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Posted on August 7 2008
Hot on the heels of Katy Perry’s debut album release last Saturday, comes both confirmation that her #1 reining single ‘I Kissed A Girl’ has gone platinum with sales of over 70,000 copies, along with rumours of a visit to Australia in October.
‘I Kissed A Girl’ was co-written by Perry and produced by Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald (Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson). It was a #1 digital song chart hit in both the US and Canada and also topped the US iTunes Top Songs chart, was a #1 US iTunes Ringtone, and a number 2 US Music Video.
Katy’s ‘One Of The Boys’ album debuted in the US at #9 on the Soundscan Top 200 Chart and Perry marked her mid June American album release week by kicking off the 2008 Vans Warped Tour for the entire US summer.
‘One Of The Boys’ is a sharp and witty pop-rock gem filled with candid tales of neurotic ex-boyfriends (‘Hot N Cold’, ‘U R So Gay’, ‘Mannequin’), crazy road trips with friends (‘Waking Up in Vegas’), and figuring out who you are along the way (first single ‘I Kissed A Girl’, ‘Fingerprints’). While the album displays Perry’s feisty, girl-power swagger, it also reveals her more vulnerable side on such regretful ballads as ‘Lost’, ‘I’m Still Breathing’ and ‘Thinking of You’.
“I think people can appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides, and this album has many different colours,” Perry says. “I can write my share of angry break-up songs but I wanted to balance it out with fun, summertime songs. But there are also sad songs about loss and making the wrong decisions. It’s been blood, sweat, and tears making this record. I’ve put everything into it and I feel like it’s my baby. When people listen to it, I hope they will understand where I’m coming from as a person.”
The album ‘One Of The Boys’ and the single ‘I Kissed A Girl’ are in stores now. |
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