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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
MIKA
Vocals
Ariana Grande
Vocals
Greg Wells
Programming
Jason Nevins
Programming
Henry Hey
Programming
Ced Solo
Programming
Joe Friedman
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mathieu Jomphe Lépine
Songwriter
Priscilla Renea
Songwriter
Stephen Schwartz
Songwriter
Michael Holbrook Penniman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
MIKA
Producer
Greg Wells
Producer
Nick Littlemore
Co-Producer
Jason Nevins
Co-Producer
Roy Hendrickson
Recording Engineer
Ian MacGregor
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You were the popular one, the popular chick
It is what it is, now I'm popular-ish
Standing on the field with your pretty pom-poms
Now you're working at the movies, selling popular corn
I could have been a mess, but I never went wrong
'Cause I'm putting down my story in a popular song
I said, I'm putting down my story in a popular song
[PreChorus]
My problem, I never was a model
I never was a scholar, but you were always popular
You were singing all the songs I don't know
Now you're in the front row, 'cause my song is popular
[Chorus]
Popular
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular
I know about popular
And all that you have to do, is be true to you
That's all you ever need to know
[Chorus]
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
[Verse 2]
Always on the look out for someone to hate
Picking on me like a dinner plate
You hid during classes and in between 'em
Dunked me in the toilets, now it's you that cleans them
You tried to make me feel bad with the things you do
It ain't so funny when the joke's on you, ooh
The joke's on you
Got everyone laughing
Got everyone clapping, asking
[PreChorus]
How come you look so cool?
'Cause that's the only thing that I learned at school, boy
Uh-huh, I said, that's the only thing that I learned at school
[PreChorus]
My problem, I never was a model
I never was a scholar, but you were always popular
You were singing all the songs I don't know
Now you're in the front row, 'cause my song is popular
[Chorus]
Popular
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular
I know about popular
And all that you have to do, is be true to you
That's all you ever need to know
That's all you ever need to know
[Chorus]
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
[Bridge]
That's all you ever need to know
You're only ever who you were
That's all you ever need to know
You're only ever who you were
That's all you ever need to know
That's all you ever need to know
[Bridge]
Popular
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
[Outro]
Popular
I know about popular
That's all you ever need to know
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
That's all you ever need to know
Popular
I know about popular
That's all you ever need to know
And all that you have to do, is be true to you
That's all you ever need to know
That's all you ever need to know
Written by: MIKA, Mathieu Jomphe Lépine, Priscilla Renea, Stephen Schwartz