Popular (Darren Hayes song)

"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. A radio edit was made which omits the instrumental section after the second chorus and also adds several new drumbeats to the second verse.

"Pop!ular"
Single by Darren Hayes
from the album The Tension and the Spark
B-side
  • "Touch"
  • "Zero"
Released12 July 2004
Recorded2004
GenreElectropop
Length
  • 3:52 (album version)
  • 3:44 (radio edit)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robert Conley
Darren Hayes singles chronology
"Crush (1980 Me)"
(2003)
"Pop!ular"
(2004)
"Darkness"
(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.

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

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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