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Originally posted by AuraOfPinkslam
Pink Friday was NOT done when She released Your Love and Massive Attack.
PFRR was NOT done when she released RIM and Stupid Hoe, and peformed Roman Holiday.
TRU was NOT done when Freedom and The Boys came out.
So she can have 3/4th of the album done and still release a single.
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1. Massive Attack did horribly and as a result the entire album concept was scrapped. Your Love wasn't released, it was leaked and took off on radio and they mastered it and just put it on iTunes.
Technically, the ACTUAL official lead single from PF is Right Thru Me.
2. RIM wasn't the lead single from PFRR. It was a buzz single. SH was a buzz single as well. The lead single to PFRR is Starships.
3. The Boys & Freedom
You see the common dominator here? If you release a lead single before the album is finished there's a GREAT chance that the BEST material isn't the one being released as the lead, as confirmed above.
That's why you wait until the album is over to pick the best possible singles.