{"id":618322,"date":"2026-06-03T05:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/618322\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T05:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:19:11","slug":"why-is-katy-perrys-the-one-that-got-away-back-in-the-charts-viral-tiktok-trend-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/618322\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Katy Perry’s The One That Got Away back in the charts? Viral TikTok trend explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

After we saw The Chemical\u00a0Brothers<\/a>\u2019\u00a0Go<\/a>\u00a0also\u00a0re-emerge\u00a0within the main singles standings, most recently breaking the Top 5 thanks to Netflix action-thriller film Apex,\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0explore why Katy\u2019s ballad has rediscovered its popularity.<\/p>\n

Why is\u00a0Katy Perry\u2019s The One That Got Away\u00a0back in the Official Singles Chart?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the past few months, the song has became part of a viral TikTok trend in which users list their Top 5 \u2018horror movie moments\u2019 from their\u00a0past, with the song acting as the soundtrack. It’s also been used in\u00a0videos\u00a0in which users reflect on some of the more nostalgic moments of their lives.<\/p>\n

As a result, the song’s been used in millions of clips worldwide.\u00a0Katy even got involved herself, posting multiple\u00a0videos\u00a0on social media using the song, including reacting to the news that her ex-boyfriend Josh Groban was getting married.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Coinciding with this, Perry released an extended director\u2019s cut of the track\u2019s music video,\u00a0which includes new scenes as well as narration from Fleetwood Mac<\/a> icon, Stevie Nicks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The song’s experienced more attention following the release of Katy\u2019s new compilation record, The Ones That Got\u00a0The\u00a0Plays<\/a>, in May.\u00a0The record has peaked at Number 12 on the Official Albums Chart so far.<\/p>\n

When was\u00a0Katy Perry\u2019s The One That Got Away\u00a0released?<\/p>\n

Released\u00a0as a track on her third studio album Teenage Dream, it was officially released as the album\u2019s sixth and final single on September 30 2011.<\/p>\n

Where did\u00a0Katy Perry\u2019s The One That Got Away\u00a0peak on the UK chart?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s\u00a0highest peak came at the start of 2012, when it came in at Number 18. On the most recent Official Singles Chart last Friday (May 5), the track landed at Number 33, marking a third consecutive week inside the Top 40.<\/p>\n

What is Katy Perry up to next?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Katy has a busy 2026. She has a run of UK shows taking place from June to July, as well as\u00a0performing at this year\u2019s FIFA World Cup opening ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After we saw The Chemical\u00a0Brothers\u2019\u00a0Go\u00a0also\u00a0re-emerge\u00a0within the main singles standings, most recently breaking the Top 5 thanks to Netflix…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,242,13019,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-618322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-features","tag-katy-perry","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}