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Originally posted by CriticalHit
How is that true though? Kelly's latest single by FAR outperformed Beyonce's. And I think with time and a couple smash hits on the way (What Doesn't Kill You and Dark Side), she can outsell both of their albums in the end.
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Run The World was a completely wrong lead single; like
Judas, it was off-putting to the general public, had extremely low airplay and probably won't reach Platinum.
Mr. Know It All, on the other hand, is a light, radio-friendly, general pubblic appealing song and received steady radio support. And. honestly, I don't think it has outsold RTW by such a large amount, it still hasn't crossed 1M with all the promo it had lined up. The album came out very close to the holiday period, so it has a huge advantage on
4 which came out in full summer and was handled in a messy way for obvious reasons. I hope Stronger will make it to the sales level of 4 (1M+) but, at the moment, I don't see it happening unless they really focus on WDKY.
I'm not shading Kelly (I honestly don't know anyone who hates her nor I can find a good reason to do it: she seems a nice and down-to-earth person, she's talented, she makes catchy and non-trash music), I'm just saying she isn't one of the ones whose lead singles experience istant success (to due big name, strong fanbase, hype...), but she often has to rely on consistent radio support and promo.