Posted January 6, 20223 yr We will be looking at each Gaga era over the next few weeks and letting YOU become a Little Manager! In this thread, discuss how you would've managed the era. Which singles would you have released, what songs would've received music videos, any promo opportunities you could utilise? Think as widely or as briefly as you wish! What would be your ideal singles run for this era? Here is how Gaga's team did it: 1st single: Just Dance 2nd single: Poker Face 3rd single: Paparazzi [4th single in US, Canada and some European countries] 4th single LoveGame [3rd single in US, Canada and some European countries] 3rd single: Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) [Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and Denmark only and fourth in France] Promo singles: Beautiful, Dirty, Rich and Boys Boys Boys Would you have done anything differently?
January 6, 20223 yr Author This era was near perfect? It had the right singles at the right time, the right promo - everything lined up expertly! There is not much i'd change, except maybe milking it a bit more :rofl: But then if she extended the era moreso, we wouldn't have had Bad Romance when it came so who knows? 1st single: Just Dance 2nd single: Poker Face 3rd single: Paparazzi (worldwide release including US) 4th single: LoveGame (worldwide release) 5th single: The Fame Promo singles: Eh Eh, Beautiful, Dirty, Rich, Boys Boys Boys
January 6, 20223 yr Have to think this more deep later but my first thought is that they used the material perfectly. The album is not flawless, but they got the best out of it.
January 6, 20223 yr Obviously it helped that JD and PF became long running smashes across the globe and made Gaga the hottest thing on planet. Remember that her first tour was on very small venues and she was scoring hits and making headlines while touring the clubs and theaters :D She conquered the charts but had the diy image going on at the same time.
January 6, 20223 yr Author Have to think this more deep later but my first thought is that they used the material perfectly. The album is not flawless, but they got the best out of it. This is a good point. I love the album but it is very clear what the standout songs are and they released these so props to them!
January 6, 20223 yr 1st single: Just Dance 2nd single: Poker Face 3rd single: Paparazzi 4th single: LoveGame 5th single: Starstruck Promo singles: Eh Eh, Boys Boys Boys
January 6, 20223 yr I think it's pretty much perfect. I agree with you Bal that a worldwide release for 'Paparazzi' and 'LoveGame' would have been ideal, might have stopped the latter from being so sidelined in the charts, but I'm not sure how that would have worked out. I think 'Poker Face' was peaking in the UK when the US were ready to move onto another single for instance so it wouldn't have worked to wait until every country was ready to move on at the same time.
January 6, 20223 yr Imagine not releasing Starstruck as an official single, this song would be as big as Poker Face.
January 7, 20223 yr I also agree that it was a near flawless run! At the time it felt a bit of a shame that LoveGame only managed #19 in the UK. Although that peak week came after it charting in the Top 200 for months. It did kind of feel a bit old news by the time it was a full blown single here. I think her team made the right move in pushing forward with Paparazzi here when they did though.
January 7, 20223 yr I think GaGa and her team couldn't have done a better job, the four main singles are easily the best songs on the record and would have been my choices as well. I maybe would have skipped Eh Eh as a third single in some parts of the world, it's a cute song and I love the video but it's not single material.
January 7, 20223 yr Starstruck could've worked as a final single, agree, with a quick rushed video before moving onto TFM.
January 7, 20223 yr Yeah, I think in hindsight they managed this perfectly and I wouldn't have really done anything different. I still love the album and think it's a smashing debut which I have fond memories of, but a lot of the material on it hasn't exactly aged brilliantly. Hell, I don't think even 'Poker Face' has tremendously (much as I do still love it). I think 'Starstruck' is fabulous and it's a highlight, but I'm not convinced it would have worked as an actual single.
January 7, 20223 yr Author So many of us agreeing it was handled near perfectly! A rare era for any artist that you can say this for. I can think of Teenage Dream, Future Nostalgia off the top of my head for other ones recently. Starstuck is GREAT of course and Flo Rida was making hits back then so it would've made sense to release it too. Could've been another monster hit for her!
January 13, 20223 yr Author I must say for this era too, the promotion was totally on point. The interviews were so alluring, there were great reinterpretations of the songs (like Poker Face at the Live Lounge) and she made her name known EVERYWHERE. Debut eras just aren't handled like this often.
January 13, 20223 yr Not to mention the iconic Grammy performance with Elton! That was during the TFM era though, but still
January 13, 20223 yr Gaga’s team did it PERFECTLY in the US. All of her singles went #1 on the radio and “Paparazzi” peaked right as “Bad Romance” was about to debut. I think I would have just changed the Canadian run of singles and slot Beautiful Dirty Rich in between Just Dance & Poker Face while having it be a promo single everywhere else. September release would have done just fine. Gaga took off extremely early in Canada and topped the charts in August 2008, so BDR would have been a logical follow up and she’d have two hits there by the time everywhere else that wasn’t Canada (& Australia sorta) took notice. It was so weird bc she took off so early and was so big there that I was convinced that she was Canadian oop-
January 13, 20223 yr Starstuck is GREAT of course and Flo Rida was making hits back then so it would've made sense to release it too. Could've been another monster hit for her! No doubt about it, Starstruck would be bigger than Just Dance and as big as Poker Face. A massive hit, wasted like that, she and her label lost millions for being dumb, all they had to do was shoot a cool Just Dance-like video and send the song to the radio, this song begged to blow up on the charts.
January 16, 20223 yr The era was flawless. I think the only issue was 'LoveGame' being released as the 4th single in the UK. It was barely promoted and Radio 1 had an issue with the lyrics. Maybe if it was 3rd single it could have made the top 10? As mentioned 'Bad Romance' came straight after so there would have never been a 5th single or a 'Starstruck' release anyway. No doubt about it, Starstruck would be bigger than Just Dance and as big as Poker Face. A massive hit, wasted like that, she and her label lost millions for being dumb, all they had to do was shoot a cool Just Dance-like video and send the song to the radio, this song begged to blow up on the charts. http://i.imgur.com/4lE7XJR.gif 'Starstruck' would have been a moderate hit at best and thank god she never released it. It's dated so badly over the years. Edited January 16, 20223 yr by k👠th
January 16, 20223 yr http://i.imgur.com/4lE7XJR.gif 'Starstruck' would have been a moderate hit at best and thank god she never released it. It's dated so badly over the years. Its sales figures even without an official release show otherwise :unsure:
January 16, 20223 yr Its sales figures even without an official release show otherwise :unsure: It wouldn't have done better than LoveGame and Paparazzi. They were already charting as album tracks in a number of countries before their official releases.
