Pop 101

"Pop 101"
Single by Marianas Trench featuring Anami Vice
from the album Astoria
Released July 29, 2014
Format Digital download
Genre Pop
Length 4:07
Label
Writer(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" (stylized as "POP 101") is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench, featuring hip hop artist Anami Vice. Written and produced by lead singer Josh Ramsay, it was released July 29, 2014 through 604 Records, Cherrytree Records, and Interscope Records as the lead single off the band's forthcoming fourth studio album, Astoria (2015).[1][2] "Pop 101" entered the Canadian Hot 100 at No. 27, and was certified Gold by Music Canada in November 2014.[3][4]

Content

"Pop 101" is primarily a pop song with influences of pop rock, but also features allusions to hip hop, EDM, and folk music.[5] The song is satirical in nature, scrutinizing the music industry and particularly the trends and clichés of modern pop music.[6] Ryan McNutt of 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).[5]

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, twerking and harems.[7][8] It premiered August 1, 2014 exclusively on MuchMusic[8] before being uploaded to the group's official VEVO page on August 4.[7][9]

Chart performance

"Pop 101" debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 on the chart dated August 16, 2014.[3]

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

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Gold 40,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Pop 101 (Barely feat. Anami Vice) - Single". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING GROUP MARIANAS TRENCH RELEASE NEW SINGLE "POP 101" (BARELY FEAT. ANAMI VICE) TODAY, JULY 29TH". Cherrytree Records. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chart Search". Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for Marianas Trench. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Canadian single certifications – Marianas Trench – Pop 101". Music Canada.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 McNutt, Ryan. "Ironic pop can still make for great music". AUX. Blue Ant Media. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Sternall, Allison. "NEWS: Marianas Trench Release “Pop 101″ on iTunes". Confront Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Pop 101 - Marianas Trench". VEVO. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Melody. "Marianas Trench Take On Robin Thicke, Mumford & Sons and LMFAO In Their New Video". MuchMusic. Bell Media. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Marianas Trench “Pop 101″ (featuring Anami Vice) [Video Premiere]". josepvinaixa. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Marianas Trench Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Marianas Trench.
  11. ↑ "Marianas Trench Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Marianas Trench. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Marianas Trench Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada Hot AC for Marianas Trench. Retrieved 27 December 2014.