I do not think MoS would've done much better chart-wise or in amount of play time on the radio, but it would get attention from the media for being a pretty ballsy thing for one of the greatest acts in the world to do - releasing a slow, 7 minute song as first single.
It would also have gotten good reviews from the critics (which Boots did not). Lots of people seemed to have dismissed the album completely just because of Boots' negative reception. With MoS as the first single, a song that is generally approved of by the ones that have heard it, it could've set off the album on a more positive note than Boots did.
I'm not blaming them for what they did, but it could've probably gone a lot better had they done it a bit differently.
It would also have gotten good reviews from the critics (which Boots did not). Lots of people seemed to have dismissed the album completely just because of Boots' negative reception. With MoS as the first single, a song that is generally approved of by the ones that have heard it, it could've set off the album on a more positive note than Boots did.
I'm not blaming them for what they did, but it could've probably gone a lot better had they done it a bit differently.