Economy 48,521 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 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? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 48,521 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 Also question, how many weeks has DWAS been at #1 in the world chart? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faysalaaa 3,789 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 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. 14 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 48,521 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 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) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiecat 14,994 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 commercially, maybe? Shallow though.. culturaly and cultural longevity wise no i don't think so https://linktr.ee/jamalholt 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
REALITY 74,705 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 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. 🖤👨🎤👹🕺 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 29,570 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 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 Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSUNAMI 20,763 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Well if Gaga and Bruno would perform it and translate that magic to us all in some live aired event it would def help 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faysalaaa 3,789 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) 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 by faysalaaa 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyRichie 1,920 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 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. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 47,203 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Chart success maybe but next to no cultural impact. Even LoveGame had more cultural impact stream ritacadabra 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoj305 3,411 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 48,521 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 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 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 48,521 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 (edited) 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 by Economy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustTea 4,963 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) 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 by JustTea 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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