.@KatyPerry’s “The One That Got Away” has been used in 42 million TikTok posts and accumulated 55 billion views, according to a press release from the platform.
🚨 Breaking my silence on Katy Perry and Stan Twitter:
NO ONE has the right to call Katy Perry a flop when she doesn’t get the same level of promo as your faves! NONE of Katy’s releases this decade have been featured on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist, and she hasn’t had major playlisting, radio deals, or high-profile A-list collaborations.
The biggest proof is “Never Really Over.” When the song was featured at #1 on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits and received strong radio support, it peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. That alone proves Katy is STILL relevant and has the potential to succeed when she actually gets proper support.
You can only call her a flop when she gets the SAME level of promo as your faves and still flops. Until then, the argument is invalid. Thanks. 🫶
Katy Perry best selling songs:
1. Dark horse - 51.66M
2. Firework - 48.07M
3. Roar - 46.33M
4. Last Friday night - 42.66M
5. The one that got away - 40.85M
6. Hot n cold - 40.11M
7. California girls - 40M
8. Feels - 38.98 M
9. Teenage dream - 38.43M
10. I kissed a girl - 38.10M
11. Wide awake - 36.03M
12. ET - 33.70M
13. Part of me - 31.44 M
14. Unconditionally - 30.39M
15. Chained to the rhythm - 24.77M
16. This is how we do - 21.02M
17. Harleys in Hawaii - 18.75 M
18. Thinking of you - 16.34 M
19. Waking up in Vegas - 15.43M
20. Never really over - 15.01M
21. Birthday - 13.33M
22. Swish swish - 12.98M
23. Bon appetit - 10.05M
24. If we ever meet again - 10M
13 years ago today, @KatyPerry released her comeback single “Roar.”
— The global hit broke countless records, reaching the top 10 on 56 charts and peaking at #1 in 16 countries. It has sold 15 million pure copies globally and nearly 50 million equivalent units worldwide, earned 71 Platinum, 8 Gold, and 6 Diamond certifications, won 36 awards, and amassed close to 8 billion global streams.
Katy Perry speaks out against the White House for using her song ‘Firework’ on a video of military strikes:
“I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.”
I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.
I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments. To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for.
My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.
@Lovros_Child@factsaboutkaty The problem is that she doesn't get the minimum amount of support required for her music to reach the general public; especially in the US. Her singles get 30-40M playlist reach; that's half of what new artists get; anywhere from 1/3 to a 1/6 of what her peers get.