naval23 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 The song still sounds like a BOP today and way more lead single material than Chained to the Rhythm if we're being honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleEarthquake Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 No i think it'd have been less succesful 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miichael Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 No, Bon Appetit is a cute bop that got done a bit too harsh, but as a lead single it probably would have made the album flop harder. Imo the only song other than Chained that could have worked as the lead is the title track. It wouldn't have been one of her biggest hits, but acts like Selena were having success with mid-tempo's at the time and it probably would have been less polarising than the actual singles. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisetheroof Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Honestly, yes Bón Áppétít is the objectively better track and better yet doesn't go with the "purposeful pop" shtick of CTTR, which always seemed inauthentic and rather ironic given that people don't want to hear a lecture about escaping into meaningless pop music from an artist whose whole career was built on serving said meaningless pop Even with the buzzcut the era would have been at least incrimentally more succesful Edited April 29 by raisetheroof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 No The song is too cheesy even for her standards And we'd be exposed to this performance even sooner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Girl Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Tracklist: Witness Roulette Deja Vu Mind Maze Chained to the Rhythm Tsunami Power Miss You More Save as Draft Pendulum Singles: 1. Witness 2. Tsunami 3. Pendulum 4. Roulette 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apolonio Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 It was doomed regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawk Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Unironically yes, CTTR, while I love it, is too clunky for GP standards, the campiness of BA would have given the era more buzz from the start. The whole "woke" shtick she was going for in the beginning was derailed by the campier stuff that came after. The rollout was messy and could've been handled better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgic Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) It might be wishful thinking or pop delusion on my part but I believe Roulette, Bigger Than Me or Tsunami would have smashed hard - emphasis on Roulette. The singles were horribly chosen and doomed her to fail. Edited April 29 by nostalgic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamthony Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Maybe, with a non homophobic rapper and making the beat drop since the 1st chorus, it would've been a smash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJZAW Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 No. Hey Hey Hey would've been a much better 2nd single though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordecai Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Not sure I follow the logic here, Bon Appetit was what derailed the era to begin with If people weren't criticising Katy's haircut they were criticising the overtly sexual music video, which I remember got a lot of heat back when it was released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qurl Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 no but Bon Appetite is a really good song and was done wrong, it deserves justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertiffany Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 CTTR was too woke that time wokeness is only cool before pandemic she was too early being the woke anti capitalism to make it cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geodude Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Shocked no one has said Swish Swish. regardless I think this was just her time to underperform 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhateverYouWant Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) I think the first two singles were the right choices. People were just over her. Witness would have been a better 3rd single instead of coming for Taylor with Swish Swish. also Roulette or Déjà Vu should of been whatever Hey Hey Hey was supposed to be. Would have loved to be in that drug fuelled conference room when that choice was made. Edited April 29 by WhateverYouWant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popstyle Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Roulette!!! She had the first single. And whats with all the Witness hate from everyone i actually love this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenty Perry Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 It would bomb even harder CTTR is the right lead single choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kern Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 When will this site just let this album die? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftawaywithme Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 This was when I knew she was done The singles for this album couldn't have been bigger parodies of Katy Perry, corny and reductive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhateverYouWant Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Mordecai said: Not sure I follow the logic here, Bon Appetit was what derailed the era to begin with If people weren't criticising Katy's haircut they were criticising the overtly sexual music video, which I remember got a lot of heat back when it was released I don't think anyone cared that the video was sexual. People just wanted to hate on her at this point. Myself included, she became very uncool almost immediately after the rollout started. I admit she was problematic, cringy and the album sucks but this song and a couple others deserve more love! Edited April 29 by WhateverYouWant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Beautiful Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 we do know her takedown was planned. no change in rollout wouldve helped. i do think to this day that bon appetit is her best song and video and i say this as someone who was here since the one of the boys rollout. controversial but i mean it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftawaywithme Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 The lead single should have been the title track, such a shame 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Jacobs Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 It makes zero sense. Why are we acting like a single position can change his charting? Bon appetite flopped and making it the lead wouldn't have changed it. You'd be surprised but second singles can have success too. Even more than the lead. It's a bop tho. We failed ha on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 It didn't matter what she released. Katy Perry was old news by the time that era came around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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