Singles That Could've, Should've But Didn't

[MistaNova]

Recently I was wondering how many singles there have been where the artist would've blown instantly but for one reason or another, didn't.
Some that come to my mind would be
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/NJ7M2420OL4" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/NJ7M2420OL4</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_8JgfsiGj7s" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/_8JgfsiGj7s</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/DlDQ4pI_lvA" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/DlDQ4pI_lvA</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/L01C002HKbE" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/L01C002HKbE</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/AZcMdpeSfe8" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/AZcMdpeSfe8</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/2l05PLQswME" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/2l05PLQswME</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/mpE9VN_jGLg" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/mpE9VN_jGLg</a>

I'm pretty sure I'm missing alot more. Especially from the west.

[Portugoal]

With the right push any song could be a hit.

[MistaNova]

Yes, but this thread is for those that didn't get the push it should've been getting.
Like:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/R9wJuvGqPsM" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/R9wJuvGqPsM</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sdSWmeOn9wg" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/sdSWmeOn9wg</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/TPoQUD6OaNw" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/TPoQUD6OaNw</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vpC4IQiDcsg" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/vpC4IQiDcsg</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/p74sRyhPNaU" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/p74sRyhPNaU</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/S12zRV2XyT4" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/S12zRV2XyT4</a>

[Jimmy H.]

With the right push any song could be a hit.

That's a tremendously naive statement.

[MistaNova]

Some more
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xVh4ORk3gFs" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/xVh4ORk3gFs</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/5EP13KcCrgA" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/5EP13KcCrgA</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vjgw904vvTs" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/vjgw904vvTs</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Py_0PtwJxzA" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/Py_0PtwJxzA</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/JPX9B1uUmmY" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/JPX9B1uUmmY</a>

[Portugoal]

With the right push any song could be a hit.

That's a tremendously naive statement.

Let me put it this way:
With the right push & marketing any song with a catchy hook could be a hit.

[snoop]

I always thought that Higher by Game could have been a huge single had they made a video for it.

[bez]

I can tell you why none of them really blew up..... cos they all suck apart from Nipsey feat Lloyd and Tyga.

[Leggy Hendrix]

I can tell you why none of them really blew up..... cos they all suck apart from Nipsey feat Lloyd and Tyga.

agreed except for Saigon - Bring Me Down, shits dope

[MistaNova]

I can tell you why none of them really blew up..... cos they all suck apart from Nipsey feat Lloyd and Tyga.

agreed except for Saigon - Bring Me Down, shits dope

Well this is a thread for singles that could've blown but didn't. These singles were made for a mainstream audience (a majority were anyway) the for-the-club type beats with very simple lyrics that's made to attract people for it's catchyness, so surely these won't appeal to all. Though IMO some like G. Malone and Young Life's singles are the best their discography has to offer.

Few more:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/jk9hjospx1o" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/jk9hjospx1o</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qioyqGFFfWc" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/qioyqGFFfWc</a>

[Matty]

50's 'Get Up'. average lyrics but the beat was banging and catchy as hell - Storch & Dre is a sick combo. don't think the record was pushed very hard and had a crappy video. way better than 'Kush', I can imagine Dre rapping on this beat and it being infinitely better. potential for extra production as shown on the live clip with the guitars coming in and live set-up

skip to 1:55...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/c9wAjSybpQA?" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/c9wAjSybpQA?</a>

[DTG Entertainment]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_PpERz3aEwE?fs=1" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/_PpERz3aEwE?fs=1</a>

[BiggBoogaBiff]

honestly, in real life this would've been pretty big had it been on the radio a little more back when it came out. 

http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=261447.0

[13th Duke]

With the right push any song could be a hit.

That's a tremendously naive statement.

it isn't naive at all. Its honest. Half the successful artists out are only successful because they got the right push by the right people. In terms of financial success, talent rarely has anything to do with it.

[Avalanche]

Ya Boy - We run la didnt do too bad. It was all over the place and even on ESPN sportscenter forever lol