Ozzy8923 9 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Yeah, if anything, an artist should always try to have 2 well-performing singles under their belt by the time an album is released and that should guarantee solid debut week sales. We don't need to rehash why Judas performed the way it did and there's no use in debating it now. I can see Gaga having AT LEAST 3 singles from the album reach the Top 10. Which, in all honesty, is rather good! Actually, if she were to release just 3-4 singles and they all performed really well, I would be fine with that. I really don't think 5 singles is necessary. :shrug: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy8923 9 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 The thing is, if she releases 4 singles and they all smash, to avoid overexposure, I wouldn't release a fifth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommymonster44 0 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Yeah, if anything, an artist should always try to have 2 well-performing singles under their belt by the time an album is released and that should guarantee solid debut week sales. We don't need to rehash why Judas performed the way it did and there's no use in debating it now. I can see Gaga having AT LEAST 3 singles from the album reach the Top 10. Which, in all honesty, is rather good! Actually, if she were to release just 3-4 singles and they all performed really well, I would be fine with that. I really don't think 5 singles is necessary. ^^ Haha that needs to be written into law or something. The point of singles is to promote an artist and their work. Singles are the pathway to an album, in a sense. There have only been a handful of a cases where an artist can release five singles off of an album without being redundant. Usually, an artist gets to five singles because they released songs that really didn't need to be released. For instance, did Gaga really need to release Eh, Eh? Or did Rihanna really need to release Man Down and Cheers? Did Katy Perry really have to release The One That Got Away. Even though sometimes fifth singles perform well, they usually are not necessary when you think about it. Most of the time, you could cut that fifth single and it wouldn't make a different in how an era is viewed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 ^^ Haha that needs to be written into law or something. The point of singles is to promote an artist and their work. Singles are the pathway to an album, in a sense. There have only been a handful of a cases where an artist can release five singles off of an album without being redundant. Usually, an artist gets to five singles because they released songs that really didn't need to be released. For instance, did Gaga really need to release Eh, Eh? Or did Rihanna really need to release Man Down and Cheers? Did Katy Perry really have to release The One That Got Away. Even though sometimes fifth singles perform well, they usually are not necessary when you think about it. Most of the time, you could cut that fifth single and it wouldn't make a different in how an era is viewed. In the digital age, singles have become more of a fan thing rather than a "doing this to promote my album" thing. Labels still view it as the latter, but artist like Gaga, view singles as something more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy8923 9 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 ^^ Haha that needs to be written into law or something. The point of singles is to promote an artist and their work. Singles are the pathway to an album, in a sense. There have only been a handful of a cases where an artist can release five singles off of an album without being redundant. Usually, an artist gets to five singles because they released songs that really didn't need to be released. For instance, did Gaga really need to release Eh, Eh? Or did Rihanna really need to release Man Down and Cheers? Did Katy Perry really have to release The One That Got Away. Even though sometimes fifth singles perform well, they usually are not necessary when you think about it. Most of the time, you could cut that fifth single and it wouldn't make a different in how an era is viewed. Exactly. Had MTN never happened, I think the era would of been viewed in a different light by fans, especially since it was Gaga's first single not to reach the Top 10 and her record of 11 consecutive Top 10's probably would of been extended to 12 and 13 with the first 2 singles from ARTPOP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake 0 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Singles used to exist to promote albums. Single sales are now what album sales were because of digital music. I don't think the number of singles matter as long as they're still performing. Born This Way didn't clean up album sales in the US by any stretch of the imagination so that shouldn't have affected it's single sales audience. Teenage Dream sold at least as well in the states, and its fourth and fifth releases were monster successes. Gaga just lost a lot of public appeal and momentum during the Born This Way era. If she can gain some back during ARTPOP, there's no reason for her not to be able to put out 5, or 6 singles. Even if the album sales millions of copies the singles can still do well, a la 21. It all just depends on marketability of the music. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Americano 31,061 Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Singles used to exist to promote albums. Single sales are now what album sales were because of digital music. I don't think the number of singles matter as long as they're still performing. Born This Way didn't clean up album sales in the US by any stretch of the imagination so that shouldn't have affected it's single sales audience. Teenage Dream sold at least as well in the states, and its fourth and fifth releases were monster successes. Gaga just lost a lot of public appeal and momentum during the Born This Way era. If she can gain some back during ARTPOP, there's no reason for her not to be able to put out 5, or 6 singles. Even if the album sales millions of copies the singles can still do well, a la 21. It all just depends on marketability of the music. To get 5 or 6 singles, she'd need to be releasing super safe music like Rihanna and Katy. I dont see her ever doing that again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy8923 9 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 The Fame's 4th single had an award show performance, #1 on Radio and Pop and still didn't go Top 5. Mind you, that was in 2009 at the peak of Gaga's popularity. What makes y'all think a fifth single will do well? 3-4 singles >>>>>>>. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 The Fame's 4th single had an award show performance, #1 on Radio and Pop and still didn't go Top 5. Mind you, that was in 2009 at the peak of Gaga's popularity. What makes y'all think a fifth single will do well? 3-4 singles >>>>>>>. Despite its peak, it still went 3x Platinum, something the 3rd single, LoveGame, couldn't do despite it going to the Top 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klou 2,414 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'd prefer Gaga release only one official single before the album release (promo singles ok). It would extend the life of the album before people start getting stale with the era. Album sales combined with 3 single eras is better than an album era combined with only 2 single eras if both scenarios had 4 official singles total. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy8923 9 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 It depends. If Gaga is releasing the lead single in January and the album in March, the lead single will most likely still be charting and gaining airplay and all that by the time the album is released. So, I wouldn't want the second single to be overshadowed by the success of the lead single. I mean, Rihanna released YDA 6 weeks into WFL's chart performance and look how that ended up. So, if the lead single is still performing really well when March comes by, then I would wait another month to release single #2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake 0 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 To get 5 or 6 singles, she'd need to be releasing super safe music like Rihanna and Katy. I dont see her ever doing that again Oh, I agree. I don't want her to release basic pop songs, I'm just saying that its possible to be successful with multiple singles if she takes that route. And music doesn't have to be super safe and commercial for it to perform well. I know it's a cliché to use this example, but The Fame Monster proves that. Only Telephone was "normal" by pop standards. Her second highest selling and arguably most iconic song, sounded very fresh and innovative Anyway, Born This Way had the potential to be a runaway success in single sales. The management and videos were just a hot mess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Art 1,773 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Anyway, Born This Way had the potential to be a runaway success in single sales. The management and videos were just a hot mess. Agreed. I feel that if they had just gone with the songs that GaGa says she supposedly wanted as singles (Born This Way, The Edge Of Glory, Scheiße, and Marry The Night), the entire era would have been more of a 'success'. Even though a multi-platinum album, four Top 10 singles, and a sold out world tour is rather successful in and of itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy8923 9 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Die Young Music Video Tomorrow Y'all! :party: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake 0 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 The Fame's 4th single had an award show performance, #1 on Radio and Pop and still didn't go Top 5. Mind you, that was in 2009 at the peak of Gaga's popularity. What makes y'all think a fifth single will do well? 3-4 singles >>>>>>>. Didn't Paparazzi have a high peak on Digital Songs though? Something like 3, right? I think it's radio and sales peaks just aligned badly making it peak lower. Even outside of the top 5, its sales speak for themselves. Besides, even though it did peak separately in airplay and sales, today's chart rules would have bumped it up considerably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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