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"Popular"
Single by M.I.A.
from the album Mata
Released	12 August 2022 (2022-08-12)
Genre	Alternative hip hop reggaeton
Length	3:06
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Boaz de Jong Maya Arulpragasam Thomas Wesley Pentz
Producer(s)	Diplo Boaz van de Beatz
M.I.A. singles chronology
"The One" (2022) "Popular" (2022) "Beep" (2022)
Music video
"Popular" on YouTube

"Popular" is a song by British rapper M.I.A. It was released on 12 August 2022 as the second single from her sixth studio album Mata.

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Arnaud Bresson. It stars what was described as an "influencer-bot-in-training" named M.A.I. – a pun alluding to artificial intelligence. In the video, the singer trains her robot alter ego to dance to the title song. In the end, she kills it with a water gun. The video was released on 12 August 2022.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Popular" – 3:06

• Streaming

1. "Popular" – 3:06
2. "The One" – 2:25

Charts

References

1. Sophie Caraan (12 August 2022). "M.I.A. Debuts New 'MATA' Single "Popular"". Hypebeast. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
2. Eddie Fu (12 August 2022). "M.I.A. Skewers Influencer Culture on New Song "Popular": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
3. Glenn Rowley (12 August 2022). "M.I.A. & Her Robot Alter Ego Are Living Their Best Life in Unsettling 'Popular' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
4. "Popular (2022) | M.I.A. | MP3 Downloads". 7digital. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
5. "Popular". Spotify. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
6. "Asian Music Chart Top 40: 19 August 2022 - 25 August 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

• 2022 singles
• 2022 songs
• M.I.A. (rapper) songs
• Song recordings produced by Diplo
• Songs written by M.I.A. (rapper)
• Songs written by Boaz van de Beatz
• Songs written by Diplo