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"'''Popular'''" (stylized '''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 Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in March 2005. This was Hayes' first #1 on the US Dance chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-03-05/dance-club-play-songs|title=Hot Dance Club Songs |work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date= 5 March 2005|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> 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 '''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 Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in March 2005. This was Hayes' first #1 on the US Dance chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-03-05/dance-club-play-songs|title=Hot Dance Club Songs |work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date= 5 March 2005|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> 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. |
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==Track listings== |
==Track listings== |
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"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,[1] 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
- "Pop!ular" (radio edit) – 3:44
- "Touch" – 4:41
- "Zero" – 4:56
- "Pop!ular" (DP Rich Bitch Mix) – 4:57
- Australia CD2 – The Remixes
- "Pop!ular" (album version) – 3:53
- "Pop!ular" (Jason Nevins Global Club Mix) – 6:18
- "Pop!ular" (Almighty Remix) – 7:37
- "Pop!ular" (Johnny Budz Extended Mix) – 5:05
- "Pop!ular" (Guido Osario Club Mix) – 6:11
- UK CD1
- "Pop!ular" (album version) – 3:53
- "Pop!ular" (Almighty Remix Radio Edit) – 4:00
- UK CD2
- "Pop!ular" (album version) – 3:53
- "Pop!ular" (Wayne G's Heaven Anthem Mix) – 9:18
- "Zero" – 4:56
- "Pop!ular" (CD-ROM video)
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 3 |
See also
References
- ^ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Darren Hayes – Pop!ular". ARIA Top 50 Singles.