TimotheeChalamet 4,386 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) It's one of Gaga's best songs but most of her fans wanted a pop anthem about riding **** so... Still I will never understand why people hate it so much (especially on this site) when during the release and promo week everyone was headbanging to the chorus and losing their mind for how fun it was Edited August 29 by TimotheeChalamet 2 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agunimon 21,465 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) Perfect Illusion is my favorite lead single and I truly cannot comprehend anyone's problem with it. I think it's among her best songs and even though I have went through each of these replies and read them, it is like some of you guys are speaking another language to me. I said HOW or WHY so many times I felt like a 4 year old. You can put a 10 page thesis in front of me for why this song was not single material and I still wouldn't understand. She should have sent this song to rock radio, I guess. It would have smashed on those stations. I want to fight anyone who says its a bad song! Including you @Massive Monster! I bet you aren't that massive. How dare you say Dancing In Circles is better. Edited August 29 by Agunimon 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochestrMonstr 2,388 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) I love the song. It didnt seem like it was really intended for radio, and was questionable as the lead single compared to something like Diamond Heart, or even putting Million Reasons out first.  edited to add: It’s true Joanne as a whole didn’t cater to radio, but there were choices that would have been less abrasive to non-fans. Edited August 29 by RochestrMonstr 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlsofbrett 305 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I vividly remember driving home late at night and pulling up the song to listen. I was extremely disappointed in its production. I found it to be clunky and I didn’t care for the vocal delivery. My other friends agreed and thought it was too harsh on the ears. It’s just a meh song in my opinion. John Wayne would’ve been a better lead single. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
killme89 827 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I remember the locals saying the song was so aggressive and angry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NATAH 39,923 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 i love the amount of people considering PI to be "harsh" and "aggressive" mother, what must i do? 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanus 6,081 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 41 minutes ago, TimotheeChalamet said: It's one of Gaga's best songs but most of her fans wanted a pop anthem about riding **** so... Still I will never understand why people hate it so much (especially on this site) when during the release and promo week everyone was headbanging to the chorus and losing their mind for how fun it was PI is one of my fav Gaga songs, but i was here on the release week and thats far from what happened, everyone hated it imma cut a bitch 2 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NATAH 39,923 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 3 minutes ago, vanus said: PI is one of my fav Gaga songs, but i was here on the release week and thats far from what happened, everyone hated it i remember staying up for the premiere and being obsessed with it and then coming on here to see everybody hating it mother, what must i do? 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir 13,865 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Amazing song. Terrible single. Far too abstract to succeed in a mainstream capacity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,733 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) The Tame Impala/Kevin Parker demo would have been a better approach for the song, more psychedelic instrumental, softer vocals. Louder =/= better  it always gave me Lenny Kravitz Are You Gonna Go My Way vibes too, I think that would have been a great direction to propel the song into as well:  Edited August 29 by Chromatislaps 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 70,514 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 The people weren’t feeling it… I used to always equate chart peak to how many people heard a song, but usually they know of it and just don’t care for it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisGuyTony 27,753 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 It would’ve been top 10 if the MV was released same day. Unfortunately the song isn’t generic pop so it bombed on the charts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzkill 4,735 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 the perfect lead for an album that had so little potencial. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliviaRodrigoStan 3,062 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I mean, it did well for what the song is. Is not that catchy or memorable. It'a a good song, but it wouldn't have touched the charts at all if it was released by any other artist. It's an enjoyable song, with a forgettable music video, carried by her star power. Not to mention that the entire album alienated her core fanbase, and pandered to a new demographic. Joanne was a gamble, and it honestly did well all things considered. It was a #1 album, it had top 10 hit on Billboard, etc. It did fine. "Perfect Illusion" simply is not that remarkable as a song. It did as well as it could, and that's about it. HEART OF EVER-FROST Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEANUS 11,740 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Lack of music video on release day. Probably would’ve grazed the top 10 for a week British social ladies with upturned pinkies, glasses clinking // xoxoTEANUS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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