Popular Song
Ariana Grande, Mika
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La la la la You were the popular one, the popular chick It is what it is, now I'm popular-ish Standing on the field with your pretty pompons Now you're working at the movie selling popular corn I could have been a mess but I never went wrong 'Cause I'm putting down my story in a popular song Uh huh Uh huh I said I'm putting down my story in a popular song My problem, I never was a model, I never was a scholar, But you were always popular, You were singing, all the songs I don't know Now you're in the front row 'Cause my song is popular Popular, I know about popular It's not about who you are or your fancy car You're only ever who you were Popular, I know about popular And all that you have to do, is be true to you That's all you ever need to know So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go Always was on the lookout for someone to hate Picking on me like a dinner plate You hid during classes and in between them Dunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans em' You tried to make me feel bad with the things you do It ain't so funny when the joke's on you Ooh, the joke's on you Got everyone's laughing, got everyone clapping, asking How come you look so cool? 'Cause that's the only thing that I learnt at school, boy Uh huh I said that's the only thing I learnt at school My problem, I never was a model, I never was a scholar, And you were always popular, You were singing, all the songs I don't know Now you're in the front row 'Cause my song is popular Popular I know about popular It's not about who you are or your fancy car You're only ever who you were Popular I know about popular And all that you have to do, is be true to you That's all you ever need to know So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go All you ever need to know You're only ever who you were All you ever need to know You're only ever who you were (that's all you ever need to know) Popular I know about popular It's not about who you are or your fancy car You're only ever who you were Popular I know about popular It's not about who you are or your fancy car You're only ever who you were Popular I know about popular (It's all you ever need to know) And all that you have to do, is be true to you. That's all you ever need to know (It's all you ever need to know)
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Written by: STEPHEN LAWRENCE SCHWARTZ, MATHIEU JOMPHE-LEPINE, MICHAEL HOLBROOK PENNIMAN, PRISCILLA RENEA
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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13 facts about this song
Artists Involved"Popular Song" is performed by British singer and songwriter Mika, featuring American singer Ariana Grande.
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Time of ReleaseThe single was released on December 21, 2012, in the United States and January 21, 2013, across Europe.
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AlbumThe song was included in Mika's third studio album "The Origin of Love" and also on Ariana Grande's debut album "Yours Truly."
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Style and Composition"Popular Song" is a bubblegum pop song that also features elements of folk-pop and pop-rock.
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Unique SampleThe song samples the tune of "Popular" from the Broadway musical "Wicked." The chorus of "Popular Song" is almost entirely lifted from "Popular".
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Change in LyricsWhile the melody is borrowed from the musical, the lyrics are drastically different, changing the song's narrative to a revenge anthem about popularity and bullying.
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Collaborative SongwritingThe song was co-written by Mika, Ariana Grande, Priscilla Renea, Mathieu Jomphe and Stephen Schwartz.
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Chart Performance"Popular Song" had moderate chart success, peaking at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.
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Music videoThe music video, released in April 2013, features a darker version of the story of Hansel & Gretel with a twist at the end. Ariana Grande and Mika portrayed students getting revenge on their mean classmates.
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Awards"Popular Song" won the 2013 Teen Choice Award for 'Choice TV - Female Scene Stealer' for Ariana Grande's performance of the track on "Victorious."
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Live PerformancesMika and Ariana Grande performed the song live together only once on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2013.
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CertificationIn 2014, "Popular Song" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, denoting sales or streams equivalent to over 500,000 units.
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Release ControversyStephen Schwartz initially allowed Mika to use the melody of "Popular" without fully understanding that Mika was planning to change the lyrics. Once Mika's version was released, Schwartz threatened litigation, however, no legal action was taken.
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