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Post by Hook on Oct 30, 2010 18:11:46 GMT -5
Singles could go like this: 1. Mine 2. Back to December (all formats) 3. Mean (country)/Better Than Revenge (pop) 4. Speak Now (country)/The Story of Us (pop) I like how you think! That would be a great list of singles.
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Post by Rεvôlvεr†on Oct 30, 2010 18:39:38 GMT -5
I do not agree with anything on that list of singles except for 'Back To December' and maybe 'Better Than Revenge'.
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Post by Illusions on Oct 30, 2010 18:40:41 GMT -5
I do not agree with anything on that list of singles except for 'Back To December' and maybe 'Better Than Revenge'. You don't think Story of Us should be a single? ???
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Post by Kyla on Oct 30, 2010 18:44:51 GMT -5
If they're deciding between 'Mean' and BTD to be the next single, I would assume they're probably locks to be the next two singles. It's just a matter of which goes first.
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Oct 30, 2010 18:51:07 GMT -5
1. "Mine" (all formats) 2. "Back To December" (all formats) 3. "Mean" or "Speak Now" (country) and "The Story Of Us" (pop) 4. "Dear John" (country) and "Enchanted" (pop) 5. "Mean" or "Speak Now" (country) and "Better Than Revenge" (pop)
I think trimmed versions of "Dear John" and "Enchanted" could work on country and pop formats. I know "Enchanted" doesn't scream single, but I think with the right remix and edit, its chorus would take the song far (plus I'm dying to see a video).
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Post by Hook on Oct 30, 2010 19:01:25 GMT -5
"Mean" has to be a single. Really. I'd say the same about BTD.
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 30, 2010 19:14:51 GMT -5
I don't think that "Dear John" will be a single, even with a massive edit. I can't think of anything to take out of it, tbh. It'd lose something.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2010 19:24:18 GMT -5
I would love it if the era went like this: 1. Mine (All formats) 2. Back To December (All Formats) 3. Mean (Country), Better Than Revenge (Pop,Hot AC, AC) 4) Innocent (All formats) 5) Sparks Fly (Pop), Speak Now (Country)
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Post by tsr on Oct 30, 2010 19:34:50 GMT -5
I could see "Innocent" being a good choice for single #4, hopefully after "Sparks Fly" is released. But the fact that it's one of the last tracks on the album leads me to believe it won't be released.
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Post by fridayteenage on Oct 30, 2010 20:28:45 GMT -5
I think Innocent would be a horrible choice for a single. Dear John is actually one of the shortest songs in terms of lyrical content already, with each line necessary to the song, so I don't want to see it trimmed at all.
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Post by r.enato on Oct 30, 2010 20:31:03 GMT -5
Dear John is such a masterpiece. :o
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 30, 2010 20:37:19 GMT -5
Here's my post from the previous page....: OK...... I have my personal singles choices picked out......, but they suck. ......... :-\ The way I see it, Taylor will HAVE to release at least one single to pop only. She could try to stick with predominantly country success (i.e. not releasing a single exclusively to pop radio), but she'll probably have no more than 3 or 4 Top 5 country hits (including #1s). Here are my single choices. (1) Mine - all formats - didn't think it'd do much of anything and look what happened; I get proved wrong.. again (2) Back to December - all formats (maybe) - I see this having more success in the long run and maybe more audience approval. The rest are actually in no particular order: Sparks Fly - all formats - I honestly don't care if it get released or not; if so, it should be third after BtD. There will be some kind of success either way it goes on both country and pop. Dear John - country only - At first, it didn't sound like single material to me, including the celebrity reference, but if Tay wants her singles released to country radio as well, this should suffice, I guess. Grew on me. (hip-hip---hooray! ) The Story of Us - pop only - if Tay decides to open her mind and try a pop-only release, this would be perfect. Instant hit right here. :) Speak Now - all formats or country only - To be brutally honest here (please don't be mean to me), I think this should've been the lead single instead of Mine. Yes, Speak Now is polarizing and could end up being a flop/underperformer on country and/or pop, but I'd be happy with this getting released sometime (maybe end of summer). Please PM me if you want to talk with me further about this. I'm getting nervous as I type this,, btw.... :-\ To sum it up, if the right ones get chosen at the right times, she'll continue having success and maybe even better succes than from Fearless. I might be back to add more comments or song choices. P.S. I'll be receiving my Target exclusive edition sometime next week. Been depending on YouTube for the songs. Can't wait to actually own them.
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Oct 30, 2010 21:53:49 GMT -5
"Speak Now" debuts at #6 on the Irish Chart. "Fearless"'s peak is at #7
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Post by tsr on Oct 30, 2010 22:58:28 GMT -5
"Long Live" is a huge grower. It was one of my least favorites when I first listened to the album, but now I can't stop listening to it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2010 23:00:27 GMT -5
I could see "Innocent" being a good choice for single #4, hopefully after "Sparks Fly" is released. But the fact that it's one of the last tracks on the album leads me to believe it won't be released. I wouldn't count it out just yet. I believe Our Song was the last track on her debut and it ended up as a single ???
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Post by Kyla on Oct 31, 2010 1:11:45 GMT -5
I wouldn't count it out just yet. I believe Our Song was the last track on her debut and it ended up as a single ??? They put OS last because of the 'play it again' line at the end of the song.
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Post by Rurry on Oct 31, 2010 1:24:31 GMT -5
1. "Mine" (all formats) 2. "Back To December" (all formats) 3. "Mean" or "Speak Now" (country) and "The Story Of Us" (pop) 4. "Dear John" (country) and "Enchanted" (pop) 5. "Mean" or "Speak Now" (country) and "Better Than Revenge" (pop) I think trimmed versions of "Dear John" and "Enchanted" could work on country and pop formats. I know "Enchanted" doesn't scream single, but I think with the right remix and edit, its chorus would take the song far (plus I'm dying to see a video). I agree with all of this except I would probably switch out Enchanted for Haunted...I just can't imagine CHR doing much with Enchanted. But Haunted has an Avril/Breakaway-era Kelly vibe that I can imagine CHR jumping on.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Oct 31, 2010 1:38:49 GMT -5
I wouldn't count it out just yet. I believe Our Song was the last track on her debut and it ended up as a single ??? They put OS last because of the 'play it again' line at the end of the song. I remember hearing her say that Our Song was never expected to be a single, but it was getting a huge response at concerts.
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Oct 31, 2010 2:28:07 GMT -5
Performances on Ellen
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Post by Rεvôlvεr†on Oct 31, 2010 2:32:16 GMT -5
Perfect scenario IMO.. (Sparks Fly was #1 on iTunes- public reacted to it)
They are going to make plenty money off this album to release lots of material.
o1. Mine (All Formats) o2. Back To December (All Formats) o3. Sparks Fly (All Formats) o4. Long Live (COU)/Story Of Us(POP) o5. Enchanted (COU)/Haunted (POP) o6. Better Than Revenge (POP)
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Post by Kyla on Oct 31, 2010 2:40:21 GMT -5
How are the Ellen performances on yt? It hasn't aired yet.
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Oct 31, 2010 3:23:39 GMT -5
The "Mine" performance on Ellen is easily the best performance I've heard of the song.
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Post by justlurkingaround on Oct 31, 2010 4:06:39 GMT -5
My choice for singles goes like this:
1- Mine (obviously) 2- Back To December (original mix to country and the international mix to Pop. And they should also make the acoustic mix available, just in case some stations wanted to play it). 3- Sparks Fly (all formats): It's a fan favorite since the Fearless days and it would serve as a nice mood change from "Back To December" 4- Mean (country) and depending on the success of Sparks Fly, "Better Than Revenge" (Pop). If Sparks Fly was very successful, I think they shouldn't release a single to pop radio at this point. 5- Enchanted (all formats). I just love this song and think it would be a really good single, simply because it's one of those songs on the album that's getting an overwhelming positive response from everyone. As Will said, with the right mix, it could be huge.
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Post by nano on Oct 31, 2010 5:22:43 GMT -5
^^ Does that Ellen performance confirm that Back To December is the next single?
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Post by NorthernDownpour on Oct 31, 2010 8:28:22 GMT -5
I hope they release "Sparks Fly" and "Story of Us"... I think they can be as huge as "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me".
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Post by maria4hitz on Oct 31, 2010 9:59:14 GMT -5
GREAT performance!!! :o I loved it!!
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Post by applechic on Oct 31, 2010 10:22:19 GMT -5
Ellen scares Taylor again...haha.
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Post by Cerbius on Oct 31, 2010 10:34:36 GMT -5
^ I love Ellen.
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Post by Hook on Oct 31, 2010 10:49:07 GMT -5
I don't think "Sparks Fly" is that strong of a single. I mean, it's a good song, but there's just so much other material to choose from.
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Post by Mack on Oct 31, 2010 12:18:45 GMT -5
That 'Back To December' performance was flawless! :o 'Mine' was great, too. I have to say, for the most part, I've been really impressed with her live performances this era. She's definitely stepped it up.
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