If Gaga gave awesome performances like on SNL for Perfect Illusion...

[Born To Slay 10,996]

Would it have been a hit? Her performance for Ayo was really great. If she did something like that for PI on a couple of major events, would it the song have been a hit. I think if she had done Americas Got Talent and Jimmy Kimmel and/or Ellen she would've had a hit on her hands,

[Quartz 12,763]

Top 5 easy. Ugh, indie queen wyd 

[Haroon 49,685]

To be honest I don't think it would  With Perfect Illusion I feel like there's a cap on how exciting it can be because it's explosive from very early on and then can't seem to go much further

[Mister Gaga 23,213]

It would have raised a little bit, not enough to even be a moderate hit. PI was a bad choice for lead single, period.

Diamond Heart should have been the lead imo.

[avalon x 4,197]

PI would have been bigger than Applause if she promoted it more. The GP ate it up. It was perfect for lead.

[Delulu Rogers 7,673]

Maybe a top 10 hit but PI was just a bad lead single regardless

[darkchylde 14,857]

i say yes. it woulda been a hit. the currents x bad romance love child

[Jenniferella 2,775]

I think you guys overrate the link between performances and chart success. Pi was bashed right at the moment it was released and I don't think a couple of performances would have changed things that much