From flop to not? Madonna’s latest single is actually a hit, but nobody knows that
A post shared by Madonna (@madonna)Turns out, Madonna is as popular as ever!Back on June 2nd, during the early “Padam” era, the gay world thought a new summer anthem was at hand with the release of The Weeknd and Madonna’s new single “Popular.”The upbeat track also features rapper Playboi Carti and was from the soundtrack to the doomed HBO series The Idol, starring The Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp and Troye Sivan.The Idol was canceled after it’s five-episode first season, with critics calling it everything from boring to raunchy to “the worst TV show of the year.” Perhaps the saving grace of all that carnage is that that “Popular” has turned out to be a bigger hit than everyone thought.Upon its release, the track rose to the top 10 on the iTunes chart and hit #43 on the Billboard Hot 100.
While debuting at 43 isn’t something Taylor Swift would write home about, it quickly became Madonna’s 58th entry on the Hot 100 and her first since “Bitch I’m Madonna” in 2015.
It was also her highest placement on the chart since “Give Me All Your Luvin’” back in 2012.Many were also taken by Madonna’s vocals as she sang, “I know that you see me (Oh), time’s gone by/ Spent my whole life runnin’ from your flashin’ lights/Try to own it (Uh), but I’m alright (Yeah)/You can’t take my soul without a f*ckin’ fight.”It’s ridiculous how good this song is and M’s vocals and lyrics are ???On repeat ?#TheWeeknd #Madonna #PlayboyCarti #Popular https://t.co/mswl377UCiPOPULAR is a B-O-P as expected!
And Madonna’s vocals sound silky and clean on this ???? This is gonna do well #TheWeeknd #Madonna #PlayboiCarti #Popular https://t.co/P8bNYJNh8PFans were hopeful the song would continue to rise into the Top 10, or at least the Top 40, and become part of everyone’s summer playlist.
