>(1) The leak of the song actually WAS unintentional, and it
>ruined the set-up for the single. The song's accompanying
>video was meant to be an event along the lines of what we used
>to get in the 1990's. If she had been able to debut the song
>and video simultaneously, the hype machine that kicked it
>presumably would've been able to push a lackluster single into
>the stratosphere. BIG VIDEO! STUNNING SONG! WHO RUNS THE
>WORLD? BEYONCE! Absent that pre-meditated push, people heard
>the new single and were like "...eh."

That song had to stand on it's own merit... well other than the fact B had her name on it. Just think if it were a track by a lesser name... this whole thing is an interesting case study on what actually makes a song a hit.

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