But TFM had half the tracks. So with that logic, shouldn't there be 6 singles?
Well it also all depends on the sound of the songs.. I'm having to do single logic for myself as I'm recently entered the music production world.. How I rank what singles ill use is by the following: Sound, Single Material, Test Runs on Non Stans, and Test Runs on Stan's.. Scheisse, The Edge of Glory, and Marry The Night were the only ones that really appeared to be all of those.. So with that logic, it would be better to release three singles instead of releasing more than three and risk hurting your era and making everybody tired of hearing your voice..
1. Born This Way
2. The Edge of Glory
3. Marry the Night
4. Scheisse
5. Heavy Metal Lover
This, maybe flipping MTN and Scheisse. I feel like these + Hair + You & I are the only legitimate single choices
I really do feel like Scheisse would have been MASSIVE. Everybody I know that has heard it absolutely loves it, but I guess that isn't a good indicator since it's just personal experience. I could imagine it sounding great with a radio edit though
1. "Scheisse". Start off the era with a strong track in basically every aspect - it couldn't flop since it was the lead to the most anticipated album in ages, so why not pick the most single worthy track on the album? I could honestly have seen this outdoing "Poker Face" is released as the lead. Shame it wasn't.
2. "Marry the Night". It's a strong track that would have absolutely smashed under better circumstances than reality gave it. Plus, there's no need to jump from a dance-pop smash to, say, some sort of country-rock monstrosity.
3. "Hair". It's probably the most radio friendly song on the album and would do well with the young demographic that makes up the majority of music sales.
4. "The Edge of Glory". Widely regarded as the best track on the album, though not my personal favorite. IT would (and did) do very well worldwide.
5. "Heavy Metal Lover". We all know the fans were dying for it, and it was critically praised as well. It might not have been a "We Found Love" on radio, but it still would have smashed in the end under proper circumstances.
1. Born This Way: Big, bold statement. It got people talking and it was a massive hit for Gaga, so I wouldn't change this being the first single from the era. I would probably make a more straightforward video for it though.
2. The Edge of Glory: It was already a big of enough hit when it was the third single, so I think it could have done better if it was the second. It would have also coincided with the Google Chrome commercials that were airing at the time featuring the song. I would have also of used the original Joseph Kahn video as well.
3. Hair: Uptempo, great message and very catchy. I think this could have appealed to a lot of people especially if it was paired up with an eccentric and colorful video.
4. You and I (U.S. release) & Marry the Night (U.K. and Europe release): You and I had the really great "American" rock sound that I know a lot of people loved and didn't expect from a Gaga song. I actually heard this a lot on radio. So I still think this was a good choice for U.S. radio. Marry the Night should have been more heavily pushed and only promoted in Europe. I think if the attention on promotion for Marry the Night was just set on European territories it could have done a lot better.
A well-designed era, RDF.
I can see that all besides Heavy Metal Lover being hits. But no Born This Way!?
People overrate that song commercially. The only reason it would have done well, or did well I should say, was that it was the lead single and the embodiment of the era's massage. However, I think that "Scheisse" would have done far better, and that takes a bit of priority since I geared this list specifically for commercial success. I'm still proud of "Born This Way" and what it accomplished in reality, though - I view it as an important song with an important message, and in some ways I suppose that's better than success. It would have remained the lead single had I not focused on success.
I really like the idea of You and I being a US-only release, because truthfully it DID smash here
The only question is, WHICH song would it do this with?
I'd say maybe Bloody Mary or Marry the Night, both are strong European choices for singles.
I think we've all reached a general consensus that only a few singles should've been swapped