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I so love this song! it makes me sad but it's so beautiful!
So I heard it might be a single! is this true?
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Norig wrote: So I heard it might be a single! is this true?

Yes, completely true I was informed that it has been picked for a single release.
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Nightlife wrote:
Norig wrote: So I heard it might be a single! is this true?

Yes, completely true I was informed that it has been picked for a single release.

I feel numb that it could be given the light of day to be released. :grumble:
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Agree with you..
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#5 Post by Butters »

Release date set?
Nightlife wrote:
Norig wrote: So I heard it might be a single! is this true?

Yes, completely true I was informed that it has been picked for a single release.
Just tax the stupid people!
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Nightlife wrote:
Norig wrote: So I heard it might be a single! is this true?

Yes, completely true I was informed that it has been picked for a single release.
YES!!!!!!

It's my favourite track on the album! :D :yeah:
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#7 Post by Technotrancemix »

Just because a song is good, doesn't qualify it for being a single...
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Butters wrote:Release date set?

2nd October. The World Tour kicks off in October also.
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#9 Post by glennjridge »

Technotrancemix wrote:Just because a song is good, doesn't qualify it for being a single...
thats what I always say. but this is a fantastic radio song. as I say, I trust diane warren who has a history of writing hits for people. their song sounds just as good as the act that record her songs and have hits with it.I am sure many here turn up their nose at michael bolton or brayanm adams and say their songs are hideous.

its not for you, the hardcore collector, or the DJ or the obsessive fan. its for the people who actually move the market. teens and housewives.
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#10 Post by One of the crowd »

glennjridge wrote:thats what I always say. but this is a fantastic radio song..
Exactly! And U think Numb will actually get heaps of Radio play backed up with the fact its written by DW with her previous track record etc etc.
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#11 Post by MissTrickyDisco »

I think it's brilliant! I was hoping it would be put out as a single :D
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#12 Post by skyhigh »

I think if u like Numb u must be deaf! It's rubbish in relation to the rest of the album.
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#13 Post by retrofuturist »

From what I can tell from the way PSB singles perform in the charts... they've got loads of hard-core UK fans, and a pitiful amount of fairweather fans.

If Numb was a single, the hardcore PSB fans would buy it (especially if it came out across multiple CD singles) and unlike some other quality tracks from Fundamental, it's actually got the potential to crossover to the "teens and housewives" as mentioned above. In fact, I'd not be surprised at all if this is when the non-remixed version of PSB/Elton's "In Private" sees the light of day.

Whilst I think Integral and S&GS are better songs, I think Numb would be the better choice of single.
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#14 Post by BlueSwan »

Numb as a single is a disaster that will probably scare people away from the album.

Fugitive shoud be a single.

Sodom & Gomorrah should be a single.

Numb should never ever ever be a single. Worst possible choice for a single on the album.
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#15 Post by shaunh7 »

This will be a massive hit.
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