Popular (Nada Surf song)
1996 single by Nada Surf / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Popular" is a song by American alternative rock band Nada Surf, released as the first single from their debut album, High/Low (1996), in May 1996. Each verse in "Popular" presents, in spoken-word format, sarcastic advice to teenagers taken from the book Penny's Guide to Teen-Age Charm and Popularity by American actress Gloria Winters.
"Popular" | ||||
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Single by Nada Surf | ||||
from the album High/Low | ||||
Released | May 1996 (1996-05) | |||
Studio | Electric Lady (Greenwich Village, New York City) | |||
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Length | 3:36 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
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Producer(s) | Ric Ocasek | |||
Nada Surf singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Popular" on YouTube | ||||
The song reached number 11 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Popular" was also a hit in Iceland, topping the country's chart for two weeks, and in France, where it reached number 10 and received a gold certification for sales of over 250,000. The song additionally reached the top 40 in New Zealand, Sweden, and the Wallonia region of Belgium.