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{{Short description|2004 single by Darren Hayes}}
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2012}}
| Name = Pop!ular
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
| Cover = Popular.jpg
{{Infobox song
| Artist = [[Darren Hayes]]
| Album = [[The Tension and the Spark]]
| name = Pop!ular
| B-side = Touch<br>Zero
| cover = Pop!ular.jpg
| Released = 12 July 2004
| alt =
| Format = [[CD single]], [[Music download|Digital download]]
| type = single
| Recorded = 2004
| artist = [[Darren Hayes]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| album = [[The Tension and the Spark]]
| B-side =
| Length = 3:52 (Album Version)<br>3:44 (Radio Edit)
* "Touch"
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* "Zero"
| Writer = [[Darren Hayes]], Robert Conley
| released = {{start date|2004|7|12|df=y}}
| Producer = Robert Conley
| recorded =
| Last single = "[[Crush (1980 Me)]]"<br>(2003)
| studio =
| This single = "'''Pop!ular'''"<br>(2004)
| venue =
| Next single = "[[Darkness (Darren Hayes song)|Darkness]]"<br>(2004)
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length = {{unbulleted list|3:52 (album version)|3:44 (radio edit)}}
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer =
* Darren Hayes
* Robert Conley
| producer = Robert Conley
| prev_title = [[I Miss You (Darren Hayes song)|I Miss You]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Darkness (Darren Hayes song)|Darkness]]
| next_year = 2004
}}
}}


"'''Pop!ular'''" is the first [[single (music)|single]] released from [[Australia]]n [[singer-songwriter]] [[Darren Hayes]]' second solo album, ''[[The Tension and the Spark]]''. The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek send-up of celebrities and wannabes. The song reached the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in March 2005. This was Hayes' first #1 on the US Dance chart, either as a solo artist or with his former group, [[Savage Garden]]. A radio edit was made which omits the instrumental section after the second chorus and also adds several new drumbeats to the second verse.
"'''Popular'''" (stylized as "'''Pop!ular'''") is a song from Australian singer-songwriter [[Darren Hayes]]' second solo album, ''[[The Tension and the Spark]]'' (2004). The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek send-up of celebrities and wannabes. A radio edit was made that omits the instrumental section after the second chorus and also adds several new drumbeats to the second verse. The song was released in Australia on 12 July 2004.

Along with "[[Insatiable (Darren Hayes song)|Insatiable]]", "Pop!ular" is Hayes' highest-charting solo single in Australia, peaking at number three on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]]. In the United States, the song reached the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in March 2005, becoming Hayes' first single to top the chart as either a solo artist or with his former group, [[Savage Garden]]. A video was later released, showing Darren Hayes and two scantily clad models visiting various landmarks in London. A flash mob dance also takes place in one of the stations in London ([[Marylebone station]]).


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
{{col-begin}}
* '''Australia CD1'''
{{col-2}}
# "Pop!ular" (Radio Edit) &ndash; 3:44
'''Australia CD1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Pop!ular|others=[[Darren Hayes]]|year=2004|type=Australian CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[Columbia Records]], Fine Cut Records|id=675208 2}}</ref>
# "Touch" &ndash; 4:41
# "Pop!ular" (radio edit) – 3:42
# "Zero" &ndash; 4:56
# "Touch" – 4:37
# "Pop!ular" (DP Rich Bitch Mix) &ndash; 4:57
# "Zero" – 4:52
# "Pop!ular" (DP Rich Bitch mix) – 4:57


'''Australia CD2 – The Remixes'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Pop!ular|others=Darren Hayes|year=2004|type=Australian CD2 liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records, Fine Cut Records|id=675208 5}}</ref>
* '''Australia CD2'''
#"Pop!ular" (Album Version) &ndash; 3:53
# "Pop!ular" (album version) – 3:53
#"Pop!ular" (Jason Nevins Global Club Mix) &ndash;
# "Pop!ular" ([[Jason Nevins]] Global club mix) – 5:53
#"Pop!ular" (Almighty Remix) &ndash;
# "Pop!ular" (Almighty remix) – 7:37
#"Pop!ular" (Johnny Budz Extended Mix) &ndash;
# "Pop!ular" (Johnny Budz extended mix) – 5:05
#"Pop!ular" (Guido Osario Club Mix) &ndash;
# "Pop!ular" (Guido Osario club mix) – 8:29


'''UK CD1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Pop!ular|others=Darren Hayes|year=2004|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=675111 1}}</ref>
* '''UK CD1'''
#"Pop!ular" (Album Version) &ndash; 3:53
# "Pop!ular" (album version)
#"Pop!ular" (Almighty Remix Radio Edit) &ndash; 4:00
# "Pop!ular" (Almighty remix radio edit)
{{col-2}}
'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Pop!ular|others=Darren Hayes|year=2004|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=675111 2}}</ref>
# "Pop!ular" (album version)
# "Pop!ular" (Wayne G's Heaven Anthem)
# "Zero"
# "Pop!ular" (video)


'''European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Pop!ular|others=Darren Hayes|year=2004|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=COL 675248 1}}</ref>
* '''UK CD2'''
#"Pop!ular" (Album Version) &ndash; 3:53
# "Pop!ular" (radio edit)
# "Touch"
#"Zero" &ndash; 4:56

#"Pop!ular" (Wayne G's Heaven Anthem Mix) &ndash; 9:18
'''European maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Pop!ular|others=Darren Hayes|year=2004|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=COL 675248 2}}</ref>
#"Pop!ular" (CD-Rom Video)
# "Pop!ular" (radio edit)
# "Popular"
# "Touch"
# "Zero"
# "Pop!ular" (DP Rich Bitch mix)
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2004)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|3|artist=Darren Hayes|song=Pop!ular|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Australiadance|1|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/ISSUE756.pdf|urltitle=Issue 756|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|-
{{single chart|CIS|5|artist=Darren Hayes|song=Pop!ular|songid=1313|rowheader=true|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
!scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10135.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 36, saptamina 6.09 – 12.09, 2004|publisher=[[Romanian Top 100]]|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050118013357/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10135.html|archive-date=18 January 2005|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref>
|59
|-
! scope="row"| Russia Airplay ([[TopHit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20040910-20040916|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Sep 16, 2004|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref>
| 5
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|21|date=20040911|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|30|artist=Darren Hayes|song=Pop!ular|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|12|date=20040911|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Darren Hayes|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2020|note=Guido/Wayne G/P. Presta/J. Budz Mixes}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2004)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2004/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref>
|83
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Dance (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-dance-singles-2004.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2004|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415011443/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-dance-singles-2004.htm|archive-date=15 April 2020|access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref>
|9
|-
!scope="row"|CIS (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/global/annual/2004|title=Top Radio Hits 2004|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
|21
|-
! scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2004|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2004|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=23 April 2024|archive-date=23 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423175500/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2004|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 12
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|access-date=18 May 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format
!scope="col"|Label
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|12 July 2004
|rowspan="3"|CD
|{{hlist|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|Fine Cut}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thevogue.com/artists/darren-hayes/|title=Darren Hayes|website=The Vogue|access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Denmark
|rowspan="2"|30 August 2004
|rowspan="2"|Columbia
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://130.227.53.55/pdf_katalog/sony_music_dk_36_37.pdf|title=Uge 36+37|trans-title=Week 36+37|publisher=[[Sony Music|Sony Music Denmark]]|page=6|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041127234307/http://130.227.53.55/pdf_katalog/sony_music_dk_36_37.pdf|archive-date=27 November 2004|access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=39|date=28 August 2004}}</ref>
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Number-one dance hits of 2005 (USA)]]
* [[List of number-one dance singles of 2005 (U.S.)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=v1mq7XKqtkY Darren Hayes - Pop!ular Music Video]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psT28-j8atg Darren Hayes – "Pop!ular" music video]
*[http://www.darrenhayes.com Darren Hayes' official site]
* [http://www.darrenhayes.com Darren Hayes' official site]


{{Darren Hayes}}
{{Darren Hayes}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:2004 singles]]
[[Category:2004 singles]]
[[Category:2004 songs]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:Darren Hayes songs]]
[[Category:Darren Hayes songs]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles]]
[[Category:Music videos shot in London]]
[[Category:Songs about fame]]
[[pt:Pop!ular]]
[[Category:Songs written by Darren Hayes]]
[[Category:Songs written by Robert Conley (music producer)]]

Latest revision as of 23:48, 5 December 2024

"Pop!ular"
Single by Darren Hayes
from the album The Tension and the Spark
B-side
  • "Touch"
  • "Zero"
Released12 July 2004 (2004-07-12)
Length
  • 3:52 (album version)
  • 3:44 (radio edit)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
  • Darren Hayes
  • Robert Conley
Producer(s)Robert Conley
Darren Hayes singles chronology
"I Miss You"
(2002) 		"Pop!ular"
(2004) 		"Darkness"
(2004)

"Popular" (stylized as "Pop!ular") is a song from Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes' second solo album, The Tension and the Spark (2004). The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek send-up of celebrities and wannabes. A radio edit was made that omits the instrumental section after the second chorus and also adds several new drumbeats to the second verse. The song was released in Australia on 12 July 2004.

Along with "Insatiable", "Pop!ular" is Hayes' highest-charting solo single in Australia, peaking at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart. In the United States, the song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in March 2005, becoming Hayes' first single to top the chart as either a solo artist or with his former group, Savage Garden. A video was later released, showing Darren Hayes and two scantily clad models visiting various landmarks in London. A flash mob dance also takes place in one of the stations in London (Marylebone station).

Track listings

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia 12 July 2004 CD
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Denmark 30 August 2004 Columbia [22]
United Kingdom [23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pop!ular (Australian CD1 liner notes). Darren Hayes. Columbia Records, Fine Cut Records. 2004. 675208 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Pop!ular (Australian CD2 liner notes). Darren Hayes. Columbia Records, Fine Cut Records. 2004. 675208 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Pop!ular (UK CD1 liner notes). Darren Hayes. Columbia Records. 2004. 675111 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Pop!ular (UK CD2 liner notes). Darren Hayes. Columbia Records. 2004. 675111 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Pop!ular (European CD single liner notes). Darren Hayes. Columbia Records. 2004. COL 675248 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Pop!ular (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Darren Hayes. Columbia Records. 2004. COL 675248 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Darren Hayes – Pop!ular". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ "Issue 756" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ Darren Hayes — Pop!ular. TopHit. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 36, saptamina 6.09 – 12.09, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 January 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Sep 16, 2004". TopHit. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Darren Hayes – Pop!ular". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Darren Hayes Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  16. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2004". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Top Radio Hits 2004". TopHit. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2004". TopHit. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Darren Hayes". The Vogue. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Uge 36+37" [Week 36+37] (PDF) (in Danish). Sony Music Denmark. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  23. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 28 August 2004. p. 39.
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