Popular (Darren Hayes song)

"Popular"
Song
B-side	"Touch" "Zero"

"Popular" (stylized Pop!ular) is the first single released from Australian 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 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. A video was later released and it shows 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.

Track listings

• Australia CD1

1. "Pop!ular" (radio edit) – 3:44
2. "Touch" – 4:41
3. "Zero" – 4:56
4. "Pop!ular" (DP Rich Bitch Mix) – 4:57

• Australia CD2 – The Remixes

1. "Pop!ular" (album version) – 3:53
2. "Pop!ular" (Jason Nevins Global Club Mix) – 6:18
3. "Pop!ular" (Almighty Remix) – 7:37
4. "Pop!ular" (Johnny Budz Extended Mix) – 5:05
5. "Pop!ular" (Guido Osario Club Mix) – 6:11

• UK CD1

1. "Pop!ular" (album version) – 3:53
2. "Pop!ular" (Almighty Remix Radio Edit) – 4:00

• UK CD2

1. "Pop!ular" (album version) – 3:53
2. "Pop!ular" (Wayne G's Heaven Anthem Mix) – 9:18
3. "Zero" – 4:56
4. "Pop!ular" (CD-ROM video)

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	3

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2005 (U.S.)

External links

• Darren Hayes – "Pop!ular" music video
• Darren Hayes' official site