25 minutes ago, BnPac said:

Speak Now and Lemonade's team over here as well. I love it.

oooft 

I wonder how would the B'day era turned out to be if Beautiful Liar was the lead single.

23 minutes ago, PrudenceHCharmed said:

I wonder how would the B'day era turned out to be if Beautiful Liar was the lead single.

Worse off, probably, and I say this as a Shakira and Bey stan. Upgrade U should've been the lead.

Imo, the singles should've been:

1. Upgrade U
2. Get Me Bodied
3. Irreplaceable
4. Beautiful Liar
5. Green Light (with an actual push in the US)

21 minutes ago, ATWK said:

Worse off, probably, and I say this as a Shakira and Bey stan. Upgrade U should've been the lead.

Upgrade U is one of her best songs

 

 

Just now, OhRly? said:

Upgrade U is one of her best songs

The way it continues to outstream most of the actual singles from that album... an ICONIC album track, I fear.

 

5 minutes ago, ATWK said:

The way it continues to outstream most of the actual singles from that album... an ICONIC album track, I fear.

 

Its also probably the track that made her believe she doesnt need to release singles anymore because the "public will choose"

 

1 hour ago, ATWK said:

Worse off, probably, and I say this as a Shakira and Bey stan. Upgrade U should've been the lead.

Idk. I feel like the collaboration between B and Shak will probably generate alot of hypes and shocked the world; compare to the controversial Deja Vu. Upgrade U is good but it's not shocking enough especially when she did Jay Z collaboration with CIL. Besides, the Arabian influence and the video will cause alot of conversation imo. 

New theory: Bey is waiting for TikTok to die cause she hates that app nnnn

3 minutes ago, PrudenceHCharmed said:

Idk. I feel like the collaboration between B and Shak will probably generate alot of hypes and shocked the world; compare to the controversial Deja Vu. Upgrade U is good but it's not shocking enough especially when she did Jay Z collaboration with CIL. Besides, the Arabian influence and the video will cause alot of conversation imo. 

I mean, we don't have to imagine it. It did generate a lot of hype and shocked the world... but US radio barely touched it. I don't think it would've helped sell the album.

 

On the other hand, Upgrade was a certified SMASH waiting to happen. It was the perfect first single.

 

BL should stay as the re-release single, helping to shift units internationally.

 

 

3 hours ago, ATWK said:

ST/Folklore is the real winning combo.

 

This is the correct answer. 
 

Beautiful Liar is good but lead single material?

 

1 hour ago, chaeyonce said:

 

The good sis is enjoying life while we're losing our mind in ATRL base 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_B

 

 

 

 

The comments has me screeching. Beys choreo is lowkey so iconic. 

 

 

5 hours ago, Devin said:

Beautiful Liar is good but lead single material?

 

Honestly, a frontloaded global smash. Deja Vu was just a frontloaded mostly US hit.

 

Upgrade U should've been the lead single or at least should've replaced Ring the Alarm. Irreplaceable was always going to be that girl.

Beautiful liar is bottom tier in her discography. Every time I click shuffle it comes on because I have multiple versions and it is an instant skip. I do have great memories of the video being everywhere here in Australia though. Upgrade U is superior.

Of her peers Bey has the least amount of bad singles tbh. Also Check On It is her most slept on #1 hit. 

13 hours ago, PrudenceHCharmed said:

Idk. I feel like the collaboration between B and Shak will probably generate alot of hypes and shocked the world; compare to the controversial Deja Vu. Upgrade U is good but it's not shocking enough especially when she did Jay Z collaboration with CIL. Besides, the Arabian influence and the video will cause alot of conversation imo. 

 

13 hours ago, ATWK said:

I mean, we don't have to imagine it. It did generate a lot of hype and shocked the world... but US radio barely touched it. I don't think it would've helped sell the album.

 

On the other hand, Upgrade was a certified SMASH waiting to happen. It was the perfect first single.

 

BL should stay as the re-release single, helping to shift units internationally.

 

Agreed on Upstaged Vu being the lead single. 
 

Shakira was barely getting Hips don’t Lie up and going around the time so for their collab to be the lead it would have just gotten lost in the mix. 
 

While BL did it’s “job” it felt kind of lackluster. I expect more from these two, their collaboration should have been something catchy, a banger to get people dancing, something to the beat of “Wild Thoughts” or an English version of “Las de la intuición”, maybe a hint of “She Wolf”. They should have spent more time on their collab. 
 

I’m still mad they never performed it together. Putas. 

2 hours ago, Devin said:

Of her peers Bey has the least amount of bad singles tbh. Also Check On It is her most slept on #1 hit. 

Used to hate Check On It, we’ll not hate but was never my favorite or held it to high standards but dear lord… it’s just such an easygoing, care free, fun, ear worm of a song and it slayed effortlessly. What we wouldn’t give now for her to release something like that today. The looks in the video are immaculate. 

I think she planned to release already, but something must have happened. 

1 hour ago, Triton said:

Used to hate Check On It, we’ll not hate but was never my favorite or held it to high standards but dear lord… it’s just such an easygoing, care free, fun, ear worm of a song and it slayed effortlessly. What we wouldn’t give now for her to release something like that today. The looks in the video are immaculate. 

!!!

 

I think so many of us overlooked it and now looking back I miss the fun bop days.

1 hour ago, Triton said:

 

Agreed on Upstaged Vu being the lead single. 
 

Shakira was barely getting Hips don’t Lie up and going around the time so for their collab to be the lead it would have just gotten lost in the mix. 
 

While BL did it’s “job” it felt kind of lackluster. I expect more from these two, their collaboration should have been something catchy, a banger to get people dancing, something to the beat of “Wild Thoughts” or an English version of “Las de la intuición”, maybe a hint of “She Wolf”. They should have spent more time on their collab. 
 

I’m still mad they never performed it together. Putas. 

Not sure though. Recently decided to listen to it and for me the beat is hot. I remember when I was a kid the video being played on MTV and of course the iconic "Beyoncé Beyoncé" & "Shakira Shakira". I'm speaking from an WW perspective, not sure how thing goes in America. 

5 minutes ago, Devin said:

!!!

 

I think so many of us overlooked it and now looking back I miss the fun bop days.

Just watched the video on Twitter and me too kinda missing the old Beyoncé who seemed "happy". Of course post-4 era is good critically but it just feel so....sad and depressed?