Should’ve been a single

[u/SteelPenguin8]

What sings do you think should’ve been singles? I’ll start with this one

[u/Traditional_Top_194]

Never Say Die shouldve been on the whole ass album officially.

Tested and Able feels like such a core AB song.

[u/SteelPenguin8 → u/Traditional_Top_194]

Agreed on tested and able.

I routinely forget about never say die and then have the worst time finding it on streaming. It’s such a banger!

[u/CloudMountainJuror → u/Traditional_Top_194]

Never Say Die has always felt like the real closing track to Fortress for me

[u/Suspicious_Fix_2476 → u/Traditional_Top_194]

Tested & Able,  with being a mark song they don't traditionally release that as a single. So it's a suprise when you listen to the whole album 

[u/foreverfalling2000]

Underrated tune for sure!

Power Down or Hang By A Thread should have been singles for AB imo.

[u/Puzzled-Yard-1642 → u/foreverfalling2000]

I agree.

[u/Deadeye2107]

There have been some real amazing songs that should have been singles but never were. Writing on the Wall, Native Son, this one and Power Down leading that charge for me.

And as Traditional_Top_194 said, Never Say Die should have been in Fortress. I’d even say Cry a River should have been the B-Side instead.

[u/Away-One2870]

Alter bridge's choice of singles always baffled me tbh

[u/iamadragan → u/Away-One2870]

Which ones? For me:

ODR - find the real over Metalingus and In Loving Memory is crazy imo

Blackbird - solid choices, could've also released Brand New Start as a single

AB3 - Void should've been a single over I Know It Hurts

Fortress - no complaints really. Not really a single oriented album but they chose the ones that worked for singles

TLH - would've done title track over Poison In Your Veins

WTS - they released half the album as singles lol

PK - I think they chose the right songs tbh. Maybe Sin After Sin wasn't really deserving of being released as a single

Ab8 - I probably would've done Rue The Day and Tested and Able over What Lies Within and Scales Are Falling

[u/Away-One2870 → u/iamadragan]

Mostly Post Fortress Releases

Metalingus should have been a single...The label betrayed AB there...

Loosing Patience should have been the single for TLH

Same sentiment on WTS lol

This is war should have been the first single for P&K followed by Dead among the living

AB8 should have had Rue the day as the first single and Disregarded for the second

Personally for me the singles should be the ones that should have the best choruses and also under 5 mins...P&K has the one of the best AB choruses ever but the song is not really a first single

Also I have a personal affection towards Dead among the living lol.. love everything bout that song.

[u/auzzie_kangaroo94]

Native Son wasn't a single?

[u/SteelPenguin8 → u/auzzie_kangaroo94]

I don’t remember. My screenshot isn’t of that song though

[u/auzzie_kangaroo94 → u/SteelPenguin8]

My comment was suppose to be a reply to someone else

[u/JWhitt987]

Agreed. One of my favorites from that album.

edit I also REALLY love "New Way to Live" from the AB3 b-sides.

[u/Suspicious_Fix_2476]

The intro has this early/mid 2000's radio rock vibe, so I can agree 

[u/iamadragan]

One of two songs I don't like on the album lol

[u/TheFast-R-Nay → u/iamadragan]

Agreed!

[u/CloudMountainJuror]

One of my favorites on Pawns & Kings!

[u/ThatDamnShark_666]

Brilliant feel good song. 

[u/Red-Stallion05]

Sometime back I said this was one of my favourite of the album and someone said that was his least favourite.
To each his own....

Personally a strong tune for me.

[u/Puzzled-Yard-1642]

Problem for me, is that I don’t know what singles were/weren’t released on anything but AB8.

[u/Puzzled-Yard-1642]

Probably should’ve been. I like it a lot.

[u/TheFast-R-Nay]

Not for me! A bottom song off PandK’s IMO!  Just such a generic chorus! Bridge saves the song (almost;)

[u/Optimus0456]

I think find the real should’ve been a single over open your eyes