Katy Perry’s new single “Watch It Burn” missed many of Billboard’s major charts, but brought the singer another win on the Adult Pop Airplay list. PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 9: Katy Perry leaves Balenciaga during the Fall/Winter 2025/2026 haute couture show during Paris Fashion Week on July 9, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Neil Mockford/GC Images)
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Katy Perry spent much of 2026 promoting not new music, but a tune she released more than a decade ago. The singer’s track “The One That Got Away”, the sixth official single from her hugely successful second album. Teenage Dreamwent viral on TikTok this spring, and the Grammy nominee jumped at the chance to return to Billboard graphics.
“The One That Got Away” has been charting high in a number of important territories for several months, and it recently became her biggest hit in both of those territories. Billboardglobal registries. The success of “The One That Got Away” seemed to indicate that her luck had changed and that the public wanted to hear Perry’s opinion again. Her most recent albums haven’t come close to matching the success of her first few albums, and a song she released in 2025 called “Bandaids” was less popular.
Just over a week ago, Perry shared “Watch It Burn,” her first taste of new music this year. Unfortunately, the song didn’t make it onto many of America’s most important charts… but it only managed to make one.
Katy Perry misses several major charts with new single
Despite heavy promotion and plenty of hype for what could be a new era for Perry, “Watch It Burn” falls completely short of many of the ratings it needs to achieve to become a bona fide hit. “Watch It Burn” did not appear on the Billboard Hot 100 or some other non-genre charts such as the Digital Song Sales, Streaming Songs or Radio Songs charts. The track, which may or may not be the first taste of the upcoming album, also failed to appear on either the Billboard Global 200 or the Billboard Global Excl. USA, world rankings of the most popular songs on the planet, compiled by the company. While “Watch It Burn” could debut in either of those registers in the coming weeks, it’s likely that this shot was its best shot at becoming a real commercial winner.
“Watch It Burn” debuts on only one Billboard Diagram
“Watch It Burn” debuts on just one Billboard This shot is rated on the Adult Pop Airplay chart, one of three pop radio charts published by the company. The list focuses on what’s playing on stations across the country that cater to a mature pop music-loving audience. This “Watch It Burn” frame starts at number 38 in the list of 40 spaces.
Katy Perry’s new single becomes her lowest hit yet
31 of Perry’s songs appeared on the Adult Pop Airplay chart. Almost exactly half of them – 16 in total – made it into the top 10. Half of them – eight victories – topped the rankings.
Up just one notch, “Watch It Burn” becomes Perry’s lowest-peaking hit, at least in the first frame. Prior to the release of her latest single, that honor belonged to “Cozy Little Christmas,” which spent one week at No. 37 (just one spot above “Watch It Burn”) back in 2018.
Katy Perry follows Benson Boone, Hilary Duff and Sabrina Carpenter
Four tracks debut on the Adult Pop Airplay chart this week, and Perry’s “Watch It Burn” is the worst performer of the bunch. Benson Boone’s “The Time of My Life” has the highest start, entering the race in 24th place. Hilary Duff’s “Mature” opens at No. 30, and Sabrina Carpenter’s “House Tour” debuts one slot ahead of “Watch It Burn.”
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Although “Watch It Burn” did not sell or airplay well enough to appear on the Billboard Global 200 or Billboard Global Excl. The singer-songwriter’s two American hits from a decade ago actually make the cut. “The One That Got Away” is on both and is a top 40 hit, while “Last Friday Night (TGIF)” is another Teenage Dream the single is again only on the Billboard Global 200.