yes, i was told by two sources i trust that it would be digital only that there are no plans for any commercial physical releases on January 12.
It's tough to figure out the rules on the digital frontier. The Billboard article clearly states that EBW is already being played on Clear Channel stations and it's climbing the air play charts (albeit quite slowly). So at least in the US, the single is already "released." I'm not sure what is supposed to be happening on January 12. I'm not expecting a physical release either, but like Brad, I'm hoping we get something interesting like a single remix or a new b-side in digital form.
Sorry. I'm obviously not making myself clear.
The promotional release has already happened. Promotional CDs are circulating and the track has been digitally delivered to radio stations for airplay. This is the equivalent of an old time promotional CD which would show up before the single.
The January 12 date refers to the date the "single" will be made available for purchase in digital store fronts and a push will be put on selling that single. I was told there would not be a physical release, so no CD and no vinyl, just that there will be a digital single available. It could be as simple as the current song with the new artwork. I have no information on whether or not there are going to be additional tracks. It could be just the video for the song being released for individual sale on iTunes (if there is a video separate from the Films project). I wouldn't sit around waiting for bonus tracks...
Yeah, I got it. I was only commenting on how strange the idea of a "single" is in the digital world. As you said, the EBW promos are already out there and it is getting radio play. If the purpose of a promo single is to convince people to either 1) buy the single or 2) buy the full album, THEY CAN ALREADY DO THAT! Why wait for January 12? If I heard "EBW" on the radio
today and thought, "Oh! I've got to have that!" I could go straight to iTunes and either download the individual song or download the full album. What would be the point of waiting until Jan. 12?
I'm just asking rhetorical questions here. I'm just too old skool to understand 21st century marketing.
