So, I thought I'd share what really has led to Katy's current status when it comes to charts, promotional issues and what have you. Sure, we can blame the label for not investing or say Katy doesn't really care for charts. That's all fine and good, however we don't _really_ know what is going on at Capitol, which is why I didn't specifically mention that in the video. That aside, I believe *"Dark Horse* is the reason Katy is where she is at. You don't reach this point in your career without the issue beginning _years_ in advance. So let me explain... - Though her team couldn't have predicted the success of Dark Horse, it was apparent upon it's promotional release it was going to be a big song. I won't reiterate what happened as it has already been discussed in the video, but with a 194,000 downloads and a #17 position, it should have been sent as the next single right away. Walking on Air debuted at #34 with 113,000 downloads and should have followed Dark Horse. - We can't say if Dark Horse being released earlier would have extended or shortened it's run on the Hot 100, but with aggressive promotion we could argue it would have peaked sooner and perhaps it's interest would have begun to falter in March/April of 2014 as opposed September/October of 2014. So, we push Dark Horse as a single in early October of 2013. It leverages Roar and they both do great. As she already did, Katy could perform Roar, Dark Horse and Walking on Air within her festival sets and perhaps could have opted for Dark Horse / Walking on Air for SNL. - Spring 2014 rolls around, The Prismatic World Tour is announced and I think now is when Katy could push Walking on Air as the next single, or even Legendary Lovers for a summer release. I would argue Legendary Lovers would be better for a late summer/early autumn release though. I think Katy could have had time to prepare proper promotion and a well-suited video for Walking On Air to release before she went on tour at the end of May 2014. It became a fan-favorite, so clearly the potential for the track existed way back almost TEN years ago! - I can't confidently say if Walking on Air would surpass it's peak of #34, but with the promotion she was getting and the effort she put into live performances, I could easily see it falling between the positions of #5 - #15. There's a good amount of award shows in May she could have promoted Walking on Air at, and even done what she did with Birthday in which the performance was streamed live from her tour! - Walking on Air rides out the summer of 2014 and by August/September, we get Legendary Lovers. Katy was across the world during the latter half of 2014, so given that if she opted out of live-streaming her performances or was unable to coordinate with award shows to perform Legendary Lovers, we could have seen a #10 - #25 peak I'd argue. That is really only based off the fact she wouldn't be able to do extensive promotion. I think LL would have a shorter life span, but if it featured Drake like it was rumored to, it could have seen success behind the likes of Dark Horse, hitting within the Top 10. - We now have two options. If it's November/December of 2014 and we know the Super Bowl is in February of 2015, Katy could release a ballad such as Unconditionally for the winter months and let it ride out to perform a _NEW_ single at the Super Bowl, or keep LL in her belt and give it a spot in the setlist. I'd argue her setlist is perfect, it represents her catalogue the best and covers a lot of the hits while giving Missy Elliot and Lenny Kravitz their time to shine. Maybe LL gets a music video that premiers during the Super Bowl - or Unconditionally if we go with that angle. - Again, we're still at a cross roads. We have a theoretical video premiere of the new single Unconditionally or of LL. Katy could opt to perform one or the other at the Grammys the following week. If LL had a longer chart run and was still doing well - that would be the OBVIOUS choice. If not, Unconditionally could take that space. Unconditionally had a shorter life span, but that was because of Dark Horse. Would a possible LL feat. Drake lead to the same outcome? Probably. So for this, let's say LL gets a 2015 Grammys performance. - At this point, Katy is primarily on the campaign trail and at Galas doing performances. We at this point have 5 singles. Summer is coming up so she's likely going to go with her Birthday/TIHWD route that requires minimal promotion especially since she's still touring between all of this. Though it wouldn't end the era on the strongest note, I think this would just end up being the most suitable. She also could utilize International Smile, as that would be such a fun summer jam. - Katy could have also done something pretty massive after the Super Bowl. She could have announced SOMETHING. What that would be - I'm not sure. Allegedly at that time she had three tracks; Heartache Crusade, She's So Creepy and Up In Flames that were going to be released, or were rumored to. We could have been given a re-issue of PRISM with those tracks or cut tracks, similar to The Complete Confection. She could have done a Greatest Hits compilation, a body of unreleased work. SOMETHING. - Through it all, Dark Horse ended up overshadowing everything that came after it - regardless of how they did. That success will not be replicated and what I offered may show a course that could have been taken to avoid that from happening. Dark Horse overtook the PRISM era, so every choice made after it was really crucial. Katy's next chances to ignite success that was consistent was with Rise and Never Really Over - both great tracks that had no album attached and no promotion. I don't know what Katy really needs to do at this point, but I can think back to 2013 - 2015 where she could redirect the success she had. I know it doesn't seem like Dark Horse is the sole responsibility for everything now, but because it didn't allow the PRISM era to end as high as Teenage Dream and every opportunity after it was squashed...I'd argue so. With my reimagining of the PRISM era, it would follow as such: * Roar (August, 2013) Peak - #1 * Dark Horse (October 2013) Peak - #1 * Walking on Air (April 2014) Peak #5 - #15 * Legendary Lovers (September 2014) Peak #10 - #25 [if featuring Drake as rumored, #1 - #10] * Unconditionally (December 2014) Peak #14 * International Smile (April 2015) Peak #10 - #20 I don't know whether to include Birthday and THIWD, since Birthday could supplement for International Smile, but you've got the idea. I've literally typed this out like 10 times, and I think this is as good as it's gonna get - so let me know YOUR thoughts!
People generally think Witness was her end, but the dangerous movements started in Prism era, it was so wrong. If Dark Horse didn’t go #1 randomly it would be worse scenario. And her depression started in PWT times, not in Witness tbh. The more annoying thing is her after Witness era, at this point I believe someone is sabotaging her.
Wow! You put some deep into this post. Lol But, seriously, this essay post about what you talked about in the video was a interesting ( if not a little more ) as the video itself.
Never Really Over had potential to be massive!! It was released at the perfect time to be a Summer smash! So sad it didn't reach a huge level of success but it's still a hit in my books :)
In Serbia, Never Really Over is still overplayed on the radio, but that's because it's sang by Katy Perry and her legacy. If it was by some other artist, I don't think it wouldn't have been like this...
Nro peaked #15 on hot 100 abd it was cert platinum. It was very stable on streaming platform earning a peak aven after months from release. The only problem was Capitol pulling the radio support for billie that time. So sad to say a wasted HIT! Could really be her top 5 or 10th #1 if cards were played right
@@fid.firdhaus Not in Germany, Never Really Over only peaked at #47, and what's even worse it was the ONLY single from Smile that charted in Germany. The album Smile debuted and peaked at #14, then fell to 45 and then to 71 and left the charts.
She really just needs promotion to bring her music back to old fans and the public. But she has 44 million monthly listeners on Spotify right now which is really good. Also, Roar did reach #1.
Her numbers are constantly rising! And I know, I completely forgot to say that but given it's pretty much common knowledge, I think it's fine. I got mixed up thinking about how it jumped from #85 - #2 within a week and mistakenly addressed #2 as it's peak.
WIG is definitely rising. It's vert stable on both itunes and amazon. And the radios are gaining aswell. She suppose to debut on hot 100 last week but with new releases she did not. But she will eventually. It's really interesting how katy used to fight for that #1 and now we are fighting even for the 100 spot.
"WIG" is doing better than I expected! I did see it was going to debut at #100. Hopefully it can get on there! I think Katy just genuinely doesn't care, and the exposure put out is just for the song to be shared and heard by fans and the public - not to be a chart juggernaut. I think "Witness" really reframed a lot of her mindset...
@@popdissected4400 *I don't think it was Witness but I think it was having Daisy, at the end of the day she used to look for validation within numbers and records but not anymore, and she has Orlando as well* ❤
@@user-lp2nz7vq6b *It has been bubbling under and rising ever since it has debuted, the fact that it is steadily rising is something that none of her recent singles have done*
Never Really Over not being a stable top 10 hit will ALWAYS be my villain origin story😭😭 also Daisies is such a bop and the GP paid it dust! And I was also pissed when she released Not the End of the World bc it was a fan favorite and then it made no noise😭 Smile had so many potential chart toppers! Anyway I am literally obsessed with When I’m Gone and I hope that it at least goes top 30 eventually!
@@AirQuotes YES I love them too! Tucked would’ve also been a cute single. Smile the song should’ve never been a single. And I love Daisies but Tucked and Cry About It Later would’ve been better single choices.
Katy Perry has the talent and potential but people are also harsher toward female artists. Never Really Over and Chain To The Rhythm are amazing songs. Great video and keep up the good work,my friend.
Wide Awake, Unconditionally and Rise are some of my favourite Katy Perry songs to date, they might not be Katy’s most commercially successful songs but they are definitely some of her best and strongest ones
Facts! "Wide Awake" to me is her _best_ song and literally her _best_ music video. I think it isn't talked about enough! And "Rise", WHEW. Something special for sure.
@@popdissected4400 OMG rise and wide awake are awesome!! I think the Wide awake music video is probably the most aesthetic video for her and I listen to that song so much xD
Daisies is probably my favorite underrated single… there was so much about it that was IT. NRO was exactly what she needed for her career and somehow that comeback managed to become forgettable :(. I’m one of her biggest fans here and seeing how her career has gone is honestly really upsetting to me, but it’s indeed very interesting.
I just read about her career constantly because the way she rose so quickly and how the last few years have gone is really just something else. I think this calls for a Pop Dissected Documentary on the matter...
@@loganbuckley55 It's something I've wanted to do for a WHILE. Now that "Smile" has been out and Katy is in this 'cooling period' of just performing at 'PLAY', I think it's the perfect time to do it since we don't have to speculate much about what's coming out when. Of course, anytime I've made a video that merely suggests "what is Katy doing next?" she releases something 🙄
@@popdissected4400 LMAO very true!!! She really is a wildcard when it comes to releasing things! I think right now is the perfect time to do the doc, and I know you’ll do it flawlessly! Thank you for always putting out such informative and entertaining content! Keep up the good work, been a subscriber of 2 years now!
Yesss I love Daisies but I remember that they did try to push Daisies. I heard it in the radio once and she did 2 or 3 tv performances. I think the GP just didn’t like it. I will never forgive humanity for what happened with Never Really Over and Harley’s in Hawaii. EVIL! lol they should have been top 10
Honestly Katy’s Witness era was not pushed by the industry bc she was “too political” and music elites started turning against her. When a lot of people came back to that era and listened to that album they realized it was actually great and didn’t deserve the backlash it got
@@ayoq9956 If she actually make power as a surprise comeback single with instant promo, mv and performance, WITNESS would perform much better than PRISM.
@@rockablity_hound1716 not really, reputation was a big global era Witness+Smile era combined don't even come close to Reputation era It's just Rep had majority of fans carrying the era but it's success is way too much to even term it an underperformance
When Im Gone is just basically katy stepping her feet back in the water letting us know shes coming soon. But if the next single is not pushed... I just really hope she change labels.
I honestly think katy perry's decline just had to do with a combination of pop no longer being the dominant genre in today's mainstream music market and katy perry just naturally declining popularity. It happens to Everyone at some point. Michael Jackson went from selling 30 million per album to hardly going 2x platinum, Madonna went from having multiple consecutive diamond album to barely going gold. Nobody really stays on top forever.
@@Ohlalatay13 lol Katy Perry has each quality you mentioned. She just reached her peak and is declining after years of success which eventually happens to every artist
@@PureHoneyBoo HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA SUREEEEEEEEEEE SHE HAS NOTHING SHE IS A 💩 VOCALIST, HER QUALITY OF MUSIC IS 💩 NEITHER OF HER ALBUMS CROSSED MORE THAN 59 SCORE OUT OF 100, HER MVS ARE CHILDISH, SHE IS A STAR BY MISTAKE THAT IS FORGOTTEN NOW
shes still good. it doesnt matter if she is declining. if shes happy doing music then people should be happy for her. it does not matter abt being on top charts.
@@Ohlalatay13 katy perry achieved several records in her prime though. One of them even matched Michael Jackson. In katy perry's prime literally nobody was touching her when it came to singles and sales. I'll admit her vocals wasn't always the greatest but she's definitely left her mark on the industry up to witness
I definitely love Smile, but I think Cry About It Later and Champagne Problems should have at least given this era a moderate success. I'd say Electric is her most underrated single recently. That song got me emotional as a KatyCat.
Are you katycat? Just asking tho.. You've made a lot of videos about Katy Perry as you should. I think the singles that underperformed were due to lack of promotion and radio plays. And I think Katy's fan base is not really big although they're dedicated. Katy didn't really build a huge solid fan base like Taylor, Beyonce, Nicki, Gaga and Ariana. I guess she really depended on the public and you know, the GP taste in music changes every year. And when an artist spends 10 years in the industry, the public get tired of them and focus on new artists. After 10 years, only your fans can keep you in the spotlight.
Out KatyCat here! And I agree, and it's interesting because a handful of these points got touched on in this video! I definitely agree in the GP's taste, I think this was a big issue when "Witness" rolled around for sure.
I personally think that “tucked” from smile could have been MASSIVE. After never really over, she should have not released small talk and harleys in hawaii as promotional singles (as they did not chart well). She should have waited a sec, and then dropped tucked as the lead for smile. Honestly, she should have featured dua lipa or kylie minogue in it since the song is very disco inspired. If promoted well, it could have been MASSIVE with a killer MV. and i think this is one of her best songs of all time. Its groovy and its literally pop perfection. She then should have released cry abt it later, only love, or harleys in hawaii as singles to follow up. I also don’t know why her team decided to go with this clown/circus theme? For me it personally didn’t cut it. Smile had potential and its sad to see the promotion did not do it justice.
Dua Lipa on Tucked - YES! I see the vision. That song definitely should’ve been a single. I would’ve put it out after “Daisies” and made it the summer single instead of “Smile”. And I also agree about the clown theme. I’ve heard a lot of people say that they didn’t understand or didn’t like that branding. The Play residency branding is so much better and would’ve been perfect for Smile I think. I also agree that Small Talk should have NEVER come out - idk what she and Charlie Puth were on when they made that song😭 Harleys in Hawaii was always the better Charlie produced single
@@popdissected4400 it has a lot of streams (over 100k ) on Spotify so now people get it. After this video I had to go back and listen to all her albums and witness and smile aren’t that bad
Well at the moment I’m pretty sure A LOT of people know the song because of TikTok (they don’t rlly stream it as much as they should, sadly), but go around tiktok and pretty much 80% of the people know it.
i’m seeing katy for my birthday in march!!! i’m so excited. i love katy so much and really love and appreciate her non-single tracks and the less popular songs. she really has some gems that people overlook, it’s frustrating. & when i’m gone is a really catchy and fun song!!
I really don't care if she charts or not as long as she's living her best life. She has already proven time and time again that she has the vocals, pen and mainstream success of a true chanteuse. And by no means am I saying she hasn't been bringing it. Witness and Smile have some gems and beautiful deep cuts.
this is how we do and birthday where just for promo. she probaly thought that she already had dark horse for 2014, so she saved walking on air and legendary lovers for 2015. just like releasing e.t in 2011 and part of me/wide awake in 2012. but in the end of 2014 kesha and dr luke situation happened and she didnt want to release walking on air and LL as singles.
She can’t compete with the newer crowd. The stuff she’s releasing feels formulaic and designed to be hits, but she doesn’t have the oomph rn to make it seem novel instead of try hard. The newer crowd also has all around talent, and people want shows with their songs. Her strong point has been music videos, and even that has been lacking while all her peers are going above and beyond. She’s just gonna have to revamp completely, or switch lanes to something else
“No longer needs validation of the people.” Go and tell her that, because she’s the one constantly releasing flops instead of pivoting to something else, because wait for it, she craves validation from public attention like all performers do 😂. Also people overuse the word iconic too much smh
If Legendary Lovers and Walking On Air took the spots of 2nd and 4th singles of Prism instead of Unconditionally and Birthday, I don't think Dark Horse would have overshadowed the other singles... I think the single choices impacted Prism era, same for Smile Not The End of the world and Cry about it later could have been hits, but they decided to promote Smile the song and Daises instead...
can we just talk about cry about it later from her latest album smile???? that song should have had an amazing music video and a proper single treatment…. omg what a bop
I love Katy and will always be a Katycat! I even got to see the Prismatic tour like you expect in Philadelphia and I’ll tell ya, I’ve been to many concerts including Lady Gaga, Britney and Kesha and that was truly one of the best shows I’ve ever seen! My favorite underrated Katy song is It Takes Two. She really is a pop artist that has some really emotional deep cuts that can compare to more of a singer/ songwriter style artist. Even though she fell out of popular culture kind of quickly after Dark Horse and Witness, I’ll say she really had some amazing success that none of these artists from the TikTok and streaming era haven’t really had. I love so many artists and genres of music but Katy has had such an iconic career that is going down in history.
“It Takes Two” is one of my FAVORITES. I got to see the PWT and Witness: The Tour and regardless of anything said, she puts on a damn good show!! I really wish I could go see ‘PLAY’.
Don't cut down on the runtime! It might run slightly long, but it's so packed full of information that not a second is wasted - love these videos, they're your best!
I personally feel her label didn't promote/help her songs like they used to which is sad considering so many songs from her recently that have the potential to become a radio hit like any other artist these days.
Well, you’re not paying attention. Her last era was heavily promoted. But at the end of the day music labels are businesses and they’re not going to sink money into someone who doesn’t sell records.
Thinking Of You is literally her best song. I know it's impossible for it to chart anymore but it deserves to be a highlight in Katy's catalogue that everybody should know
If the "Witness era" would have had "Witness" and "Roulette" as singles I believe the history of the album would have been very different. Also "365" with Zedd is such an underrated bop.
Ill never forgive society for letting Never Really Over essentially flop lol. It had so much potential. It was my most played song oh 2019 and 2020, and my number 2 of 2021 ahaha. Yes, it peaked at number 15 but that’s where it debuted, and it never went higher :( There was definitely a lack of promotion during her droplet singles and Smile eras.
Literally same! "NRO" was on loop _constantly_ for me. Her droplet era was clearly a "see what sticks" approach, and she should have seen from "NRO" what worked and what people wanted...
*Witness damaged her MASSIVELY, but the main issue is that the industry right now is run by streams, with Katy not in the spotlight and no label support from pathetic Capitol how is she going to rise, When I'm Gone has been stable but it hasn't really become a hit*
I was SO excited! It actually came out on my birthday and I was like "omg, my gift this year is Katy reclaiming the charts!" I am just stunned that it only hit #15
Never really over could’ve easily been number one and it showed, i remember at the time, the song had debuted with plenty of chart points but the promotion was little, for reference i read that never really over had debuted with more chart points than the box (song that we all know not only was number one but it also stayed at the top for a while) so with the right amount of promotion, live performances and radio impact, never really over would’ve cracked the number one and at least stay there for a few weeks, in actuality the song did maintain it self for a little while, it wasn’t a harsh fall unlike her witness pearce but i guess we’ll never get to see that again, at least with Never really over:(
I feel bad seeing the decline in her relevance. She was one of the original divas that ended the 00s on top of the charts. The quality of her work is still top notch and When I'm Gone is a great song. Sadly, for her and Gaga, I think the only way both of them can have another number one single is if they finally make a collab.
Gaga is doing pretty good actually her last album did sold 4M WW with a top 5 hit / n1 collab, a star is born sold almost 13M units CPS WW.. Shallow has surpassed 7rings by Ariana and many other songs.. Idk what’s happening with Katy but I think there’s no promo (radio) and the visuals aren’t
What the heck are you talking about? Gaga is still doing fine. Her Chromatica album from 2020 went number one, again, in the world, and had Rain On Me #1 and stupid love top 10. While Katy, well..... nobody gives a damn about her anymore.
@@unferk I'm a LM and I'm definitely not dissing Gaga. I know she's still having a way bigger impact than Katy and successfully transitioned to being a multi talented star, but talking about number one on the Hot 100, I don't believe she can achieve it by herself anymore that easily.
hahahahahaha!!!! you're kidding me right? Katy Perry lover only care about charts, that's why you supported her. But now that she failed you guys don't know what excuses to invent.
If i were to guess Katy and her team didn't expect the huge success Teenage Dream would be, but you can see the effort they put into it, and following that perfect strike is a tough act for everyone and nearly impossible, so it's expected she would “fail” in comparison, but one thing i’ve noticed since then, and became more notorious starting Prism, is that she's pretty inconsistent in terms of aesthetics, concepts and ideas for an era, she throws many things into the mix and she doesn't fully commit to one and make it the central pillar, i remember watching the teasers for Prism and the whole funeral for her TD persona and thinking it was so cool, i love when artists take an era this serious with concrete imagery and references, it felt like she was going on a darker route, then came Roar and she was pretty much the same as in TD, every video was a different concept and nothing really stuck, same thing happened with Witness, besides taking a relatively long hiatus for music standards, specially pop artists who need to be constantly in the public memory so they don't fade, her pre-era shenanigans (many controversial statements mainly AND consistently about Britney, her radical change of look, her political stances that alienated a huge portion of her fanbase) took their toll before the rollout even started, and then when the singles arrived the same problem persisted: each one had a different concept and aesthetic even for the cover artworks, you couldn't tell they were all for the same album, she threw many ideas at once and it became a mess, and by the time the album debuted she was declared death alive, you can also notice the same issues of inconsistency in Smile, but this time she was sadly long-gone deemed irrelevant, shame cause she was a true popstar
Just saw your video (great info!), as a former promoter for the “Billboard Dance Club” chart for over 10 years, Katy’s underperformed songs on the Hot 100, where all #1’s on the US Billboard Dance Club chart. For example, “Peacock” (a non-official single) was a club favorite and topped the chart back in 2010. Most Hot 100 singles, are targeted for the “regular” mainstream audience (a bummer). lol.
To be honest, my fave singles of hers is Chained To The Rhythm & Wide Awake. Love Me & Cry About It Later are my other fave songs... Fireworks was my introductory to her...
ik this isn’t a single but honestly self inflicted is by far my favourite underrated katy song and probably my fav in general. i wish she did more pop-rock tracks
Never Really Over had a potential to be so big but the no promo was the mistake, chained to the rhythm and Harleys in Hawaii were ahead of their times, CTTR peaked at number 4 but left the charts kinda fast but many people considered it a classic and of her best songs now , and with Harleys in Hawaii many people say it's a fan fav. my personal fav underrated track is "Daises" , it was so beautiful and I loved the performances.
I think the Smile era could have been bigger with these singles... - Cry about it Later as lead single (this song had all the elements of the biggest songs at the time... it sounds retro like Dont Start now or Blinding Lights) - Smile and Daisies as promo singles (Smile because it's title track and Daisies just because it's special for Katy) - Champagne Problems as second sigle - Not The end Of The World as third one (could be a remix since it has trap influences) - Tucked as the next single - Only Love as the closer the era
@@MattCC16Gaming Thank you!! I totally got mixed up thinking about how Roar jumped from #85 - #2 and mistakenly addressed that as it's peak. Obvi I know "Roar" was a #1 and I feel most people do too...so maybe it isn't that big of a deal hahaha
I remember when Chained to the Rhythm came out and there was not really anything screaming a decline. She had some mild criticism for its empty political messaging. It wasn't until Bon Appetit and cutting her her hair (after mocking Britney Spears btw) that it really started to get a bit ugly. I always imagined her as having a sort of grounded image (as opposed to the more out there-image that Lady Gaga had) and Swish Swish really camped her image up (and it was already just camp enough to not make you scream gay icon) which probably turned a lot of her straighter casual listeners, most of what were her old target audience, off. When she became more grounded for Never Really Over, it set up for success (Small Talk and Harleys are too forgettable), but she camped her image up again for the Smile era (and even more so in her current era). There's nothing wrong with that but the trade off is that she's only pleasing the stan community types and not really the general public.
@@Solo-vh9fm exactly...like I remmeber that everyone even was rooting for it to defeat shape of u (which is a horrible song imo) to beat it that's how much support she had the hair thing & the live streams I guess made the downfall happen and Taylor swift did have impact too her fans r trash
I’ve noticed after watching many videos by Katy Cats and music lovers in general, there is a running theme of Katy Perry never picking the best singles for her albums. She always picks a solid lead single and then the follow up singles are always hit or miss. And the album always has at least one song that would’ve been a significantly better single than the others😭
She just couldn’t seem to please the public - she tried insulting them with “chained to the rhythm” which didn’t work, then tried releasing really intelligent pop like “never really over” which they didn’t like either! I think the label lost faith in her and she just didn’t know what direction to go in 🤷♀️
Your last point is spot on. I don't think her label knows what to do after "Witness" and whatever the hell approach they took with these "droplet" singles failed miserably. "NRO" was THE song to catapult her at least back into similar ranks of her peers and because they let it slide, it really just fumbled everything afterwords.
I still believe that Prism single roll out should have been like this: 1. Roar 2. Unconditionally (it's a beautiful song and, at the time, it showcased more vulnerable side of Katy that she wanted to present with the Prism album. Though staling at #14, in the hindsight, I believe it was a success.) 3. Dark Horse 4. Here I'm a little bit 50/50 - I love Birthday, but I believe that Walking on Air would have been much bigger and would have received much more interesting visuals than B'day did... But let's say that we stick with Birthday. First off all, it should have got a different music video and a REAL live performance at BBMA 2014. Second off all, I feel like it should have been released maybe 3 weeks later, at the beginning of May, and Cash Cash Remix (gosh, it's so good) should have got at least the radio push. This way, I believe B'day would have peaked somewhere between #15 - #7. 5. Walking on Air or Legendary Lovers - there's no doubt that these two songs, aside from Roar and Dark Horse, or THE MOST COMMERICAL SONGS on Prism and would have received FANTASTIC VISUALS. Let's say Katy releases Legendary... as a single in the late August and she performs it at 2014 MTV Vmas. Maybe a remix with a rapper (I read somewhere that Drake was supposed to jump on the remix of this track, but I feel that Iggy Azalea or Nicki would have been better choices) and additional radio/TV appearance and it would have peaked in the top 5 swiftly. 6. The last sixth single should have been released around the time when Katy was announced as the headliner of the Super bowl halftime show and, imo, it should have been Stargate's produced track This Moment, which could have received simple video consisting of her during the Prism tour. If she had performed This Moment/Firework medley as the closing number of her Superbowl Performance, it would have definitely peaked somewhere between #25-#20.
Legendary Lovers would’ve been an easy #1! Witness, Roulette, Deja Vu, Power, Pendulum, Dance With the Devil, and Act My Age would’ve saved Witness. Cry About it Later would’ve been a better follow up more than Small Talk.
365 had potential to be a much bigger record, along with Harleys in Hawaii!! Her SMILE Album definitely had many hits that could've charted but due to poor promotion and rushed rollout it was just flopped!
I do too...but it still leaves so many unknowns to the WHY. Why isn't Capitol pulling their weight? Is Katy fine with it? Are they purposely not promoting her? Is her team just like, "Yeah, let's do the bare minimum". Katy has stated she doesn't care for big chart success anymore however. So we _truly_ don't know if she just doesn't mind at all...it's just so...bizarre and I want answers!
@@popdissected4400 i mean it's kinda obvious. Katy has had one of the best contracts since 2008 and now, in the streaming era Capitol barely earns money from streaming and sales. If katy changed her contract and gave them a cut of merch and tour sales like other artists, they would have a reason to invest in her.
The downfall started with Birthday back in 2014... Almost 8 years ago. CTTR and NRO were good songs but not the Hits her fans claim. I still like some of her new music but somethings i feel like she's stuck in the past...
I think that her downfall started with Rise. When she released Witness, Chained to the Rhythm, Bon Appetit and Swish Swish have all received a massive radio airplay in my country Serbia, but I understand that only Chained to the Rhythm was a success on the charts. After that, she somehow only promoted Never Really Over, but after this no promo at all. Yeah I got it, she got pregnant in meantime as well and pandemic, but still not good.
she should have released "this moment" from prism with a nice music video after dark horse, I think that would have worked better. But, as we say in spanish... the "would have " doesn't exist.
The reasons why she is flopping: 1. Katy is single artists like Rihanna and Ariana Grande. This type of artist heavily rely on radio hits (banger). If they don't have hit on their album, their album would flop harder. 2. Katy has no supportive/loyal fandom. 3. Katy's fans don't purchase her album (pure sales), they prefer to buy the singles. Idk maybe her album has no enough appeal to the fans/general public. 4. She was too political (in 2016) 5 . Her fans have grown up and already outgrew her music. 6. Her music is mostly categorized as bubble gum dance-pop which is sometimes tiring. 7. She needs to reinvent her persona by releasing pop-rock/alt-pop/ballad and stop playing her old famous songs for a while. 8. She needs to stop doing theatrical type of show with extravagant and colorful props and dancer. Enough. Fans don't need that. Play with bands and singing live pop-rock/alt-pop/ballad.
Although I really like When I’m Gone and it’s cool to see Katy Perry go back to what made her special in the 2010s era, I don’t think Katy Perry’s music will ever be as big as she once was. And think it’s simply because she already had her prime time, and now there’s newer female pop stars like Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa and Doja Cat who are in their prime right now. It’s just how the times go. In a couple of years there may be other artists who take their place
She should’ve replaced TIHWD with legendary lovers and on another note her biggest mistake was not releasing something right after she literally performed the most viewed super bowl performance in history!
Let’s not forget that her Vegas residency is so incredibly successful that she had to add on MORE dates lasting all the way to August. That doesn’t sound like someone who is becoming unpopular. She is still one of the top artists on all listening platforms and she is currently at her highest ranking EVER on spotify. When i’m gone is a certified hit and she already announced 3 new guaranteed tracks this year (Collabs with Zedd, Thomas Rhett, and even the queen of pop herself Madonna). She is still one of the most famous singers in the world and is still one of the hosts on American idol (she saved the show and made it popular again. AND, she’s only in her thirties and people know that she’s making a comeback.
Factssss 👏 Also as KatyCat tho, we've been saying "she's making a comeback" for 3 years now. Though it may not be in the way we expect, I think she's finding _new_ avenues for success that aren't only about charts.
Honestly I don't understand why Katy is so underrated these days. Bon Appetit and Swish Swish were amazing songs and deserved much better. Never really over should have been WAY BIGGER and Harleys In Hawaii was her Teenage Dream 2.0. I'm glad it went viral on TikTok and got the attention it deserved.
It still blows my mind that at the exact moment she'd tied Michael Jackson's record for most #1 hits from a single album, her next single is literally titled The One That Got Away.
Ok but do you really think the success and the impact of a song is only given by it’s peak position on the Billboard Hot100? NRO was a hit, eligible 2x Platinum in the US even if it was snubbed by Capitol, Bon Appetit was a major flop at that time but it got really appreciated later and is one of her most popular songs with more than 1 Billion views on YT, same story for Harleys In Hawaii which was a flop because it was never sent to the radios in 2019 but after it went viral on Tik Tok last year is still gaining 500.000k+ daily streams on Spotify and it’s gonna hit 200 million stream before the end of the month
Katy Perry’s arc reminds me of Paula Abdul’s 30 years ago. If you weren’t alive then, you may not realize how massive she was from around 1988-1992. She had 10 consecutive Top 20 hits during this time including six #1s, and was considered every bit as massive as Madonna or Janet Jackson. Madonna was like that era’s Lady Gaga, Janet was the Rihanna, and Paula was the Katy. And similarly to Katy, Paula just kind of flopped with her third album … its singles stalled at #28 and #58, and poof she was gone. It’s hard to say why, but my guess is that both Paula and Katy had audiences that may have skewed slightly younger than their contemporaries, and when that’s the case you either have to mature along with them or watch them outgrow you. I think Katy and Paula both had trouble figuring out what their adult messages and personas were all about, whereas Madonna, Janet, Gaga and Rihanna had more longevity as they kept surprising audiences with drastic new looks, sounds and themes. But who knows. It also could be as simple as the singles just not being as strong.
If you look at nearly every major artist in Billboard Chart history, very few are able to generate big radio and charting hits after about 5 years or so
@@honeymoonslife Yes, he did 2(I watched them) out of her 8 albums(including her Holiday and Spanish album) A lot of singles to go over like he just did on this video for Katy.
I remember Chained to the Rhythm being on the radio for literally 2 weeks. Been listening to it ever since wondering what the hell happened to Katy Perry
