Suspicions? Girl, naa. It WILL be the next single. Like, there is not any way around it anymore.
Also, I saw you say "Katy knows what she's doing" but Capitol are the ones responsible for her single choices.
Nahh. Katy calls the shot. Her manager said so in Part Of Me movie.
I have suspicions this will be the third single. I heard it on the radio today. I don't think "Unconditionally" is going to flop; I've heard it on the radio quite a bit recently, but it's nearly impossible for her to have the single flop entirely with the amount of #1 singles she has had. I think Katy knows what she is doing, though, and if she does, "Dark Horse" will be the next single choice. "Unconditionally" was a good single choice, but "Dark Horse" is more in her comfort zone and would be more likely to become her next #1. A lot of people will like it, and instantly recognize it as a Katy song. I think a lot of people will think it sounds like "E.T.", which is good because "E.T." was one of her biggest and most distinct hits to date. There is no way "Dark Horse" could flop. It needs to be a single.
anything except picking Dark Horse as third single would be unexplainable.