Oh, I recall him saying he disliked it, but the man isn't stupid; he's shrewd enough to know if a song would be a hit, he'd go with it. But on the same hand, it's clear he struggles to sing it live. The DVD showed that (and it's also probably why they've been slowing the song down since O2, and why it never gets played).

Either way, a shame. Even if it was considered, the fact they chose the title song instead (and now Strangers) is worse.