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"Popular" is a song from the musical Wicked, composed by Stephen Schwartz. It was originally recorded on November 10, 2003 by American actress Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed Glinda in the musical. The song was released as part of the accompanying cast recording on December 16, 2003.
The Act I closer and one of Wicked’s most memorable songs comes as Elphaba is being chased by the Wizard’s guards.The man she had so trusted has just betrayed her—and he’s gotten all of Oz ...
Wicked: The Soundtrack became the most-streamed musical soundtrack on Amazon Music within the first 24 hours of its release. [37] Within the first three days of its release, "Defying Gravity" had been streamed on Spotify 4.9 million times; "Popular" followed suit with 4.6 million streams. [38]
It’s worth noting that a hip-hop song called “Popular Song” inspired by Wicked’s “Popular” appears on singer Mika’s 2012 album, The Origin of Love and features the Lebanese-French ...
A fifth anniversary special edition of the original Broadway cast recording was released on October 28, 2008, [1] with a bonus CD including tracks "Dancing Through Life", "Popular", "As Long As You're Mine" and "No Good Deed" from the Japanese and German cast recordings of Wicked, "I'm Not That Girl" by Kerry Ellis, "Making Good" – a song ...
But Wicked’s other most famous song, “Popular,” is difficult in a different way. ... “Popular” receives the film’s least memorable rendition. Related: ...
The original version of the song was made available on Mika's third studio album, The Origin of Love, and features vocals from songwriter Priscilla Renea.This version is based on the original from Wicked, and uses a very rough tempo and instrumentation, to fit in with the theme of the album.
"Popular" is perhaps the song most associated with the role of Glinda in Wicked. She sings about the many perks of popularity while making over Elphaba, who will become the Wicked Witch of the West.