Starships is her biggest song, with 9 million singles sold. It also carried the entire PF:RR era (before The Re-Up messed it up) from album sales or two sold out tours in Europe and Australia/NZ.

It just took off on radio though. ATRL: the place where they are quick to brand something a flop.

Nobody's actually talking about it
Sounds like an album tracklist and it's a pop ballad from a rap artist...
I think that pretty much says it all

Co-sign.

I literally said the same thing yesterday.

A very boring song IMO. It didn't suit Nicki either.

9 million?
Isn't it in the late 7 million range?

I thought it had potential to smash (it was selling well despite the lack of airplay for the last few weeks) but now seeing that radio isn't supporting it I don't think it will make much of an impact. And that video isn't doing much of anything.
It hasn't really tanked, though. It will probably go gold and depending on airplay support and promotion, platinum.
It is an extremely boring song, though. It's not bad, but not good either. And people always say in the industry it's worse to be in the middle than on either opposite end!

People saying "it has just released, just give it time", a CRTFY sized mess.

The majority of the public didn't respond well to it.
I hate when people say "It's a commercial/radio friendly song, but it flopped...".
Gurl, it's the public who decides if a song is commercial or not, and it's the radio that decides if a song is radio friendly or not, not you.
If Pills N Potions was commercial and radio friendly, it would be commercial and radio friendly, if you know what I mean.
Also, catchy =/= good. A song can flop, which means it's not catchy enough, and still be a good song. Same way there are tons of songs that smash for being extra catchy, and aren't good songs at all.

Because Iggy is the future of rap. She makes white girls feel gangster. Dark skinned female rappers make them feel uncomfortable.

Because its a bad and boring song.

I disagree. People aren't "tired of her," per se. They just think Pills is a throwaway track. I don't think she's ever NOT done features or been completely absent from radio before a lead single release.

No pop enough.

EXACTLY!

Tbh tho, no Barb expected this song to smash. Its a rap ballad released in the middle of summer. Considering that tho, its doing moderately decent.


I'm sure the second single will do much better. People are still here for Nicki, they just seem to want her to go the predictable route.

The song is just weak. Lol.

She didn't even promote it...
I think it did well enough for no promotion

personally i love the song, but like freedom, it's not strong enough to act as a lead single for the GP. but its perfect for nicki this era because she is looking for acclaim. music, not the bling