Single Ladies didn't chart well because the label ****ed up the release. In Europe it was released as a b-side to IIWAB and certain charts didn't allow it to chart independently. When it was released as a single (her late ass label), the fire had already out behind the song. It charted low in the UK, but still became one of her best selling singles for her and one of the top 10 selling singles worldwide of 2009.
It has some low chart positions, but it was one of those songs that stayed on the chart for ages. Does it have to go to number 1 everywhere to have an impact?
Single Ladies didn't chart well because the label ****ed up the release. In Europe it was released as a b-side to IIWAB and certain charts didn't allow it to chart independently. When it was released as a single (her late ass label), the fire had already out behind the song. It charted low in the UK, but still became one of her best selling singles for her and one of the top 10 selling singles worldwide of 2009.
Yeah the worldwide impact of Single Ladies is always exaggerated. It's less than the impact of Crazy In Love, Irreplaceable, If I Were A Boy and Listen.