Yes, she has. Twice.




And I suppose Britney has too:



What about yours? You know who I'm pointing to.

Yeah. Maybe not risky for ha standards but for the mainstream radio.

Britney releasing a risky lead single

Gaga has.

I don't think anyones faves on here aside of Madonna have

Russian Roulette

Yes...the general public was not expecting that sound and were not ready for it. Massive Attack was not an appropriate choice for a lead...nobody was ready/here for it.

it's risky releasing a ballad in summer as a lead single?

You forgot Gimme More.

Kanye and Coldplay, yes.

Power is VERY risky.
Viva La Vida is actually risky because it was very different from what people know Coldplay of. And it became their biggest hit WW.

Don't Tell Me, considering that My Happy Ending was the true smash.

Video Games

The OP didn't lie.

anywhere.

Lana wasn't risking anything, sis.

I think you mean "Violet Hill" but that was risky sounding. "Viva La Vida" sounded like a hit the minute it was on the iTunes commercial.

For Your Entertainment, it backfired though.

Born This Way was a risky lead single whether people like to admit it or not.
Russian Roulette probably was, too.

Britney releases risky lead singles tho. and what's the risk in Gaga's lead single?

Just Dance is generic while Born This Way used uplifting messages like Raise Your Glass, We R Who We R, Firework etc. Nothing risky about those.

Flop stan.

My other faves:

Evanescence: What You Want.
Rihanna: Russian Roulette.

You're right.

A song about being yourself that SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS every single minority group on earth is not in the least bit risky on mainstream radio.

Oh well, at least it went #1.

EDIT: Neither is Judas or You & I. Those are such basic songs, we hear them on radio like every single day coming from every single pop star!

Oh yes. I forgot it was the lead single.