Everyone hated Bad Romance at first. It was too dark. Everyone wanted LoveGame Gaga back. The song fell down iTunes rapidly. I strongly remember the meltdowns. It was a 15 minutes of fame mess
Then the video was released and the rest is history.
But let us not put too much stock into the video Applause. It could very well suck and cause the song to plummet even faster.
Good for Katy
I am not surprised. I am not surprised by Gaga's numbers either. Not the record breaking numbers the people who claimed Gaga was over were expecting, but still OK.