HIAM was top 10 (number 1, actually) before it was ever performed on TV and before the video was released, I Wanna Go was never performed on TV and TTWE was top 10 before the remix was available. How many promo performances did she do in total? a handful?

But let me remember this excuse every time you try and justify all of Beyonce's singles flopping this era when she performed at the Grammy's, the Brits, all her singles at the VMA's, a music video was released for each and so was a remix for Flawless