Cancelled Singles of the 90s & 00s

[AcerBenII]

Was the limit on the number of tracks increased at any point after 2000?

CD2 of Janet Jackson's All Nite (Don't Stop)/I Want You double A-side single had 5 tracks (the 2 A-side singles, a remix of each and 1 b-side) with 2 enhanced videos for each A-side: https://www.discogs.com/release/455182-Janet-All-Nite-Dont-Stop-I-Want-You

Seems like it would break a lot of rules, but maybe it was different for double A-side singles?

This was around the time that they were experimenting with a 2-track CD priced at £1.99 and a more expensive maxi-single.

It looks like they tweaked the rule in October 2003 for the maxi to "20 minutes and no more than three tracks plus remixes of those tracks". The audio tracks on the Janet single do come in at under 20 mins.



Then in 2007, they upped it again to 25 minutes and 4 tracks (+ remixes), though I don't think many acts took advantage of this.

Today's rules allow of course for a 1 track single with very low dealer price, hence the 99p CDs we sometimes see.

 

[heartmightmelt]

V managed a 35-minute CD single plus almost 10 mins of CDROM. I've got shorter studio albums in my collection.

 

[Runawaywithme]

Was TaTu's Dangerous and Moving supposed to be a single at some point? It's got this pretty expensive looking video but I've just discovered it today and I cant find anything about a potential single relase online.