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| Released | 12 August 2022 | |||
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| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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"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 . [1]
The official music video for the song was directed by Arnaud Bresson. It stars what was described as an "influencer-bot-in-training" [2] 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. [3] The video was released on 12 August 2022.
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| UK Asian Music (Official Charts Company) [6] | 11 |
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