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Which of these did you want to be singles?
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April View member profile	23rd January 2015, 02:57 PM Post #21
changed the game with that digital drop Joined: 26 September 2010 Posts: 13,000 User: 11,905	QUOTE(Hurricane @ Jan 23 2015, 02:03 PM) It's their most recent output so it makes sense. I mean 3 years ago, people here would have sliced other people's throats to get 'Faster' released, yet it somehow only has 4 votes now? I think April has hit on the head of the nail with these 6 there. Obviously I should've won 'Poster with the most flawless taste'.


Cameron View member profile	23rd January 2015, 02:59 PM Post #22
THE BLAZE . Joined: 27 December 2012 Posts: 24,309 User: 18,061	QUOTE(April @ Jan 23 2015, 02:57 PM) Obviously I should've won 'Poster with the most flawless taste'. gtf.


AdamAloud View member profile	23rd January 2015, 03:02 PM Post #23
I was born 7 million years ago in Sweden, Africa Joined: 4 October 2010 Posts: 13,253 User: 11,955	Keep Her Lies Here Standing One Shot Open Up Lose Control Karma Faster Get Ready, Get Set White Lies Wildfire 808 They're the ones I feel would've been great additions to their singles discography. And really, some of the choices they did make were idiotic.


Mike Sugafan View member profile	23rd January 2015, 04:16 PM Post #24
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 17 July 2006 Posts: 2,839 User: 945	Chasing Lights era: Keep Her Wordshaker era: Denial Headlines! era: Died In Your Eyes -double A side- Puppet On Your Radar era: Wish I Didn't Know Living For The Weekend era: Leave A Light On Greatest Hits era: Walking Through The Desert (though you wrote it "dessert" )


Totto View member profile	23rd January 2015, 04:36 PM Post #25
I was grindin' with the DJ with my hands on the floor! Joined: 12 January 2014 Posts: 3,954 User: 20,441	QUOTE(Hurricane @ Jan 22 2015, 06:48 PM) The obvious one : Get Ready, Get Set The 'really should have been' : One Shot and 808 The potential ones : Walking Through The Desert, The Way You Watch Me, Puppet, Denial, Last Call, Set Me Off, Chasing Lights Maybe : Lies, Lease My Love, This ^ Except Last Call. I don't think any changes about the Casing Lights era is necessary though.


Will. View member profile	23rd January 2015, 06:38 PM Post #26
BuzzJack Regular Joined: 12 December 2013 Posts: 404 User: 20,226	Chasing Lights One Shot Lose Control Get Ready, Get Set Faster Wildfire 808 I think sticking to more 'pop' sounding tracks would have perhaps avoided the fluctuation they have had in sales. This post has been edited by Will.: 23rd January 2015, 06:38 PM


JulianNial View member profile	23rd January 2015, 07:06 PM Post #27
Julian Nial Joined: 13 March 2013 Posts: 6,382 User: 18,454	Keep voting please! I will begin a top 10 next week. I just realised I accidentally wrote "Walking Through The Dessert", that would have been a different song entirely!


JSG View member profile	23rd January 2015, 09:31 PM Post #28
BuzzJack Legend Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 18 March 2013 Posts: 34,803 User: 18,473	Making Wildfire the B-SIDE to Gentleman was probably the biggest mistake they've made in their Career. I remember hearing Wildfire and think the f*** is this the b side for?


JSG View member profile	23rd January 2015, 09:35 PM Post #29
BuzzJack Legend Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 18 March 2013 Posts: 34,803 User: 18,473	You know the quality of B-SIDES from The Saturdays ha seen consistently high! It pisses me off that their singles haven't been like that.


Hurricane View member profile	23rd January 2015, 09:52 PM Post #30
get me started, hot like fire Joined: 21 June 2012 Posts: 6,221 User: 17,262	QUOTE(Totto @ Jan 23 2015, 04:36 PM) This ^ Except Last Call. I don't think any changes about the Casing Lights era is necessary though. Well, I think 'Chasing Lights' would have been a nice way to close the era. I feel like the song itself sounds an album closer, anyway. They could have had new edit of the song. Something with a bit more atmosphere towards the end, to make it sound like it's a proper ending/closure (although a radio-edit would still exist and cut that ending off, obvs) and a verse for each girl, and well harmonies on the chorus. That being said, it can still be done. If they ever want to release a last single, that could be it.


Nina West View member profile	23rd January 2015, 11:49 PM Post #31
We're all Glitter and Tears in the Moonlight... Joined: 24 September 2013 Posts: 10,022 User: 19,846	Firstly thought that the "Chasing Lights" era was pretty much done right, but the title track would have made a great single. "Wordshaker" was definitely given up on way too soon, if they went with "One Shot" as the 3rd single, that surely would have went top 10, then they could have went with "Wordshaker" or "Lose Control" as the 4th single. "Headlines" era, firstly swap the first 2 singles round and then end the campaign with "Puppet". "On Your Radar" era, release "Get Ready Get Set" as the lead single, "Faster" as the 3rd single, keep "All Fired Up" as 2nd and push "My Heart Takes Over" as the 4th. "Living For The Weekend" era instead of "30 Days" release "Wildfire" as the buzz single, then following "WAU" they could have went for "Not Giving Up" as the 3rd single and then end the campaign with "Leave A Light On" as the 5th single. "Greatest Hits" era lead with "808" and then maybe "Walking Through The Desert" if lead single was successful enough.


(Zach) View member profile	24th January 2015, 02:17 AM Post #32
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	QUOTE(Will. @ Jan 23 2015, 06:38 PM) I think sticking to more 'pop' sounding tracks would have perhaps avoided the fluctuation they have had in sales. Couldn't agree more. I know I'm in the minority here but I think Chasing Lights is a total snoozefest and wouldn't have done anything for them, especially as a sixth single. Everyone praises it but in actuality it sounds almost exactly like Deeper which everyone seems to loathe. I don't get it. This post has been edited by (Zach): 24th January 2015, 02:19 AM


Hurricane View member profile	24th January 2015, 03:54 AM Post #33
get me started, hot like fire Joined: 21 June 2012 Posts: 6,221 User: 17,262	QUOTE((Zach) @ Jan 24 2015, 02:17 AM) Couldn't agree more. I know I'm in the minority here but I think Chasing Lights is a total snoozefest and wouldn't have done anything for them, especially as a sixth single. Everyone praises it but in actuality it sounds almost exactly like Deeper which everyone seems to loathe. I don't get it. No1curss because you actually think 'Missing You' is any good... like, that invalidates all your opinions tbh (Joking aside, I mostly agree with you on this. In my opinion, 'Chasing Lights' is a pretty song with amazing lyrics, but it's not an obvious single-material track or such a big missing opportunity per say, that's true. Stiil, I can't help but feel like it would have been nice to have it release to close either the era or the band, as I said, pretty much because of the feel the song's got, and also because the lyrics would be very fitting for the matter. There's something both very happy and sad about the song. ) There's one b-side we should be talking about : TURN MYSELF IN. Which is the true "b-side-that-should-have-been-a-single", not 'Wildfire. k, bye now. This post has been edited by Hurricane: 24th January 2015, 07:19 AM


SGrey View member profile	24th January 2015, 09:55 AM Post #34
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 4 December 2013 Posts: 8,400 User: 20,182	QUOTE((Zach) @ Jan 24 2015, 02:17 AM) Couldn't agree more. I know I'm in the minority here but I think Chasing Lights is a total snoozefest and wouldn't have done anything for them, especially as a sixth single. Everyone praises it but in actuality it sounds almost exactly like Deeper which everyone seems to loathe. I don't get it. Deeper the same as Chasing Lights? Oh hell no.


(Zach) View member profile	24th January 2015, 03:41 PM Post #35
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 23 March 2013 Posts: 3,902 User: 18,512	I find most of their ballads to be so boring, I can't help it Excluding My Heart Takes Over, Leave A Light On, and Denial of course. But I agree with you Hurricane, it's a nice track and might be fitting as a final single for them, but at the same time I'd rather they recorded a new/better ballad to use for that purpose. EDIT: I love Wish I Didn't Know and Last Call too. And obviously Missing You if that counts. OK, maybe they have a lot of good ones This post has been edited by (Zach): 24th January 2015, 03:49 PM


SGrey View member profile	24th January 2015, 03:52 PM Post #36
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 4 December 2013 Posts: 8,400 User: 20,182	QUOTE((Zach) @ Jan 24 2015, 03:41 PM) I find most of their ballads to be so boring, I can't help it Excluding My Heart Takes Over, Leave A Light On, and Denial of course. But I agree with you Hurricane, it's a nice track and might be fitting as a final single for them, but at the same time I'd rather they recorded a new/better ballad to use for that purpose. EDIT: I love Wish I Didn't Know and Last Call too. And obviously Missing You if that counts. OK, maybe they have a lot of good ones You've redeemed yourself! Voted: Chasing Lights, One Shot, Wordshaker, Lose Control, Faster, Wildfire, 808 and Walking Through The Desert. Lose Control should have been released to coincide with film release, Wildfire as somewhere after What About Us even if not the direct follow up and Walking Through The Desert might have been better than WAYWF.


Will. View member profile	24th January 2015, 06:29 PM Post #37
BuzzJack Regular Joined: 12 December 2013 Posts: 404 User: 20,226	There's a few things I've have changed single choice wise. Although I have loved it, I think FIO was them trying too hard to release something "maturer". One Shot into Ego would have been better, with the album being released after the two singles in the new year, rather than being overshadowed by the other Xmas releases. QUOTE(Hurricane @ Jan 24 2015, 03:54 AM) No1curss because you actually think 'Missing You' is any good... like, that invalidates all your opinions tbh (Joking aside, I mostly agree with you on this. In my opinion, 'Chasing Lights' is a pretty song with amazing lyrics, but it's not an obvious single-material track or such a big missing opportunity per say, that's true. Stiil, I can't help but feel like it would have been nice to have it release to close either the era or the band, as I said, pretty much because of the feel the song's got, and also because the lyrics would be very fitting for the matter. There's something both very happy and sad about the song. ) There's one b-side we should be talking about : TURN MYSELF IN. Which is the true "b-side-that-should-have-been-a-single", not 'Wildfire. k, bye now. Turn Myself In is actually really decent. I remember the fanbase begging for it to get a release after the Headlines tour. Only thing I would say is I think the production was comprimised due to it being a b-side which made it sound a bit cheap/basic.


365 View member profile	24th January 2015, 07:31 PM Post #38
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 11 October 2013 Posts: 31,028 User: 19,931	Chasing Lights is as dull as dishwater.


JulianNial View member profile	26th January 2015, 11:34 PM Post #39
Julian Nial Joined: 13 March 2013 Posts: 6,382 User: 18,454	Any more votes before I do the top 10 breakdown?


UltraCruelSummer View member profile	27th January 2015, 12:09 AM Post #40
It's a cruel summer. Joined: 26 May 2014 Posts: 35,256 User: 20,947	Chasing lights One shot And either walking through the desert or 808