Biggest Mistake debuted at #51 in the UK singles chart, the same position of Out Of Control, third UK single from B2B. The new single started at #31 on monday sales and lost 20 places during the week.

On albums chart, 40 Licks is Top 20 again, it went from 25-19 with great sales.
The 40 Licks tour lasted 4 years now...

If theyd played that song at the 3 shows this week, they would have had a top 30 entry. Quite bizarre.

There were also posters outside the stadium advertising the new single. Would have been very great if they played that. Better than Bitch and Live with me IMO

Just as well. It's a pretty good song, but Laugh I Nearly Died is by far the best ballad on there.

Harm Wrote:
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> There were also posters outside the stadium
> advertising the new single.

and as ONNYA's comment proves, there are posters inside this forum who aren't that hot on BM! I'm one of 'em as well . . .

Indeed Laugh I nearly died is my favorite but we were talking about their new single.
If I knew they would play Laugh, I nearly died in Horsens, I would consider going there.

Every artist promotes a new single with 2 easy steps:
1- Performing the song live, on TV or tour.
2- A video clip

90 shows of this tour, 1 year of "promotion" and no news of a live performance or a video for this song, and the single came out last week...

Have they made any video for My Bigest Mistake?

Perry
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nikkibong Wrote:
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> Harm Wrote:
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> > There were also posters outside the stadium
> > advertising the new single.
>
> and as ONNYA's comment proves, there are posters
> inside this forum who aren't that hot on BM! I'm
> one of 'em as well . . .


Each to their own. Personally, I love it but our individual personal taste isnt the issue. Theres absolutely no point in releasing singles if you're not going to bother promoting them in ANY way at all - and they had a great opportunity to do so.

The song reached #51 despite the Stones not bothering to make people aware of it, not because of them. Generally when the Stones tour Europe, even though their latest album has been out for about a year, theres enough momentum to get a respectable chart entry for their latest single due to the publicity and extra airplay that they get to coincide with their visit.

Gazza Wrote:
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> nikkibong Wrote:
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> > Harm Wrote:
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> > > There were also posters outside the stadium
> > > advertising the new single.
> >
> > and as ONNYA's comment proves, there are
> posters
> > inside this forum who aren't that hot on BM!
> I'm
> > one of 'em as well . . .
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> Each to their own. Personally, I love it but our
> individual personal taste isnt the issue.
>
absolutely true gazza! i just was trying for a joke based on the double meaning of posters." trying, and failing, me thinks.

Gazza Wrote:
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> nikkibong Wrote:
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> > Harm Wrote:
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> > -----
> > > There were also posters outside the stadium
> > > advertising the new single.
> >
> > and as ONNYA's comment proves, there are
> posters
> > inside this forum who aren't that hot on BM!
> I'm
> > one of 'em as well . . .
>
>
> Each to their own. Personally, I love it but our
> individual personal taste isnt the issue. Theres
> absolutely no point in releasing singles if you're
> not going to bother promoting them in ANY way at
> all - and they had a great opportunity to do so.
>
> The song reached #51 despite the Stones not
> bothering to make people aware of it, not because
> of them. Generally when the Stones tour Europe,
> even though their latest album has been out for
> about a year, theres enough momentum to get a
> respectable chart entry for their latest single
> due to the publicity and extra airplay that they
> get to coincide with their visit.


All the effort is on the 40 Licks album, almost 4 consecutive months in the chart including several weeks on the top 20 and almost a top 10 re-entry some weeks ago.
Anyway I can understand the public music taste, nothing on ABB or the new single could touch the great songs on 40 Licks, the album is selling 8-12k each week for months and the new single barely moved 2000-2500 copies.

I think it's one of the better songs on the album. It would have been nice to have a third top forty hit off ABB but two top forties and three top 75 hits for a band that has been around as long as the Stones isn't too shabby.

The Stones were never a "singles machine" and don't spend as much time promoting singles as other artists. They also seem to be lost when it comes to which songs to release as singles. Great songs like "Under My Thumb" and "Time Waits For No One" were never released as singles. For Voodoo Lounge they released "I Go Wild" instead of the better "Blinded By Rainbows". Not to mention "Let It Bleed", "Sympathy.." and "Gimme Shelter" were never released.

If they were more interested in promoting and releasing more singles they would have even better chart success. The fact that they have as much chart success as they do despite the fact they were never a straight top forty band is a testament to their music.

A CD is just an excuse to tour. That's where the big $ are. They don't give a sh*t about their singles.
But at least they tour

Right, HArm, but why even bother to release any singles? They could have saved the energy and money. No promo activities whatsoever, it's not even played live! What was the last time they were on tour and didn't bother to play their latest single?

mr edward Wrote:
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> Right, HArm, but why even bother to release any
> singles? They could have saved the energy and
> money. No promo activities whatsoever, it's not
> even played live! What was the last time they were
> on tour and didn't bother to play their latest
> single?

Well, maybe otherwise it's too obvious

if the stones want biggest mistake in the top of the charts, they MUST play it live...

Brussels, ? , Stade Roi Baudouin

nikkibong Wrote:
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> and as ONNYA's comment proves, there are posters
> inside this forum who aren't that hot on BM! I'm
> one of 'em as well . . .


True. But what are you hot on anyway, besides men....

JumpingKentFlash

Hi Georgelicks.............biggest mistake single cd was realized in usa?????'''in other markets out of europe?????''' thanks

schili Wrote:
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> Hi Georgelicks.............biggest mistake single
> cd was realized in usa?????'''in other markets
> out of europe?????''' thanks


Biggest Mistake was released in counted European countries, not in US:
Italy (#27)
England (#51)
Netherlands (#77)
Germany (#94)



mr edward Wrote:
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>Right, HArm, but why even bother to release any singles? They could have saved the energy and money. No promo activities whatsoever, it's not even played live! What was the last time they were on tour and didn't bother to play their latest single?


It never happened, they always performed their latest single on tours. SOL wasn't played until July but it was a double A side with RJ. It's their first commercial single without video since the live version of Time Is On My Side in September 1982 which got the #62 in the UK charts.

Hey, maybe they'll play Biggest Mistake next summer...

The'll start playing it after they release She Saw Me Coming or whatever the next single is.

I got the red vinyl single today in the mail....just getting ready to crank it up. Live Hand Of Fate sounds interesting! Sloppy but good...

JR

I would love it if they had one more Top 10 hit but Virgin seem incapable of manipulating one from them. The videos for their singles always come out way after the single has been released and I can't understand how they must have agreed to release it and then do nothing with it. Bizarre.