I don't think there have been 2 heavy weights like this facing off. In one corner, you have the broken-hearted & fierce Katy Perry with her anthem "Roar" & in the other corner, we have the mother of all things monster, Lady Gaga with her praising her fans in "Applause".
Katy Perry's "Roar":
Lady Gaga's "Applause":
As of the posting, Katy Perry has already debuted on the Hot 100 at #85. Lady Gaga just missed the charts.
So far for Radio Audience Impressions:
Katy Perry's "Roar" = 40 million impressions (4 days to accumulate)
Lady Gaga's "Applause" = 16 million impressions (2 days to accumulate) http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...ys-roar-debuts
I personally like both songs. They're complete opposites in the Pop world. I believe that Lady Gaga's "Applause" is going to crush Katy Perry's "Roar" in Youtube views & streaming, while "Roar" will have the edge sales wise (even though Lady Gaga has 2 charting singles of "Applause" on iTunes).
Audience Impressions on Radio are going to be kinda tricky. Katy Perry's "Roar" may have the radio rolling effect first. It might dent her total impressions for the charting week. Lady Gaga's "Applause" rolling effect will only be one day before the chart week for radio airplay is done. Katy Perry will have 2.5 days.
Even though Lady Gaga got a late start for Youtube views, she has already taken the lead. Katy Perry has been able to fend off Lady Gaga for #1 on iTunes.
With all this said and done, each of these songs have another big obstacle in front of them besides themselves: "Blurred Lines". It has amassed a record-extending 227.5 million all-format audience impressions.
While a Top 5 debut is likely for Lady Gaga's "Applause" & Katy Perry's "Roar" looks to jump into the Top 5 on Week #2, will either of them be able to bump "Blurred Lines" down? One song leads in one aspect of the Hot 100 calculations & the other leads in another.
I love that people crucified Kelly with PLU for trying to put out a self-empowerment anthem because it was soooo overdone (which is true) and now Katy comes out with yet another self-empowerment song and the same people are stanning and creaming themselves.
Both songs are mediocre. I prefer Applause but Roar will perform better.
I love that people crucified Kelly with PLU for trying to put out a self-empowerment anthem because it was soooo overdone (which is true) and now Katy comes out with yet another self-empowerment song and the same people are stanning and creaming themselves.
Both songs are mediocre. I prefer Applause but Roar will perform better.
Applause will do better WW by a landslide, Roar by a considerable margin in the US.
Isn't Applause like #1 on iTunes in like 44 countries?
The lyrics maybe generic, but the actual music is extremely experimental. Reminds me of something David Bowie or Annie Lennox would do.
And I actually like the verses in Lady Gaga's song using the metaphors for her fans breathing life into her.
I don't really think it's generic either, the production is the opposite of where US Radio is headed. She's alienating herself from the US market, if she wants US radio appeal she needs more TEOG-like style stuff, things that can crossover to HAC, AC, Rhythmic, etc and not just pop radio. But she's going with what works, so w/e.
It is very Bowie "Fame-esque". I hear Annie Lennox too.
Wow, took the words right out of my mouth. I was wondering what Applause reminded me of, but it's definitely David Bowie-ish!
I'm surprised it's doing so well being that the verses sound very dated, ala 80s. But the chorus and the parts after are quite euphoric.
I'm not a fan of ballads so I cannot enjoy Roar. It isn't for me.
Applause will do better WW by a landslide, Roar by a considerable margin in the US.
Isn't Applause like #1 on iTunes in like 44 countries?
50 countries. And "Roar" was #1 in 47 countries yesterday.
The fact is that Katy is ahead in the markets where iTunes matters (US, Canada, Australia, Germany, + Mexico and not released in UK). While Gaga is ahead in some medium markets (France, Italy, Netherlands, Brazil)
I wonder why people expect Gaga to crush Katy in streaming. Every single video from Teenage Dream has upwards of 100 million views while the only videos of Gaga's during BTW to reach that mark were Born This Way and Judas. (Ironically)
Katy's videos are much more watchable than Gaga's, I think she'll edge her out in every category, sales + radio and streaming. Roar is obviously going to be the bigger hit IMO!
I feel like Roar will win this one and it'll have more longevity, I mean I feel like she's releasing her video like mid-September and that will help her a lot unlike Gaga who's releasing everything at once.