"Set Fire to the Rain" is just as "depressing" as "Someone Like You." The only thing that makes "Someone Like You" seem "more depressing" is that it's piano driven. And it's a dumb assertion to make that the British love depressing songs when their charts are almost identical to ours. And Americans had no issues with making the wretched "Jar of Hearts" a decent sized hit.
"Set Fire to the Rain" is just as "depressing" as "Someone Like You." The only thing that makes "Someone Like You" seem "more depressing" is that it's piano driven. And it's a dumb assertion to make that the British love depressing songs when their charts are almost identical to ours. And Americans had no issues with making the wretched "Jar of Hearts" a decent sized hit.
Identical?
Billboard doesn't have a chav song in the Top 10 each week though
Billboard doesn't have a chav song in the Top 10 each week though
Almost identical is what I said. The UK charts are not full of depressing love songs, so you failed. They still have dance-pop hits all over those charts. It did well because people liked the song.
Just one more position (Gaga 
And Americans had no issues with making the wretched "Jar of Hearts" a decent sized hit.
I think it would work better as a 3rd single in the US though.
