Talk:California Gurls/Archive 1

Archive 1

Available on iTunes

{{editsemiprotected}} Add in the release history section that it's been available on iTunes since May 7, 2010. Source —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wohoooo (talk • contribs) 13:22, May 11, 2010

Note: Instructions on proper use of this template have been provided on user's talk page. --N419BH (talk) 17:01, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Done. Tim Pierce (talk) 18:13, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Reverting change to article because this request came from Brexx, a banned user. Any editor can readd after independently verifying.—Kww(talk) 19:53, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Music Video

In Katy Perry's twitter, she keeps mentioning that she's shooting the music video now...not April 28th. We better fix this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.69.78 (talk) 23:36, 14 May 2010 (UTC) It's true, that tweet she did didn't really backup that she was shooting the video on April 28th. She was talking about some girl scouts messing up her music video? Maybe it's foreshadowing, cuz this weekend she was streaming on her site, saying we're "on the set" for her new muic video for California Gurls, and I remember she had a purple wig and was dressed similar to how the cover looks like :3 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.240.3.85 (talk) 03:36, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

This article states: "In the music video, Perry is a game piece in Candyfornia', a game based in poker and board games. The settings are inspired in part by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the board game Candy Land, with much of the set decorated with cupcakes, ice creams, candy floss and lollipopsin. Snoop Dogg appears in the video as a king that is holding several young women captive throughout the game, using candy related devices to hold them. Katy Perry moves through the land, making discoveries and freeing the women. When all the women are free, Perry leads them in a dance on the beach. Seeing the women freed, "King Snoop Dogg" becomes enraged, marching on the womens position with an army of gummy bears. Perry quickly defeats the army with her whip cream guns, after which the stunned king throws down his staff and surrenders. The video ends with Snoop Dogg buried up to his neck in the sand by the women, nonetheless admiring their beauty and wishing that women everywhere could be California girls. Various California landmarks appear in the video, such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Sign and some West Coast beaches which were all made out of confectionery." This looks to be pretty heavy on the original research - some of which just seems plain wrong. For example, "a game based on poker and board games" - where is there any reference to poker in the video? There's not even a playing card to be seen anywhere. It's pretty obvious, backed by interviews with Pery herself readily available, that the video is based on "Candy Land" re-imagined to link it to the song's California subject matter. The references to "Alice in Wonderland" and "Charlie and Chocolate Factory" would also appear to be somewhat of a stretch - again is there some documentation linking to comments by the director or Pery that these were indeed inspirations? Refs? By the way, it should be cotton candy - not candy floss - unless we are to believe that UK-english takes precedence of US-english for American pop tune articles now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.153 (talk) 23:23, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Chart Performance

- Grammatical Correction -

"California Gurls" sold 294,000 digital downloads in it's first week...

• it's should be its (without an apostrophe)

--Teljuiceme.lds (talk) 02:54, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Done.Candyo32 (talk) 02:59, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

hey the chart posotion are messed up. The aritcles shows that it went #1 in many countries but the sorceses say that it isn't true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.146.144.54 (talk) 11:55, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

new genre..

this could possibly be "nu-disco" it has the 70s dance guitar riff & a dance beat.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hanksandrewtrail8 (talk • contribs) 01:57, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Genres have to be sourced. Candyo32 (talk) 02:04, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

found source

could someone help me name this source,that proves this song is disco. i dont know what it means by saying error no title —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hanksandrewtrail8 (talk • contribs) 23:37, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

I provided a title, but people shouldn't take that as approval. I think the site is a little dicey.—Kww(talk) 23:47, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

we need to provide a link for a free download.File:KateyperryfreemusicCaliforniaGurls.mp3 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rhys69 (talk • contribs) 23:17, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

UK iTunes Release

Cant edit the page myself and I'm not sure what to do with it. California Gurls was released on June 20th on the UK iTunes store. Although the link below says the 21st, which is tomorrow...

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/california-gurls-single/id375580772 (Under the Image.) Conalae (talk) 02:34, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from AxelHenrique, 22 June 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} The single California Gurls by Katy Perry peaked in the third position in the official chart of Austria, and is not featured in the list, would like to be added Reliable Source: http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Katy+Perry&titel=California+Gurls&cat=s Thank you, so much! AxelHenrique (talk) 00:59, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

I will add it, if you can tell me the name of the chart. CTJF83 pride 01:46, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Feel free to restore the editsemiprotected tag when this information has been provided. Thanks. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 338° 13' 30" NET 22:32, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Russian digital chart

Can someone add that the song reached 11 on the Russian digital singles chart? Source: http://2m-online.ru/news/detail.php?ID=5646 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.240.83.92 (talk) 12:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

CAPITOL records fastest rise to #1 didn't get mentioned.

We should not forget over 40 years ago when, of course, The Beatles (Penny Lane), last went to #1 in 4 weeks on Hot 100 for a Capitol Records artist. Should we include this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.233.4.135 (talk) 02:12, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Slovak Republic (IFPI)

Can someone add that the song reached 2 in the Slovak Republic (IFPI)? Source: http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=146139&sec=8631f72e1ad323bd15ec2d317d57ab68 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomas Lajza (talk • contribs) 16:00, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

 Done.—Kww(talk) 17:17, 26 June 2010 (UTC)