Watch the official music video for 'Applause': |
-went #2 on the US and UK iTunes charts and #1 in 51 countries on iTunes -peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and stood (still is) for 8 weeks in the top 10 -became another #1 for Gaga on the Billboard Electronic/Dance chart -became Gaga's biggest radio hit in the US topping 'Bad Romance' and 'Poker Face' with more than 120,000,000 radio spins -Gaga did a controversial performance of the song at the MTV Video Music Awards putting a recorded track of booing and wearing only sea-shells on her boobs for the final costume change -Gaga performed the song on Good Morning America with a 'Wizards of Oz' theme called 'Gaga of Oz' -The video became one of the fifth fastest watched videos in 24 hours -to date (13.12.2013) it has sold 3,500,000 copies worldwide, ranking along the success of 'The Edge Of Glory' and 'LoveGame' |
'Applause' is the comeback song of one of the biggest pop singers in the world for the past 5 years. The new queen of pop proved her tittle with another big pop/dance anthem for 'Applause' as part of the most highly-anticipated album of the year, 'ARTPOP'. After few snippets leaked online, the star rushed to release the song one week earlier, on the 12.08, the same day Katy Perry was releasing her new song 'Roar'! These were the two reasons why Lady Gaga didn't went #1 in many countries, including the US and the UK and sold double the less than Katy in its debut week, however it became a commercial success anyway selling 2,500,000 copies worldwide in 2 months. However, the song talks about living for the happiness of the crowd and a shade to the critics, who had been giving Gaga negative reviews for the past 2 years non-stop!
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By pre-ordering the album you will get for free the lead single 'Applause' and the new promo
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Charting:
BILLBOARD HOT 100:
week 1: #6 (218,000) week 2: #4 (163,000) week 3: #6 (213,000) week 4: #7 (160,000) week 5: #7 (184,000) week 6: #8 (160,000) week 7: #9 (133,000) week 8: #9 (109,000) week 9: #8 (100,000) week 10: #9 (89,000) week 11: #7 (80,000) week 12: #10 (77,000) week 13: #10 week 14: #9 (63,000) week 15: #14 week 16: #14 week 17: #19 week 18: #20 week 19: #25 week 20: #26 week 21: #26 week 22: #37 week 23: #48 |
BILLBOARD POP SONGS:
week 1: #20 week 2: #18 week 3: #17 week 4: #15 week 5: #14 week 6: #11 week 7: #7 week 8: #7 week 9: #6 week 10: #6 week 11: #5 week 12: #5 week 13: #4 week 14: #5 week 15: #6 week 16: #11 week 17: #13 week 18: #17 |
BILLBOARD DIGITAL SONGS:
week 1: #3 week 2: #5 week 3: #4 week 4: #6 week 5: #5 week 6: #7 week 7: #6 week 8: #9 week 9: #9 week 10: #10 week 11: #15 week 12: #18 week 13: week 14: #15 week 15: #16 week 16: #19 week 17: week 18: week 19: #30 week 20: #23 |
Some of the sales around the world:
WW: 4,000,000+ US: 2,000,000 (2xplatinum) UK: 234,979 (silver) South Korea: 96,390 Canada: 160,000 (2xplatinum) Australia: 70,000 (platinum) France: 26,100 Sweden: 20,000 (gold) Denmark: 15,000 (gold) Italy: 15,000 (gold) New Zealand: 7,500 (gold) |
Worldwide Charts:
-#1 in 51 countries on iTunes -#1 on 6 official weekly charts across the world -reached the top 5 on 20 official weekly charts -reached the top 10 on 35 official weekly charts |