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| Single by Nada Surf | ||||
| from the album High/Low | ||||
| Released | May 1996 | |||
| 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 | |||
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| "Popular" on YouTube | ||||
"Popular" is the debut single by American alternative rock band Nada Surf, released in May 1996 from their debut album High/Low, released the following month. 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.
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.
- ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Nada Surf | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "The 96 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1996". Spin. August 31, 2016. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Viscovi, Sage (January 5, 2017). "The 15 best music videos set in high school". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Kurland, Jordan. "The Mix: 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs". NPR.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Various Artists - Whatever: The '90s Pop and Culture Box (2005) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2024.