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Wikipedia article
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| name = Popular Monster
| cover = Falling in Reverse Popular Monster.jpeg
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| type = single
| artist = Falling in Reverse
| album =
| released = November 20, 2019
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Rap metal
| length = 3:41
| label = Epitaph
| writer =
* Ronnie Radke
* Cody Quistad
* Tyler Smyth
| producer =
* Tyler Smyth
* Ronnie Radke
| prev_title = Drugs
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = The Drug in Me Is Reimagined
| next_year = 2020
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"'Popular Monster'" is a song by American rock band Falling in Reverse. It was released on November 20, 2019. The song was ranked number four in late 2019 on the US 'Billboard' Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and number one on the US Mainstream Rock chart. As of 2022, the song has over 200 million streams on Spotify.
Promotion and release
The song was released in November 2019, and is the fourth single to be released without being an album since the release of the band's fourth studio album 'Coming Home'. In 2020, the song was included in a DLC of the video game 'Rock Band 4'. On October 23, 2020, Swedish duo DJs Galantis and American DJ Nghtmre released a remix version of the song. At the end of 2020, the song was ranked number one on Octane Sirius XM as the most played rock song on the radio in the United States.
Composition and lyrics
The song was composed and written by Ronnie Radke, Cody Quistad, and Tyler Smyth. It talks about Ronnie Radke exploring his demons, particularly that of his depression and accusations made against him throughout his life, and eventually transforming into a werewolf. Ronnie Radke says about the song:
When writing the song, Ronnie Radke drew inspiration from the 2019 film 'Joker'.
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Jensen Noen. The music video depicts Ronnie Radke exploring his demons in which he eventually transforms into a werewolf. As of January 2022, the music video for the song has over 80 million views on YouTube.
Commercial performance
The song peaked at number four on the 'Billboard' Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, number 15 on the Rock Airplay chart, and number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. On the 'Billboard' Canada Rock chart, the song peaked at number 38, while in on the UK Rock & Metal Singles chart, it peaked at number 17, the song debuted at number 33 in Hungary. In June 2020, 'Billboard' introduced two new rock charts, with "Popular Monster" becoming the first song to top the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart and peaking at number 11 on the Hot Alternative Songs chart. On December 8, 2020, the song was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) equivalent to 500,000 units.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
'Falling in Reverse'
* Ronnie Radke lead vocals, programming, producer, additional guitar
* Derek Jones rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Tyler Burgess bass, backing vocals
* Max Georgiev lead guitar
* Johnny Mele drums, percussion
'Additional personnel'
* Tyler Smyth production, strings, additional writing, recording, mastering, programming, engineered
* Cody Quistad additional writing, guitars
* Kevin Ellis Moore cover art
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
* List of 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 2020s
References
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