1. After multiple months in the top 10, Save Your Tears jumps to No. 1 this week in large part due to the release of the song s Grande-featuring remix. Why was the remix so immediately impactful and do you think the new version adds much to the original song besides boosting its star power?
Katie Atkinson: It feels like The Weeknd had this remix in his back pocket and was just waiting for the perfect time to deploy it – and he clearly picked the correct week. I think the immediate impact has everything to do with the familiar pairing of The Weeknd and Ariana Grande and fans loving them together. But for me, while Grande s ethereal vocals are really lovely here, I think history (and radio) will remember the album version as the definitive take on this track.
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Four weeks ago in this column, we debated whether or not Silk Sonic had made a bad move by releasing Leave the Door Open the same week as Drake s
Scary Hours 2 three-pack, which occupied all the top three spots on the Hot 100 that week and left Silk Sonic to debut at No. 4. On a scale of 1-10, how surprised are you that it s turned out to be a mostly moot point, as Door has climbed to No. 1 in its fifth week?
Rania Aniftos: Around a 3. Despite Drake’s chart takeover last month, Bruno and Anderson have been steadily continuing to promote “Leave the Door Open” in creative, funny ways – whether it be a Fortnite dance, a live version of the song or sassy social media posts. They’ve kept “Leave the Door Open” fun, relevant and in our heads, and I m not too surprised that as a result, the song naturally climbed up the Hot 100.