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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 18:31:06 GMT -5
I say end it after True Love (in the US), anything left that feels like a single just doesnt jive with the preceding singles, or simply annoying or not classy enough (minus TTAL or The Great Escape). Im sure shell release HCYNH if she releases anything upbeat. I wouldnt be shocked completely if she released SLY, but I dont think she will considering the singles choices thus far. I like AWAWA though (mentioned above)... but I feel like its a lil hard for pop radio. I feel like its the AMA or IYF of the album. Id honestly rather The Truth About Love or Walk of Shame, but I feel the latter sounds dated.
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Post by pnobelysk on Jun 6, 2013 20:56:33 GMT -5
I think SLY will be like its all your fault and be the hit that got away
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Post by Jay on Jun 6, 2013 21:08:16 GMT -5
"Slut Like You" definitely could smash, even though I agree it's a big change of pace from most of her singles this era. It's the best bet for a safe hit though from what's left on the album. I would love "Walk of Shame" to get a release too. How the hell is it only a bonus track?
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Post by irice22 on Jun 6, 2013 23:50:14 GMT -5
None of the songs you mentioned are bonus tracks.
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Post by jimkris on Jun 7, 2013 11:04:44 GMT -5
OMG, you are so right about "It's All Your Fault" being a hit that got away. Love that song.
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Post by irice22 on Jun 7, 2013 15:05:06 GMT -5
I can't believe they chose "Funhouse." Least radio-friendly song ever.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 15:17:19 GMT -5
^I know. A few people on here thought it would be huge, but I had the biggest feeling it would flop. I LOVE P!nk and I shudder and run to turn that catastrophe off whenever I hear it...I only like the bridge or the live versions. They/she only had a couple uptempo/fun songs to choose from, so they didnt have much choice...maybe it was to bring attention to the tour. At least with this album, they have a few different choices...its all a matter of context, and where they want to go with them.
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Post by Au$tin on Jun 7, 2013 15:27:44 GMT -5
"Funhouse" is amazing, and it was a huge fan favorite. I still don't understand why it never took off. I mean, I saw tons of people singing to it and dancing when it came on. I actually think it might have been a much bigger hit here than it was everywhere else. It actually got REALLY good recurrent play here for the longest time. I still remember hearing it on the radio nearly a year after it was purged! However, I do agree that "It's All Your Fault" is one of the biggest missed opportunities for a single ever. Right up there with "Migrate" for Mariah Carey, "Runaway" for Avril Lavigne, and "You're Not Sorry" for Taylor Swift.
As far as this album goes, I think they need to keep milking it for as long as they can grab hits out of it. P!nk is at her height in popularity here in the US. She's selling out shows within minutes, her album is already over 1 million, 3/3 singles have: peaked inside the top ten on the Hot 100, peaked inside the top ten on pop radio, peaked inside the top ten in airplay, sold over 1 million copies digitally ("Try" is close to 2 million, which would mean all 3 would have done that as well), and of course you KNOW all three have rocked the AC and Hot AC charts. I am very saddened for this to be a single over much more worthy choices, but I digress. There's still "All We All We Are," "Slut Like You," "The Truth About Love," "Walk of Shame," "Run," "Timebomb," etc. (I know "Run" is a HUGE strech, but I'm still hoping for a surprise Grammy performance of that perfect song.)
The one good thing I see from this being a single is that it's following the trend. Something about this song gives me 90s vibes. Not quite as "retro" as "Blurred Lines, "Get Lucky," "Trasure," etc., but still has a "classic" sound to it that I think will help it fit in with the playlists better than if this were released, say, five months ago.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 15:43:02 GMT -5
The fan favorites arent always good songs/single choices though. I have to put 18 Wheeler in there (instead of Family Portrait)...I get why she released it, but I believe 18 Wheeler would have kept her hit strike going. Also missed opts are Long Way To Happy, Mean, Heartbreaker, and Catch Me While Im Sleeping...IMO. I highly doubt shed release any bonus tracks. Id be game for Timebomb, but I think it needs to be mastered a bit more.
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Post by irice22 on Jun 7, 2013 17:03:45 GMT -5
"18 Wheeler" would have been a great single.
That being said, "Family Portrait" did surprisingly well.
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Post by Dubble Dip on Jun 7, 2013 17:24:54 GMT -5
I think Lily Allen is good, but this song is not. I want her to record a good song.
I am surprised people like Pink here! I did not know anyone does!
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Post by Caviar on Jun 7, 2013 17:34:08 GMT -5
I think Lily Allen is good, but this song is not. I want her to record a good song. I am surprised people like Pink here! I did not know anyone does! I love P!nk as an artist and a live performer but I haven't loved anything she put out since I'm Not Dead.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 18:16:22 GMT -5
^^&^LMAO!!! Sorry. :)
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Post by dbhmr on Jun 7, 2013 21:57:51 GMT -5
Ugh, I'd be so disappointed if she released Slut Like You. I hate that song more than I thought I could hate a Pink song.
This one is cute and fun though, but she's running out of standard tracks I actually like on this album, aside from the two ballads.
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Post by circadian on Jun 7, 2013 23:03:55 GMT -5
To be honest, I think there's no way to avoid 'How Come You're Not Here' as the fifth single. After four smashes (I'm counting on True Love to be a pretty big hit, at least Try-level) I'm sure they'll let her pick any song from the album, and that one's her favorite, so...
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Post by bigbluenote on Jun 7, 2013 23:19:01 GMT -5
As much as I love "How Come You're Not Here" and its lyrics, I can't see it being a bigger hit than "Funhouse".
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 2:12:13 GMT -5
Wait, Funhouse is hated here? :( It's one of my favourites from her. I thought it was a great single, but Boring would have also been great. <3
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 14:43:12 GMT -5
"Funhouse" was terrible as a single; I had wanted "It's All Your Fault" and "Bad Influence".
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Post by circadian on Jun 8, 2013 15:18:47 GMT -5
Wait, Funhouse is hated here? :( It's one of my favourites from her. I thought it was a great single, but Boring would have also been great. <3 Funhouse is a great, great song... But as a single? It just wasn't the right choice, specially having It's All Your Fault unreleased.
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Post by leonagwen on Jun 8, 2013 20:47:29 GMT -5
True love sounds similar to a song that was a big 1980s hit, what song was it?
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Post by secretchef on Jun 9, 2013 6:45:06 GMT -5
I love Funhouse. True Love reminds me of 'Popular, I want to be popular.. la la la la la' from Wicked. ;)
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Jun 9, 2013 8:15:25 GMT -5
Or Mika's latest hit Popular!
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Post by danny565 on Jun 9, 2013 8:29:45 GMT -5
Does anyone else think it's possible they'll do an album re-release this Xmas? She seems like someone who personally would be against re-releases, but I could just imagine her record label wanting to do one with a new "Just Give Me a Reason" carbon-copy tacked on.
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Post by bat1990 on Jun 9, 2013 11:39:52 GMT -5
I'll throw my few cents in about possible future single choices from this album: How Come You're Not Here b/c it's one of P!nk's favorite The Great Escape for a Glitter In the Air type of release Here Comes The Weekend I would LOVE if Walk Of Shame were released, but I don't see it happening. Does anyone else think it's possible they'll do an album re-release this Xmas? She seems like someone who personally would be against re-releases, but I could just imagine her record label wanting to do one with a new "Just Give Me a Reason" carbon-copy tacked on. I think P!nk would tell her label to go f*** themselves if they tried to make her do a re-release with a JGMAR carbon copy.
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Post by Jay on Jun 9, 2013 12:28:30 GMT -5
None of the songs you mentioned are bonus tracks. Wow, you're right. I was completely under the impression WOS was one all this time haha. Hopefully that increases its chances of a release (though I doubt it will happen).
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Post by popbox on Jun 10, 2013 2:22:34 GMT -5
True love sounds similar to a song that was a big 1980s hit, what song was it? The fact that IAYF was never a single but Funhouse was still drives me insane to this day. IAYF should have been second. It was the biggest hit on the album after SW, imo. That bridge... <3 <3 <3
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Jun 10, 2013 2:33:09 GMT -5
I am also still annoyed Funhouse was a single over not only IAYF but also about three other songs on that cd that would have made better singles. I love the song, but it sucks as a single and it sucks that some of her best, radio smash songs weren't released in order to release it.
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Post by popbox on Jun 10, 2013 2:45:38 GMT -5
BI was the way to go if they wanted a fun uptempo. Although I don't think that would have been big either. Funhouse was all about the mid-temps and ballads. So What is honestly a bit out of place on the album.
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Post by Spidey on Jun 10, 2013 3:35:14 GMT -5
Can this start gaining on radio already? I'm realllyyyyyy tired of hearing "Just Give Me a Reason". So. over. that. song.
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on Jun 11, 2013 15:00:37 GMT -5
JAM! I love this song.
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