Opening Single for E2E

I LOVE Another Postcard, but I have to admit that it might not have the wide appeal, especially for listeners who aren't familiar with the band, that Maybe Katie or Testing 123 would have. Take It Outside might have been another good choice. But I get a foolish grin on my face every time I hear Another Postcard, and more often then not I'll hit the replay button when it's done.

I love E2E. It's a fantastic album and it was the first "new" album to come out during my fandom, so it always will have a place as my first "anticipation building" BNL album (esp. now that leaks are so common between youtube videos and twitter and facebook and fan club. When E2E came out, we didn't have little video clips of all the songs to tease us or pre-album performances). The first real "leak" was the instrumental tracks on napster-like services which was amazingly cool, and then the album dropped and it was just a fresh hit of new great (very different) music.

I didn't see either the band or Page make the Postcard comments, but it's clear that the record company was strongly behind that choice. I have heard from someone (won't say who so I don't get them into any reprecussions for their statement) that E2E was the band's last album on Reprise, and so Reprise had a strong incentive to pick a BAD single so the band would do poorly and be cheaper to re-sign (which they didn't end up doing). An interesting theory.

I think everyone here knows AP was a terrible single choice - a 3-chorder with absolutely no substance and a bit of a thin musical track as well. It was a joke song which One Week was NOT. One Week had irrelevant verses, but they were countered by an actually interesting and meaningful and relatable chorus and a really cool backing track. Rapping BNL was a uniquity in 1998 (and sort of trendy). By 2003, it was not exciting anymore.

I always loved Testing at the time (it's gotten a bit old now, but it is 10 years old and I've gotten bored of a lot of singles) - at the time it was my favourite on the album and the catchiest and coolest track.

Maybe Katie was a good one, but I never thought it was the right "feeling" for a single - a bit mellow in groove, but certainly better than Postcard.

Upside Down is one of the most awesome songs Steve performs live and I thoguht THAT would have been a nice single choice.

Celebrity could have been a fair second single, and Yes Yes Yes had possiblities, although I'm not sure it was a first single (a little too heavy in message and all the political exposition to the song they'd have to do in interviews might not go over well).

If they were gonna do a "novelty" single off the album, I always thought Shopping would have been a better one. That's a super catchy song, has Blue Man Group on it (a great tie-in for promotion), had a great choreographed number around it, writes its own music video... had a cool interactive live outro... etc.

Maybe Katie. Until Grinning Streak was released, Maybe Katie was my all time favorite song, so I'm a bit biased. The whole album is terrific! It was released a week after my first son was born, so I've got a huge sentimental tie to this record, this time.

This Video (at 5:05) has the ladies discussing it.  I tend to think Testing 1,2,3 would have been the perfect 1st single though I personally prefer Celebrity.

I agree--love "For You"-but not at first,It was a little too "country" for me however seeing it live made me like it more.

Now I *really* want to hear a version of For You with a heavier beat.

I agree that maybe the execs thought Another Postcard would remind listeners of the type of songs like One Week...I love Take It Outside, favourite track on E2E but maybe a little too country sounding to be a single...