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Which single do you think should not have been a single?

PYT - it’s a great song but I think the lady in my life would have had bigger impact at the time but of course ideally all 9 should have been singles imo

Gone too soon - it barely got airplay but I don’t know why anyone would think this is a good single choice, I personally adore it obviously but it is not a hit. I was glad it got a bit of airplay/attention in 2009...

blood on the dancefloor - any of the other 4 would have made a significantly bigger and longer lasting impact. These days the song is completely forgotten

you rock my world - too safe for a first choice

cry - just bad, no wonder It failed to chart top 40 basically everywhere in the world
 
Cry is a good shout , such a terrible track that should not have been on the album, let alone released as a single.

I can only base it on the UK charts , landed at 25 then swiftly dropped down the charts without leaving any impact.

Blood on the dance floor ^^^ number 1 in the UK but yes I agree its forgotten , gets zero airtime too.
 
Mister_Jay_Tee said:
What song do you wish MJ hadn't given airplay to?

My pick is YRMW. Not because it's bad, but because it should've been Unbreakable first.
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I'll also go out on a limb and say Smile wouldn't have been a good pick. Especially with Tabloid Junkie or D.S there instead, to play those on radio would've been effective psychological warfare.
 
filmandmusic said:
PYT - it’s a great song but I think the lady in my life would have had bigger impact at the time but of course ideally all 9 should have been singles imo
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It amazes me they didn't release LIML as a single for T40. Sony should have been trying to beat their own record and have an 8th hit.

filmandmusic said:
Gone too soon - it barely got airplay but I don’t know why anyone would think this is a good single choice, I personally adore it obviously but it is not a hit. I was glad it got a bit of airplay/attention in 2009...
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I liked that the first time I heard the album.
 
Mister_Jay_Tee said:
What song do you wish MJ hadn't given airplay to?
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Cry. Just Cry. It's a filler song, it isn't even beautiful as the other humanitarian songs by Michael. It's just boring. Cool beat though? But that's it really.
 
TheXscapeR said:
Cry. Just Cry. It's a filler song, it isn't even beautiful as the other humanitarian songs by Michael. It's just boring. Cool beat though? But that's it really.
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It's a bad MJ song, not a bad song. If Justin Timberlake or Bruno Mars was singing it it'd be a big freaking deal.
 
Mister_Jay_Tee said:
Ghosts and Is It Scary were singles though. Not US side exactly but still.
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Ghosts was the B side to the euro dance history remix only. I don’t remember it receiving airplay in my country. Is it scary was not a proper single release.

correct me if wrong
 
Gone Too Soon- I get the intention behind it but the fact that we got a video for this one instead of a Dangerous video still upsets me.

Ghosts/HIStory - Ghosts should’ve been a standalone single.

YRMW - Would’ve much rather had Unbreakable or Butterflies as the lead single.

Cry - abysmal song, video is even worse. Doesn’t surprise me this one flopped.
 
filmandmusic said:
Ghosts was the B side to the euro dance history remix only. I don’t remember it receiving airplay in my country.
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Technically it was a double A-side. Whether something actually got played doesn't make a difference.

I believe there was also a plan for Smile to be a double A-side with Is It Scary.

filmandmusic said:
Is it scary was not a proper single release.

correct me if wrong
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As far as I can work out, the Americans have this stupid thing where "if a song was played on the radio that must define it as a single". That's just wrong.

Plus, of course, the whole concept is now moot - the idea of a single was abandoned around 10 years ago when you could buy or stream any song individually. There is no longer any such thing as a single.
 
As good as YRMW is when played loud, I have to say that YRMW and especially Cry made Michael sound like a toothless impersonator. Unbreakable and Whatever Happens as the first singles would've shown a Michael who still had it.
 
Far too much YRMW slander in this thread. I think you're forgetting Michael had been missing from the music scene for four years at this point, of course, they were going for the safest option - and rightly so, as it scored highly on most charts.

I agree Cry was a poor choice though. I could also take or leave any of the 2008 remix singles.
 
Thatkliqkid said:
Far too much YRMW slander in this thread. I think you're forgetting Michael had been missing from the music scene for four years at this point, of course, they were going for the safest option - and rightly so, as it scored highly on most charts.

I agree Cry was a poor choice though. I could also take or leave any of the 2008 remix singles.
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I think you’re forgetting that Sony and Mottola wanted YRMW as the lead single, Michael wanted Unbreakable.
 
Thatkliqkid said:
Far too much YRMW slander in this thread. I think you're forgetting Michael had been missing from the music scene for four years at this point, of course, they were going for the safest option - and rightly so, as it scored highly on most charts.
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I agree, YRMW is damn catchy.
But after HIStory people were expecting a more aggressive MJ. For those, Unbreakable would've been the right choice.
 
Hollywood_Tonight said:
I think you’re forgetting that Sony and Mottola wanted YRMW as the lead single, Michael wanted Unbreakable.
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To be honest I think this is one of those times where I think the right choice was made despite what Michael wanted. YRMW is more radio-friendly and sounds more "Michael Jackson" than Unbreakable does....which might not be what long-term fans wanted or would choose but it would be what the casual music listener would.

Admittedly I have a bias toward YRMW, it reminded me MJ was around in 2001 and prompted me to buy Invincible the first CD I bought myself at 13. It started me in the fandom.
 
Someone wrote, 2000 Watts would've been a great first single. Do you agree?
 
Hot_Street said:
Someone wrote, 2000 Watts would've been a great first single. Do you agree?
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I would say no I don't think it would be a good first single.

It sounds completely different to what Michael had done before but the song itself is pretty weak ,the chorus is not catchy enough either.

I want a feel good song , 2000 Watts leaves me feeling cold and in 2001 Destiny's child and NSYNC were releasing better.

I don't even think it would be radio friendly enough.
 
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