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Originally posted by GreasyBruce
Why the hell is her label doing this First not sending the best song of the last 5 years "Video Games" to radio, then sending a dance remix which is not representative at all of who she is as an artist as her first radio promoted single It's amazing that she's managed to sell decently in the States.
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Well "Video Games" wouldn't have done anything on radio, regardless if they sent it or not. "SS" remix only got sent because it has been getting played on stations since its release back in April. The popularity only grew after "YaB" took off and exposed her to the Americans who had not yet learned of her brilliance, "Summertime" being the most popular track. So it was a smart move to go ahead and capitalized on what was already brewing and that was the Gervais remix already having spins on pop stations.
It isn't hurting her representation I think. Afterall "YaB" is what got the spark going for her again in the US and the original "Summertime" is lingering outside the iTunes Top 100. Without all the new releases it would be inside, and gaining from that chart exposure.
Plus as we've all witnessed, the album gained incredibly with "YaB" exposure and subsequently "SS" breakthrough, and it has been consistent.. so I think buyers know what they're getting into despite the misconception of the mix.
It has been consistent in sales since release regardless, they really just need to know how to market her. If they had moved quicker on "Summertime Sadness"
last year, she could've already had this experience. But it works out in the end,
Born To Die looks to be heading to Platinum; 1 million combined with
Paradise in a couple months.