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Post by rainie on Aug 29, 2017 1:25:23 GMT -5
I know we've had threads about this before, but I couldn't find any that weren't ancient and I thought it would be fun to talk about.
What were some single choices, specifically lead singles, that killed or severely hurt the careers of big stars?
The first one that I can think of is 5SOS and She's Kinda Hot -- it became their highest peaking single on the hot #100 just by virtue of its debut and they were looking like they would be the next big thing. However SKH was a terrible single choice that received quite a bit of backlash, pop radio paid them dust for the remainder of the era, and now no one remembers them.
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Post by Normi on Aug 29, 2017 9:53:30 GMT -5
Chained To The Rhythm lol
Also Give Me All Your Lovin
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 9:55:05 GMT -5
Mariah Carey - Obsessed
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Post by elementd5 on Aug 29, 2017 18:37:13 GMT -5
These examples seem more to infer that that the second/fellow up singles "killed" the careers more than anything else?
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Aug 29, 2017 19:05:49 GMT -5
These examples seem more to infer that that the second/fellow up singles "killed" the careers more than anything else? Not necessarily. Anticipated or hyped singles still do well almost by default, but they don't have long chart lives and subsequent singles fail to have any impact because suddenly people stop caring. |
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Post by elementd5 on Aug 29, 2017 21:07:58 GMT -5
These examples seem more to infer that that the second/fellow up singles "killed" the careers more than anything else? Not necessarily. Anticipated or hyped singles still do well almost by default, but they don't have long chart lives and subsequent singles fail to have any impact because suddenly people stop caring. True, I just meant the Katy, 5Seconds, and Mariah examples. After Chained and Obsessed, all the singles were so iffy. If they had released catchy material I think things probably would have turned out very differently, especially in Katy's case and Mariah definitely had better options that HATEU, by far one of the least commercial tracks on that album. The teen-pop/rock band thing of 5Seconds never really took off in the US and was only hot for like one summer. Madonna was already past her prime generally, so she doesn't even count LOL. |
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Post by No Goodbye Coco, Hello Coco on Aug 29, 2017 23:08:41 GMT -5
"Not Myself Tonight."
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Post by think pink. on Aug 29, 2017 23:16:05 GMT -5
"Green Light" - Lorde
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Post by Normi on Aug 29, 2017 23:59:59 GMT -5
Britney Spears - 'Work Bitch'
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Post by think pink. on Aug 30, 2017 0:11:25 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 0:12:22 GMT -5
Jennifer Lopez - I Luh Ya Papi
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Post by WILL on Aug 30, 2017 0:25:43 GMT -5
Fall Out Boy's 'Young and Menace' pretty much killed all of the buzz for MANIA.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 20:13:01 GMT -5
Fall Out Boy's 'Young and Menace' pretty much killed all of the buzz for MANIA. The fact that they went from 2 singles on the year end to not cracking the H100 at all due to how terrible the song was is pretty impressive. |
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Post by Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ on Aug 30, 2017 20:24:11 GMT -5
Don't Wanna Know - Maroon 5 (If this is really a lead single)
Chained To The Rhythm (This song is good, but not good for a lead single)
Perfect Illusion (Flop, Million Reasons is million times better)
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Post by Juanca on Aug 30, 2017 21:47:27 GMT -5
My love is for real (Paula Abdul)
Sleeping in my car (Roxette)
I like both songs so I don't understand why. I do remember reading that Roxette's rocker image seemed too fake and put the nail on the coffin
With Paula, I guess the whole middle eastern vibe was too much for a comeback...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 4:03:17 GMT -5
My love is for real (Paula Abdul) Sleeping in my car (Roxette) I like both songs so I don't understand why. I do remember reading that Roxette's rocker image seemed too fake and put the nail on the coffin With Paula, I guess the whole middle eastern vibe was too much for a comeback... I love Paula but there was no obvious lead single on the album Maybe It's all about feeling good But not sure As for Sleeping ... That song was huge in Europe, so don't think it actually killed their carear They wanted to split and there were some health issues I think |
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Post by MilesW1998 on Aug 31, 2017 4:08:36 GMT -5
#Beautiful was Mariah's last top 40 hit for her. Sure, Obsessed pretty much killed her career as well, but #Beautiful could also share some of the blame for effectively killing her career, since she has been unable to get another top 40 hit since then as well.
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Post by Juanca on Aug 31, 2017 21:11:03 GMT -5
My love is for real (Paula Abdul) Sleeping in my car (Roxette) I like both songs so I don't understand why. I do remember reading that Roxette's rocker image seemed too fake and put the nail on the coffin With Paula, I guess the whole middle eastern vibe was too much for a comeback... I love Paula but there was no obvious lead single on the album Maybe It's all about feeling good But not sure As for Sleeping ... That song was huge in Europe, so don't think it actually killed their carear They wanted to split and there were some health issues I think I think we are talking about songs that flopped so bad that killed the career of an act in the US. In the US SIMC was a huge disappointment after their successful eras and was their last hot 100 song, without even reaching top 40. I love them, and they entered my personal chart several times after Sleeping, and I downloaded songs from their efforts this decade too. Was ecstatic to see Marie recovering from her cancer and singing again. Wanted to see them live but they had to cancel their tour due to recurring cancer :'( |
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Post by Leigh on Aug 31, 2017 21:16:34 GMT -5
#Beautiful was Mariah's last top 40 hit for her. Sure, Obsessed pretty much killed her career as well, but #Beautiful could also share some of the blame for effectively killing her career, since she has been unable to get another top 40 hit since then as well. I wouldn't say that either of these singles were responsible for 'killing' her career though. They just happen to be her last two successful singles (in the US). I'd say other circumstances led to her losing commercial appeal over these singles themselves. |
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Post by rainie on Aug 31, 2017 21:36:34 GMT -5
#Beautiful was Mariah's last top 40 hit for her. Sure, Obsessed pretty much killed her career as well, but #Beautiful could also share some of the blame for effectively killing her career, since she has been unable to get another top 40 hit since then as well. That was 5 years after Obsessed though, and despite being a top 15 hit, it fell pretty quickly after peaking and isn't remember very well today. There's also a lot of backlash against Obsessed, whereas I haven't heard any against Beautiful. |
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 31, 2017 22:22:58 GMT -5
"Look What You Made Me Do" (hopefully)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 22:24:49 GMT -5
"Look What You Made Me Do" (hopefully) It's kinda done the polar opposite already though Breaking several records and such, and it's likely #1 debut on the Hot 100 |
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Post by MilesW1998 on Aug 31, 2017 22:28:46 GMT -5
"Look What You Made Me Do" (hopefully) It's kinda done the polar opposite already though Breaking several records and such, and it's likely #1 debut on the Hot 100 It already debuted this week, you mean likely to jump to #1 though. |
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 31, 2017 22:31:38 GMT -5
"Look What You Made Me Do" (hopefully) It's kinda done the polar opposite already though Breaking several records and such, and it's likely #1 debut on the Hot 100 You're unfortunately right. One can still hope though  |
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Post by rainie on Aug 31, 2017 23:18:01 GMT -5
LWYMMD is undoubtably gonna be huge, at least at first, but it wouldn't surprise me if it falls fairly quickly and helps feed the public backlash towards Taylor Swift in the same way that No did for Meghan Trainor.
Also I don't know how I forgot about this one, but Accidental Racist by Brad Paisley. I never hear that one mentioned anymore, but there was a ton of controversy about it at the time due to some verrrrrry loaded lyrics and questionable messages and I don't think Paisey has had any very big songs since, even on country radio.
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Post by DistrictTwelve on Aug 31, 2017 23:52:22 GMT -5
Chained To The Rhythm was not a 'Career Killing' lead single -.-
In my opinion, it was amazing lead single that was followed by horrific singles and a (I'm sorry Katy) kind of terrible album.
It was the last great thing she did. Besides Feels.
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Post by theflying on Sept 1, 2017 0:04:37 GMT -5
- Chained to the Rhythm is great.
- Not Myself Tonight, definitely, sadly
- Perfect Illusion, jesus.
- I'm so happy someone brought up that 5SOS song! They did have that song that did well for a hot minute and then totally vanished off the face of the planet! They were like about the blow up, too!
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Post by कामसूत्र on Sept 1, 2017 1:47:08 GMT -5
My love is for real (Paula Abdul) Sleeping in my car (Roxette) I like both songs so I don't understand why. I do remember reading that Roxette's rocker image seemed too fake and put the nail on the coffin With Paula, I guess the whole middle eastern vibe was too much for a comeback... I loved both as well. I fell in love with Paula's song the first time I heard it. I first heard it when the video for it aired on The Box. It was getting a lot of requests around that time. I loved the R&B vibe of it and then of course Ofra Haza's soaring intro and backing vocals. Paula looked hot. I think the song was too ahead of its time. Middle Eastern and Indian influences would start to become a regular thing in Pop, R&B, and Hip Hop music in the early 2000s. I was shocked to discover it didn't do well. I think "Crazy Cool" could have been a better lead single and then MLIFR could have been the followup because CC was somewhat in line with material she had released before. On the subject or Roxette, I thought they did the Pop/Rock music convincingly. I used to see SIMC on MTV Internacional a lot when it was a single. I thought it was catchy enough, but I guess it didn't connect. It's a crime that the followup "Crash! Boom! Bang!" didn't chart in the U.S. Based on how much I saw the video in those days, I never would have guessed it did so poorly. |
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Post by Joe1240 on Sept 1, 2017 2:46:33 GMT -5
Rixton-Me and My Broken Heart [Kinda copied Rob Thomas' song "Lonely No More] it was big for awhile and they vanished like 5 Seconds Of Summer the year before.
Christina Aguilera-Not Myself Tonight
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 7:04:45 GMT -5
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