California Gurls
| California Gurls | |
|---|---|
| Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg | |
| publication | May 11, 2010 |
| length | 3:56 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Katy Perry , Benjamin Levin , Bonnie McKee , Snoop Dogg , Max Martin , Lukasz Gottwald |
| Award (s) | MTV Europe Music Awards |
| album | Teenage Dream |
California Gurls is a pop song by US singer Katy Perry and US rapper Snoop Dogg , which was released from Perry's album Teenage Dream in May 2010 . The piece reached number one on the US charts as Perry's second single .
Origin and background
California Gurls is one of the most famous songs that uses the Millennial Whoop . The piece was written by Katy Perry, Bonnie McKee , Calvin Broadus, Max Martin and Dr. Luke written and directed by Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Benny Blanco produced. In Germany, the song was premiered at the season finale of Germany's Next Topmodel .
Originally the song was called California Girls . At her manager's request, Katy Perry changed the spelling to California Gurls . This is said to have happened in memory of Alex Chilton , a member of the band Big Star , who died in March of that year. The title is an allusion to their song September Gurls .
On August 6, 2010, the New York Post reported a copyright infringement in the song. It is the line "I wish they all could be California Girls" taken over from California Girls of the Beach Boys in 1965. Rondor Music, which holds the rights to the Beach Boys song, asked Perry to name the two authors of the Beach Boys title, Brian Wilson and Mike Love , as co-authors. In addition, the authors should also share in the income. The Beach Boys distanced themselves from this demand and announced that they would not take any legal action.
reception
"Potential single California Girls, with Snoop Dogg, is an effervescent toast to summer fun."
"The promising single California Gurls with Snoop Dogg is a tangy toast for summer fun."
Music video
Background and concept
The music video for California Gurls was filmed from May 14, 2010 directed by Matthew Cullen. The official video premiere took place on June 6, 2010 on their Facebook page. In an interview with MTV , Perry explained the idea behind the music video: “It has to do with candy and you will see a beach scene. It's definitely something to watch ... it's all perfectly edible. We call it 'Candyfornia' instead of California so it's a different world. It's not, 'Oh, let's go to the beach and have a party and then let's do the music video!' It's more like, 'Let's take California girls to another world!' "
content
In the music video, Perry is part of the game Candyfornia , which is based on poker and other board games . The landscape of the music video is inspired by Alice in Wonderland , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Candy Land board game . The landscape is decorated with cupcakes , ice cream, candy floss and lollipops . Snoop Dogg appears in the music video as the king "Sugar Daddy", who uses the candy to keep many young women (the queens of Candyfornia) captive during the game. When Perry has freed all the women, she takes them to dance on the beach.
After a while, “Sugar Daddy” realizes that the women are free and runs angrily to the beach with an army of gummy bears . Perry defeats this with whipped cream , which she shoots from her breasts. Then "Sugar Daddy" surrenders and throws away his crown; he is no longer in office as King of Candyfornia. The music video ends with a scene in which Snoop Doog is buried up to his neck in the sand by the women and he admires the beauty of the women with a nod; Based on California Girls from the Beach Boys, he wishes that all women were California girls. Various California landmarks and landmarks are also used in the music video, such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame , the Hollywood Sign, and the beaches on California's west coast recreated from candy.
Charts
California Gurls debuted on June 12, 2010 with 294,000 units sold, directly at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the US download charts. The high debut placement made California Gurls their second most successful single after I Kissed a Girl (2008). In the week of June 19, 2010, the song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Katy Perry's second number one hit and Snoop Dogg's third in the US. California Gurls also became a number one hit on the US pop chart and Perry's third overall. The song debuted on July 10, 2010 at number 31 on the US radio charts. The song was also a number one hit in the American dance charts and Perry's second overall. As of May 2014, the song had sold over 5.3 million copies in the United States.
In Canada, California Gurls debuted straight away at # 1 on the Canadian Hot 100 and became Katy Perry's third number one hit in Canada. In Belgium , New Zealand and Norway the song debuted in the top 20 of the charts. On May 24, 2010, California Gurls debuted in Australia at number 3 on the charts and reached number 1 on the Australian charts a week later . A few weeks after its release, the song also became a number one hit in New Zealand , where it was awarded a gold record .
In the British charts , California Gurls debuted in the week ending June 27, 2010 with 123,607 units sold directly at number 1 in the British charts, where Katy Perry's second number one hit. The 123,607 units sold of the single in the first week after its release, are the highest in the UK in 2010, according to the charity single Everybody Hurts by Helping Haiti . After two weeks, the song has sold over 216,000 units in the UK. The song went platinum in the UK on October 29, 2010 , for over 600,000 units sold.
The song reached number one in the singles charts in the United States , the United Kingdom , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand and Australia . In addition, California Gurls also reached the top position in the German airplay charts .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
3 (37 weeks) | 37 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
3 (21 weeks) | 21st |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
4th (27 weeks) | 27 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
1 (35 weeks) | 35 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (27 weeks) | 27 |
Records
- With California Gurls , for the first time in 43 years, a single by an artist under contract with Capitol Records reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Most recently, Bobbie Gentry achieved this with his song Ode to Billie Joe .
- California Gurls was the first song to sell over 300,000 digital units each over several weeks in the US in 2010.
- Within seven weeks after the release legally been in the United States over 2 million download sales of California Gurls counted. Only Flo Rida's Right Round was more successful during this period .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The "Millennial Whoop" - common denominator of the hits. In: Courier . August 29, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
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- ↑ Beach Boys take on Katy Perry's 'Gurls'. August 5, 2010, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Summer album preview: A dozen-plus to watch for. In: USA Today . April 30, 2010, accessed September 1, 2015 .
- ↑ Snoop Dogg Makes Sweet Cameo in Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' video. Rap-Up.com, May 15, 2010, accessed May 23, 2010 .
- ↑ KATY PERRY // Official Website // Watch the "California Gurls" video now! Katyperry.com, archived from the original on October 20, 2013 ; Retrieved June 18, 2010 .
- ↑ Music Video News: SHOT: Katy Perry - Mathew Cullen, you. Video Static, accessed May 23, 2010 .
- ↑ Katy Perry on Facebook. Accessed June 2010 .
- ↑ Montgomery, James: Katy Perry Says 'California Gurls' Video Is 'All Edible'. Retrieved June 17, 2010 .
- ^ Gary Trust: Katy Perry Speeds To No. 1 On Hot 100. In: Billboard . Nielsen Business Media , June 9, 2010, accessed March 7, 2011 .
- ^ Paul Grein: Chart Watch: MJ Makes Hot 100 History. In: Yahoo Music. May 22, 2014, accessed December 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Association ( Memento from May 15, 2012 on WebCite ), Ariacharts.com.au
- ↑ Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dog - California Gurls (song). In: Recording Industry Association of New Zealand . Hung Medien, accessed March 7, 2011 .
- ↑ California Gurls in the Official UK Charts (English)
- ↑ Eminem scores second week atop Euro album Billboard . Retrieved July 8, 2010
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↑ Certified Awards Search. British Phonographic Industry , accessed September 14, 2014 . Customize search with the following settings - Search by: "Keyword", By Award: "Platinum", By Format: "Single" - then search by "California Gurls".
- ↑ International Certification Award levels. (PDF; 94 kB) International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , March 2010, p. 7 , archived from the original on July 26, 2011 ; Retrieved June 7, 2010 .
- ↑ Airplay Charts Germany: Week 23/2010. germancharts.de, accessed on June 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ^ Katy Perry Speeds to No. 1 on Hot 100. www.billboard.com, June 9, 2010, accessed June 23, 2010 .
- ↑ Paul Grein: Week Ending June 13, 2010: Where's That "Genie" When You Need Her? Yahoo !, June 16, 2010, accessed November 28, 2010 .
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