Originally Posted by Eric_Blob:
“No it would flop. If Pound the Alarm only peaks at #8 in the UK, and can't reach the top 10 in the US, this will do even worse. It's extremely generic. Nicki should just take a break and come back with some better music.”
Don't let chart positions fool you, Pound The Alarm has sold around 250,000 copies in the UK. Though I agree with the rest of your post. Automatic seems like Starships Part III. Another "Dance" by numbers song. I know Urban isn't exactly huge over here in the UK but I didn't see what was wrong with the type of material she used to release. Even before Super Bass, Pink Friday had gone Gold.