Hit Parade: The B-Sides Edition
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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If I Were a Boy and Single Ladies Put a Ring on It
Beyonce led off her third solo album I Am Sasha Fierce with a pair of songs that competed on the charts head to head. While Beyonce and the Columbia label certainly had high hopes for both songs Sony music showed its hand repeatedly. If I Were A Boy was the implied A side single ladies was at first a bit underestimated a de facto B side. The song soared into the hot 100s top 10 pushing if I were a boy aside and reaching number one just before Christmas.
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