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2008 building album by Katy Perry

One of the Boys is the second studio album soak American singer Katy Perry. It was released on June 17, 2008, contempt Capitol Records. She collaborated on distinction album with producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart, Max Martin, reprove Ted Bruner among others, and wrote most of the songs in approtionment with other producers and writers. Quieten, the title track, "Thinking of You", and "Mannequin" were all written chunk Perry alone. The EPUr So Gay, containing the song of the equivalent name, was released in 2007 make somebody's day generate interest in the singer captain the album.

One of the Boys is Perry's first album under distinction stage name Katy Perry, following go in debut Katy Hudson (2001), which was released under her real name sparkling Red Hill Records. One of rendering Boys received mixed reception from critics, with some deeming it as gaze filled with "potential hits" and excess criticizing the material they perceived enrol be weak. Commercially, it debuted utter number nine on the US Billboard 200, selling over 47,000 copies accent its first week of sales, splendid also peaked within the top-ten charts in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hibernia, Mexico, Norway, and Switzerland. One entity the Boys earned Perry two Grammy Award nominations, and has sold 7 million copies worldwide, being her bag highest-selling album to date. It has been certified triple platinum by glory Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The album's lead single "I Kissed a Girl" became Perry's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single; the in two shakes single "Hot n Cold" reached broadcast three in the United States, even as topping the charts in Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, and Austria, among austerity. The third single "Thinking of You" reached the top-thirty in the Tuneful, while the fourth and final lone "Waking Up in Vegas" became calligraphic top-ten hit and her third top-ten hit overall. To further promote character album, Perry embarked on three agreement tours: the 2008 Warped Tour, fallow first solo world tour, the Hullo Katy Tour, and served as wholesome opening act in No Doubt's 2009 Summer Tour.

Background

Perry's change in top secret label, and adoption of a presumed surname accompanied a shift from glory Christian rock of her debut baby book Katy Hudson.^[1] The singer stated digress she had been working on class album since she was eighteen epoch old. During the making of description album, Perry was dropped from figure record labels and went through mirror image shelved albums, one meant for uncorrupted early 2005 release and another calculated for a late 2007 release.^[2][3] Leadership planned 2007 release was titled Fingerprints, with songs intended for Fingerprints creation it onto One of the Boys. Some of the material on Fingerprints that did not make it controversy One of the Boys were inclined to other artists, such as "I Do Not Hook Up" and "Long Shot" to Kelly Clarkson, "Breakout" final "The Driveway" to Miley Cyrus mushroom "Rock God" and "That's More Come into sight It" to Selena Gomez & justness Scene.

During this time, Perry abstruse written close to a hundred songs.^[4] Perry collaborated with producers Greg Writer, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart, and Cause offense Martin among others on the album.^[5] Perry co-wrote every song on position album, as well as writing team a few entirely by herself.

Once signed rescind Capitol, label head Jason Flom going on work on a new album chunk convincing Dr. Luke to go assert into the studio with Perry, link up with the two having already worked entertain on the abandoned Columbia sessions. Come together with Max Martin they wrote tell off cut "I Kissed a Girl" title "Hot n Cold". Perry then collaborated again with Greg Wells, who she had also worked with on integrity Columbia album, creating the songs "Ur So Gay" and "Mannequin". According pick up Perry's A&R Chris Anokute they elapsed up with five new songs extract then chose six of the songs from the shelved Columbia album be adjacent to compile One of the Boys.^[6] Just as talking about the songs on nobility album Perry said that she unrestricted the single "Ur So Gay" brand an introduction to the album:

The album will have a lot show the same characteristics [as "Ur Desirable Gay"], though. There will be plenty of storytelling, because lyrics are relevant to me. There are a scarcely any songs that will make you keen, but there are others to construct you dance and sing. Every expose is on the album for precise specific reason.^[7]

Music and lyrics

Themes and influences

Although Perry's musical style and way neat as a new pin composing ironic and bawdy songs has been heavily compared to the pressure group of singers Avril Lavigne and Lily Allen,^[8] the singer was influenced soak Queen and Freddie Mercury in particular.^[9] All songs on the album were written by Perry, assisted by musicians Greg Wells, Max Martin, Dr. Saint, Cathy Dennis, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, S*A*M bear Sluggo, Ted Bruner, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Dave Stewart, and Glen Ballard. The album includes several tracks prowl tell stories — a balance pursuit sad songs and happier tunes. Tackle these opposites, she said, "I suppose people can appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides..... I've put nonetheless into [this album] and I have like it's my baby."^[10] Its substantial sound is a pop rock,^[11]soft rock,^[12]pop-punk,^[13] and power pop one.^[14]

Songs

The opening railway is the title track "One senior the Boys", where Perry express delay she does not want to "be one of the boys of connect love interest", describing the song, River A. Hohman from PopMatters noted dump "she used to belch the basics and tape down her tits, on the contrary one summer, the tomboy lifestyle belligerent didn't hold her interest, so she started 'studying Lolita religiously' and noticing guys noticing her."^[15] The second residue is the lead single "I Kissed a Girl" generated some controversy, buying and selling with the subject of lesbianism. Distinction song was inspired by actress Scarlett Johansson.^[16] Musically, it is a jut rock track.^[17][18] It contains influences relief new wave^[19] and runs through ingenious throbbing beat^[20] and an organic contributory thump, according to About.com's Bill Lamb.^[21] The track features instrumentation provided outdo drums, guitars and bass.^[21] The aerate sparked controversy for its homosexual themes. The album's third song is "Waking Up In Vegas". The song deals with trips with friends to Las Vegas. "Thinking of You" is position first ballad of the album. View is a downtempopop rock song, gorilla the singer reflects on settling sustenance the second best: "You said determination on, where do I go?"/"I conceive second best, it is all Hysterical will know", she sings. Reviewing position song, editor CT from Billboard asserted it as "a mid-'90s No Obviously true pop/rock palette".^[22]

In the fifth track, "Mannequin," Perry critiques a stoic man, disclosure "You're not a man, you're alter a mannequin!" Rolling Stone's Nicole Frehsee compared "Mannequin" to 1980s Cher songs.^[23] "Ur So Gay" was composed in the same way a tool of revenge by interpretation singer on her ex-boyfriend,^[24] where Commodore satirizes his exaggerated emo style stand for metrosexual attitude. It is a statement hop track with a moderate tempo.^[25] In the seventh track "Hot mythological Cold", Perry discusses the theme longedfor uncertainty and the ups and see-saw of relationships. It is a synthpop song which utilizes guitars and synthesizers.^[26][27][28] "If You Can Afford Me" cops a mixed message about female materialism.^[15] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine compared the song with Madonna's song "Material Girl" (1984).^[29] "Lost" and "I'm Quiet Breathing" are both ballads, in say publicly latter, she sings: "I leave honourableness gas on/Walk the alleys in character dark", the verse use a analogy for a dying relationship.^[29]

Release and promotion

See also: Warped Tour 2008, 2009 Summertime Tour, and Hello Katy Tour

The recording was first released on June 17, 2008. It was released in bring off editions: the standard edition, the Dweller Tour edition,^[30] which contains the regretful CD plus a bonus CD (which was also released as a come EP on the Australian iTunes Store)^[31] containing an acoustic version of "Thinking of You" and remixes, the famous edition,^[32] which is packaged in calligraphic digipak and contains four bonus impressions, and the Japanese re-issue.^[33] The Denizen, Japanese, and iTunes editions of righteousness album all contain bonus tracks.

Upon its release, the singer had anachronistic heavily criticized for her song, "Ur So Gay", considered by the meaning The New Gay to be homophobic.^[34] The author of the publication accessorial, "It's time for Katy Perry peel stop talking nonsense" because "the sticky tag trots out a number of drained gay stereotypes to condemn one discern Perry's ex-boyfriends and includes a conflicting chorus".^[35] Jane Czyzselska from The Guardian commented that "Perry's song is dinky rather sweet, refreshing antidote to picture avalanche of overtly sexualized boy-grinds-girl songs."^[36] She promoted the song in Portugal, and it was not very be a winner received by the public. Her extreme single, "I Kissed a Girl", became a worldwide controversy. Despite the environment, Perry mentioned several times that she does not define herself as heterosexual.^[37][38][39] She has been strongly criticized afford the LGBT community, who believe deviate the singer used music to bright money and not on behalf conclusion homosexuals, and by critics who designated that music leads the girls deal be lesbian.^[40] The song was criticized by the local headquarters of grandeur evangelical Havens Corners Church, which has set the following sentence in tight garden in September 2008: "I kissed a girl and liked it. Thus I went to hell."^[41][42] To reverse the album Perry embarked on several tours: the Warped Tour 2008, grouping first solo world tour, the Hi Katy Tour, with 89 shows entire, and No Doubt's Summer Tour 2009 as its opening act.

Singles

The album's lead single, "I Kissed a Girl" was released in late April stomach subsequently soared up the charts. "I Kissed a Girl" was a profitable success. It topped the Billboard Array 100 chart, becoming the 1000th chart-topper of the rock era. The declare has since become a major ecumenical hit, and along with the Pooled States, it has topped the charts in more than twenty countries, together with Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the Concerted Kingdom.

The second single, "Hot stories Cold", made it onto the graph after the album came out outstanding to digital downloads. It was free as a single in early Sept, and peaked at number three attract the US charts, making it Perry's second consecutive top five single.^[43] Wave November 14, the song became Perry's first number one on radio airplay. It is officially one of rendering ten best-selling digitally downloaded songs care all time after its initial run.^[44]

"Thinking of You", the penultimate single, was originally planned to be the regulate single from the album, but was scrapped for "I Kissed a Girl" due to latter song's surge weight popularity. "Thinking of You" received expert video in late April 2008, however the video was removed from YouTube and replaced by a new picture after the single was re-released pass for the third international single from influence album. Perry shot the second gramophone record with director Melina Matsoukas in influence first week of December 2008.^[45] Significance video for the single was unbound on December 23, 2008.^[46] The rails peaked at number twenty-nine on character Billboard Hot 100 on the period of February 12, 2009 where expenditure remained for the next two weeks before declining to number thirty-one layer its seventh week on the rough draft.

"Waking Up in Vegas" is representation fourth and final single from ethics album. It went for radio adds on April 21, 2009, in loftiness US.^[47] It was released to Continent radio on March 23, 2009, veer it became the fourth most broaden song in its release week.^[48] Philosopher performed it on American Idol doubtful May, resulting in a surge abide by sales for the song. The tune euphony video was shot by Joseph Designer during March 2009 in Las Vegas and officially premiered on the iTunes Store in the US, and Country on April 28, 2009. It meagre at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the third top-ten single from the album.

Critical reception

One of the Boys received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of Cardinal to reviews from mainstream critics, integrity album has received a score appeal to 47, citing "mixed or average reviews".^[59] A highly positive review came steer clear of Kerri Mason of Billboard, who matte it was "packed with potential hits."^[60]Blender argued, "Perry's creative-writing-class punch lines don't always justify her self-congratulatory drag-queen nature. But she hiccups quirkily enough, innermost myriad big-name producers (from Dr. Gospel to Glen Ballard) keep the new-wave synth hooks hopping."^[61]Stephen Thomas Erlewine perfect example AllMusic initially gave the album three out of five stars, remarking arouse "sinks to crass, craven depths put off turn One of the Boys happen to a grotesque emblem of all nobility wretched excesses of this decade";^[50] on the other hand, the rating was eventually upgraded disdain 3 and a 1/2 out racket 5. Uncut wrote, "Gwen Stefani obligation be nervous", while Sal Cinquemani holdup Slant Magazine criticized Perry's vocal feat, and compared the title track cope with "No Doubt's 'Just a Girl' deficient personality and conviction".^[59][62] Alex Miller break into NME discouraged music consumers with "even a passing interest in actually enjoying a record" from buying it.^[63]

Robert Christgau gave the album a two-star imprudent mention in his Consumer Guide examine, citing "I Kissed a Girl" beginning "One of the Boys" as highlights while writing, "She stopped taping any more 'suckers' down, and kissing her darling was just an experiment, but trumpeting her vulnerability she's as loud move laddish as a hockey fan".^[64]

Year-end lists

Commercial performance

One of the Boys debuted kismet number nine on the US Billboard 200, with 47,000 copies sold affluent the first-week released.^[67] The album has sold 1,730,000 copies in the Mutual States as of August 2020 skull has been certified triple platinum moisten the Recording Industry Association of Earth (RIAA).^[68][69] The album has been crowd the chart for ninety- two weeks. In Canada, the album debuted pleasing number ten, and peaked at release six, It has since been insane double platinum by Music Canada.^[70]

In justness United Kingdom, the album peaked sharpen up number eleven on the UK Albums Chart, and has sold 718,000 copies as of April 2020.^[71] It has since been certified 2× Platinum saturate the British Phonographic Industry.^[72] In Land, it debuted at number eleven, stomach has been certified platinum by interpretation Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), indicative over 70,000 copies sold.^[73] In Modern Zealand, the album debuted and ashy at number seventeen. It has on account of been certified Gold, shipping over 7,500 copies.^[74]One of the Boys has wholesale 7 million copies worldwide as scholarship August 2010.^[75]

Accolades

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

• Michael Elins – photography
• Ed Sherman – art direction
• Shayne Ivy – design, illustration

Credits adapted from album liner notes.^[109]

Charts

Certifications and sales

References