I mean, moreso with the first album but yeah. She's not really about "I ain't got no panties on" type of music to begin with and she knew as well as her listeners that they tried to change her for the US market. Which is ironic because the US market only took notice because of her classy KH singles anyway...
It's always like that, they did it with Shakira as well. So much that I remember some critics saying she became a cheese burger.
PRISM
#1 Austria
#1 Brunei Darussalam
#1 Germany
#1 Hong Kong
#1 Indonesia
#1 Ireland #1 Japan #1 Macau
#1 Malaysia
#1 Philippines
#1 Singapore
#1 Sri Lanka
#1 Thailand
Global
iTunes barely counts for anything in Japan. The biggest portion of their sales comes from physical copies still.
Well, Just A Fool went Gold without any airplay or a video. It did have 3 promo performances and Blake Shelton, but if it was given the same treatment as YB by RCA [radio deal + video], it would of at least gone Platinum.
And if things worked out, it could of actually become her best selling solo single.
But maybe it was just X her lazy self that didn't want to record a video.
How many songs do your faves have that are bigger than any beyonce song?
Mine has Unfaithful, Umbrella, Don't stop the music, Disturbia, Rude Boy, Only girl, S&M, We found love, Diamonds, Stay, Love the way you lie and Live your life. 12 then