaning, theoretically, this is a different track than the album version.  I only listened to it once, through my laptop speakers, and didn't immediately notice any difference.

On the July 13th episode of the Hamish and Andy Show, http://www.hamishandandy.com/listen/2/, Bono suggests that the new (radio?) mix of "SFS" is virtually unchanged, despite The Edge taking great pride in the "new" mix...  There is plenty of laughter to accompany this exchange.

UPDATE:  After several side-by-side listens through of the album version and the "Radio Mix" in the link above, I think I detect everso subtle distinctions in The Edge's background vocals - really, a volume discrepancy, only.  At 2:18 - 2:19, The Edge's line, "...and there is a light..." is slightly louder and more pronounced on the Radio Mix than on the album version.  This isn't the only (minor) difference, but it's the most convincing.

What do you think?

(apologies if linking above violates any rules - Moderator(s), please feel free to remove.)
« Last Edit: July 25, 2015, 11:27:28 AM by U2Joshua »

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #26 on: July 25, 2015, 12:47:26 PM »
That MP3 is definitely mixed hotter (more dynamic range compression) than the album version. You can tell by comparing the waveforms. I'll post some pics in a bit. The album version is pretty quiet, so it makes sense to compress it a bit for radio, where most singles are mixed pretty hot.

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #27 on: July 25, 2015, 12:53:23 PM »
Is that Ali, Bono's wife?
Do we know how different this Radio Mix is from the album version?
Do we know if this Radio Mix will be available for purchase on the iTunes Store?

That is indeed Ali, taken from this photo:



I doubt that this radio mix will ever end up on iTunes. Maybe as a subscriber download, but it's pretty similar to the album version.

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #28 on: July 25, 2015, 02:13:45 PM »
Here I think it's pretty clear that the radio mix is hotter...

Radio Mix


Album Version

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Re: Song for Someone - Single?
« Reply #29 on: July 25, 2015, 02:22:42 PM »
After several side-by-side listens through of the album version and the "Radio Mix" in the link above, I think I detect everso subtle distinctions in The Edge's background vocals - really, a volume discrepancy, only.  At 2:18 - 2:19, The Edge's line, "...and there is a light..." is slightly louder and more pronounced on the Radio Mix than on the album version.  This isn't the only (minor) difference, but it's the most convincing.

Definitely agree with this. Edge's line, "and there is a world" is definitely more audible in the radio mix.