#57: Sofia Carson - Love Is the Name

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Average: 6.779 // Total Points: 542.3 // Controversy: 2.024// Listen here

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Highest scores: (10 x6) definiteangel, THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD, PuggleMaster, Nerdy_boy_chris, Kaphox, skiddos (9.5 x2) jamesfog, FishM8 (9 x5) mgglite, calltehshots, PM_ME_UR_FAVE_MOVIES, candyninja32, SpanKKy1 (8.5 x3) lady_sable, Joebiekong, berober04 (8.4 x1) twat_brained (8.3 x1) bwc222 (8.2 x1) eklxtreme

Lowest Scores: (1 x3) awryj, Lexarqade, fifthchevron

All scores

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Charts: [POL: 22] // Release Date: April 8, 2016

Written by Steve Mac, Ina Wroldsen, Ewald Pfleger, Kurt Plisnier, Gunter Grasmuck, Niki Gruber, Herwig Tremschnig

Produced by Steve Mac

Video directed by Hannah Lux Davis

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The song is an interpolation of 1984 song "Live is Life" by Opus (written by Ewald Pfleger, Kurt Plisnier, Gunter Grasmuck, Niki Gruber, and Herwig Tremschnig). It was allegedly meant for Demi Lovato but instead was given to the Hollywood/Republic Records newbie Sofia Carson. It's a definite bop, and I wish it got more attention from the general public. The song was also remixed to feature Colombian pop star J Balvin.

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NA NA NA NA NA

Ghost-Quartet: "I think I’m starting to get burned out on trop pop, but this came out in 2016 and it’s honestly a pretty nice song so I’ll give it a pass. It’s actually quite a fun song, if one that’s not too distinct. That intro had a lot of energy and really hooked me into the song, then the horns that come in during the bridge are a good touch."

lady_sable: "A bop"

Nerdy_boy_chris: "This song>Love Game"

jamesfog: "wow unexpected bop!"

patronsaintofaspies: "This is a great interpolation what a bop"

twat_brained: "Pretty good tune! I can see some replay value in here. I expect this to go top 30, hopefully top 25." (😢)

eklxtreme: "fun, triumphant, and anthemic"

NO THANKS

TragicKingdom1: "Sounds cluttered and unpolished, plus I don't think it's catchy at all."

chili_jones: "sounds like it would come on in justice"

rickikardashian: "She wears boot heels in the video and it doesn’t match her outfit at all and honestly because of that I should give her a 0"

SkyBlade79: "Rather average lyrics."

SimplyHaunted: "I didn't mind it until the chorus. Ouch."

ImADudeDuh: "this feels like weird bulgarian folk music + some electronic music”

kappyko: "i forgot i was listening to this."

awryj: "shameless sample theft, no originality left in this world, elongated sigh the kids nowadays"

i should get to listening to this

THE_PC_DEMANDS_BLOOD: "Love Is The Name of the best song of Lust for Life, that's correct, Sofia!"

TWINS

gannade: "Why was this no name trash included in the rate but not The Cheetah Girls or KeKe Palmer??"

NapsAndNetflix: "who is this flop this isn't the cheetah girls"

literally who?

tevinterimperium: "She sounds like Selena Gomez"

AbnormalPopPunk: "idk who this girl is but this is kind of a bop"

ThatParanoidPenguin: "Literally who is this I don't know who this is."

calltehshots: "No clue who this is but this is mega bop I'm shook."

therokinrolla: "http://media.vanityfair.com/photos/57d1f0f8a9f841aa372f54f0/master/w_690,c_limit/mariah-carey-i-dont-know-her-02.gif"

JMez2612: "Who is this?"

Lexarqade: "No idea who this girl is and I don't really care to find out after this song."

huntyphobic: "cute song, but Sofia Carson? https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/826031688098537472/T7aGwmoi.jpg"

superr_rad: "i think this was played at my work, its insanely familiar. ive never heard of her before tho"

musicotic: "I don't know how I feel about this?"

(Sofia has a US top 40 hit, a #1 soundtrack album, and her own Funko Pop figure, not everyone has those!)