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Post by rnb on Feb 2, 2023 22:51:01 GMT -5
a random one that comes to mind is lil nas x’s montero, charted #1 in many different countries and was a smash. followed up by the flop sun goes down, which didn’t even hit the top 60 of the hot 100 and spent 2 weeks on the chart sun goes down was only a promo single though right ? like it wasn't given a proper radio push like montero before it or industry baby after it, it was just an extra track thrown out to drum up interest for the album oh well if it was a promo single then yeah this makes sense but i could’ve sworn it was a single
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Post by johnm1120 on Feb 6, 2023 0:55:56 GMT -5
Hopefully Nicky Youre doesn't fall into this category, but that is appearing to be the case.
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Post by Au$tin on Feb 7, 2023 15:03:37 GMT -5
Miley's Party in the USA was a massive smash hit that to this day is a staple pop song. Its follow up single, When I Look at You, released alongside the Nicholas Sparks movie she was also starring in, F L O P P E D. Fly on the Wall even did better. 😭
Thank god the pop gods stepped in and made it go viral on TikTok recently otherwise one of Miley's best ballads would go virtually unheard of despite being a major single.
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Post by irice22 on Feb 7, 2023 21:48:13 GMT -5
"My Happy Ending" was a hit after "Don't Tell Me" completely underperformed.
"U + Ur Hand" following "Who Knew." The success of U+UH got WK to be an actual hit!
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Post by JukeboxJacob on Feb 10, 2023 5:50:13 GMT -5
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Post by salt on Feb 16, 2023 0:57:57 GMT -5
After Katy Perry released Roar and it became a huge hit, I assumed that she was invincible, and that anything she released during the 2010s would be a massive hit no matter how good or bad it was.
Then she released Unconditionally, proving that, yes, it is still possible for her to have a flop single.
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Post by jimijoop on Mar 30, 2023 22:12:09 GMT -5
Miley Cyrus - Flowers => River
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Post by Az Paynter on Mar 31, 2023 1:47:37 GMT -5
^ It is waaaaay too soon to say that, 'River' hasn't even been out a month yet.
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Post by someguy on Apr 1, 2023 21:30:46 GMT -5
“Unholy” being followed by “I’m Not Here To Make Friends”.
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Post by jimijoop on Jul 7, 2023 8:29:01 GMT -5
Miguel: Sure Thing => Give it to me
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Post by HamedM1 💔 on Jul 22, 2023 12:38:05 GMT -5
Britney Spears: Hold me closer => Mind your business Girl the song has only been out for a single day...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2023 15:52:25 GMT -5
“Unholy” being followed by “I’m Not Here To Make Friends”. Crying shame.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jul 23, 2023 19:37:58 GMT -5
Understandably, radio balked at Madonna's "Bedtime Story" as the follow-up single to "Take a Bow." After the latter's No. 1 reign, "Bedtime Story" - which was very "out there" for mainstream radio- peaked at 33 on Radio & Records' CHR/Pop chart and No. 42 Hot 100.
Also, "Cherish" was a No. 1 at pop radio, and then the less-radiop-friendly follow-up single "Oh Father" peaked at 18 on R&R. Whether these would reconsidered "huge flops," I don't know- but charts-wise, they were letdowns, whether it was surprising or not.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jul 28, 2023 9:35:26 GMT -5
Britney Spears: Hold me closer => Mind your business Girl the song has only been out for a single day... One instance where that extreme tendency to jump the gun isn't necessarily wrong though lol.
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Post by jimijoop on Jul 28, 2023 11:55:09 GMT -5
Britney Spears: Hold Me Closer => Mind your business as i said before.
Doja Cat: I like you (A Happier Song) => Attention.
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Post by leonagwen on Jul 28, 2023 15:32:29 GMT -5
Britney Spears: Hold Me Closer => Mind your business as i said before. Doja Cat: I like you (A Happier Song) => Attention. Hold Me Closer wasn't a huge hit.
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Post by rnb on Aug 24, 2023 13:08:32 GMT -5
Miguel: Sure Thing => Give it to me sure thing is from 2011…
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Post by leonagwen on Aug 24, 2023 19:39:03 GMT -5
Luis Fonzi Despacito was huge , the follow up flopped.
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Post by Au$tin on Aug 28, 2023 9:39:19 GMT -5
Luis Fonzi Despacito was huge , the follow up flopped. Wasn't Échame la Culpa the follow up? Sure, it wasn't anywhere near the size of Despacito, but it was also far from being a flop. It has 878 million streams on Spotify, went #1 in damn near every single Spanish speaking country, and even crossed over to become a top 20 hit in many other markets. It "only" peaked at 47 in the US, but that's still pretty damn good for a Spanglish song. The follow up to that was definitely a flop, though. Unless there was something in between Despacito and Echame la Culpa, but I don't recall there being anything.
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Post by Myeahhh. on Aug 28, 2023 12:04:39 GMT -5
"Rain on Me" -> "Hold My Hand"
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Post by leonagwen on Aug 29, 2023 0:34:44 GMT -5
Luis Fonzi Despacito was huge , the follow up flopped. Wasn't Échame la Culpa the follow up? Sure, it wasn't anywhere near the size of Despacito, but it was also far from being a flop. It has 878 million streams on Spotify, went #1 in damn near every single Spanish speaking country, and even crossed over to become a top 20 hit in many other markets. It "only" peaked at 47 in the US, but that's still pretty damn good for a Spanglish song. The follow up to that was definitely a flop, though. Unless there was something in between Despacito and Echame la Culpa, but I don't recall there being anything. Sorry but a song peaking at #47 following a song that was #1 for 16 weeks is a flop.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Aug 29, 2023 7:28:05 GMT -5
Pretty much everything Gwen Stefani released post "The Sweet Escape."
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Post by Codex on Aug 29, 2023 9:45:47 GMT -5
After Katy Perry released Roar and it became a huge hit, I assumed that she was invincible, and that anything she released during the 2010s would be a massive hit no matter how good or bad it was. Then she released Unconditionally, proving that, yes, it is still possible for her to have a flop single. It's funny because Uncle actually has very good recurrent streams. It's at 530 million on Spotify, with 300k / day currently, which is huge for a song from 2013. It's ahead of Part Of Me, Wide Awake and even the 2 versions of ET combined.
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Post by Au$tin on Aug 29, 2023 13:18:11 GMT -5
911 got a video, sure, but that was it. It received no radio release, televised performance, etc. Bit of a stretch to call it a flop when it really doesn't even qualify as a single. (Unless it did get some sort of release in a random European country and flopped there that I don't know about.) Rain on Me's actual follow up was technically Hold My Hand, which... Do with that information what you will in regards to this thread lol. (Also is Rain on Me a "huge" hit? I know it has gone on to have pretty good streaming stats over time, but I don't really recall it being huge per say. Again, unless it was in some parts of Europe or something.) Wasn't Échame la Culpa the follow up? Sure, it wasn't anywhere near the size of Despacito, but it was also far from being a flop. It has 878 million streams on Spotify, went #1 in damn near every single Spanish speaking country, and even crossed over to become a top 20 hit in many other markets. It "only" peaked at 47 in the US, but that's still pretty damn good for a Spanglish song. The follow up to that was definitely a flop, though. Unless there was something in between Despacito and Echame la Culpa, but I don't recall there being anything. Sorry but a song peaking at #47 following a song that was #1 for 16 weeks is a flop. Did you even read my post or are things that go against your viewpoint not visible to you? Because I don't see how you could read my post and your only takeaway would be a peak position in one country that the artist doesn't even cater to. To put it in perspective for you, it would be like calling "Before He Cheats"'s follow up, "Wasted," a flop despite the fact that it was a #1 country hit that is regarded as one of Carrie's classics, but hey it didn't perform on the Hot 100 nearly like "Before He Cheats" did, so it must be a flop! Or how about Leona Lewis? "Run" was a massive hit in many parts of the world, including being #1 in her home country, but peaked at #81 in the US following the 1-2 punch of "Bleeding Love" and "Better in Time." Must be a flop then, huh?
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Post by kcdawg13 on Aug 29, 2023 13:24:21 GMT -5
Blinding Lights > In Your Eyes, however the flop was followed up by a huge single in Save Your Tears so all is well.
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Post by Myeahhh. on Aug 29, 2023 16:41:25 GMT -5
911 got a video, sure, but that was it. It received no radio release, televised performance, etc. Bit of a stretch to call it a flop when it really doesn't even qualify as a single. (Unless it did get some sort of release in a random European country and flopped there that I don't know about.) Rain on Me's actual follow up was technically Hold My Hand, which... Do with that information what you will in regards to this thread lol. (Also is Rain on Me a "huge" hit? I know it has gone on to have pretty good streaming stats over time, but I don't really recall it being huge per say. Again, unless it was in some parts of Europe or something.) Wow. I had no clue 911 was never released to radio. I will edit my above post to "Hold My Hand". In terms of Rain on Me's success, I guess the huge in huge hit is largely subjective. #1 on the Hot 100 and almost 200 million in streams is huge IMO.
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Post by leonagwen on Aug 29, 2023 16:46:21 GMT -5
911 got a video, sure, but that was it. It received no radio release, televised performance, etc. Bit of a stretch to call it a flop when it really doesn't even qualify as a single. (Unless it did get some sort of release in a random European country and flopped there that I don't know about.) Rain on Me's actual follow up was technically Hold My Hand, which... Do with that information what you will in regards to this thread lol. (Also is Rain on Me a "huge" hit? I know it has gone on to have pretty good streaming stats over time, but I don't really recall it being huge per say. Again, unless it was in some parts of Europe or something.) Sorry but a song peaking at #47 following a song that was #1 for 16 weeks is a flop. Did you even read my post or are things that go against your viewpoint not visible to you? Because I don't see how you could read my post and your only takeaway would be a peak position in one country that the artist doesn't even cater to. To put it in perspective for you, it would be like calling "Before He Cheats"'s follow up, "Wasted," a flop despite the fact that it was a #1 country hit that is regarded as one of Carrie's classics, but hey it didn't perform on the Hot 100 nearly like "Before He Cheats" did, so it must be a flop! Or how about Leona Lewis? "Run" was a massive hit in many parts of the world, including being #1 in her home country, but peaked at #81 in the US following the 1-2 punch of "Bleeding Love" and "Better in Time." Must be a flop then, huh? Leona Lewis - Run was never released as a radio single in the Usa so you cannot call it a flop. And yes Run is one of my top 3 favorite Leona Lewis songs. Anyway speaking of Luis Fonzi, he did have a follow up release after Despacito which did not do that well in the Usa. So I would consider Luis Fonzi's Despacito follow up a flop in the Usa but I would not consider Leona's Run a Usa flop because it was never released as a proper radio single in the Usa.
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Post by Groovy on Aug 31, 2023 8:04:30 GMT -5
Blinding Lights > In Your Eyes, however the flop was followed up by a huge single in Save Your Tears so all is well. In Your Eyes was nowhere near the level of Blinding Lights was in his popularity but it wasn't a flop. It peaked in the top 10 in several countries and even went to 1 in a few countries.
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Aug 31, 2023 8:15:05 GMT -5
Blinding Lights > In Your Eyes, however the flop was followed up by a huge single in Save Your Tears so all is well. In Your Eyes was nowhere near the level of Blinding Lights was in his popularity but it wasn't a flop. It peaked in the top 10 in several countries and even went to 1 in a few countries. Yeah, this thread is about huge flops and IYE is far from that. I think it was a decent hit in the US, and pretty big WW, it's even his 11th most streamed song on Spotify with 850M.
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Post by rainie on Sept 2, 2023 18:42:12 GMT -5
After Katy Perry released Roar and it became a huge hit, I assumed that she was invincible, and that anything she released during the 2010s would be a massive hit no matter how good or bad it was. Then she released Unconditionally, proving that, yes, it is still possible for her to have a flop single. It's funny because Uncle actually has very good recurrent streams. It's at 530 million on Spotify, with 300k / day currently, which is huge for a song from 2013. It's ahead of Part Of Me, Wide Awake and even the 2 versions of ET combined. i do think it's worth noting that i remember hearing it as the theme song for some dating show (too hot to handle perhaps ?), although even with that in mind it being above two #1s and a #2 is still extremely impressive. funny how teenage dream had like four times the top 3s that prism did and yet it feels like there's about the same number of songs from each era that are well remembered In Your Eyes was nowhere near the level of Blinding Lights was in his popularity but it wasn't a flop. It peaked in the top 10 in several countries and even went to 1 in a few countries. Yeah, this thread is about huge flops and IYE is far from that. I think it was a decent hit in the US, and pretty big WW, it's even his 11th most streamed song on Spotify with 850M. i'm not saying it was the biggest flop of all time, but floppage is relative and i actually think i agree with op here. after hours has to be considered one of the most successful albums of the streaming era, including having two of the biggest hits of all time, so it only reaching #16 when every other single, before and after, reached #1 is already an underperformance in my eyes. but didn't it only reach that off the album bomb + max out at somewhere in the 40s or 50s during its actual chart run ? i know it peaked at only 20 on chr and 16 on rhymthic which again, compared to the other peaks that era. i'd call that a flop personally. i do agree it's had decent longevity tho
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