base talk IS "Whatcha Doing" by Dua Lipa the hit that got away?

[KatyPrismSpirit]

Thots?

 

If only Dua woke up and released Whatcha Doing as a single after Illusion tanked. A Whatcha Doing Remix with The Weeknd or Bruno Mars () could've literally saved the era. Oh dudu… Whatcha did to Radical Optimism can't be forgiven me thinks

 

[Kiss It Better]

YESSS it's literally screaming to be Levitating 2.0 

[tjspy]

It's not.

Ofc it'd be a hit if Bruno was on a remix, but just like that, it's far from being an hit that got away.

[West Coast]

yes. it would've gotten better numbers than these walls if it got a music video and a tth placement

 

[Hephaestus]

No. Maria on the other hand...

[CBC]

yes it's a mega smasha. She's a coward for giving up on the era instead of promoting its gems

[Deactivatedos]

Whatcha Doin to me could have been a hit, but the hits that got away on that album to me were these walls, falling forever, and maria. I feel like if Dua had finished the album and dropped it in Q1 2023 then she would not have underperformed like she did. also houdini's extended should have been the official version of that song. 

 

All Dua needed to do was:

 

(1) Lead Single extended Houdini in fall/winter 22 or early 23;

(2) Extended album cover (gorgeous red hair diving dua) as original album cover;

(3) Better Music Videos and a bombardment of performances on tv;

(4) The album should have already been released when Dance the Night came out. 

[MerveAksak]

I dont think RO has any other hit material maybe Falling Forever. Still love Whatcha Doing tho one of my faves. 

[Démodé]

Falling Forever, Maria, Whatcha Doing are all lil underrated gems.

[simplywohoo]

Yess it's such a BANGER

this one and maria

[Reginald]

Whatcha doin' to me, baby?
I'm scared to death that you might be the one to change me
You're in my head and now you're cloudin' my decisions
Got me headin' for collision
Whatcha doin' to me, baby?
Oh, whatcha doin' to me? 

 

 

One of my favorites from RO! 

[KatyPrismSpirit]

Just now, Reginald said:

Whatcha doin' to me, baby?
I'm scared to death that you might be the one to change me
You're in my head and now you're cloudin' my decisions
Got me headin' for collision
Whatcha doin' to me, baby?
Oh, whatcha doin' to me? 

 

 

One of my favorites from RO! 

one of the catchiest hooks of her career tbh

[Space Cowboy]

No. Nothing on that album was going to smash

[JoeAg]

it's excellent and yes it most certainly is, but at the same time every time I listen to it it just makes me wanna listen to Pretty Please which is kind of… the better version of it 

[Psycho]

Yes. I've been saying it should have been her Espresso summer smasha

[tost1]

People mentioning Falling Forever? 

Maria and These Walls were the smashes!

[Prodigal Self]

naah, Illusion is the hit y'all got away from. An End of an Era is the most slept on song also the best outside of singles

[NoOneDiesFromLove]

Someone put her on a no flight list and tell her to finish the era with These Walls and Whatcha Doing 

[katara]

Imagine if we had got Whatcha Doing feat Bruno Mars before Die With A Smile and APT 

[Migs]

Yeah, I still don't get why she didn't push one more single, especially after Glasto. But if I were to choose, it would definitely be Maria or End of an era.

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[Popboi.]

If Training Season and Houdini didn't become monster hits, nothing in the album would've.

[MP3]

Besides the perfect singles Houdini, Training Season and Illusion, the rest is kinda forgettable 

[Solaria]

I'm not sure if it would have been a US hit but I think with a feature and enough push from Warner (which means investing much more in playlisting since yet again they seemed to prioritize radio over it which I don't get) it could have been a smash in Europe like Houdini.

[Cheeky]

No. 

 

End Of An Era is the best song that wasn't a single.

[SweetenerNostalgia]

No. It's the worst song