*"Glam Slam"---I think this is a decent album track but it didn't stand a chance on pop radio in 1988.I have always felt that the dynamic title track should have been the second single.

*"If I Was Your Girlfriend"---Yes,this song is clearly a fan favorite and it really is a brilliant track.But this is not the type of song that works as a single.The meaning was misunderstood by the masses and the SOTT album started tumbling down the charts when this was the single.

*"Mountains"---It's a good song,but not an outstanding one.Many people have said that "Girls And Boys" should have been the second single and I agree.

*"The Morning Papers"---The Symbol album was filled with so many strong,catchy,potential hit singles.Unfortunately,this wasn't one of them.It's a decent but uneventful track.

MattyJam said:

Eye Hate U was an odd single choice. A single edit of Billy Jack Bitch would've had a broader appeal imo.

I think this is one of the times when they got it right."Eye Hate U" is one of Prince's strongest singles of the 90s,imo.It's a superb track that actually did reasonably well on the R&B charts.

SoulAlive said:

Glam Slam and I Wish U Heaven weren't great choices - this was when I was first getting into music as a kid, and I remember seeing a clip of I Wish U Heaven on Top of the Pops and not being too impressed.

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Although I absolutely love The Greastest Romance Ever Sold, I'm not sure it was the best choice as a lead single (that was my thought the first time I heard it).

MattyJam said:

SoulAlive said:

RODSERLING said:

SoulAlive said:

*"Glam Slam"

*"Mountains"---It's a good song,but not an outstanding one.Many people have said that "Girls And Boys" should have been the second single and I agree.

Girls and Boys was released in Europe instead of Mountains, and the success was not extraordinary neither, to say the least. Mountains sold 530k copies Worldwide, while Girls & Boys 280k. Do the maths.

Both Mountains and Girls and Boys were released as singles in Europe.

whitesockedfunk said:

RODSERLING said:

MattyJam said:

RODSERLING said:

My Name Is Prince is great. It was an obvious single choice. I think it flopped because Prince didn't show his face in the vidéo. That was a bold, risky choice to do that. It could have paid well, but it didn't. Maybe too much singles-fatigue for the audience at the time. 7 was a flop outside the US, and it didn't really sell the album in the US neither by the way : it was already at the bottom of the charts.

Lead singles always do better by virtue of the fact that they are lead singles. MNIP didn't flop because he wore the chain mask in the video, it flopped because it sucked. The majority of Prince fans think it's embarassing, so if the diehard fanbase think that, it doesn't bode well for the casual music listening audience. 7 was a top 10 US hit and possibly could've been much bigger in Europe if they had released it earlier in the album campaign instead of MNIP. [Edited 12/20/23 8:49am]

Did My Name is Prince flop? It went Top 10 in the UK, and had massive exposure.

never understood the choice of Gotta Stop Messing About as a single. Never liked the song... not on an album... just never understood it.

leecaldon said:

MattyJam said:

leecaldon said:

Did My Name is Prince flop? It went Top 10 in the UK, and had massive exposure.

Flopped in the US.

Yeah.

There should've been a different long ass video where Prince came back home from an uppidy university and met his old buddy Tony who then calls Prince a "pussy" to which the music starts...

"MY NAME IS PRINCE!!! EYE DID NOT COME 2 FUCK AROUND!!!"

RODSERLING said:

I like "My Name Is Prince" I don't know if it was the best choice for a first single,but I enjoy it.That groove is wild!

SoulAlive said:

RODSERLING said:

Right, And they did more or less the same numbers there. So there s no reason to believe that Girls and Boys would have done better in the US than what Mountains did (Billboard #23, Cashbox #19)

I’m convinced that “Girls and Boys” would have been a huge second single in the States,following “Kiss”.It actually got alot of radio airplay in my area.It was very well-received.It’s a fun,irresistible track.

I think Kiss, Anotherlover, and Sometimes It Snows could have all been great LEAD singles, in that very order, if marketed well and coupled with good videos. I think Mountains actually would have performed much better with better marketing and a better video. The trouble is/was if you didn't already like/love Prince, his use of lyrics/looks/symbolism was "strange" to a lot of the uninitiated- especially in comparison to what was starting to top the charts in the US. I think many people just couldn't relate to the uniqueness of Prince's product - so it sat on the shelf.

one problem with Parade is that...once the movie came out (along with all the bad reviews and negative word-of-mouth),it sorta killed the momentum of the album and its singles."Anotherloverholenyohead" is a fantastic song but when it became the third single,it flopped,which really makes no sense.

MattyJam said:

Te Amo Corazon. Good God what was he thinking releasing this boring song as a lead single????

pdiddy2011 said:

SoulAlive said:

RODSERLING said: I’m convinced that “Girls and Boys” would have been a huge second single in the States,following “Kiss”.It actually got alot of radio airplay in my area.It was very well-received.It’s a fun,irresistible track.

I think Kiss, Anotherlover, and Sometimes It Snows could have all been great LEAD singles, in that very order, if marketed well and coupled with good videos. I think Mountains actually would have performed much better with better marketing and a better video. The trouble is/was if you didn't already like/love Prince, his use of lyrics/looks/symbolism was "strange" to a lot of the uninitiated- especially in comparison to what was starting to top the charts in the US. I think many people just couldn't relate to the uniqueness of Prince's product - so it sat on the shelf.

I like Anotherloverholenyohead, but it was a terrible single. Not remotely catchy. When my friends heard it on the radio, they mocked it as "adult contemporary / easy listening". The kids not like it.

lurker316 said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

blacknote said:

Te Amo Corazon. Good God what was he thinking releasing this boring song as a lead single????

Interesting. I thought it was a good choice. So different from anything he'd done before, very classy, appealing video. It did continue that long run, since TMBGITW of leading with a ballad, which I'm not sure was always the wisest choice.

leecaldon said: