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I disagree with all of you. I think No Line On The Horizon should have been the first single.
LemonMelon said:Nobody is claiming it would have done well, or cares.
It would have looked a whole lot gutsier and creative than Sexy Boots though. Part of that whole not-being-a-dinosaur thing.
Steved1998 said:If their songs are good the fans will enjoy them.
LemonMelon said:MOS is good. GOYB isn't.
PhilsFan said:MOS first, NLOTH second, then Breathe third.
Steved1998 said:Who cares if it's gutsier? People who listen to the radio don't care about U2 anymore. If their songs are good the fans will enjoy them. They won't have another number 1 hit unless they do a duet with Katy Perry.
I hope they don't release it in 1st quarter 2013. It cuts their sales.
You guys are dreaming if you think a butchered 4 min version of MOS would have played well in North America.
It makes sense. Album sales don't matter anymore. Screw the holiday push. Release it when it makes most sense to promote the tour.
360 was wildly successful, that's the new model.
Two words: RADIO EDIT.
lazarus said:Who said anything about 4 minutes? The song is 7.5 on the album, and you'd likely be able to whittle that down to 5 minutes without losing too much of the heart of the track.
You guys are dreaming if you think a butchered 4 min version of MOS would have played well in North America.
MOS is great and Boots is good
It makes sense. Album sales don't matter anymore. Screw the holiday push. Release it when it makes most sense to promote the tour.
360 was wildly successful, that's the new model.
Right, that's what I've been saying. They'll release it when they figure out the most convenient touring schedule, and I feel like they quite enjoyed the 360 schedule. Minus the back surgery bit.
I've been saying that too - October/November is not the magic time any more because people don't really buy CDs anymore - any holiday rush is now gift cards to buy downloads, rather than specific albums. And numbers for EVERYONE are down, so they need to stop focusing so much on actual sales numbers. They can (and should) release in Spring 2013 if the music is ready and they are ready to tour Summer 2013. If they are not, then they're not, and we wait.
This is NOT how U2 or Universal are looking at things. They want those record sales.