Would Aura been big as a lead?

[ARTPOP2 3,948]

48 minutes ago, Alexander Levi said:

Nope- thank god they chose Applause. I love Aura but it doesn’t make any sense outside of the context of the album.

I love Aura but it doesn’t make any sense outside of the context of the Paparazzi and Telephone trilogy 

[Chromatislaps 34,562]

perhaps, but only with the screaming verse vocals  

[Sailor 3,321]

1 hour ago, Alexander Levi said:

Oh yeah - dope is SO commercial 

Dope is a ballad with a swear word in it.

[DazedM 89]

**** no

[GypsyBabe 22,836]

I think that it probably would not have done very well....

[The Child 18,994]

2 hours ago, Censored said:

I'll say yes. Anything Gags has released that was considered too experimental for its time slayed hard, everytime she played it safe, she flopped.

But I'm camp DWUW (solo), that should've been the lead, it would slay left and right, Dark Horse level. Ed Shhh Love your body or whatever the **** that song is called level even.

I’ll say it again and again, DWUW (solo) and then remixed with Xtine would have been a huge hit! EDM was fading away and urban music was starting to be “in” in 2013, so DWUW would have been perfect.

[Javier Gallo 199]

I think that Burqa (the demo version of Aura) would have been a great lead single, also a Telephone continuation on this song's video would have slayed the entire world. And let's face it.

[FunBuns 596]

Yes. And I'm talking about the version that leaked in August 2013.

For the radio, there could be a short EDM intro and this way we still get the full one minute intro on the album version.

This in a huge video, a 5-6 minute longer version (Martin Garrix "Animals"-esque type) as the continuation of Telephone.

When the video ends we see Gaga walking into Epione trying to change personality after all the crimes, saying "Why own the same face and get caught when you can own a new one instead?" and then THE END

[Vergil 2,296]

3 hours ago, Sirius094 said:

Nah it would have flopped hard without a doubt, even worse than Perfect Illusion. Applause was a wise choice indeed, a radio-friendly song is always the best choice as lead single.

Finally Applause getting the 'lead single' praise it deserved.

[robban 30]

Who knows?

[Flapjack 1,135]

Maybe without the long hahahaha section. Like a radio edit of it could have been a bop. 

[Phlop 4,773]

She should’ve just filmed the music video and released it as a buzz single alongside Applause. It would’ve given the album more YouTube promo, but Applause could’ve been the actual first single.

1. Applause | Aura (buzz single)

2. Venus

3. Do What U Want ft. Christina Aguilera (by then they would’ve recorded a different version than R.Kelly for radio)

4. Sexxx Dreams ft. Rihanna

5. Gypsy

 

And like everyone said, it’s not radio friendly but they could’ve cut the intro. The chorus is  godly.

[FFXSoul91 1,084]

No, but it's still the better song.

[Scathach 6,674]

No it would have flopped.

[LordEnigma 11,313]

2 hours ago, kevindjibouti said:

Piano ballads were the absolute trend late 2013/early 2014. Plays weren't counted as sales back then boo, Dope DID sell that much and reached #8 for a reason... which is that the GP ate it like bread.

The streams from her performance at the YouTube Awards helped the song gain momentum on the chart - it’s on the Wikipedia page. 

I never heard that song on the radio EVER and no one I know has heard it unless I showed them the album.

Its not because the GP “loved it.”