One of the Boys
One of the Boys is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Katy Perry. It was released on June 17, 2008, through Capitol Records. Perry worked with producers including Butch Walker, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Greg Wells, S*A*M and Sluggo, Ted Bruner, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Dave Stewart. It was preceded by her debut extended play Ur So Gay in 2007.
One of the Boys is Perry's first album under the stage name Katy Perry, following her debut Katy Hudson (2001), which was released under her real name on Red Hill Records. One of the Boys received mixed reception from critics, with some deeming it as being filled with "potential hits" and others criticizing the material they perceived to be weak. Commercially, it charted within the top ten in Argentina, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States. One of the Boys earned Perry two Grammy Award nominations, and has sold seven million copies worldwide. It has been certified multi-platinum in Australia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The album's lead single and Perry's debut single, "I Kissed a Girl", became Perry's first US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single and the 1,000th number-one rock song on the chart. Its second single, "Hot n Cold", reached number three in the United States, while topping the charts in Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, and Austria, among others. The third single, "Thinking of You", reached the top-thirty in the US, while the fourth and final single, "Waking Up in Vegas", became a top ten hit and her third top ten hit overall. To further promote the album, Perry embarked on two concert tours: the 2008 Warped Tour and her first solo world tour, the Hello Katy Tour.
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