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Why did Perfect Illusion flop?


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papergangstas

I mean the song bangs. I know it’s totally different from today’s mainstream pop bops but I don’t know why it flopped? I mean I’ve never heard the song on the radio nor seen it on MTV. Almost all of my friends told me the song is “weird” and not even slightly a bop (gotta unfriend them fake hunties :awkney:

I’ve never heard a song that’s more energetic than PI :saladga: someone explain please :triggered:

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I feel like it doesn’t sound modern or catchy enough for the radio, also I’m sure it’s not very well known.

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IAmNotHere1997

It wasn't a proper choice for a lead single. It's not that radio-friendly. A-YO could have worked better.

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AnglerfishbraBENUS

If it was sung with prettier vocals, maybe a lower key, and was even more disco it would have been a smash

 

Sing the chorus in a Diana Ross voice and I'll make sense lol

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It's neither Dancin' in Circles nor Diamond Heart :stalkga:

And that's why the lady is a tramp 

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Saint Hollywood

It didn't live up to the expectations of most people (at first), and there was a severe lack of promotion. I believe that either Million Reasons or even A-YO would have been a better choice for commercial success, but personally I'm not angry that Perfect Illusion was made as the lead single. I think it's a strong song that made a great introduction into the Joanne era. :firega:

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RonnieGagz

The GP just want to listen to bad rap **** and tropical pop songs talking about straight teenage love

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PerfectGUY

It was a perfect lead single in my opinion, and her best.

It was a win or lose. 

- Either she was promoting the heck out of it and it would have ultimately been loved by everyone considering its quality (the people who initially disliked it would have had understand that this song is a masterpiece at the end). It would have become one of Gaga's classic and a classic in general in music. NO DOUBT

- No promo, the song appears too different for people to be interested in it. So people left it since they weren't confronted to it anywhere (no promo)


It was an ambitious single, it should have benefited from ambitious plans. That's it

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Scathach
8 minutes ago, gabrielflorin01 said:

It wasn't a proper choice for a lead single. It's not that radio-friendly. A-YO could have worked better.

I don't think so. A-YO is very "american" and wouldn't have worked outside of America imo. That's probably why they chose Perfect Illusion. 

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AlexanderMagno

No, it's not that good.

For a song that short (3 minutes), it gets boring halfway through.

Unlike what so many fans apparently think, I find it incredibly radio-friendly. But it just gets too repetitive and to be honest radio-friendly is not always a hit. I mean, Love on the Brain is NOT radio friendly and it's one of Rihanna's most played songs on the radio. Lots of radio hits nowadays lack a strong chorus. "Radio-friendly" has changed, it's not Kary Perry pop anymore.

Promo was awful. It didn't even feel like a lead single. She gave a few radio interviews and not much more. She seemed bored most of the times.

And again, it's a song you get easily tired of listening to.

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StarlightSeiya

It was her best lead single. I don't know why LMs don't like change. I thought it was great. It's one of her few songs I don't skip.

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