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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 1, 2019 0:51:27 GMT
I have listened to recordings where every song on it is really good with no clunkers.
So I wonder why the singles that were released from that album ended up as the single when other songs on there are just as good or even better?
Who decides this and why?
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Post by ck100 on Aug 1, 2019 4:19:18 GMT
I'd say the band and also the label picks it. I think they usually go for the songs that are the most catchy and/or radio-friendly.
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Post by Dayodead on Aug 2, 2019 5:24:17 GMT
Band, Album Producer, Management, Label can all get involved in the process. Length, tempo, how "catchy" it is, prevailing music trends and other factors can come into play on the radio friendly tendencies of a single...
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Post by petrolino on Aug 2, 2019 23:39:36 GMT
I'd say the band and also the label picks it. I think they usually go for the songs that are the most catchy and/or radio-friendly. Ray Davies of The Kinks did a nice breakdown of this once, selecting 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye and 'Ever Fallen In Love' by Buzzcocks as perfectly constructed singles. The structure, the hook, the lyrical motif, the energy ... it's an art form. Science suggests the greatest singlemaker of this era has been Lady Gaga - check out the scientific studies behind "earworm" theory which offer compelling evidence to my ears.
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