# "Cups" (Pitch Perfect cup song)

> A cup-tapping film performance became a No. 6 Hot 100 single.

- Owner: Anna Kendrick; Universal Music Enterprises / Republic Records
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2012-09-19
- Milestone date: Week of Aug 17, 2013
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 45 (Notable, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Kendrick'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.

## Timeline

- 2012-09-07 — Universal Pictures (Press) — Universal announced an early theatrical release after preview screenings and a television advertising campaign.
- 2012-09-19 — UMe (@umesongs) / Anna Kendrick (Audio) — UMe posted Kendrick's cup-accompanied soundtrack recording on SoundCloud.
- 2012-09-28 — Universal Pictures (Box office) — Pitch Perfect opened in US theaters with Kendrick performing the cup routine.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/pitch-perfect-cups

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “"Cups" (Pitch Perfect cup song).” Case HIS-01660. Spread Score v1.3: 45/100. Updated 2026-10-24. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01660