I personally know a lot of people that liked ''Applause'' when it first came out, before knowing it's a Gaga song. They thought it was really catchy and fun, but stopped enjoying it that much once they heard that it's a Gaga song
So..
What do you think?
Could ''Applause'' have been a bigger hit if it wouldn't have been sang by Lady Gaga or if she would have released it before suffering this backlash by the general public?
It could have peaked inside the Top 3 though. Gaga wanted to release the song and video on the same day and that would've been really many streaming points
No, I think making it the lead single gave it the best possible shot it could have. Imagine if it was 2nd or 3rd single? It would have done far worse IMO.