Last Friday Night (TGIF)
| Last Friday Night (TGIF) | |
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| Katy Perry | |
| publication | June 6, 2011 |
| length | 3:50 min |
| Genre (s) | Dance pop , pop rock |
| Author (s) | Katy Perry , Lukasz Gottwald , Max Martin , Bonnie McKee |
| album | Teenage Dream |
Last Friday Night (TGIF) is a song by the American singer Katy Perry .
The song was written by Perry, Bonnie McKee , Lukasz Gottwald and Max Martin and produced by the latter two. It was released in the US on June 6, 2011 as the fifth single from Perry's second album, Teenage Dream .
composition
The abbreviation TGIF stands for T hank G od I t's F riday ( "Thank God it's Friday"). Billboard magazine listed the song on its Five Potential Pop Hits list for 2011 .
criticism
The song was recorded mixed by music critics . Allmusic called the song one of the best on the album and called Perry's Last Friday Night (TGIF) vocals a " Ke $ ha copy". The Rolling Stone magazine wrote that "Perry has resumed a pop song in their style and that makes them so unique."
Now Magazine said "Katy's trendy and cheesy Last Friday Night (TGIF) is her version of I Gotta Feelin ' ".
Music video
The music video for Last Friday Night (TGIF) was shot from May 3rd to May 6th, 2011. It was directed by Marc Klasfeld and co-directed by Danny Lockwood. A teaser for the music video was posted on Katy Perry's YouTube channel on June 7th . Before the planned release of the music video on June 14, 2011, the music video was already on the Internet on June 12, 2011 . The 8-minute music video had its TV premiere on Funny or Die.
In an interview with MTV , director Marc Klasfeld stated that the content of the music video was inspired by Sixteen Candles and other works by John Hughes, as well as "the good '80s high school movies." The outtakes and credits were taken at the end of the music video from the film on the highway to hell is going on ( the Cannonball Run ) affected where a similar idea was used.
actor
- Katy Perry as Kathy Beth Terry
- Darren Criss as Aaron Christopherson
- Rebecca Black as herself
- Kevin McHale as Everett McDonald
- Isaac, Taylor & Zac Hanson as Hanson
- Kenny G as Uncle Kenny
- Corey Feldman as Kirk Terry
- Debbie Gibson as Tiffany Terry
Charts
The song became Perry's sixth number one hit in the United States and her fifth from Teenage Dream . This makes her the artist with the most number one hits of the 21st century and the first artist in Billboard history to land five number one hits from one album. With that, Katy Perry set the record for Michael Jackson , who scored five number one hits from his album Bad . With her five number one hits, Perry was number one for a total of 19 weeks, while Michael Jackson was at the top with his songs for 7 weeks. However, it took Michael Jackson a little over nine months to score five number one hits, while Perry took over a year to score five number one hits. Michael Jackson set the record with physical sound carriers (records, cassettes, CDs) of his singles, Katy Perry mainly through download sales of her singles.
Perry tweeted about this success: "What an awakening!" “I'm so proud that this energetic little song Last Friday Night (TGIF) is officially number 1 and has made history.” Thanks to the fans (and buyers): “You know I couldn't have done it without you , I owe you a lot. So all give yourself a strong "high five" handshake. "
In an official statement with Billboard Magazine on the success, Katy Perry stated: “Getting # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 is always a great moment, but if you make a little history with this number one hit, remember how many millions of people are drawn to this event. I thank everyone who made this possible. I've been singing into my hairbrush since I was nine years old, I've had big dreams, but this success is many times bigger than my dreams. What a nice birthday present for 'Teenage Dream'! "
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
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15th (18 weeks) | 18th |
 Austria (Ö3)
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7th (15 weeks) | 15th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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20th (20 weeks) | 20th |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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9 (23 weeks) | 23 |
 United States (Billboard)
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1 (24 weeks) | 24 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more! Retrieved May 13, 2015 .
- ↑ TGIF stands for Thank God It's Friday (" Thank God it's Friday ").
- ↑ Playlist: 10 tracks you need to hear. April 25, 2011, accessed May 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums: Ask Billboard: Readers' 2010 Top Picks, Continued - Chart Beat. In: Billboard.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011 .
- ↑ Stephen Thomas: Teenage Dream - Katy Perry. In: AllMusic. August 24, 2010, accessed April 9, 2011 .
- ↑ By Rob Sheffield: Teenage Dream by Katy Perry | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews. In: Rollingstone.com. August 23, 2010, accessed April 9, 2011 .
- ↑ Katy Perry: Teenage Dream | Music Review. In: Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2011 .
- ↑ Mikael Wood: Katy Perry, 'Teenage Dream' (Capitol). In: SPIN.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011 .
- ↑ Jason Richards: NOW Magazine // Music // Katy Perry. In: Nowtoronto.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011 .
- ^ Marc Hawthorne: Katy Perry: Teenage Dream | Music | Music Review. In: The AV Club. August 31, 2010, accessed April 9, 2011 .
- ↑ a b IN PRODUCTION: Katy Perry - Marc Klasfeld, dir. June 10, 2011, accessed May 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Katy Perry - "Last Friday Night (TGIF)" official music video teaser. June 7, 2011, accessed May 13, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Vena Jocelyn: Katy Perry's 'Last Friday Night' Video: Frame By Frame. In: MTV.com . June 20, 2011, accessed June 22, 2011 .
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Katy Perry: “Last Friday Night” and Co. help her to record. In: kronehit.at. August 18, 2011, accessed August 18, 2011 .
- ↑ Katy Perry sets Michael Jackson's record. August 18, 2011, accessed May 13, 2015 .
- ↑ [2] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ No. 1 hits: Katy Perry breaks record. August 14, 2011, accessed May 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Katy Perry draws level with Michael Jackson. August 18, 2011, accessed May 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Katy Perry draws level with Michael Jackson. In: PromiFlash. August 20, accessed October 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Katy Perry draws level with Michael Jackson. (No longer available online.) In: Stern. Formerly in the original ; accessed on October 1, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
