The participants had to send in a song that was, in their eyes, their artists breakthrough song. Each one explained why this song brought their artist to the public eye. Vote based on this criteria, and who had the best breakthrough song.
Jake - Katy Perry - "I Kissed A Girl"
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I Kissed A Girl is the only option for Katy's breakthrough song, as it was her first official single and it's also arguably one of her signature songs. The songs lyrics were controversial, and the song had everyone asking: just who is Katy Perry? It went on to sell well over 4 million copies in the USA alone, proving that this monumental song is truly her breakthrough single.
Rem xox♥ - Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance"
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Bad Romance may not be Gaga's biggest song. It didn't even reach #1. But it has one of the biggest and boldest music videos of all time and a unique sound that was new, refreshing and futuristic-like. At the peak of her career with what fans call her best album, The Fame Monster had three stand-out singles that all performed well and had controversial music videos to go with them. After coming off of a debut era with stunning success, this song achieved global praise, sales and views, being one of the most viewed videos of all time, and still remains a memorable and iconic staple in her career. This is the single that made us all realize that Gaga was here to stay for years to come.
Poxy - Madonna - "Holiday"
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With one of the most iconic, successful, record-breaking and memorable music catalogs in history, it's hard to believe Madonna started off rather humbly, with her first two singles only becoming hits in the clubs. Her third single, however changed everything: "Holiday" would commence her decade-long streak of Top 40 single after Top 40 single, with its iconic hook and simple yet upbeat lyrics and melody. Some might argue that her true first hit would be "Borderline," "Lucky Star," or the #1 hit "Like a Virgin;" however, despite Holiday only have a peak at #16 in the US, it is Madge's true "breakthrough" song, helping pave the way for her follow-up singles to become radio hits. To this day, Holiday is blasted on radio stations still all around the world and performed on many of her tours. She needed this single to become the hit it was to guarantee herself a successful career and to successfully pursue her dream to "rule the world" as she stated when she performed the now legendary, career-starting song on American Bandstand back in 1984.
MLD - Miley Cyrus - "See You Again"
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Even though this wouldn't be the first song people would list when they think of Miley, this was Miley's first Top 10 hit on the Hot 100, so therefore it is her breakout single.
♥jONE731♥ - Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
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Now, who doesn't know this song?
This is the song that made her name known, it become viral in youtube and also top on charts all across the globe, especially on the Philippines making it the number one year end song.
The video is epic and the lyrics slay
Songfact
This was the first Country song to top the Mainstream Top 40 chart in that tally's history.
Legend E - Kelly Clarkson - "A Moment Like This"
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I personally think that this is her breakout song. Even though Kelly herself is not a fan of this song, it still made the biggest leap in Hot 100 (record broke initially by The Beatles). This record lasted for 5 years, when, she broke it again with My Life Would Suck Without You. It also made her be the most famous Idol ever.
Euphorae - Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"
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Beautiful did not only bring attention to Christina Aguilera's ridiculous talent and ability to convey messages through her voice that no one else can ever replicate. This particular song sparked a sudden trend (****in' Perfect, Firework, Born This Way etc), and is one of the first (probably the first) to touch people's hearts in such an unimaginable way; it saved many great lives. I chose this song because it is not just a song, it was a revolution and its impact is still felt to this day. In addition, even though Christina was highly successful during her Debutina days.. Beautiful elevated that success to extreme heights that only few have been able to achieve. You could not escape this force of nature in 2002. Beautiful is recognised as the best song of the 2000s, and the most influential track to ever be recorded. It remains the greatest comeback ever, after releasing Dirrty The fact that this explanation is rather long just says it all, and more.
Lucky#17 - Ke$ha - "TiK ToK"
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I have selected “TiK ToK” as for this challenge because it is simply known as Ke$ha’s biggest song and one of the most successful songs of thedecade, as well as being the #1 song of 2010. TSelling over ten million records worldwide, being played on radios everywhere and just being literally EVERYWHERE in general — “TiK ToK” was one of the biggest party anthems of our generations which took off Ke$ha’s career where she would potentially hold a seven-song Top Ten streak on the Billboard Hot 100 and earn huge global superstardom for years to come.
Nasiir15 - Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass"
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There's no doubt about it that Super Bass is Nicki's breakout song.
It put her on the map and ultimately made her a global phenomenon.
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Australia - 6× Platinum
New Zealand - Platinum
United Kingdom - Platinum
United States - 4× Platinum
K$Ellie - Ellie Goulding - "Burn"
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Ellie had many hits in the UK before and Lights was huge in the US but Burn is her biggest WW hit. It's her first UK #1 and it was really popular in Europe, AUS and NZ. It's also climbing the US chart and it's Ellie's first Vevo certified music video (excluding I Need You Love which was a feature).
Regina George - One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
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A self-esteem anthem that us, girls, needed. 1D was just recognized band in only two countries (UK and Ireland) but is now the biggest band in the whole *****ing world thanks to Tumblr, Twitter and us, directioners.
rl231 - OneRepublic - "Apologize"
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This song by OneRepublic was the song that made them breakout into the universe. It became the biggest hit on radio in the 2000s until "Bleeding Love" debuted. Also, it spent 25 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, and even though it never hit #1, it was #10 on Billboard's Decade-End Hot 100 for the '00s. This song put OneRepublic on the map.
Georges - Rihanna - "Umbrella"
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Sure, Rihanna had a couple of hits back when she used to do mixtapes, but this is the one that propelled her into super-stardom and provided her a long lasting career with much respect and popularity by peers & the public.
Musically, it's a ballad with a useless Jay-Z feature that deals with long lasting love that isn't shaken by any entity, and that they will get through the good times and bad times still don't know why Jay-Z is there.
The video features Rihanna in provocative outfits, breaking her "mini teen Beyoncé" image and defining her edgy and risky signature style that she is known for.
fiercE - Maroon 5 - "This Love"
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This is the first song that I heard from them, so I guess this song was their first song that made them famous
iHypeMusic - Mariah Carey - "Vision of Love"
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"Vision of Love" is Mariah Carey's debut single. She debuted onto the scene early 1990 with it, after recording with Sony and it became an immediate guaranteed hit -- and upon being release went #1 in U.S.. The song is great to me, because she doesn't overdo it vocally, or underdo it. She shows just how amazing her vocals are, and that she wasn't just another copy of Whitney/Aretha/etc. VH1 ranked it the #14 Song of the 90's Decade, and it was ranked #91 on Billboard's Decade-End List of Biggest Songs of the 90's.
CrazyCat - P!nk - "Get the Party Started"
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I choose "Get The Party Started" because I think public started to recognize P!nk more after this single. She wasn't that big with "There You Go" era singles. This brought her to spotlight!
TheSeenScene - Britney Spears - "...Baby One More Time"
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Britney's debut single became an international smash, selling over 10 million copies and going platinum globally. It's what put Ms. Britney Jean Spears on the radar, and she hasn't slowed down since.
sumthintoxic82 - Girls Aloud - "Sound of the Underground"
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The girls hit it BIG with their very first single, Sound of the Underground. The song sounds like NOTHING else released in 2002, and in so helped them debut at #1. Coming from a reality show, im sure people would assume that their first track would be something predictable and safe, not something so different and daring. Sound of the Underground has since gotten many positive reviews from critics and the fans LOVED it, keeping it at #1 for 4 weeks in the UK. It's hard to really make an impact on your first single, but Girls Aloud SMASHED this one out of the park!!! It also set the tone for the rest of their AMAZING Career. They never follow whats "hot", they go by what THEY love.
Emyro - Lana Del Rey - "Born to Die"
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I picked 'Born To Die' for this round. This is one of the singles that came out and made her famous in 2012. What I like about this song/video is the fact that is very her, everybody got her attention and started to get to know her style and point of view.
The video is very beautiful, professional and has way more story than 'Video Games'. She separated (at least for a little while) from the "instagram-style" videos and did something a lot more unique.
Hugamari - Loreen - "Euphoria"
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The breakout song for Loreen would definitely be "Euphoria", the first worldwide single from her debut album, "Heal". Prior to "Euphoria", she had minor local success with singles "My Heart is Refusing Me" and "Sober", which were only released in Sweden. "Euphoria" went #1 in 17 countries following her massive victory in 2012's Eurovision Song Contest, and also managed to chart outside of Europe, including Australia (#36) and Japan (#98).
Mr. Loco - Eminem - "My Name Is"
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This was not only the song that introduced Eminem into the real world with it's carefree and sarcastic attitude, but it was also the first big hit of a white raper. It definetely grabbed the attention of all the world, it got everyone talking about it, and some critics have even named it one of the best songs of all time.
#GENETIQUE - Marina and the Diamonds - "Primadonna"
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Her biggest hit in the UK and worldwide. Primadonna is a song that proves that Marina can come to a mainstream producer, Dr. Luke, and the song will still come out original and close to her roots. That's why the song catered to her indie hipster fans and also listeners with a more mainstream taste in music.
Starships - Demi Lovato - "Give Your Heart a Break"
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GYHAB started Demi's 'radio' career, she had successful Billboard and general successful hits before but this song launched Demi's radio appeal as it also broken records and achieved amazing AI. The song is a pure pop meaningful love song about making your partner to trust you because you can deliver that 'break' their heart needs.
Eliminate 2
Save 2 please try to be unbiased.You can vote until Saturday, so get voting.
OFF:
Born To Die (I absolutely love Lana, but Summertime Sadness, Young and Beautiful let alone Video Games would've been much better choices. I'm so sorry )
Bad Romance (It was so hard to select a second single to off. I totally get where you're coming from, but Poker Face was more of a "breakthrough" while Bad Romance just solidified her + gave her more impact. I hate this )
SAVE:
I Kissed A Girl
...Baby One More Time
It was had to select singles to vote for as well, but Good Luck to everyone
Deadline is tomorrow.
The fact that this explanation is rather long just says it all, and more.
BR + TFM era is pretty much what 100% solidified her career.
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