I don't completely agree with you.
Who Says You Can't Go Home and the duet version also, they've both been releases, one to US country radio and the other to US non-country and non-rock radio stations, they both aren't available for sale, just like IWTBL, and aren't released in Europe (and other places too, except US). The only difference is they promote WSYCGHA and they filmed a video. But why does this make it a single release and not IWTBL. All of them exist only as promotional singles in US.
I believe IWTBL counts as much a single as any other single (be it promo or commercial) that's been released IMO.

I have a feeling Welcome will be the third single. If Jon is doing that on the West Wing next week, I assume the video isn't too far behind.

is that next week? i thought i had missed it...

Well if it isn't then I missed it too. So let's go with next week, heh.

sounds good ;)

It's supposed to be on the 26th.

There is no way Welcome will be the third single after it tanked in Europe. They split the singles up to see which worked and which didn't. Thats why they nixed Welcome as the second U.S. single. In my opinion they are still in a wait and see approach right now. One of 3 songs will happen: they are saving I Am for a big push during the last third of the tour, thus it would be the third single; they are looking to see if I Want To Be Loved catches on with rock radio, if it does then it will be the third single; or neither of the above is the case and they will release Last Man Standing b/c they are chart hungry after the success of Who Says. Simply my opinion but I'm fairly sure Welcome won't be the third single.

That's just being hopeful, saying they're not playing "I am" because it's going to be a single. Lots of songs just weren't played live. Some became singles ie All about loving you, some didn't, ie Women in Love. It could simply just mean they don't want to play it live for whatever reason.

Just because Welcome doesn't work in Europe, doesn't mean it won't work in the states. I personally believe Who says worked because it sounds American, yet it's being released in Europe as the next single. I don't think it will do well, but that's just my opinion. They're not goin to spend money on ANOTHER video if they have one already filmed and ready.

EDIT: Not to mention, It's more balladic than Who says. Don't they usually release one Ballad like song in the 3 song single release schedule?

I hear what everyone is saying about Welcome tanking in Europe but I still think that this song will be released as a single in North America. I guess time will tell.

deb

Agreed. I think it tanking in Europe has NOTHING to do with how it will do in America.