Longtime fans of Katy Perry cheered when the American Idol judge announced she was stepping down after seven seasons. The “Roar” singer hadn’t released new music since 2020’s Smile, and fans were eager to see where her musical career would go next. On July 11, Perry released “Woman’s World,” the lead single from her forthcoming seventh album 143. The track dropped to much fanfare—and nearly as much backlash. Perry’s single has unfortunately yet to deliver on streaming platforms. With this under-performing debut, many social media users are wondering if it’s time for Perry to return to her American Idol chair.
“‘American Idol’ Here She Comes”: Fans React to Katy Perry’s New Song
“Woman’s World” debuted at No. 110 Friday (July 12) on Spotify’s U.S.-specific chart. “That’s a fairly low starting point for the latest highly-anticipated tune from one of the most famous women in the music industry,” Forbes reported Monday (July 15.)
By the next day, “Woman’s World” had disappeared from the 200-spot list altogether and had yet to return as of July 15. Forbes called this “a shockingly bad run,” especially given that the single’s production value likely reached the millions.
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The track’s up-and-down reception to date has many fans wondering if Perry will return to American Idol. “
“A lead single. Not even top 60,” one user wrote on X/Twitter. “Time to [go] back to american idol.”
The X/Twitter account @MrPopOfficial pointed out that “Woman’s World” had slipped from both the global and U.S. Spotify charts after only one day. “American Idol here she comes,” one user responded.
Of course, one underwhelming single debut doesn’t necessarily spell the end of a pop star’s career. The rest of 143 drops Sept. 20, so we’ll see how the album performs as a whole.
Katy Perry Explains The “Woman’s World” Video
After several weeks of teasing new music, Katy Perry dropped the music video for “Woman’s World” Thursday (July 11.) Two days later (Saturday, July 13), the former American Idol judge took to social media to explain her intentions behind the hotly debated video.
“We’re kind of just having fun, being a bit sarcastic with it,” the “Wide Awake” singer said. “It’s very slapstick and very on the nose. And with this set, it’s like, ‘Oooh, we’re not about the male gaze but we really are about the male gaze,’ and we’re really overplaying it and on the nose because I’m about to get smashed which is like a reset for me, and a reset for my idea of feminine divine, and it’s a whole different world we go to after this.”
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