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Hikki Obsessed
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If I were in charge of things, the following singles would be (not in any order): "Dirty Desire," "On & On," and "Taking My Money Back." They'd get good support from not only Pop and Rhythmic, but with Urban radio as well. They'd be good crossover hits.
Utada's kind of written herself into a corner with "Dirty Desire": it's arguably the most hit-ready radio-friendly song on the whole album (I disagree that it's too steamy for radio; and if there is any issue they can just make a cleaner radio edit), rhythmic especially would eat this up. The problem is that "Dirty Desire" is contrary to the image she and IDJ have been cultivating with this album. It misrepresents her as an artist, and that's damaging for someone new to the scene. She might be able to get away with it if she were already established, but pushing "DD" as one of her initial hits would almost require an image makeover for her. "On & On" is almost as good as "DD" but I don't know if it'll really stand out so-to-speak. Still, it's the second-hottest jam on the album and it's pretty infectious. Would make a solid single. "Taking My Money Back" I think is the most underrated song from the fans. It's catchy, reminds me of Aaliyah's "One in a Million" (and that's a good thing), and probably has the most urban appeal out of any song on the album. It might be a bit too down-tempo for pop but if rhythmic and urban get behind it pop eventually would too. Unfortunately, I don't have much hope that any of these songs are going to be singles. With IDJ rearranging the tracklist, it really seems they'e positioning This is the One as a 'ballads album' and I'm pretty sure the Stargate tracks are the ones going to be pushed for singlehood. I don't really see "Me Muero" or "FYI" being hits but we'll see. |
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Posted on: 2009/4/19 4:03
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