I say they should release those to iTunes, maybe they can also send out a "Pop Mix" or a country remix (like they did for Mr. Know It All) to help as well.
Then maybe they can schedule Kelly for a few radio talk show appearances. Elvis Duran? And she can do a performance of "Dark Side". This'll help spark an interest for the song on radio.
The public is 100% here for the song, everyone I know LOVES it, and it's iTunes position proves that there is a support for the song. I feel that the fall will be it's ultimate factor.
The song is already at 500k (almost, lets say it is for arguments sake), a lot of people have already bought the song, I just hope if RCA do promo (which I doubt) people would still be here for it.
They waited too long, they should have promoted when we were in the 20's and getting good radio updates.
The song will continue to chug along till it decides to plummet. I feel like it'll reach Top 15 eventually. Who knows, maybe it'll sneak into the Top 10 in a couple months? But we all know RCA won't move to a new single anytime fast, if at all.
The release strategy for this was a HUGE blunder. But what's done is done, and starting to promote this four months after its release will accomplish nothing.
They should send IFY to radio late September and hope to partially recoup what could have been an enormous era for Kelly.
The release strategy for this was a HUGE blunder. But what's done is done, and starting to promote this four months after its release will accomplish nothing.
They should send IFY to radio late September and hope to partially recoup what could have been an enormous era for Kelly.
'"Stronger' [the single] was so successful and we're kind of having a hard time getting it off the radio," Clarkson said with a laugh. "And 'Dark Side' [the third single], that's starting to climb so we might be pulling back a bit and waiting. It's a great thing to have such a massive hit, but at the same time kind of a double-edged sword.
A recent interview with Kelly, basically confirms that Stronger was dominating radio so RCA decided to pull back a bit and wait, which would explain why we've had no promo and the remixes weren't released.
So this could mean they're gonna give us promo in the fall and push the song? Who knows
A recent interview with Kelly, basically confirms that Stronger was dominating radio so RCA decided to pull back a bit and wait, which would explain why we've had no promo and the remixes weren't released.
So this could mean they're gonna give us promo in the fall and push the song? Who knows
Originally posted by North & South
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KELLY CLARKSON's "Dark Side" rebounds 50-47 with a bullet on the Hot 100 while the long-lasting "Stronger" slides 47-49.
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KELLY CLARKSON's "Dark Side" leaps 40-30 with a bullet on the Canadian Hot 100.
In case anybody missed this in Base, after all these weeks it rebounds again