Yes they usually support her so it is a little strange!

Is she promoting this at all or is she just done with it?

My opinion is she now realises the song isnt going down well and she will move away from it, it hasnt really performed strong in any market which is totally out of charactor for a Madonna lead single.

Sold 165k downloads in the US last week (Monday-Sunday, about 265k total now). It will probably end up Gold in the end which is a pretty poor result considering the Superbowl promo. Could be top 10 on the Hot 100 though which is something.

 

GMAYL seems to me like a promo single for the superbowl kinda like Hey You & Live Earth. I doubt she will promote anytime soon.

Up 13-10 on the Hot 100. That's her 38th top 10 hit. :D

That's fab news!

Madonna has more Top 10 Singles in America than any other act!!

Elvis Presley is second with 36 and The Beatles are third with 34.

Looks like 10 will be its peak in the US, its plummeted down to #33 on itunes now...glad it made top 10 but this its not doing well for a lead single, especially since for the past few albums her lead singles have been the only ones to do well stateside. If she's only meaning for this to be a 'buzz' single then hopefully the next single will be a bigger hit for her.

Edited February 18, 201213 yr by Propilot87

This is not a 'buzz' single. Never will be. It's been given the kind of treatment a proper lead single would get - $1.5m music video etc - because that's exactly what it is.

 

Do 'buzz' singles even really exist? I thought they were just products of deluded fans imaginations when their favourite singer's newest single flops (Leona comes to mind here)

The saddest thing is that it doesn't even look as though she cares :(

 

Ah well, when you've had a career as successful as Madonna's, who's to blame her? I'm confident album sales will still be good.

Hopefully they won't, and it scares her into actually making some kind of effort next time...

 

The single has just been a total let down and its underperformance is showing that. In a sense i would love Madonna to have a huge flop with this album just to see how she would bounce back. If this album flopped i guarantee you Madonna would return with some fantastic material.

I've been a Madonna fan right from the beginning and have to say this is the worst single she has ever released. I'm not surprised it has flopped. I think a lot of older fans will dislike the current track due to its dated, tacky and immature sound. There will probably be some fans (particularly younger ones) who like the new sound and collaboration with Nicki Minaj, but for me its one step too far. Madonna usually sets the trends and returns with something fresh but this is like jumping on the band wagon and doing what a lot of other artists are doing (except its not even as good). Her album is likely to suffer and although it may debut at no1, it will drop quickly and be lucky to go platinum in the UK.

 

 

I think it was quite clear from her last album that Madonna doesn't "usually set trends" anymore, still I'm hopeful this album can bet better.

I've been a Madonna fan right from the beginning and have to say this is the worst single she has ever released. I'm not surprised it has flopped. I think a lot of older fans will dislike the current track due to its dated, tacky and immature sound. There will probably be some fans (particularly younger ones) who like the new sound and collaboration with Nicki Minaj, but for me its one step too far. Madonna usually sets the trends and returns with something fresh but this is like jumping on the band wagon and doing what a lot of other artists are doing (except its not even as good). Her album is likely to suffer and although it may debut at no1, it will drop quickly and be lucky to go platinum in the UK.

 

Yes we know.

He has the right to give his opinion Regina...

I know he does, but does he have to constantly mention it? Once or twice is enough

I think it was quite clear from her last album that Madonna doesn't "usually set trends" anymore, still I'm hopeful this album can bet better.

 

I agree, she hasnt done it for quite some time and this maybe reflects her poor sales of the past few albums.

The single has just been a total let down and its underperformance is showing that. In a sense i would love Madonna to have a huge flop with this album just to see how she would bounce back. If this album flopped i guarantee you Madonna would return with some fantastic material.

 

American Life was a flop, relatively speaking - although I think it went platinum. Its actually a very good album though but she returned with Confessions which was brilliant and still one of my favourite Madonna albums.