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Witness

CTTR -> Witness/Pendulum/Roulette/Deja Vu/Tsunami (feat. Rihanna) so many choices

 

Liberation

Accelerate -> Like I Do (followed by Right Moves feat. Rihanna -> Pipe -> Unless It's With You, a successful comeback!)

 

Lover

ME! -> I Think He Knows (Paper Rings while it's miles better than ME! would still get trashed lbr)

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Lady Gaga - Joanne and Chromatica 

Britney - Femme Fatale and Glory 

Taylor- Every album 

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Stupid Love was the wrong choice. I thought she should've changed lead singles when it leaked so far in advance. Everybody who wanted to hear it would've been listening to it for weeks and would've been sick of it long before the release date came.

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For Kylie:

 

  • Impossible Princess: Lead should've been Too Far, Cowboy Style, or Limbo instead of Some Kind of Bliss
  • X: Lead should've been Like a Drug or In My Arms instead of 2 Hearts
  • Disco: Lead should've been Supernova or Real Groove (Dua Lipa remix) instead of Say Something
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Stupid Love, when Alice was right there.

Give Me All Your Luvin, when Girl Gone Wild was right there

2 Hearts when In My Arms was right there.

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Accelerate

Just Dance

Applause

Perfect Illusion

Stupid Love

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Girl Gone Wild should've been the lead single from MDNA instead of GMAYL. 

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P!nk

Try >> Blow Me

Trustfall >> Never Gonna Not Dance Again

 

Sad Pauly D GIF by A Double Shot At Love With DJ Pauly D and Vinny

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nothing can be more wrong than releasing ME! as the lead

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Madonna - Gimme All Your Luvin. Girl Gone Wild and Masterpiece were right there. 

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10 hours ago, Dear Reader said:

Bringing in the obvious answer

 

 

it really doesn't get worse than this

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She's lucky "My Happy Ending" saved the era and gave it legs 

 

 

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Ariana - Yes And

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13 hours ago, Mr. Duff said:

Ariana - Yes And

Surprised it took this long for "yes, and?" to be mentioned, especially with all the recent discourse on this very forum.

 

Easily the weakest track off "eternal sunshine" in my opinion and it was quite a divisive lead that gave a poor first impression. I believe "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" with that incredible music video would have been the ideal way to introduce the era. And if Ariana wanted to lean into the controversy, "the boy is mine" and "true story" would have been much stronger picks. 

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On 3/25/2024 at 3:08 PM, Erreur2 La Nature said:

Just Dance

What is this?

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On 3/25/2024 at 3:10 AM, SoundsandSongs said:

Run the World Girls tbh. The lead should have been Love on Top which the GP loved.

 

Despite Love On Top being the fourth single, it has more spotify streams than many 2011 smashes like Born This Way and Sexy and I know It etc. 

I legit cane here to say this!

 

Thematically LOT would have been perfect but personally I would have selected EOT.

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1 hour ago, tost1 said:

What is this?

Lady Gaga's debut single, give it a stream

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On 3/25/2024 at 4:10 AM, SoundsandSongs said:

Run the World Girls tbh. The lead should have been Love on Top which the GP loved.

 

Despite Love On Top being the fourth single, it has more spotify streams than many 2011 smashes like Born This Way and Sexy and I know It etc. 

I love 4. It's one of my favorite albums. Run The World has no business being on that masterpiece of an album. Anyway I agree with what you said but nobody really talks about 4 so I had to say something. 

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Stronger should've been the lead from Stronger and Mr. Know It All never should've been on the album let alone the reason for it being delayed.

Dance With Me should've been the lead from Piece by Piece w the title track as second single. The Jimmy Eats World rip off and Invincible shouldn't exist.

chemistry should've been roses/favorite kind of high. high road, rock hudson, I hate love, red flag collector all would've been better choices. mine and me were cute album tracks but not lead singles material. They also should've been lower on the track list or on the deluxe in favor of roses and I won't give up.

 

Denim & Rhinestones should've been the lead and she should've never recorded Flop Story.

 

Sparks should've never been recorded. My Kind and Breathe In. Breathe Out. would be better choices.

 

Man was a terrible single choice from good to know by JoJo. Kiss, What U Need and In Your Room all would've been better choices. So many single worthy tracks on the deluxe but the standard album really has no clear lead. Worst (I Assume) was also not a great lead. Spiral SZN would've introduced that project better and it's more catchy.

 

A-Yo should've been the lead. It was a better indication of the album and isn't a sleepy ballad like MR. Also think Babylon would've made a better lead than SL.

 

Leona Lewis should've kept We Found Love for the lead of Glassheart instead of Trouble. Trouble wasn't a bad song but it felt out of place on that album and felt like more of the same when the album was very different for her.

 

Cruel Summer 1000% should've been the lead from Lover. Me! was such a jarring choice. Nothing about it felt like a hit despite her creating it specifically to be one. YNTCD felt very corny and insincere as an LGBT. As a fan since Tim McGraw, Lover was the first time I wasn't excited for a Taylor or buy on release. All the pre release tracks were lack luster and did nothing to build my excitement. Cruel Summer was exactly what I had expected and was the only song I really loved on my first listen of the album. Anyone saying it's only a hit because of the tour and it would've flopped back in 2019 is delusional. CS as lead would've saved the era.

 

 

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the way this FLOP killed any momentum she had with Let Go 

 

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27 minutes ago, BoDaToe said:

Stronger should've been the lead from Stronger and Mr. Know It All never should've been on the album let alone the reason for it being delayed.

Dance With Me should've been the lead from Piece by Piece w the title track as second single. The Jimmy Eats World rip off and Invincible shouldn't exist.

chemistry should've been roses/favorite kind of high. high road, rock hudson, I hate love, red flag collector all would've been better choices. mine and me were cute album tracks but not lead singles material. They also should've been lower on the track list or on the deluxe in favor of roses and I won't give up.

 

Denim & Rhinestones should've been the lead and she should've never recorded Flop Story.

 

Sparks should've never been recorded. My Kind and Breathe In. Breathe Out. would be better choices.

 

Man was a terrible single choice from good to know by JoJo. Kiss, What U Need and In Your Room all would've been better choices. So many single worthy tracks on the deluxe but the standard album really has no clear lead. Worst (I Assume) was also not a great lead. Spiral SZN would've introduced that project better and it's more catchy.

 

A-Yo should've been the lead. It was a better indication of the album and isn't a sleepy ballad like MR. Also think Babylon would've made a better lead than SL.

 

Leona Lewis should've kept We Found Love for the lead of Glassheart instead of Trouble. Trouble wasn't a bad song but it felt out of place on that album and felt like more of the same when the album was very different for her.

 

Cruel Summer 1000% should've been the lead from Lover. Me! was such a jarring choice. Nothing about it felt like a hit despite her creating it specifically to be one. YNTCD felt very corny and insincere as an LGBT. As a fan since Tim McGraw, Lover was the first time I wasn't excited for a Taylor or buy on release. All the pre release tracks were lack luster and did nothing to build my excitement. Cruel Summer was exactly what I had expected and was the only song I really loved on my first listen of the album. Anyone saying it's only a hit because of the tour and it would've flopped back in 2019 is delusional. CS as lead would've saved the era.

 

 

Lonely Hearts (solo) should've been the lead single and Love Reggae was the only single choice on the deluxe tbh

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1 hour ago, BoDaToe said:

Stronger should've been the lead from Stronger and Mr. Know It All never should've been on the album let alone the reason for it being delayed.

Dance With Me should've been the lead from Piece by Piece w the title track as second single. The Jimmy Eats World rip off and Invincible shouldn't exist.

chemistry should've been roses/favorite kind of high. high road, rock hudson, I hate love, red flag collector all would've been better choices. mine and me were cute album tracks but not lead singles material. They also should've been lower on the track list or on the deluxe in favor of roses and I won't give up.

 

Denim & Rhinestones should've been the lead and she should've never recorded Flop Story.

 

Sparks should've never been recorded. My Kind and Breathe In. Breathe Out. would be better choices.

 

Man was a terrible single choice from good to know by JoJo. Kiss, What U Need and In Your Room all would've been better choices. So many single worthy tracks on the deluxe but the standard album really has no clear lead. Worst (I Assume) was also not a great lead. Spiral SZN would've introduced that project better and it's more catchy.

 

A-Yo should've been the lead. It was a better indication of the album and isn't a sleepy ballad like MR. Also think Babylon would've made a better lead than SL.

 

Leona Lewis should've kept We Found Love for the lead of Glassheart instead of Trouble. Trouble wasn't a bad song but it felt out of place on that album and felt like more of the same when the album was very different for her.

 

Cruel Summer 1000% should've been the lead from Lover. Me! was such a jarring choice. Nothing about it felt like a hit despite her creating it specifically to be one. YNTCD felt very corny and insincere as an LGBT. As a fan since Tim McGraw, Lover was the first time I wasn't excited for a Taylor or buy on release. All the pre release tracks were lack luster and did nothing to build my excitement. Cruel Summer was exactly what I had expected and was the only song I really loved on my first listen of the album. Anyone saying it's only a hit because of the tour and it would've flopped back in 2019 is delusional. CS as lead would've saved the era.

 

 

I agree Man gives off 3rd single vibes

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1 hour ago, BoDaToe said:

Stronger should've been the lead from Stronger and Mr. Know It All never should've been on the album let alone the reason for it being delayed.

Dance With Me should've been the lead from Piece by Piece w the title track as second single. The Jimmy Eats World rip off and Invincible shouldn't exist.

chemistry should've been roses/favorite kind of high. high road, rock hudson, I hate love, red flag collector all would've been better choices. mine and me were cute album tracks but not lead singles material. They also should've been lower on the track list or on the deluxe in favor of roses and I won't give up.

 

 

Mr Know It All was good.

Nothing could've helped PXP

Rock Hudson Kind of represents the Album better than any other choice. Red Flag Collector or I Hate Love would've given Off a total different vibe. Everyone would be Like "It's Not a Country Album" or "Please No Country" and never Check the Album Out at all.

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