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Originally posted by zzmyth
HIAM DID AMAZING on iTunes first week
I AM NOT DENYING THAT....
But she is not #1 anymore anywhere.... (Japan and Sweden)
What I mean is that she needs to do something else but sell coz of her name.
That gave hera huge first week... But as she doesnt sing live anywhere anymore..... She loses power VERY FAST
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You just said it best, she just needs to promote. That'll come in time, it's not like she'll leave this project abandoned with zero promo. This isn't a Hits Collection LP, it's a brand new album and she'll promote it like she has all of her albums, sans Blackout due to the breakdown. How extensive will that promo be? We will found out within the coming weeks. She did two performances in the U.S. alone on the same date within 10 minutes of the other while managing other great forms of promotion for Circus.
The music video is currently being shot as I type this font up. The song has already exploded on airplay around the world, not just in the US. Heck, it broke Pink's Australian record for biggest percentage jump in one single week (It's currently in the Top 10 in Australia radio-wise). The song needs public exposure that iTunes and Twitter can't provide, which is constant display of the song and your name, but again, that will come in time (at the least a month). Most artists don't spend weeks at the top of iTunes their first few weeks. Let airplay sit on the American public for a month and the music video get some spins on MTV, VH1, etc. to present the public with a new creation. Attention to the song and Britney will only pick up after that leading into the album release.
The fact that the song is still Top 5 with no music video, radio interviews, talk show interviews, magazine covers, etc. is extremely impressive. Singing live has never played a role in Britney's ability to sell, sell, sell. Making public televised appearances does an artist a world of good. She doesn't even have to perform the song to gain marketing exposure, just appear at different places.
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