"Cups" (Pitch Perfect cup song)
Music · 2012 · Notable
A cup-tapping film performance became a No. 6 Hot 100 single.
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How it worksNumbers
- Weekly US radio audience impressions at top-ten entry
- 51M
- As of Jul 10, 2013 · Audio · Billboard
- Milestone date
- Week of Aug 17, 2013
- Sep 19 ’12 to Week of Aug 17, 2013
- Platforms
- 6
- Started on Audio
- Origin
- Seeded
- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originKendrick's Pitch Perfect performance became a tutorial and cover format. Downloads grew before radio embraced a longer remix. The song reached No. 6 on the Hot 100 and later topped Adult Contemporary; UMe reported over three million downloads.
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September 2012
Universal Pictures precursor · Sep 7 ’12
Universal announced an early theatrical release after preview screenings and a television advertising campaign.[1]
UMe (@umesongs) / Anna Kendrick seed · Sep 19 ’12
UMe posted Kendrick's cup-accompanied soundtrack recording on SoundCloud.[2]
Universal Pictures platform jump · Sep 28 ’12
Pitch Perfect opened in US theaters with Kendrick performing the cup routine.[3]
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