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Originally posted by SpinThatShhh
That would have been a terrible idea, I Bet was the safest song to be released as the first single. Ciara's core audience is the urban market, she has to cater to them first otherwise it will backfire again, just like Fantasy Ride. They maybe should have released a second single before the album that was Urban Pop like THIF or DLWML but, I don't think releasing this that early is important. It's all about the long haul, and I wouldn't be surprised if Ci ends up matching the Ciara era sales with this album.
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Correction, her core audience
used to be urban. Ci has been leaning towards pop for quite some time now and they should have marketed her that way. If her album consists of primarily pop songs, but you release an urban single as the lead - you are creating the wrong brand for your product.
See her first week sales as proof. "Kiss & Tell" is easily the most radio friendly single on her album (produced by Dr. Luke) with an even greater cross-over potential than "Dance Like We're Making Love". Whether she released "DLWML" as the first single and then "K&T" as the follow up before the album or vice-versa, either way her single choice was wrong for this album.
She might not be able to shift a lot of albums this era but she can definitely get a hit with K&T if she releases it this summer or fall (hoping for the summer).