I don't even care, it's still her best song. R. Kelly makes it even better. Who knew that collab would work so well?

You just can't keep Gaga out of your mouth, can you? Seek help for your obsession.

Even Xtina can't save the song

But if Gaga's star power isn't diminishing, shouldn't she be able to get at least a Top 10 if Katy, her supposed lessor, can get to #1?

Music videos are not as important as y'all seem to think. Almost none of the current BB Top 10 have noteworthy music videos.

This thread is stupid because DWUW charted in may international top 10's and even a few top 5's

because Gaga never checked the song's iTunes position when it was in top 15

It lacked streaming points (US-wise) and music video exposure. (US & WW-wise)

yeah because all songs perform on charts similarly

Many factors but god knows she tried I mean the amout of promo and hype was

Star power doesn't have anything to do with this. If it did, ShakiraXRihanna would be #1, Princess of Pop Britney would be #1, Beyonce would be #1. It's all based on luck, public interest/taste, etc.

As I said before, the song is great, and she is still big, it's just the lyrics that come off as inappropriate and unlikable by much of the GP.

Beyond repair.

If it's so "horribly destroyed", why is Applause 2x platinum?

I thought it was heralded as being strong enough enough to be her biggest hit ever (by mostly Monsters, yes, but others as well). If it were, wouldn't it have been able to carry itself on its own merit?

Plenty have songs smashed without videos, including Dark Horse (currently), Set Fire To The Rain, and even ET (which dethroned Born This Way without a video)

I mean I didn't herald it as anything, so don't ask me. All I was saying that it would've done slightly better with a video. Other songs smashing without videos are great, but clearly that's not the type of situation we're talking about here. I love the song but I don't go into predicting how songs will do on the charts because you never know.

I'm sure you have a list somewhere saved on your computer of all the hype and promo, so share it with us please!

I just remember a ton of people saying it was the best song she ever recorded. Then many of those same people said the same about Venus the week after.

That's true, but it definitely would've benefitted a lot from a (good) video. Bad Romance and Telephone certainly did. And I don't mean just streaming points--the videos created crazes around the songs that fueled sales and airplay, just like Wrecking Ball.

I'm not sure what the problem is... Gaga's image? Then how did Applause, a weirder and weaker song, manage to stay in the top 10 for months? Maybe people didn't like DWUW quite as much as we thought they would. It's a shame since it's one of my favorites ever and really screamed "huge hit" to me


And it did have a nice amount of promo, but it was quite messy overall. Applause's was all timely and consistent (the Kia commercial was on for weeks, meanwhile I never actually saw the Beats commercial). After the Voice performance, it hit #11 on iTunes again---so close, yet they did nothing to take advantage of its temporary popularity.


Oh well. In the end, I'm still happy I got one of her best songs ever AND the amazing Xtina remix

I'm sure they did. And maybe one of those songs is the best she recorded. That's quite subjective, though. Is it the most successful? Clearly not.

Its peaks were probably boosted by the first week release (aka preorder effect). How much has it sold WW? Even with a music video, the song would not have done well. That excuse is weak.

It may have gone top 10 US though. Nobody knows. Sometimes videos do help songs quite a bit. Sometimes they don't.