One of the Boys

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One of the Boys is the second album from Capitol Music Group recording artist, Katy Perry. The album is Perry's first album since her Red Hill Records Christian rock debut, entitled Katy Hudson, which was recorded in 2001. The album was released in United States and Canada on June 17, 2008. The album features the hit singles, "Ur So Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl", the latter of which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Album information

Perry collaborated with notable producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart, Max Martin among others on the album.

Critical reception

Reaction by critics has been mixed to negative. While Kerri Mason of Billboard Magazine gave the album a positive review, stating "a debut album [has never] been so packed with potential hits", other sources such as Allmusic and Rolling Stone each gave it 2 out of 5 stars. According to review-aggregating website Metacritic, the album's average rating among critics is 42 out of 100, a score that has earned it the distinction of the second worst-reviewed album of 2008 to date as well as a space on the site's "Bottom 100" Albums.

Track listing

1. "One of the Boys" (Katy Perry) - 4:07
2. "I Kissed a Girl" (Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Cathy Dennis, Katy Perry) - 2:59
3. "Waking Up In Vegas" (Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Katy Perry) - 3:19
4. "Thinking of You" (Katy Perry) - 4:06
5. "Mannequin" (Katy Perry) - 3:17
6. "Ur So Gay" (Greg Wells, Katy Perry) - 3:37
7. "Hot N Cold" (Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Katy Perry) - 3:40
8. "If You Can Afford Me" (Dave Katz, Sam Hollander, Katy Perry) - 3:18
9. "Lost" (Ted Bruner, Katy Perry) - 4:15
10. "Self Inflicted" (Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Katy Perry) - 3:25
11. "I'm Still Breathing" (Dave Stewart, Katy Perry) - 3:48
12. "Fingerprints" (Greg Wells, Katy Perry) - 3:44

Bonus tracks

• iTunes Edition

13. "I Think I'm Ready" (Ted Bruner, Katy Perry) - 2:35

• Wal-Mart Digital Edition

13. "A Cup of Coffee" (Katy Perry) - 4:12

• Australia/New Zealand Edition

13. "I Kissed A Girl (Rock Version)" (Ted Bruner, Katy Perry) - 3:00

Singles

"Ur So Gay"

The first single, "Ur So Gay" was released late November 2007 and received mixed reviews and sparked some controversy. It was not meant to be the first single from the album, but instead a single for the EP with the same name, however, it ended up on this album.

"Thinking of You"

The second single, "Thinking of You" was a promotional single and was not promoted or sent for radio ads. It was released early April and its video surfaced the Internet in early May.

"I Kissed a Girl"

The third single, "I Kissed a Girl" proved more successful. It was released early May and soared up the charts. It hit number one in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. It also went to the Top Ten in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Norway.

"Hot N Cold"

The fourth single, "Hot N Cold", made it onto the chart after the album came out due to digital downloads. It was picked as the fourth single and was sent for radio adds on September 9. On September 18 "Hot N Cold" reached the Billboard Hot 100 ranking at number 12 and a week later as of September 25 it reached number 9 in the Hot 100.

Chart performance

In its first week of release, the album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States. The album has been present on the Billboard 200 for eleven weeks of which it has spent within the top twenty.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	12
Irish Albums Chart	10
German Albums Chart	7
Canadian Albums Chart	6
New Zealand Albums Chart	17
U.S. Billboard 200	9

Release history

Region	Date	Label
United States	17 June 2008	Capitol
Canada
Australia	2 August 2008	EMI
Mexico	18 August 2008	Televisa-EMI
Europe	12 September 2008	EMI
UK	15 September 2008
Chile
Brazil	29 September 2008

External links

• One of the Boys at Metacritic