Taylor rehearsing ‘Ronan’.
Taylor Swift Takes Top Two Spots On Billboard Digital Songs Chart+
The first song to ever debut at #2…
Not only is Taylor Swift still #1 on the Billboard Digital Songs Chart, but she also takes the chart’s highest debut with #2.
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together has stayed on top of the chart (likely due to a performance on the MTV VMAs last week), while her charity song “Ronan” debuts at #2 with 211,000. The song was released on Friday after a performance on the multi-network TV special Stand Up To Cancer. Swift is the first act to have the top two spots on the chart since Ke$ha on January 23, 2010 with “Tik Tok” at #1 and “Blah Blah Blah” (ft 3OH13) at #2.
Meanwhile, Alex Clare’s song “Too Close”, which was featured on FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, climbs 11-6 with its best sales week ever of 127,000. It has sold a total of 1.48 million. Pink also saw an increase, moving 12-8 with “Blow Me (One Last Kiss”), which she performed at the VMAs. It’s a 27% increase.
1. Taylor Swift - “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (284,000)
2. Taylor Swift - “Ronan” (211,000)
3. Maroon 5 - “One More Night” (196,000)
4. fun. - “Some Nights” (159,000)
5. Flo Rida - “Whistle” (151,000)
6. Alex Clare - “Too Close” (127,000)
7. Justin Bieber (ft. Big Sean) - “As Long As You Love Me” (114,000)
8. Pink - “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)” (113,000)
9. Phillip Phillips - “Home” (111,000)
10. Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen (108,000)
Digital track sales totaled 23.25 million downloads, up 3% compared to last week (22.59 million) and up 9% compared to last year (21.26 million) Year-to-date track sales are at 939.56 million, up 6% compared with the same total at this point last year (889.59 million).
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+This is from Maya’s blog. She is Ronans’ mother. A very strong, courageous and brave woman.
You can read her other journal entries here.
Ronan. Do I even have words to write about what happened today? How can I find the words to write about this tonight? It’s taken me about 10 hours to process the phone call I got this morning. It all started with a voicemail.
“Hey Maya, it’s Taylor Swift…”
+Maya just wrote a blog post about how Taylor came to her regarding “Ronan”
http://rockstarronan.com/2012/09/09/hey-maya-its-taylor-swift/
All proceeds are donated to cancer related charities, when you buy “Ronan” on iTunes.
+Taylor credited Maya Thompson (Ronan’s mom) with co-writing Ronan. Taylor has followed her blog, and you can see the similarities with the lyrics and her blog.
Blog:
You know the look you gave me, after you were first placed in my arms after being born. I saw the way your eyes sparkled only at me and the way your little mouth curled up into a smile, minutes after being born. We had an instant secret. As if you had been waiting for me for such a very long time and I for you. It was our secret club that nobody else knew about.
Lyrics:
I remember your blue eyes, looking into mine like we had our own secret club.
Blog:
The nurse taking care of Ronan patted me around 3:20 a.m. Ronan was ready to leave. I said to her, “Is he gone?” She replied, “Almost.” I grabbed on to my baby boy, whispered in his ear that I loved him, but it was time to go so he needed to come with me. I kept saying, “Come with me, Ronan. Let’s get out of here.” The nurse went to get Woody and when he got to the room, he kissed Ronan goodbye and that was that. His little heart just stopped.
Lyrics:
I remember the last day when I kissed your face and whispered in your ear
Come on baby with me, we’re gonna fly away from here
Blog:
Your clothes are still in your drawers, your closet is filled with all the things you never even got to wear. The hand me downs from your brothers, in bins in your closet.
Lyrics:
What if I’m standing in your closet trying to talk to you
What if I kept the hand-me-downs you won’t grow intoBlog:
Wishing for time to be reversed. I remember everything about this time last year. Everything from the text messages I sent, the phone conversations I had on the patio, to way you told me you loved me to the moon and back.
Lyrics:
I love you to the moon and back
Video:
Lyrics:
I remember you dancing before bedtime
Blog:
Ronan. I drive home. Alone. In the silence. With your blanket on my lap and your ashes around my neck. Blinded by my tears. I know what I am coming home to. An empty house.
Lyrics:
I remember the drive home when the blind hope turned to crying and screaming why
Blog:
I’d totally let you be Hanky the Christmas Poo for Halloween. Actually, I’d let you be Hanky everyday if that is what you wanted, if you were still here.I’d totally let you be Hanky the Christmas Poo for Halloween. Actually, I’d let you be Hanky everyday if that is what you wanted, if you were still here.
Lyrics:
And it’s about to be Halloween
You could be anything you wanted if you were still here
