cancelled single releases
Mark-Anthony
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I always find it really interesting when singles get canceled for various reasons or swapped for other songs. What singles do you know were cancelled and why or swapped for other releases and why?
Kelly Clarkson-Sober. it flopped in America so wasn't released
Kelly Clarkson-One Minute. Was initially the lead single for my December but kelly went for Never Again as she thought it showed a better departure.
Spice Girls-never give up on the good times. Was supposed to be released with viva forever but geri left and Viva was released stand alone
S Club 7-show me your colours. Was cancelled to release have you ever for children in need
Kelly Clarkson-Sober. it flopped in America so wasn't released
Kelly Clarkson-One Minute. Was initially the lead single for my December but kelly went for Never Again as she thought it showed a better departure.
Spice Girls-never give up on the good times. Was supposed to be released with viva forever but geri left and Viva was released stand alone
S Club 7-show me your colours. Was cancelled to release have you ever for children in need
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Sugababes's song Freedom. They gave it out free instead.
As well as Love Never Loved me. Geri said so herself about it being the second singles but it was changed to Desire and then it was talked about as a the third single of Passion.
Britney Spears Breath On Me and When Your Eyes Say It were planned singles but cancelled.
Atomic Kitten - You Are
Both charted very low, 188 for Westlife and 90-something for Atomic Kitten but were cancelled in the UK despite being sent to radio and had music videos filmed
An urban myth. Never Give Up was cancelled weeks before Geri's departure.
I thought When You're Looking Like That was released as a B-side to Queen of My Heart? I had the CD single of QOMH and that song was on it Before anyone says anything, I was a Westlife fan from 1999-2004 and then I got fed up with them and their dull covers
It did appear on QOMH but was originally planned to be released as the single before. It was originally on their second album, but was then due to be released as the first from their their third album, and charted from imports apparently
I too was a fan, up until the first greatest hits and then after that they truly turned into the cover band. Their first three albums, or at least the singles from them, I loved.
This is even more , I watched their first greatest hits tour today on Virgin OD, I can't get over just how bad Nicky is. He makes Louis Tomlinson sound good. I don't think Mark is that good live either, he has a very annoying voice lol.
Lady Gaga - Venus (It was planned to be the second single from ARTPOP, thank god it wasn't x2 because it's for sure the weakest song on the album imo)
Probably would have been their most epic UK #1
I had always assumed until quite recently that they had released it. I'm too young to remember them at their peak though. I know that there is a video for it.
There is a rumour that When your eyes say it actually has a video to it.
Genuinely didn't know until I read this it wasn't. I thought it was one of their biggest singles here
Nope it never got released in the UK only Australia, New Zealand & France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_Supernova
I don't think Nicky sounds worse than Louis - at least the management knew he wasn't the strongest one so he rarely got solo parts, I don't get why they keep giving lines to Louis.
And yes, I agree that Mark was not very good in the early days (especially their 1st tour, he was horrendous!) , but he actually got better and better after that first GH tour - maybe his voice stopped mutating at that time so people should definitely watch his more recent performances and then judge his voice, many say he is one of the best male vocalists of today.
Anyway, I think there are more examples with Westlife's cancelled singles. I think everything was set for the release of Total Eclipse Of the Heart as a 2nd single from The Love Album, but it was cancelled.
Same goes with the 2nd single from their last 3 albums - 2nd single from Where We Are was supposed to be Talk You Down which Simon cancelled, 2nd single from Gravity was supposed to be Beautiful Tonight but Simon cancelled it again at the last minute, while everything was set for the release of Mark's co-written midtempo song Beautiful World from the second GH album, but it was changed at the last minute because RCA was convinced that boring ballad from the mighty Gary Barlow Lighthouse would be a better choice :rolleyes: that choice bit them in the ass because the single became the lowest charting for Westlife at no. 34.
I just knew you would say that, you say that EVERY time you mention Westlife It's ok, it is not like someone will attack you for liking them, there is no reason to be embarrassed by that
Has a video and everything but was pulled from iTunes after just 2 hours of being on sale.
I didn't know this. One of my favourite Beyonce songs and it's epic when she does it live during the Beyonce Experience tour.
Some Kind of Miracle (cancelled for Jump - radio edit was made)
Wicked Games (was going to be lead single from Chemistry instead of Biology but never appeared)
What A Feeling (recorded as the lead single from the Greatest Hits but changed for Something Kinda Ooooh)
Others were rumoured such as Models, Love Is The Key and Girl Overboard but never properly confirmed.
Michael Jackson - Butterflies. I think this was meant to be the 3rd single from Invinicble. One one hand i'm glad it wasn't because I can't stand it, but unfortunately it meant that no 3rd single was released. What a waste of an album campaign!
Kylie - Your Disco Needs You. They played it safe and released Please Stay instead.
Haha. Personally I think it's more to do with the fact she's a bit of a lazy cow who clearly has absolutely no idea what the hell is going on anymore.