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Originally posted by JesusORGod
It's just a buzz single, sweetie.
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Ahh......... Do you realize how much those pay 4 play deals cost on high AI formats like Pop? Sometimes singles are actually released as buzz singles (like Triumphant), but most "buzz" singles are just lead singles that were commercial disappointments (like LIU).
Triumphant was a truer "buzz" single, and would've been such even if it had gone #1. Mariah's team was gearing up for a Summer 2012 release before American Idol came into play, as a result IDJ was almost forced to release something in that window. The track was also released only to Urban, a sign that the album will probably lean much more heavily to pop than her recent releases (I'm sure that IDJ was hoping for an Urban smash that would quiet any backlash from a move back to mainstream pop and leave the door open for some crossover airplay). I'm certainly not disagreeing that Triumphant flopped though, it obviously flopped harder and faster than LIU.
I actually kind of like LIU, if it weren't for that annoying cheerleader bit it would be one of my favorite tracks from her. Not sure why the Mariah vs JLO thing happens, as fans I don't see why liking one requires hating on the other. At the same time, let's not get delusional - "buzz" singles don't have massive P4P deals.