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On the other hand, McPhee is excited about her brand new second single, "Love Story," which leads off the album. "I've always loved the song," she said. "I always wanted the song to be the first single because I felt that it was more of my vibe. It was more young and fresh. It also very much had this pop, soulful kind of feel to it, but it also had this retro throwback to some of the influences I had growing up -- like the old-school stuff -- as well. So I always loved it. I thought it was very girly, which is me, you know?
On the other hand, McPhee is excited about her brand new second single, "Love Story," which leads off the album.
"I've always loved the song," she said. "I always wanted the song to be the first single because I felt that it was more of my vibe. It was more young and fresh. It also very much had this pop, soulful kind of feel to it, but it also had this retro throwback to some of the influences I had growing up -- like the old-school stuff -- as well. So I always loved it. I thought it was very girly, which is me, you know?
Here's my simple point. I'm not saying Over It was a total failure. It obviously wasn't. She got a good amount of airplay and it did get her out there.
But that article when Katharine basically admits that she doesn't like the song very much and has done her best to make it her own. To me, trying to sell a debut album around a song that the singer clearly doesn't believe in is a MISTAKE. Just philosophically speaking. And I know RCA knows better than Katharine (I guess) but...her performances of Love Story are so much better than Over It and that's all most people are seeing. She was promoting on TV...why not give her the best possible song to get people excited with.
Now I know we have a theory out there that Over It was NOT designed to be a huge hit...just kind of a bridge from Idol Katharine to Pop Katharine. And that's fine. I don't know. I'm just confused....I don't think any of us know the magic formula to a hit song. If it was that easy....you'd never see albums that flop, singles that flop, etc, etc.
Well, sj, I would agree with you but as an example to the contrary.
John Mayer said ( when he was picking up the Grammy, no less) that he fought the producers and his label tooth and nail to keep them from releasing Daughters as the first single off his Heavier Things album. He said the label didn't listen to him and released it anyway over his howls of protest. Artists don't have all the answers and labels are the ones putting up the money so it is very much their risk and the label felt that it knew better. And it did.
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