'Outside Of Love' was her best song since 'Remember', regardless of whether it was a hit or not

I'm glad you feel this way Aly, I wish it had performed much better than it did, but glad it is included on Now 118.

Side Effects probably wasn't a great lead... but then it did get a big follow-up with Disconnect.

 

Never Be Alone was ok.

 

Outside of love I think was a bit of a mis-step for a single to go into the album with. Had Right Here, or Multiply been pushed at that point I think they may have done better. Right Here got a slight push, but had it had the focus of a main single then I guess the song may have one top 40.

 

Overall though its a odd one as Disconnect did give her a top 10 hit, its just the rest didn't seem to do anything in a big way. I've have dumped Side Effects as being the lead and changed Outside of Love.

 

I agree that had they released Right Here instead of Outside of Love and given it a proper push (with an actual music video, etc.) that it probably would've gone Top 40 and eventually been certified. The fact that it outpeaked OOL on the dance charts is actually quite a feat. Outside of Love feels like the biggest misstep from this era to me as well.

Edited July 30, 20241 yr by (Zach)

I think to maintain some level of credibility as a solo artist she still needs to hop on a few dance features a year to keep the momentum going. This album just wasn't what it could have been and the promotion from her team has been poor. I do think it might be better for her to take a year out and come back stronger after?

Getting quick hits and hopping on dance features doesn't make someone a credible artist. If Becky wanted to be taken seriously as an artist, she's better off leaving Polydor like RAYE did, or she can stay with them and continue releasing generic label meeting room dance till she's dropped.