Gaga single choices mistakes

[ryanripley 86,575]

Just now, Mirages said:

Well Applause didnt really get her to a good start tho did it? Aura would be poor choice imo, I think its too experimental for GP.

i think no matter what song, she wasn't getting a number 1  

but Applause did well, ARTPOP was a success overall

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

Judas shouldn't have been a single. DWUW shouldn't have been a singe as well, unless it was the Xtina version. 

They should've released Brooklyn Nights and MANiCURE as singles

[Stephen 30,423]

Only thing I agree with is TEOG right after BTW. 

[Mirages 20,259]

2 minutes ago, MaryJaneHolland said:

Judas shouldn't have been a single. DWUW shouldn't have been a singe as well, unless it was the Xtina version. 

They should've released Brooklyn Nights and MANiCURE as singles

R Kelly shouldnt have been on the track in the first place

3 minutes ago, ryanripley said:

i think no matter what song, she wasn't getting a number 1  

but Applause did well, ARTPOP was a success overall

ARTPOP was mess with a lot of promises, could have been great I still mourn it.

[Eurotrash 1,621]

Brooklyn Nights... as a third single... 

[crackpoppodcast 1,531]

GUY was probably her worst single choice 😐

[Vicixs 3,465]

Am I the only one that loved Perfect Illusion as a lead single? It was a hell of a way to come back from the drama of an era. 

[AVeryGagaHolyDick 25,435]

Just Dance

Poker Face

Starstruck

Paparazzi

 

Bad Romance

Telephone

Alejandro

 

The Edge Of Glory

Born This Way (US) / Judas (EU)

Scheisse

Heavy Metal Lover

 

Do What U Want

Gypsy

Dope

Applause

 

Million Reasons

A-YO

Dancin' in Circles

[Mirages 20,259]

6 minutes ago, Cruzifix said:

Am I the only one that loved Perfect Illusion as a lead single? It was a hell of a way to come back from the drama of an era. 

I like Perfect Illusion as a song, but it doesnt represent the album at all. I would have really chosen MR.

[bumblebee 2,528]

Well, since you're asking about mistakes. 

1. Judas. 

It doesn't have anything to do with the quality of the song. I'm well aware of the fact that Judas is one of the fan-favourites (a beloved copycat of Bad Romance  ), but there was one thing that didn't cross the mind of anybody responsible for Judas single treatement. In spring of 2011, Gaga was a radio-artist. She wasn't Lana Del Rey type of indie, she wasn't a format artist. She had been embraced by the TOP 40 and it was where she had belonged with all of her first 8 singles, seven of which had managed to earn the number one spot by April, 2011. And Judas was not radio friendly. Also, it took her many months to get rid of that Christian-alienating controversy caused by Alejandro music video. I think it was a masterpiece and the risk was worth it, but I was also glad that she had a half-year break off the radio following Alejandro, because a large part of the GP found her Steven Klein endeavours too... out there. And when everybody seemed to have forgotten that religious-referencing mess, Gaga brings another single about Judas on the verge of Easter  Luckily, the lable reacted quickly and hurried to send The Edge of Glroy to the radio, but that doesn't make Judas single less of the mistake. The purpose of single release is not to promote the fan-favourite songs to the GP, but to try and attract the attention of the general public to the entire record by presenting the most appealing song. Simple as that. And Judas was not fit for the radio. 

2. Marry The Night

Anybody who tried to deny the fact that Gaga was overexposed by the autumn of 2011 was delusional. She had one of the most media-exhausting campaigns to promote her record, including hyped performances at Grammy awards and MTV VMA which she attended as Calderone. Her label or management also began to present the other side of Gaga to the public (The Lady is a Tramp and A Very Gaga Holiday ) because there was a feeling that the audience was tired of Gaga and preferred something more toned-down. Instead of finishing the era with a bang that was You and I, they for some reason chose to push Marry The Night to the radio in the most dangerous times of the year, single-wise, when the Christmas freeze swallows the singles. After the song flopped, Gaga decided that we had sinned and punished us with a media blackout  which lasted until mid-2013. I understand that Marry The Night is one of the best songs off Born This Way, and one of the greatest Gaga songs to experience live, and the music video was something new from Gaga, but, once again, the purpose of the single is always to sell the record or to shape the artist's image before the tour (which wasn't to hit the USA until 2013 ). 

3. G.U.Y.

Nothing could raise ARTPOP from the dead in the spring 2014 except for the good sis Gypsy Considering the attention which Gypsy received during the artRave, it's hard to figure out why she decided to ignore the song single-wise. G.U.Y. underperformance was tragic, considering she had just released two singles to hit top ten on Pop Radio. Gypsy could have allowed her to shine in Spring of 2014, right when streaming was taking off in the USA, but something led them to believe that G.U.Y. would do better. Off all the mistakes, G.U.Y. stealing Gypsy's place is the most bitter one. 

Honestly, there is nothing about Joanne singles that screams mistake for me. Except for Million Reasons, the album doesn't have much single's material, no matter how much we enjoy John Wayne, Diamond Heart or Dancing in Circles  They are way too different from what's on the radio, and she was wise to release The Cure instead of going with another Joanne song. It was awful to see The Cure go down the charts with no promotional support at all, but well, she was ki-ki-nda busy 

[Stephen 30,423]

8 minutes ago, Cruzifix said:

Am I the only one that loved Perfect Illusion as a lead single? It was a hell of a way to come back from the drama of an era. 

Yes. I think with a few tweaks and a more pop/electronic production it could have been more successful. But I love it the way it is. 

[GaGaAst 13,023]

I had to recover my forgotten password and reply to your post.. How dare you didn't include marry the night and gypsy in that list.. M coming after you. 

[Mirages 20,259]

2 minutes ago, GaGaAst said:

I had to recover my forgotten password and reply to your post.. How dare you didn't include marry the night and gypsy in that list.. M coming after you. 

I dunno I feel like those are more fan favorites...

[LittleMonster20 9,858]

I would have chosen:

 

The Fame:

Just Dance

Poker Face

I Like It Rough

LoveGame

Paparazzi

 

The Fame Monster:

Bad Romance

Dance In The Dark

Telephone

Alejandro

 

Born This Way:

Born This Way

Judas

Heavy Metal Lover

The Edge Of Glory

Marry The Night

ScheiBe

 

ARTPOP:

DWUW(solo)

Sexxx Dreams

Applause

Donatella

Gypsy

 

Joanne:

Million Reasons

Diamond Heart

John Wayne

Dancin' In Circles

[Drin Lon 7,875]

I like most of your choices but not all. 

If I had to keep it as objective as possible:

The Fame

1.Just Dance #1

2.Poker Face #1

3.LoveGame #5

4.Starstruck  (it's already Gold in the US and it had Flo Rida in it...) #4-#6

5.Paparazzi  (when Gaga released BR Paparazzi was still rising so if she hadn't released BR immediately it would have peaked higher) #4

6.Boys Boys Boys (Radio used to play it even tho is wasn't an official single...) #6-#8

The Fame Monster 

1.Bad Romance (maybe if released after Tik Tok dominating the charts, it would have gone #1 soo) #1

2.Telephone #3

3.Alejandro (It's her biggest hit in a lot of countries, especially Europe, so I wouldn't change anything about it. I'm gonna say tho that the video put some people off even tho I love it.)

4.Monster (Kind of like Boys, it's very radio friendly and catchy for the time and radio would play it sometimes even tho it wasn't an official single. The production is very Bad Romance.) #4-#6

5.Dance In The Dark (I don't think that it's as radio friendly as Monster or as catchy as Alejandro, but it has a better chorus than both of them and most people like it.) #5-#8

Born This Way 

1.Born This Way (the song is a smash and if Interscope hadn't pushed Judas down radios throat even tho religious people were throwing law suits and sh*t, it would have stayed longer in the charts. Great lead single ) #1

2.The Edge Of Glory (Do I even have to explain why this song would have gone #1 with a better video and proper release...) #1

3.Marry The Night (Gaga's best song definitely deserved to be a single. After 2 consecutive #1 smashes it would have definitely done well. I mean, it stayed in the charts for more than PI even tho it was the last single of a controversial era.) #5-#6

4.Hair (Relatable. Catchy. Poppy. Radio Friendly. Peaked at #12 only on sales, when will Joanne's lead . I don't thing I need to say anything else.) #4-#6

5.Yoü And I (It would have been a last single after the first 4 being all definite hits. Idk about WW, but in the US it would have smashed even harder ) #5

ARTPOP 

So the era was delayed, it was supposed to begin Q1 of 2013. But I'm not gonna get into that, just saying that if it had gone according to plans singles and things in general would have been a different story. 

Anyway, keeping in mind that Gaga broke her hip and the era was delayed, these should have been the singles imo.

1.Applause (Released the week of the VMAs. The Katy Drama would have been no where as big. If released according to plans, with the video and the VMAs performance the same week, it would have had HIGH chances of debuting at #1.) #1-#2

2.Gypsy ( The most radio friendly relatable heartfelt song on the album. If released after Applause it would have been a sure top3 smash /) #3

3.Do What U Want ft. Xtina (Spring RnB smash/) #3-#5

4.MANiCURE (Most of the GP loves it and Billboard stans the song and even compared it to Poker Face. It's one of the most classic pop songs on the album) #6-#10

Joanne

1.A-Yo (It's as radio friendly as it get keeping in mind that it's from Joanne. Catchy af. The type of song the GP always eats up and Gaga loves it so it would have proably gotten a good video. If it had a video or a live performance its first week it could have even peaked at #5 tbh.) #5-#8

2.MR (Anyone who tracked MR knows how hesitant radio was to it, cause of the PI fiasco. Now imagine how much they'd support it after A-Yo being a moderate top5/top10 hit, and seeing how good MR was doing in sales. After the Super Bowl it would have definitely peaked at #2 with actual radio support. If you're overly positive you can even say at #1 ) #1-#2

3. John Wayne (The song would have ridden off the hype of the SB and with some Payola and promo it could have done decent.) #8-#15

4. The Cure (It at least needed a radio deal . If it had one, I could have seen it peak at sth like #8 tbh even without promo, I mean, it's almost Platinum SPS)