This Time (Pia Toscano song)
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"This Time" is the debut single of American recording artist and American Idol
season 10 finalist, Pia Toscano
.
on July 11, 2011 and digitally released on July 13, 2011. The following day it was announced via Twitter
that Toscano is filming a music video for the song. She performed the song the August 4, 2011 episode of So You Think You Can Dance
. The music video for the song premiered on August 9.
and as a free download on the iTunes store. It features Toscano singing in a car, a field, the beach, and the city.
says "it's the kind of song we can expect to hear Rachel Berry singing the next time Finn
screws up: sad, relatable, and a touch awe-inspiring. Chris Willman of Los Angeles Times
gave the song a more negative review, saying Pia "sings the hell out of it, of course"; he calls the song itself "a compendium of comeback cliches that almost reads like a parody of the whole I-will-survive genre." Jillian Mapes and Sarah Maloy of Billboard
say "Lyrically, Toscano finds her strength -- from what sounds to be an emotionally or even physically abusive relationship -- on the midtempo pop ballad."
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
season 10 finalist, Pia Toscano
Pia Toscano
Pia Ann Rose Toscano is an American singer from Howard Beach, New York. Toscano placed ninth on the tenth season of American Idol. Considered to be a frontrunner in the competition, her elimination came as a shock to judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler, all of whom were visibly...
.
Promotion
The song was first performed on the American Idol tour in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 5, 2011. It was premiered on On Air with Ryan SeacrestOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest is an American syndicated television talk show, which ran from January 12, 2004, through September 17, 2004. It was distributed in the United States and Canada by Twentieth Television.-Series background:...
on July 11, 2011 and digitally released on July 13, 2011. The following day it was announced via Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
that Toscano is filming a music video for the song. She performed the song the August 4, 2011 episode of So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
. The music video for the song premiered on August 9.
Music video
The music video for the song premiered on August 9, 2011 on VevoVevo
Vevo is a music video website. It is a joint venture among Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an ownership stake. The service was launched officially on December 8, 2009...
and as a free download on the iTunes store. It features Toscano singing in a car, a field, the beach, and the city.
Critical reception
The song has received positive to mixed reviews by critics. Joseph Brannigan Lynch of Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
says "it's the kind of song we can expect to hear Rachel Berry singing the next time Finn
Finn Hudson
Finn Hudson is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actor Cory Monteith, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Finn was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan...
screws up: sad, relatable, and a touch awe-inspiring. Chris Willman of Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
gave the song a more negative review, saying Pia "sings the hell out of it, of course"; he calls the song itself "a compendium of comeback cliches that almost reads like a parody of the whole I-will-survive genre." Jillian Mapes and Sarah Maloy of Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
say "Lyrically, Toscano finds her strength -- from what sounds to be an emotionally or even physically abusive relationship -- on the midtempo pop ballad."
Commercial performance
In its debut week, the single sold 19,000 copies. The day after her performance on So You Think You Can Dance, the song shot up to no. 36 on iTunes. After her performance on So You Think You Can Dance, sales went up by 21,000, bringing the total as of to 51,000. The number of digital sales as of August 16, 2011 is 65,000.Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | July 11, 2011 | Radio airplay | Interscope |
| July 13, 2011 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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| Australia | July 15, 2011 | ||