Popular (Darren Hayes song)

"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

Charts

Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia 12 July 2004 CD
[21]
Denmark 30 August 2004 Columbia [22]
United Kingdom [23]

See also

References

  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.