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In the past two months, I've seen multiple Twitter users (some whom I know and respect) pummel Katy Perry's choice of "Unconditionally" as the second single from her "PRISM" album, and gleefully declare the song to be a "flop." Admittedly, "Unconditionally" is not quite as strong as Perry's blockbuster "Teenage Dream" cuts, but can anyone seriously discredit Perry, an artist with eight No. 1 singles in a little over five years, for "only" sending a mid-tempo ballad to No. 14 on the Hot 100 chart? Our expectations are always high for our favorite pop artists' output, sometimes absurdly so. So when something like "Unconditionally" becomes a hit but not a smash, it is denounced as a "flop," because that's a more arresting storyline than a superstar remaining a superstar.
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