Well "sneak peak" most certainly does not mean "lead single."
Well "sneak peak" most certainly does not mean "lead single."
Surely now that Bono has confirmed this song is on the album, that would make June the latest it could possibly come out, yeah? There are a few on here thinking the end of the year was looking likely.
Lol when the first cynical theory doesn't work....
Sent from my Nexus 5 using U2 Interference mobile app
"I was punching in the numbers at the ATM machine
I could see in the reflection
A BofA logo staring back at me..."
Well "sneak peak" most certainly does not mean "lead single."
Well "sneak peak" most certainly does not mean "lead single."
Why aren't people more outraged about the RED campaign spending $8 million on a Super Bowl ad?
But did it really need to cost $8 million?
Finally, some common sense. This post should be made a sticky and used as reference for anyone who is searching for some answers
How do you know what invisible sounds like?
PS: A Zootopia moderator posted days ago about saving money for a upcoming tour, and someone asked about the album date being said / released on Fallon, and she said that wasn't gonna happen
Why are people so upset that Bono called Invisible just a sneak peak of the new album? If anything, that means we may have another song that is used to market the new album more directly in the spring. And I think we can presume (and hope) that OL is not on the album.
This is a very good point, btw. When has U2, not Bono, ever gone on a talk show to promote one of their social causes, and not their career?
even for U2, it would be a huge waste of the national spotlight just to promote one song. on the other hand, it is a great place to for them to launch a new album.
I'm enjoying this drip feed news thing....
I believe that the plan was originally to release the album this fall. That got scrapped because of the Mandela movie / laziness. Then, their next plan was to announce the album during the Super Bowl commercial. Then, the Oscars/Golden Globes bullshit started happening, and they didn't want the new album to be overshadowed by all that crap. So they pushed it back again, but couldn't get out of their Super Bowl duties. I seriously doubt that at this point U2 are still holed up in the studio working on the album. It's done and has been done, and they are just following a "scheschule".
You're acting like these decisions are yet to be made. The band learned their lesson before about putting plans into motion before the album was actually done. The fact that the hype machine has started is a good indicator that the tracklisting has been finalized, the first single selected, etc.
It's Occam's Razor. The most obvious answer is that U2 is using this major publicity opportunity to introduce the world to their new album, and (perhaps) their new sound. Not to create some misdirection just so they can raise a bunch of money for AIDS research.
Maybe you're just trolling because you're bored, I don't know. But I'd suggest more thinky, less typey.
Lol, they're not flipping a coin here. Without any information, it's not 50/50. It's unknown. If we want to talk about how many people on Interference believe Invisible to be the first single vs. the handful of obstinate buffoons who are imagining some complicated release plan, it's more like 95/5.
So an $8 million dollar advertisement, with max $2 million dollar to fight AIDS/HIV? Besides the fact that this is disproportional imo, it is also 'cause branding' and I just don't like it! Why not giving $10 million with a press release? Than you show your corporate social responsibility! Actually it's cause-branding not only by BoA, but also by U2!! It's not that U2 is making a company to give money to the good cause, It's U2 trying to get great buzz and 'selling' their product to a worldwide audience! Apart from possible arguments you can have against artistst cooperating with big sponsors/companies (see also their previous statement about using 'streets' in a car advertisment), you could see this as BoA/U2 using diseases as a marketing vehicle!
I am sure they were/are of good intentions, but his all feels so unbelievable wrong to me!!
Apart from this, I ahve many things against the whole (RED) thing. Many years ago, Mark Rosenman wrote about it:
The Patina of Philanthropy | Stanford Social Innovation Review
The Super Bowl will come and go, and we'll all get Invisible. 50% of the people on here will hate the song, and most people will hate the video/commercial. After we all have "Invisible", we'll go back to radio silence from the band, and no information.
Jimmy Fallon will come. The band will play Invisible and maybe Ordinary Love or something like Vertigo or I will follow. Bono will talk about the causes. There may be a skit involved. The band will dodge or otherwise give non-answers about the new album.
The Oscars will come, U2 will win in March. During interviews, they will say they're really excited about the album, it's "ongoing", etc.
Shortly after the Oscars, we'll finally get a confirmation and single in April, with the album being released in June.
I believe that the plan was originally to release the album this fall. That got scrapped because of the Mandela movie / laziness. Then, their next plan was to announce the album during the Super Bowl commercial. Then, the Oscars/Golden Globes bullshit started happening, and they didn't want the new album to be overshadowed by all that crap. So they pushed it back again, but couldn't get out of their Super Bowl duties. I seriously doubt that at this point U2 are still holed up in the studio working on the album. It's done and has been done, and they are just following a "scheschule".
The Super Bowl will come and go, and we'll all get Invisible. 50% of the people on here will hate the song, and most people will hate the video/commercial. After we all have "Invisible", we'll go back to radio silence from the band, and no information.
Jimmy Fallon will come. The band will play Invisible and maybe Ordinary Love or something like Vertigo or I will follow. Bono will talk about the causes. There may be a skit involved. The band will dodge or otherwise give non-answers about the new album.
The Oscars will come, U2 will win in March. During interviews, they will say they're really excited about the album, it's "ongoing", etc.
Shortly after the Oscars, we'll finally get a confirmation and single in April, with the album being released in June.
I believe that the plan was originally to release the album this fall. That got scrapped because of the Mandela movie / laziness. Then, their next plan was to announce the album during the Super Bowl commercial. Then, the Oscars/Golden Globes bullshit started happening, and they didn't want the new album to be overshadowed by all that crap. So they pushed it back again, but couldn't get out of their Super Bowl duties. I seriously doubt that at this point U2 are still holed up in the studio working on the album. It's done and has been done, and they are just following a "scheschule".