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Post by Monroe on Mar 25, 2009 10:22:49 GMT -5
I don't agree. Like you said the ballads aren't the strongest tracks off the album. I would much rather them go with the three sure-fire uptempo hits to pave the way for one of her ballads as radio hasn't always been receptive to her ballads a lot of the time. If U Seek Amy, Womanizer and Circus are all CHR number one hits and I think radio realizes this. Out From Under is at the least a top three/five CHR hit in my opinion and I think it should be next.
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Mar 25, 2009 10:28:30 GMT -5
Saw Britney in DC last night. She did an amazing job. She lipsynched EVERY SINGLE SONG though, but like everyone says, you don't go see Britney to hear her sing. She even lipsynched EVERYTIME. The show is phenomenal and I had pretty good seats. Also Nicole and the Dolls did their thing. Great job! 100% live vocals from them. I was there and Circus and Do Somethin' were live IMO ("Merry Christmas! lmao!). She was also coming in here and there. Everytime was lipped though. The Dolls were not 100% live though. Nicole was live 80% of the time (she didn't dance as much), the rest not at all. The performance of radar last night made me not care if it is the 4th single or not. something I never thought I would say. I have been adamantly against this, BUT that performance was amazing. It made me fall in love with the song all over again, even more than before. Hopefully Amy gets back into the +100s tomorrow!
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Mar 25, 2009 10:30:36 GMT -5
I don't agree. Like you said the ballads aren't the strongest tracks off the album. I would much rather them go with the three sure-fire uptempo hits to pave the way for one of her ballads as radio hasn't always been receptive to her ballads a lot of the time. If U Seek Amy, Womanizer and Circus are all CHR number one hits and I think radio realizes this. Out From Under is at the least a top three/five CHR hit in my opinion and I think it should be next. Well I'm sure everyone would, but by the time If U Seek Amy will probably be on its way out, so is her tour in the US. Out From Under, although I like it, is very unlikely to repeat the success of the first three singles, and as far as I'm concerned will seem a bit tacked on the end after three pretty massive singles, assuming IUSA carries on the way it's going. Obviously it's a possibility, but it's not one I would be considering.
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Monroe
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Post by Monroe on Mar 25, 2009 10:30:49 GMT -5
Radar is soo 2008.
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Post by 0202 on Mar 25, 2009 10:32:33 GMT -5
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Post by TR on Mar 25, 2009 10:37:13 GMT -5
I've always found the fact that people have been pushing for Unusual You to be a single since the album was released pretty, well, unusual... I just don't get it. The 'ballads' on that album are in no way strong enough to stand their ground as singles. There's enough variation with her uptempo singles to save her from becoming stale on radio and it's clearly what's working for her right now. Well, that's because Unusual You is a very beautiful ballad without quotation marks
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Post by george1166 on Mar 25, 2009 11:27:05 GMT -5
Back to topic... BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS - TOP 50 33 19 SPEARS*BRITNEY IF U SEEK AMY 64079 40 45925 365107 Here's how Hot 100 Airplay ended up before recurrents were removed:No. 51 - Britney Spears (+6.9 million) If You Seek Amy So, around #25 on the Hot 100 this week Next week top 20 for sure ;)
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Mar 25, 2009 11:29:36 GMT -5
^^ Great update - downloads in particular looking impressive - Ta!
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Post by nsfb17 on Mar 25, 2009 11:57:57 GMT -5
I've always found the fact that people have been pushing for Unusual You to be a single since the album was released pretty, well, unusual... I just don't get it. The 'ballads' on that album are in no way strong enough to stand their ground as singles. There's enough variation with her uptempo singles to save her from becoming stale on radio and it's clearly what's working for her right now. I agree about 'Out From Under', but 'Unusual You' is one of the strongest tracks on the album.
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Post by masterpiece on Mar 25, 2009 12:20:53 GMT -5
You guys need to quit being so stupid, its quite obvious that she doesn't care about ballads anymore when she doesn't even bother to put them on albums anymore or even perform them live. She just needs to stop even attempting them because she cant sing anymore and she should stick to the fast songs.
Radar is the perfect choice and then she can release Kill The Lights last if she wants a hit album
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Post by Donnie5 on Mar 25, 2009 12:28:22 GMT -5
You guys need to quit being so stupid, its quite obvious that she doesn't care about ballads anymore when she doesn't even bother to put them on albums anymore or even perform them live. She just needs to stop even attempting them because she cant sing anymore and she should stick to the fast songs. Radar is the perfect choice and then she can release Kill The Lights last if she wants a hit album She has a hit album. Sit down sweetie. No one called your name.
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Post by ©!nful on Mar 25, 2009 12:46:03 GMT -5
Ugh, why is there no ignore function? :(
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Post by ©!nful on Mar 25, 2009 12:47:28 GMT -5
By the way they put up another poll for Britney's next single on www.britney.com/us/home Unusual You is winning so far.
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Post by sam998899 on Mar 25, 2009 12:54:42 GMT -5
VOTE UNUSUAL U!
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Post by Spidey on Mar 25, 2009 12:55:19 GMT -5
By the way they put up another poll for Britney's next single on www.britney.com/us/home Unusual You is winning so far. What do YOU think the next Circus single should be? 9% Out From Under 17% Kill The Lights 7% Shattered Glass 40% Unusual You 0% Blur 2% Mmm Papi 10% Mannequin 0% Lace and Leather 1% My Baby 9% Radar Total votes: 354 Unusual You! :)
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Mar 25, 2009 12:57:38 GMT -5
By the way they put up another poll for Britney's next single on www.britney.com/us/home Unusual You is winning so far. I reckon it's gonna be a toss up between that and Kill The Lights. I think it would have been anyway to be honest, regardless of the poll. Same goes for IUSA - was always gonna be a single. I'm just finding it really difficult to see single potential beyond Womanizer, Circus and IUSA.
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Post by masterpiece on Mar 25, 2009 13:04:10 GMT -5
So they are going to let the fans pick again, I really dont think they know whats best but whatever!
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Mar 25, 2009 13:08:56 GMT -5
So they are going to let the fans pick again, I really dont think they know whats best but whatever! Potentially a problem, but I really don't think it's had any major impact on single choices and even if it did we most likely wouldn't see the effects. Past Womanizer and Circus, IUSA, OFU, UY and KTL, as far as I've seen, have always been the potential singles.
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Post by ©!nful on Mar 25, 2009 13:16:03 GMT -5
Unusual You is different for Britney and probably the only song on the album that appeals to people outside her normal demographic. And after 2 (maybe 3) consecutive #1's on pop radio, a flop at this point isn't going to do any serious damage.
I think it will surprise people and be a decent hit if released though. It's so dreamy that I can see it catching on in the summer.
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Post by supershiro on Mar 25, 2009 13:34:03 GMT -5
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Post by musicjunky318 on Mar 25, 2009 13:47:40 GMT -5
Saw Britney in DC last night. She did an amazing job. She lipsynched EVERY SINGLE SONG though, but like everyone says, you don't go see Britney to hear her sing. She even lipsynched EVERYTIME. The show is phenomenal and I had pretty good seats. Also Nicole and the Dolls did their thing. Great job! 100% live vocals from them. I'm glad you had fun If U Seek Britney. I just know Britney's show blew away Be-Yo Yo's weave and Kanye's baby-bib. LOL.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2009 15:20:37 GMT -5
By the way they put up another poll for Britney's next single on www.britney.com/us/home Unusual You is winning so far. What do YOU think the next Circus single should be? 9% Out From Under 17% Kill The Lights 7% Shattered Glass 40% Unusual You 0% Blur 2% Mmm Papi 10% Mannequin 0% Lace and Leather 1% My Baby 9% Radar Total votes: 354 Unusual You! :) Unusual You would flop. I hope they don't choose it.
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Post by Taylor. on Mar 25, 2009 15:26:59 GMT -5
33 19 SPEARS*BRITNEY IF U SEEK AMY 64079 40 45925 365107 And Radar would be a terrible single choice. But I know at least one person who would be happy.
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Post by pipi on Mar 25, 2009 15:33:38 GMT -5
Unusual You is different for Britney and probably the only song on the album that appeals to people outside her normal demographic. And after 2 (maybe 3) consecutive #1's on pop radio, a flop at this point isn't going to do any serious damage. I think it will surprise people and be a decent hit if released though. It's so dreamy that I can see it catching on in the summer. So I'm not in the demographic anymore? ??? Anyway, agree it will do her good in the longrun, the song is the best on the album.
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Post by pipi on Mar 25, 2009 15:37:51 GMT -5
If Radar is the next single I have a feeling they won't release any ballads from her this era at all. Radar may end up being the last single. It's obvious they don't have confidence in any of the other songs off the album. Kill the Lights sounds like it should have been on Blackout Radar was on Blackout KTL is fresher, so if it were a tossup between these it should be KTL, otherwise remix Toy Soldier and put it on the album as the re-release. its better than the other two songs anyway.
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Post by jink on Mar 25, 2009 15:50:30 GMT -5
Kill the Lights is kind of forgettable. The only slower song I like from the album is Shattered Glass, but that's not really a radio song.
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Post by galvanize on Mar 25, 2009 15:56:07 GMT -5
Video has now also been added to VH1 and FUSE this week. It'll be premiered on VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown this week. It is now all over American TV too.
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Post by Alex on Mar 25, 2009 16:34:48 GMT -5
Again, after seeing RADAR live at the concert, the song is PHENOMENAL. It really could be her next TOXIC (or I guess, Womanizer, Circus, or Amy)
I think the song deserves to be a single. It's on CIRCUS for a reason. I'm all for being experimental with 5th singles and beyond, but single #4 needs to be another #1 hit: that's RADAR all the way.
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Post by nsfb17 on Mar 25, 2009 17:31:39 GMT -5
'Radar' is NOWHERE near as good as 'Toxic' (or 'Womanizer', 'Circus' and 'IUSA', for that matter). It's an extremely weak song, and releasing it as a single would be a huge mistake. 'Unusual You' or 'Out From Under' FTW.
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Post by Taylor. on Mar 25, 2009 18:05:25 GMT -5
#26 on the Hot 100
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