charts discussion would the DW era have 2 #1s if Ariana followed this method?

[moonlitdick]

would Ariana have 2 #1s if she released Side To Side as the lead single from Dangerous Woman and Into You as the 2nd single?

 

releasing a huge pop collab with a a huge rapper as a feature as the lead single and then a pure pop song with an aesthetic video as the 2nd single. 

 

it worked for Katy, who released California Gurls as her lead and then Teenage Dream as the 2nd single and Rihanna who released What's My Name as her lead and then Only Girl In The World as her 2nd single.

[Rihorse]

yes

[Redamancy]

I mean.. Katy, Rihanna and Ariana are main pop girls. It would've worked, maybe.  

[Navyofbadgals]

No

[mike3009]

Um... Only Girl was the lead from Loud. What's My Name? was the second single. 

[Truth Teller]

Into You wouldn't have gone #1 sis. It's sad, but the 2016/17 GP just doesn't appreciate this kind of pop.

 

Side To Side would have a chance against one of Work's weaker weeks, but it's worth pointing out that one of DW's main struggles (other than the video cancellation) is that it faced hesitation from radio because of Focus having underperformed. If radio had embraced it quicker, it would been a top 5 hit imo. DW paved the way for STS. If STS followed Focus, there's no telling how it would have gone. It'd still have been a hit, but idk

[MALAMENTE]

Loud's lead single is Only Girl

[yamiyuuuu]

Nope. They're great songs, I still listen to them on repeat daily, but they're not #1 material.

[OnMyOwn]

No, Dangerous Woman is incomparable to TD and Loud

[Miley Cyrus]

No.

[Janet]

STS would deffo have been massive as a lead

imagine if she went from STS --> Into You 

 

 

[Qudron]

No, #1's are urban/edm nowadays

[Mrs. Jay]

Dangerous Woman should never have been the lead, or even a single at all. It should've been a track left on the album to contextualize the theme of the album 

[Danixoxo]

S2S would've worked as lead single, but please, atrl needs to let go of Into You  The song is mediocre and the GP knew. It wouldn't have done any better. 

[Oxygen]

16 minutes ago, OnMyOwn said:

No, Dangerous Woman is incomparable to TD and Loud

You're right, it's better  

[Lazuli]

I'm not sure if the GP would've been ready for skanky Ari as her lead single tho 

[Almighty Gaga]

No. It would have 1 top 10.

[OnMyOwn]

Just now, Oxygen said:

You're right, it's better  

[Aurora]

Focus should have been a #1, as well as Into You. Side To Side got exactly what it deserved.

[Illuminati]

Side to side was the only song that had #1 potential despite Into You being like the best song on the album

[Callum]

Yes. The song DW is not single material, especially not lead single 

[Thinking Of You]

Scooter wasn't with her for the first two singles. If he was, we all know what would've happened 

[Sinister]

She should've released Be Alright

Y'all see how Shape of You is smashing 

[Famousheinous]

56 minutes ago, Aurora said:

Focus should have been a #1, as well as Into You. Side To Side got exactly what it deserved.

Focus? Really? The song that almost made half the fanbase unstan?

1 hour ago, Danixoxo said:

S2S would've worked as lead single, but please, atrl needs to let go of Into You  The song is mediocre and the GP knew. It wouldn't have done any better. 

Almost every dangerous woman review called Into You the height of the album. You can leave with your lies. 

[moonlitdick]

1 hour ago, Henstridge said:

I think he got it the first 50 times

honestly