Stevie has to be the next single, right?

vedpunk
vedpunk Posts: 965
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Still surprised it hasn't been released as a single if they really wanted to reach a wider audience and ultimately sell more albums and tickets.  
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  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,025
    It should be, but may go the way of Black and never be released as a single. I'm shocked it isn't skyrocketing up the charts.
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  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    This song was good on first listen.  Then grew on me more and more.  Now, after 40 album spins and seeing this song live.  Wow.  This is a major gem of a song, so so good.
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  • vedpunk
    vedpunk Posts: 965
    spankyMP said:
    It should be, but may go the way of Black and never be released as a single. I'm shocked it isn't skyrocketing up the charts.
    It has to be actively promoted in the media and at radio to reach listeners outside Ten Clubbers to go up the charts.  It's a hit if they want it to be. 
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    It should be. Should of been their first single off Dark Matter.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,216
    Would another single make a difference? Like, the whole album is out there. Just so it makes a couple of alternative rock playlists on streaming? 
  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 903
    Best shot at exposing the album more would be getting Stevie & Setting Sun in the new season of the Bear… who knows, maybe they did?
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,767
    Hard to say what will be a hit. Most of you probably wouldn't release Dark Matter as the first single. But so far it's doing better than the other singles. Maybe Wreckage can overtake it. 
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,767
    kmcmanus said:
    Best shot at exposing the album more would be getting Stevie & Setting Sun in the new season of the Bear… who knows, maybe they did?
    The person doing the music for the show would have to ask. 
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,767
    Tim Simmons said:
    Would another single make a difference? Like, the whole album is out there. Just so it makes a couple of alternative rock playlists on streaming? 
    Not everyone is going to seek out the album. And some might listen once and maybe it might go over their heads and they might not like it at first listen. 
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  • Foriginal Sin
    Foriginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,877
    Since No Code PJ has a history of putting out there 4th-8th best album songs as singles. Dark Matter and Wreckage aren’t even top 5 tracks on the album. Its their MO and they don’t care 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,653
    Dark Matter is the best song on the album though.
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  • tylermoore
    tylermoore St. Joseph, MI Posts: 1,116
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Dark Matter is the best song on the album though.
    Obviously subjective but I wouldn’t put it in the top 5 
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    "Dark Matter" was the most successful single they've had in 18 years, hitting number one on multiple charts and staying there for several weeks. "Wreckage" just hit the top five in Rock & Alternative Airplay and the top ten at Triple-A. They're doing just fine choosing singles, and they're not going to cannibalize "Wreckage" with another single right now.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,653
    Stevie or any other song must be the third single if there is a new B-side with it.

    Otherwise who cares.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,767
    Scared of Fear can be a good single as well
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  • artforbw
    artforbw Posts: 192
    I'm not saying this just to be a contrarian, but I don't understand the hype behind this song. I like it ok, but I'd put at least 4 or 5 other songs from Dark Matter in front of this one.
    I love how art/music is subjective, though, and everyone has their different favorites.

    It does seem to be Howard Stern's favorite from the album, though.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,014
    Singles aren’t really a thing anymore. Pre-album release they are. But once the album’s out, there’s no point. Back in the day of B-sides and CD singles that were “Not To Be Confused With The More Expensive (Identical) Import Version,” it made sense. Lord knows I’d run to the CD store to buy the Not For You single or the Wishlist single back in the 90’s. But now, singles are kinda antiquated. 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,653
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    Singles aren’t really a thing anymore. Pre-album release they are. But once the album’s out, there’s no point. Back in the day of B-sides and CD singles that were “Not To Be Confused With The More Expensive (Identical) Import Version,” it made sense. Lord knows I’d run to the CD store to buy the Not For You single or the Wishlist single back in the 90’s. But now, singles are kinda antiquated. 
    Getting a song on playlists and on radio is still a thing. Getting a song on peoples Release Radar is a thing. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,014
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    Singles aren’t really a thing anymore. Pre-album release they are. But once the album’s out, there’s no point. Back in the day of B-sides and CD singles that were “Not To Be Confused With The More Expensive (Identical) Import Version,” it made sense. Lord knows I’d run to the CD store to buy the Not For You single or the Wishlist single back in the 90’s. But now, singles are kinda antiquated. 
    Getting a song on playlists and on radio is still a thing. Getting a song on peoples Release Radar is a thing. 
    Not really. At least not for Pearl Jam these days. And you yourself said....

    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Stevie or any other song must be the third single if there is a new B-side with it.

    Otherwise who cares.

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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    Singles aren’t really a thing anymore. Pre-album release they are. But once the album’s out, there’s no point. Back in the day of B-sides and CD singles that were “Not To Be Confused With The More Expensive (Identical) Import Version,” it made sense. Lord knows I’d run to the CD store to buy the Not For You single or the Wishlist single back in the 90’s. But now, singles are kinda antiquated. 
    They're a thing for radio, which is still very important for pop music. Rock radio, especially new rock on the radio, is much less important. Pearl Jam is never going to get played outside rock radio in 2024 barring some sort of unforeseen event, like a Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill" kind of synch. Pop radio is much more homogeneous than it was thirty years ago, and rock songs like Pearl Jam's do not fit the format.
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