Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - We're living a teenage dream in Katy Perry's 2nd Thread!!! <3

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Katy Perry (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson; October 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a career in music. As Katy Hudson, she released a self-titled gospel album in 2001, which was unsuccessful. She later recorded an album with production team The Matrix and completed the majority of a solo album from 2004–5, neither of which were released.

DISCOGRAPHY

ALBUM

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Katy Hudson is the eponymous, gospel rock debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry, who was then performing under her birth name, Katy Hudson. It was released on October 23, 2001, as a Christian music album by Red Hill Records two days before her seventeenth birthday. This would be her only gospel album before she made the switch to mainstream pop music. Hudson is credited as an author of four songs on the album and as a co-author on the remaining six.

Track listing

"Trust in Me" (Katy Hudson/Mark Dickson) – 4:46
"Piercing" (Katy Hudson/Tommy Collier/Brian White) – 4:06
"Search Me" (Katy Hudson/Tommy Collier/Scott Faircloff) – 5:00
"Last Call" (Katy Hudson) – 3:07
"Growing Pains" (Katy Hudson/Mark Dickson) – 4:05
"My Own Monster" (Katy Hudson) – 5:25
"Spit" (Katy Hudson) – 5:10
"Faith Won't Fail" (Katy Hudson/Mark Dickson) – 5:14
"Naturally" (Katy Hudson/Scott Faircloff) – 4:33
"When There's Nothing Left" (Katy Hudson) – 6:45

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One of the Boys is the second studio album by American recording artist Katy Perry and her major-label debut. Her change in record label and adoption of a pseudonymous surname accompanies a notable shift from the Christian gospel rock of her self-titled debut album. The album was released on June 17, 2008 by Capitol Music Group. The album features the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "I Kissed a Girl", as well as "Hot n Cold", "Waking Up in Vegas", and "Thinking of You". The album earned Perry two Grammy Award nominations in 2009 and 2010. "One of the Boys" has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.

One of the Boys debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 47,000 copies sold in the first week released. The album has shipped and sold over 1.3 million copies, earning a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. The album has been on the chart for 84 weeks. In Canada, the album debuted at number 10 and peaked at number six, It has since been certified double platinum by the CRIA.
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted and peaked at number eleven on the UK Albums Chart. It has since been certified Platinum. In Australia debuted at number eleven, the album has been certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, denoting over 70,000 copies sold. In New Zealand, the album debuted and peaked at number seventeen. It has since been certified Gold, shipping over 10,000 copies.

Sales :
WW : 5,000,000
US : 1,383,000
Certification :
US: Platinum
AUS: 2× Platinum
AUT: Platinum
CAN: 2× Platinum
GER: Gold
IRL: Platinum
NZ: Gold
SWI: Gold
UK: Platinum

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Teenage Dream is the third studio album by American pop singer Katy Perry. The album was released in the United States on August 24, 2010, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 192,000 copies in its first week. Teenage Dream has spawned five singles, all of which have achieved massive chart success. Lead single "California Gurls" featuring Snoop Dogg, "Teenage Dream", "Firework", and "E.T." featuring Kanye West, have all become international hits, each peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topping the charts in other countries. With fourth single "E.T." topping the Hot 100 chart, Teenage Dream has become only the ninth album in Billboard's chart history to yield four number one hits on that chart (the fifth by a female artist), as well as the second one to ever land four number one hits in the Airplay chart. All 4 singles also topped the Digital and Dance charts. In addition, the song "Peacock", though not released as a single, has reached number one on the Hot Dance Club charts.
At the 53rd Grammy Awards, Teenage Dream was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. Lead single "California Gurls" was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals with title-track and second single "Teenage Dream" nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The album also won International Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011.

Sales :
Worldwide: 5,000,000+
US: 1,577,000
CAN: 132,000
UK: 718,898
Certification :
US: Platinum
AUS: 2× Platinum
AUT: Gold
CAN: 2× Platinum
GER: Gold
IRL: 2× Platinum
IT: Gold
NZ: 2× Platinum
UK: 2× Platinum

SINGLE :

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I Kissed a Girl" is a song by pop singer Katy Perry, written by Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Cathy Dennis. It was produced by Dr. Luke for Perry's 2008 album One of the Boys. Perry says the song is "about the magical beauty of a woman".
Released as the album's lead single, "I Kissed a Girl" was a commercial success. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for seven consecutive weeks, becoming the 1000th chart-topper of the Rock Era.

US : 4,067,000
#1 (7 consecutive weeks)
US: 4× Platinum
AUS: Platinum
AUT: Platinum
CAN: 7× Platinum
GER: Platinum
NZ: Platinum
SWI: Platinum
UK: Platinum

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Hot n Cold" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. The song was written and composed by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Perry for her major mainstream debut album, One of the Boys. The track was released as the album's third single. Its chorus features a series of binary opposites (such as hot/cold, yes/no, in/out, up/down, wrong/right, black/white) to emphasize the unstable nature of the characters' relationship. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Perry's second consecutive top three single, after her previous worldwide hit "I Kissed a Girl".

US : 4,915,000
#3
US: 4× Platinum
AUS: 2× Platinum
AUT: Platinum
CAN: 6× Platinum
GER: Gold
NZ: Platinum
SWI: Platinum
UK: Platinum

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hinking of You" is the fourth single of Katy Perry from her 2008 album One of the Boys. It is one of three tracks from the album written solely by Perry and the first single since "Ur So Gay" to be produced by another producer (Butch Walker),other than Dr. Luke.

US : 928,000
#29

US: Gold
CAN: Platinum

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"Waking Up in Vegas" is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry, taken as the fourth and final single off her second studio album, One of the Boys. It was written by Katy Perry, Desmond Child and Andreas Carlsson. It is produced by Greg Wells and co-produced by Perry. Wells is credited with playing all the instruments on the song. It was officially released to US radio stations on April 21, 2009. The song made it to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Perry's third single to reach the top 10.

US : 1,768,000
#9
US: Platinum
AUS: Gold
CAN: Platinum
NZ: Gold

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"California Gurls" is an electropop song by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry and is the lead single of her third studio album, Teenage Dream. The song features rapper Snoop Dogg, and was produced by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Benny Blanco. According to Perry, the song is an answer song to "Empire State of Mind". The song was originally intended to be sent to mainstream and rhythmic airplay on May 25, 2010. However, after clips from Perry's new album were leaked online, her label rushed the song to radio on May 7, 2010, and also began to stream it on her website. It was subsequently released to iTunes on May 11, 2010. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks, giving Perry her second US number-one single and Snoop Dogg his third. The song reached number one in over 10 countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. On December 2, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

US : 4,879,000
#1 (6 consecutive weeks)
US: 4× Platinum
AUS: 4× Platinum
AUT: Gold
CAN: 4x Platinum
GER: Platinum
NZ: 2× Platinum
SWI: Platinum
UK: Platinum

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"Teenage Dream" is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry. It was released as the second single from her third studio album of the same name on July 23, 2010 through digital distribution. Perry and Bonnie McKee wrote many songs with a youthful theme in mind, but they were rejected by producers Benny Blanco and Dr. Luke.

US : 3,747,000
#1 (2 consecutive weeks)
US: 3× Platinum
AUS: 4× Platinum
AUT: Gold
CAN: 3x Platinum
GER: Gold
NZ: Platinum
UK: Gold

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"Firework" is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry. The song was written by Katy Perry, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, Ester Dean, and produced by Stargate and Sandy Vee for Perry's second studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). The song is a self-empowerment anthem with inspirational lyrics, and was considered by Perry as the most important song for her on Teenage Dream.
"Firework" was commercially successful, reaching the top spot on Billboard Hot 100 for 4 consecutive weeks and the top 5 on twenty charts around the world. The song was released on October 16, 2010 by Capitol Records as the third single from the album. The song was certified 4x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the shipment of four millions copies across United States. On the week ending of January 8, 2011, "Firework" sold 509,000 digital downloads in the US, which is the second highest amount ever sold by a female artist, only behind Kesha's "Tik Tok", who sold 610,000 copies in a week, and fourth highest overall. The song is the third consecutive number-one single of the same album, the last female singer who achieved this was Monica in 1998.

US : 4,531,000
#1 (4 consecutive weeks)
US: 4× Platinum
AUS: 4× Platinum
AUT: Gold
CAN: 4x Platinum
GER: Gold
NZ: 2× Platinum
SWI: Gold
UK: Platinum

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"E.T." is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry from her third studio album Teenage Dream (2010). Written by Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Ammo, and produced by the last three, it was released as the album's third promotional single on August 17, 2010. The song was later announced as the album's fourth single and released on February 16, 2011. The single version features vocals by American rapper Kanye West, who also appears in its Floria Sigismondi-directed music video released on March 31, 2011. E.T. topped the hot 100 billboard for 5 non-consecutive weeks

US : 4,259,000
#1 (5 Non-Consecutive weeks)
S: 4× Platinum
AUS: 2× Platinum
CAN: 3x Platinum
NZ: Platinum
UK: Silver

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"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry. The track was written by Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Bonnie McKee and was produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin. It is the fifth single from Perry's third studio album, Teenage Dream, and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in just its fourth week on the chart and #6 on the Canadian Hot 100. Like all of Perry's previous Teenage Dream singles, it topped the Hot Digital Songs chart. with the release of Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Finally Katy ties with Michael Jackson for having 5 singles top the digital chart for an album.

US : 1,068,000
#4
AUS: Platinum
NZ: Gold
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