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{{Infobox song
| name = Everybody Wants to Be Poppy
| cover =
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = [[Poppy (singer)|That Poppy]]
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2015|06|23}}
| studio =
| genre = [[Bubblegum music|Bubblegum]]
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=19}}
| label = [[Island Records|Island]]
| writer = * [[Poppy (singer)|Moriah Pereira]]
* Chris Greatti
* [[Titanic Sinclair|Corey Mixter]]
| producer = * Chris Greatti
* [[Titanic Sinclair]]
| next_title = [[Lowlife (song)|Lowlife]]
| next_year = 2015
}}
'''"Everybody Wants to Be Poppy"''' is the debut single by American singer-songwriter [[Poppy (singer)|Poppy]], who wrote the song with Chris Greatti and Titanic Sinclair. The single was released through [[Island Records]] under her former stage name That Poppy on June 23, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Log into Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIslandRecords%2Fposts%2F10153398013828828%2F |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Everybody Wants To Be Poppy |date=2015-06-23 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1UTWc5nZCX5ExuZp9ifSsi |access-date=2023-07-15 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=That Poppy - Everybody Wants To Be Poppy (Audio) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpgsQ-A8Ko0 |access-date=2023-07-15 |language=en}}</ref> The pop rock song was produced by Greatti and Sinclair.<ref>{{Citation |title=That Poppy - Everybody Wants To Be Poppy Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/everybody-wants-to-be-poppy-mw0002857444 |access-date=2023-07-16 |language=en}}</ref> The song has since been removed from streaming services,<ref name=":0" /> but is still available on Poppy's official [[YouTube]] channel, currently standing at 1.8 million views as of {{As of|2023|July|bare=yes}}.<ref name=":1" />

An [[Acoustic music|acoustic]] performance of the song was uploaded to video-sharing platform YouTube on September 22, 2015.<ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=Everybody Wants to be Poppy (acoustic) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjCSH2e-cOo |access-date=2023-07-15 |language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2023|July}}, the performance stands at 5.5 million views. On March 31, 2020, the audio from this performance was released exclusively to [[YouTube Music]] with no announcement or any comment from the artist or label.<ref name=":3">{{Citation |title=Everybody Wants to be Poppy (acoustic) |url=https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ltYFYkCoTdx8II6arnma6FgkCE0ZBy0ic |access-date=2023-07-15 |language=en}}</ref>

== Promotion ==
"Everybody Wants to Be Poppy" was preceded by a three-part animated [[web series]] of the same name, illustrated by Melanie Foreman<ref>{{Cite web |title=Login • Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2F3hBTINi2ox%2F |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> and released through Poppy's [[YouTube]] channel on June 9, 16, and 23, 2015.<ref>{{Citation |title=Everybody Wants to Be Poppy |date=2015-06-09 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6622082/ |type=Comedy |access-date=2023-07-16 |others=Matt Bennett, Sam McGuire, Poppy}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title='Everybody Wants to be Poppy' Episode: 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PTVaWj-yuE |access-date=2023-07-15 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title='Everybody Wants to be Poppy' - Episode: 2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KosGeqW0bpc |access-date=2023-07-15 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title='Everybody Wants to be Poppy' - Episode: 3 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQJ22gPt1QE |access-date=2023-07-15 |language=en}}</ref> The first two episodes tell the story of Poppy and her friends Phoebe and Rex as they search for a magical [[kale]] [[smoothie]]. The release date of the final episode corresponds with the song's release and serves as a music video for the song, with the three characters performing it as a band. The series stars Poppy, [[Matt Bennett]], Sam McGuire, [[Simon Wilcox]], and [[Titanic Sinclair]]. {{As of|2023|July}}, the three episodes have a combined total of 1.3 million views.

== Live performances ==
Poppy first performed the song in 2015 when opening for the tour of [[Dumblonde]]'s [[Dumblonde (album)|eponymous album]]. It was additionally performed on the headlining [[Poppy.Computer Tour|Poppy.Computer]] and [[Am I a Girl? Tour|Am I a Girl?]] tours. The song has not been performed live since 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everybody Wants to Be Poppy by Poppy Song Statistics {{!}} setlist.fm |url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/poppy-3c3b177.html?songid=1bf16d48 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.setlist.fm}}</ref>

== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Release dates and formats for "Lowlife"'''
!Region
!Date
!Format
!Version
!Label
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |Worldwide
|June 23, 2015
|{{flatlist|*[[Music download|Digital download]]{{efn|The digital download release is no longer available. It is now only available to stream on [[YouTube]].}}
*[[streaming media|streaming]]}}
|Original
| rowspan="3" |[[Island Records|Island]]
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|September 22, 2015
|Streaming (video)
| rowspan="2" |Acoustic
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|March 31, 2020
|Streaming (audio)
|<ref name=":3" />
|}

== Footnotes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:2015 singles]]
[[Category:2015 singles]]
[[Category:2015 songs]]
[[Category:2015 songs]]

Revision as of 00:26, 16 July 2023

"Everybody Wants to Be Poppy"
Single by That Poppy
ReleasedJune 23, 2015 (2015-06-23)
GenreBubblegum
Length2:19
LabelIsland
Songwriters
Producers
That Poppy singles chronology
"Everybody Wants to Be Poppy"
(2015)
"Lowlife"
(2015)

"Everybody Wants to Be Poppy" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Poppy, who wrote the song with Chris Greatti and Titanic Sinclair. The single was released through Island Records under her former stage name That Poppy on June 23, 2015.[1][2][3] The pop rock song was produced by Greatti and Sinclair.[4] The song has since been removed from streaming services,[2] but is still available on Poppy's official YouTube channel, currently standing at 1.8 million views as of July 2023.[3]

An acoustic performance of the song was uploaded to video-sharing platform YouTube on September 22, 2015.[5] As of July 2023, the performance stands at 5.5 million views. On March 31, 2020, the audio from this performance was released exclusively to YouTube Music with no announcement or any comment from the artist or label.[6]

Promotion

"Everybody Wants to Be Poppy" was preceded by a three-part animated web series of the same name, illustrated by Melanie Foreman[7] and released through Poppy's YouTube channel on June 9, 16, and 23, 2015.[8][9][10][11] The first two episodes tell the story of Poppy and her friends Phoebe and Rex as they search for a magical kale smoothie. The release date of the final episode corresponds with the song's release and serves as a music video for the song, with the three characters performing it as a band. The series stars Poppy, Matt Bennett, Sam McGuire, Simon Wilcox, and Titanic Sinclair. As of July 2023, the three episodes have a combined total of 1.3 million views.

Live performances

Poppy first performed the song in 2015 when opening for the tour of Dumblonde's eponymous album. It was additionally performed on the headlining Poppy.Computer and Am I a Girl? tours. The song has not been performed live since 2019.[12]

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Lowlife"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Worldwide June 23, 2015 Original Island [2][3]
September 22, 2015 Streaming (video) Acoustic [5]
March 31, 2020 Streaming (audio) [6]

Footnotes

  1. ^ The digital download release is no longer available. It is now only available to stream on YouTube.

References

  1. ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved July 16, 2023. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  2. ^ a b c Everybody Wants To Be Poppy, June 23, 2015, retrieved July 15, 2023
  3. ^ a b c That Poppy - Everybody Wants To Be Poppy (Audio), retrieved July 15, 2023
  4. ^ That Poppy - Everybody Wants To Be Poppy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved July 16, 2023
  5. ^ a b Everybody Wants to be Poppy (acoustic), retrieved July 15, 2023
  6. ^ a b Everybody Wants to be Poppy (acoustic), retrieved July 15, 2023
  7. ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  8. ^ Everybody Wants to Be Poppy (Comedy), Matt Bennett, Sam McGuire, Poppy, June 9, 2015, retrieved July 16, 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ 'Everybody Wants to be Poppy' Episode: 1, retrieved July 15, 2023
  10. ^ 'Everybody Wants to be Poppy' - Episode: 2, retrieved July 15, 2023
  11. ^ 'Everybody Wants to be Poppy' - Episode: 3, retrieved July 15, 2023
  12. ^ "Everybody Wants to Be Poppy by Poppy Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved July 15, 2023.