Nop, is not showing sings of longevity ... In fact I think it peaked already, and it will be just matter that some artists start releasing new songs on the upcoming weeks and "Applause" will proceed to descend.
I hope it has longevity tho. since it was the only single material song from the ones she performed at itunes festival
Considering the VMA's gave her a boost and she still fell to number 6 says a lot. she also dropped in streaming and youtube views. So I'm scared to see what happens after the VMA's effect wares off.
The VMA effect has been over with for over a week.