Notably, Olivia Rodrigo features three times in the top 15 list: in seventh place with “drivers license,” 10th place with “good 4 u,” and 11th place with “traitor.” All three songs are from her debut album, Sour, and have been on the chart for 610, 484, and 477 days in a row, respectively.

“Heat Wave” was released in June 2020 as part of the group’s third studio album, Dreamland, and quickly became a sensation on TikTok. “Heat Wave” by Glass Animals rounds out the top five, with a streak of 623 days. The top 15 features two songs by the Puerto Rican artist, whose recently released album, Un Verano sin Ti, features songs already trending in higher positions. (PS A total non sequitir- but I totally love “Renegades” by X Ambassadors.Bad Bunny makes his first appearance on the list at number four with “DÁKITI,” featuring Jhay Cortez, on a 680-day streak. This was like having the 1927 Yankees make your record.Ĭan “Writings on the Wall” come back? Unlikely. Remember too that Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager wrote “Nobody Does it Better.” Carly Simon sang it. But Smith simply re-watered “Skyfall.” Also, after Adele’s giant anthem was such a hit, won an Oscar etc, it may have been time for something either more uptempo, rock song like “Live and Let Die,” or a big pop ballad by experts.

Maybe they thought they’d get something with a gospel-feel. I hate to say it but it’s important to remember that Smith’s most famous song so far– “Stay with Me”– was nicked from Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” He had to amend the credits and pay Petty.Ĭhoosing a very early songwriter with few credits was a gamble on the part of the Bond people. It sounds like the theme song for a movie called “Writing’s on the Wall.” Didn’t Smith like the word Spectre? And as I noted last Friday, this is the first Bond song I can recall in ages that doesn’t include the title of the movie. Your mind wanders before you get to the chorus. It’s long winded, pedestrian, and boring. The single is also simply not radio friendly. It’s a limp noodle version of “Skyfall,” a melodramatic dead end that forebodes no spectre of anything, certainly not excitement. Is the writing on the wall for “Spectre”? Let’s hope not.

Spotify charts 2015