Pop 101

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"Pop 101"
Single by Marianas Trench featuring Anami Vice
from the album Something Old / Something New
ReleasedJuly 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)
GenrePop
Length4:14
Label
Songwriter(s)Josh Ramsay
Producer(s)Josh Ramsay
Marianas Trench singles chronology
"By Now"
(2013)
"Pop 101"
(2014)
"Here's to the Zeros"
(2014)
Anami Vice singles chronology
"Tough Love"
(2012)
"Pop 101"
(2014)

"Pop 101" is a song recorded by Canadian

buzz single; it is also included on their 2015 extended play, Something Old / Something New.[3] "Pop 101" entered the Canadian Hot 100 at No. 27, and was certified Gold by Music Canada in November 2014.[4][5]

Content

"Pop 101" is primarily a

AUX.TV found the song to be "oddly compelling" given writer/producer Josh Ramsay's own formulaic work and success with "Call Me Maybe" (2011).[6]

Music video

The video for "Pop 101" was directed by Kyle Davison and parodies music video tropes and current trends of celebrity culture, including house parties,

VEVO page on August 4.[8]

Chart performance

"Pop 101" debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 on the chart dated August 16, 2014.[4]

Chart performance for "Pop 101"
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 27
Canada
CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[11]
22
Canada
Hot AC (Billboard)[12]
11

Certifications

Certifications for "Pop 101"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Platinum 80,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Apple Inc. Archived
    from the original on 25 November 2014.
  2. Cherrytree Records
    . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. Apple Inc
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  4. ^ a b "Chart Search". Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for Marianas Trench. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Marianas Trench – Pop 101". Music Canada.
  6. ^ . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ^ Sternall, Allison. "NEWS: Marianas Trench Release "Pop 101" on iTunes". Confront Magazine. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^
    VEVO
    .
  9. ^
    MuchMusic
    . Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Marianas Trench Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Marianas Trench Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Marianas Trench Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2014.