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Fall Out Boy’s Update of Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ Hits the Hot 100

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  1. Melody Bot Jul 14, 2023
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    Billboard:

    Fall Out Boy reaches the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead act for the first time since 2016, as its update of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” debuts at No. 94 on the July 15-dated tally.

    The reimagination bows with 4.7 million official U.S. streams, 767,000 radio audience impressions and 9,000 downloads in the June 30-July 6 tracking period, according to Luminate.

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  2. Ska Senanake Jul 14, 2023
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    Honestly this is very good. Maybe more pop culture over politics than the original, but very well done.
     
  3. LCT Music Jul 15, 2023
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    I love the content, and the verses sound awesome. Something off about the chorus, but ah well.
     
  4. Chase Tremaine Jul 15, 2023
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    I still don't understand how "Love on the Other Side" didn't manage to chart...
     
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  6. Jason Tate Jul 15, 2023
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    It did very well on the alt charts (still is). Hot 100 is a different beast.
     
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  7. sowrongitsryan Jul 16, 2023
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    LOTOS got a push on pop radio and did next to nothing. No amount of free concert tix given to your local pop station could get that song to catch on with a wider audience. The pop punk resurgence is quite overrated in the mainstream outside of just a handful of songs on alt radio