Katy Perry has been labeled a "flop" by fans after her comeback single "Woman's World" failed to crack the top 10 of the Billboard singles chart.
Perry's "Woman's World" made a mediocre debut at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Tuesday. This comes as the pop singer prepares to release her sixth album, "143," on Sept. 20.
"Woman's World," a female-forward anthem, is one of Perry's weakest lead single launches so far.
In its first full tracking week, "Woman's World" debuted at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 65 on the Global 200, and No. 47 in the United Kingdom.
When the song debuted on streaming services on July 11, the turnout was also relatively low, peaking at No. 58 on the Spotify global chart and No. 110 on the U.S.-based chart.
Reacting to the news, several users on X, formerly Twitter, said that Perry's comeback "tanked" and was a "flop."
Some suggested that only the controversy surrounding the song and its music video helped it crack the top 100.
"It got that far because people were curious about the mess," one user tweeted.
Another wrote, "I mean, she hasn't had a big hit in several years to begin with. The fact that it still made it to #63 is surprising."
Perry's previous Hot 100 single came from her last full-length album, "Smile," in 2020. The song "Daisies" from the album peaked at No. 40 but quickly fell off the list.
Her last hits on the charts came from "Witness," whose lead single, the Max Martin-produced "Chained To the Rhythm," peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100.
The music video for "Woman's World," which also had a "divine feminine" concept, featured some typical feminist clichés, such as Perry dressing up as a seductive Rosie the Riveter and women taking the place of men in a replica of the famous "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" photo.
Most of the reviews for "Woman's World," both the song and the music video, were negative. Perry faced criticism online for the video's focus on the masculine gaze.
Furthermore, some fans were enraged over the song's co-writing credit going to Dr. Luke, her "Teenage Dream" collaborator, whom Kesha had accused of sexual abuse.
"We're having fun, being sarcastic with it, it's very slapstick and very on the nose... its like a reset for me and for my idea of feminine divine," Perry told Variety.
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