Can We Officially Say DWAS Is Gagas Biggest Career Hit?

[Economy 51,235]

Globally I mean... Would it be fair to say its now a bigger song than Poker Face?

 

Its difficult to make an exact comparison since Poker Face came out at a time when a lot of music consumption was still digital sales and youtube views

 

Since then Poker Face has still racked up streams into the billion figures and it is consistently still her most streamed song (if you exclude recent releases)

 

But DWAS  has become so massive that its probably fair to say its surpassing Poker Face as her biggest commercial hit ever?

 

 

[Economy 51,235]

Also question, how many weeks has DWAS been at #1 in the world chart?

[faysalaaa 5,098]

If you walk down the street and ask people to sing DWAS, I dont think anyone would know it, and the ones that do wont know much of the lyrics. I dont think it can be a bigger hit than Poker Face, Bad Romance, or Shallow.

[Economy 51,235]

1 minute ago, faysalaaa said:

If you walk down the street and ask people to sing DWAS, I dont think anyone would know it, and the ones that do wont know much of the lyrics. I dont think it can be a bigger hit than Poker Face, Bad Romance, or Shallow.

To be fair I dont think that many people know most lyrics from Poker Face either. They only know the "pa-pa-pa-poker face pa-pa-poker face mamamamama" part

 

#2 familiarity of big hits does increase over time. Obviously DWAS is still young, familiarity has not yet hit its peak

 

#3 Also I did say globally. I dont think in the US or Canada for example DWAS is bigger than Poker Face or Bad Romance (tho it has defnitely surpassed shallow here id say)

[Zombiecat 17,315]

commercially, maybe? Shallow though..

culturaly and cultural longevity wise no i don't think so

[REALITY 78,220]

I don't think so. I think songs like Poker Face and Bad Romance will always be her biggest career hits. Shallow is also pretty high up there, but I'd put DWAS a tier below that. It's certainly one of her biggest songs ever, but I don't think it has the same cultural impact as those other songs—at least not in the states. I know that in Asia, DWAS is pretty big. 

[Jill 30,498]

6 minutes ago, Economy said:

To be fair I dont think that many people know most lyrics from Poker Face either. They only know the "pa-pa-pa-poker face pa-pa-poker face mamamamama" part

You tell me to sing Poker Face and I'll probably start humming ma ma pa pa pa perfect illusion

[TSUNAMI 21,236]

Well if Gaga and Bruno would perform it and translate that magic to us all in some live aired event it would def help 

[faysalaaa 5,098]

16 minutes ago, Economy said:

To be fair I dont think that many people know most lyrics from Poker Face either. They only know the "pa-pa-pa-poker face pa-pa-poker face mamamamama" part

 

#2 familiarity of big hits does increase over time. Obviously DWAS is still young, familiarity has not yet hit its peak

 

#3 Also I did say globally. I dont think in the US or Canada for example DWAS is bigger than Poker Face or Bad Romance (tho it has defnitely surpassed shallow here id say)

haha yeah thats true, but I feel like nobody likes DWAS, its just a song played alot on the radio or the song of the moment? I dont think anyone is obsessed with the song and chooses to listen to it over and over again. Unlike Shallow which everyone was obsessed with to the point where it was going viral every month for a whole year. In 10 years she will continue performing Shallow, but I dont think DWAS will be remembered.

I dont know anything about charts or stream views, and I dont believe they translate into reality, so I can be wrong

Edited February 8, 2025 by faysalaaa

[KennyRichie 2,049]

Maybe let’s ask this question when DWAS is 15 years old and still in every people’s mind. Longevity, that I think to will achieve but not as big as Poker Face or Bad Romance.

[bionic 50,108]

Chart success maybe but next to no cultural impact. Even LoveGame had more cultural impact

[Leoj305 3,724]

Nah, but it’s approaching top 3. Poker face and shallow followed by BR and JD , then you can argue DWAS, but hey if it stays streaming and exceeds shallow then yea you can argue poker face big. 

[Economy 51,235]

20 minutes ago, KennyRichie said:

Maybe let’s ask this question when DWAS is 15 years old and still in every people’s mind. Longevity, that I think to will achieve but not as big as Poker Face or Bad Romance.

But ur argument suggests more about a songs cultural impact, longevity and iconicness

 

That is a legit metric to try and guage but not really what im asking

 

Specifically talking about hit as in commercial success

[Economy 51,235]

4 minutes ago, bionic said:

Chart success maybe but next to no cultural impact. Even LoveGame had more cultural impact

I agree about cultural impact but thats not what I was asking in OP. I specifically said "commercial hit" 

Edited February 8, 2025 by Economy

[JustTea 6,533]

Not yet, but if it keeps the longevity and is played in weddings and funerals for many years then maybe. Commercially it will become her biggest hit in a matter of time.

Edit. Will be her biggest hit unit-wise after this year for sure

Edited February 8, 2025 by JustTea